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TOWER BLOCK AT NIGHT

Tower Block At Night (1976)

Various shots of lights shining from the windows of a block of flats at...

SLUMS AND NEW FLATS

Slums And New Flats (1971)

Various shots of slum housing as a contrast to new houses.

HABITAT HOUSE AT EXPO 67

Habitat House At Expo 67 (1967)

Various shots of exterior of modern, 'boxy' style apartment block.

SPEEDING UP REBUILDING IN PRAGUE aka REBUILDING PRAGUE

Speeding Up Rebuilding In Prague AKA Rebuilding Prague (1961)

Prefabricated flats being assembled...

LOTTERY FOR HOUSE IN BUDAPEST

Lottery For House In Budapest (1961)

Lottery drum and house key prizes handed out, interior of prize...

CLEANING UP THE TOWN - RUBBISH USED FOR HEATING aka CLEANING UP THE TOWN

Cleaning Up The Town - Rubbish Used For Heating AKA Cleaning Up The Town (1961)

A new Swiss...

TRAFFIC SCENES AT NIGHT

Traffic Scenes At Night (1970-1979)

Traffic scenes on British road as sun sets.

 

 

TRACKING SHOT THROUGH CAR WINDSCREEN

Tracking Shot Through Car Windscreen (1970-1979)

Tracking shot from car of council estate.

THE LAST PREFAB

The Last Prefab (1976)

Scenes of the last prefabricated bungalow as the area around is demolished.

HIGH RISE FLATS

High Rise Flats (1976)

Tall building block erected in Newham.

PADDINGTON

Paddington (1970-1979)

Modern housing is seen in London's Paddington area.

EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO

Earthquake In Mexico (1941)

Earthquake causes fire, death and homelessness in Mexico.

PATHE FRONT PAGE - STEPNEY

Pathe Front Page - Stepney (1946)

Clement Attlee opens new block of flats in Stepney. London.

FLATS UP IN HALF TIME

Flats Up In Half Time (1963)

Using steel moulds contractors are able to reduce both, time and cost.

HOMES IN THE SKY

Homes In The Sky (1966)

New skyscraper estate built in Glasgow.

POLISH TOWN PLANNERS IN UK

Polish Town Planners In UK (1948)

Polish town planners visit England.

WEEKEND IN FRANCE aka CONTINENTAL WEEKEND

Weekend In France AKA Continental Weekend (1949)

Shots of Rouen in France.

MRS CHRISTOS HOME

Mrs Christos Home (1959)

Exterior shots of council flats with sign outside front door: "Welcome Home...

PILL DUMPS

Pill Dumps (1976)

A scheme starts to encourage people to dump out of date medicines.

 POOR LIVING STANDARDS

Poor Living Standards (1950-1959)

Various shots showing cramped and difficult living conditions in small...

ABOLISH THE SLUMS

Abolish The Slums (1929)

Neville Chamberlain lays foundation stone for block of flats which should begin...

POPLAR NEW FLATS

Poplar New Flats (1948)

Minster of Work joins housewarming party after opening new homes in Poplar.

VENEZUELA'S

Venezuela's "Utopia" City (1954)

Vast slum clearance has created a space for a new city to be erected.

LONDON'S FIRST FACTORY TOWN

London's First Factory Town (1951)

Work continues on Harlow New Town - A satellite town for London.

MRS WATKINS WON'T BUDGE

Mrs Watkins Won't Budge (1960)

Henrietta Watkins stays put in her flat despite it being up for...

BATH IN YOUR BEST CLOTHES

Bath In Your Best Clothes (1966)

New easy to wash and dry material presented in London.

FRENCH ASTRONOMER

French Astronomer (1963)

French astronomer Mr Salkazanov talks about his work.

RECONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE

Reconstruction In France (1947)

New buildings are created to replace slums and bomb damaged homes in...

REBUILDING BUDAPEST

Rebuilding Budapest (1961)

Restoration of historic buildings goes hand in hand with new building...

CHILDREN AT PLAY

Children At Play (1971)

Various footage of children in playground

MONTREAL REBUILDING UNDER WAY - CANADA

Montreal Rebuilding Under Way - Canada (1965)

Low angle shots of new buildings & buildings under...

FOX AROUND THE HOUSE

Fox Around The House (1966)

Actress Helen Downing keeps a fox in her North London flat.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS

Sydney Harbour Building Problems (1966)

Building problems around Sydney harbour.

'BOTEL' IN AMSTERDAM HARBOUR

'botel' In Amsterdam Harbour (1966)

Floating blocks of small flats which can accommodate about 250...

FOOTBALL SLOGANS

Football Slogans (1971)

Lots of graffiti about Millwall football club in London.

NEW CONCRETE FLATS OPENED

New Concrete Flats Opened (1948)

Tenants viewing new flats made from prefabricated concrete.

 HUGE WORKERS FLATS - WARSAW

Huge Workers Flats - Warsaw (1970-1979)

Massive complex of high-rise flats outside Warsaw.

"Slums Are A Disgrace!" (1933)

Dame Sybil Thorndike lays a foundation stone for new model flats in...

"Sweep Away All Slums!" (1931)

Nancy Astor lays foundation stone at set of model flats in London.

LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON

Let The Good Work Go On (1934)

Old houses are to be demolished and new modern housing blocks are to be...

LUXURY FOR THE LITTLE MAN

Luxury For The Little Man (1934)

A new housing estate with a swimming pool and tennis courts is opened...

LIVERPOOL'S NEW FLATS

Liverpool's New Flats (1935)

Minister of Health, Sir Kingsley Wood, opens a new block of flats in...

DWELLERS IN CAVES!

Dwellers In Caves! (1931)

Story about families living in caves in Worcestershire.

I'LL TELL 'EM SAYS MRS. RICHARDSON

I'll Tell 'em Says Mrs. Richardson (1948)

Interview with Housewives representative on Government...

SKYSCRAPER FLATS

Skyscraper Flats (1956)

Novel ten storey flats opened in Glasgow.

FLATS IN QUICK TIME

Flats In Quick Time (1965)

Block of high-rise flats assembled in 18 weeks in Manchester.

FLATS AFLOAT FOR WORKERS

Flats Afloat For Workers (1965)

A floating block of flats called a Botel houses Italian workers in...

POP ART'S A DUTCH TREAT

Pop Art's A Dutch Treat (1965)

Pop art creation in Rotterdam, Holland.

FROM SANPANS INTO FLATS

From Sanpans Into Flats (1962)

Residents of houseboats are moved into blocks of flats in Hong Kong.

TYPHOON STARTS MUD AVALANCHE

Typhoon Starts Mud Avalanche (1964)

Heavy typhoon rains cause a mud slide that damages homes in Hong...