# The Living City

Nominated for an Academy Award, this film by John Barnes surveys the need for redevelopment of American cities and the forces which have created problems in urban areas; describes obstacles which deter the elimination of blighted areas and tenements and the relief of traffic congestion. The film includes scenes of St. Louis in 1890, and of present-day housing and building programs in Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. For more on Barnes, visit http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1953
- Runtime: 25 min
- By: John Barnes; Encyclopedia Britannica
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheLivingCity)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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