LS. High angle pan of Mount Royal look-out terrace and across the city of Montreal. LS. New buildings amongst old. L.S. Modern flats next to old ones. GV. Exterior entrance to modern flats and pan up the block. LS. New block nearing completion....
LS. High angle pan of Mount Royal look-out terrace and across the city of Montreal. LS. New buildings amongst old. L.S. Modern flats next to old ones. GV. Exterior entrance to modern flats and pan up the block. LS. New block nearing completion. VS. Builders at work on the sites of the new buildings. VS. Excavator digging and loading lorry. VS. Carpenters and scaffolders at work. LS. Low angle pan around modern buildings, effective shot. VS. New and old buildings. VS. Some of the government controlled buildings. GV. Of down town Montreal with St. Lawrence in background.
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