City and town life — United States. – Pacifica Radio Archives

From the country to the city / produced by Clara Kern.

Documentary from actuality exploring the contrasts between city and rural life. Includes music.

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The World as it is / Saul Allnsk.

Talk by the head of the Industrial Areas Foundation of Chicago.

August 24, 2025

The Bowery / produced by Richard Schechner.

Documentary on the problems on urban life.

August 24, 2025

The Squatters movement / produced by Danice Bordett.

Report on the increasing number of homeless in American cities.

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The Experimental city / Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus.

Talk on urban planning for better city living.

August 24, 2025

Culture for the subcities / Albert Mayer.

Discussion of the formation of sub-cultures in large urban areas.|CULTURE FOR THE SUBCITIES / Albert Mayer. – Discussion of the formation of sub-cultures in large urban areas. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 10 Feb. 1963.

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Police state : American mode / W.H. Ferry.

Talk on the police repression in American urban centers.

August 24, 2025

Thoughts on urbanization / Lewis Mumford.

Author and scholar speaks on the need for a balance between urban and rural areas in modern societies.|THOUGHTS ON URBANIZATION / Lewis Mumford. – Author and scholar speaks on the need for a balance between urban and rural areas in modern societies. – BROADCAST: KPFA, 17 Nov. 1961.

August 24, 2025

Do Americans hate cities? / Catherine Bauer.

Speech on the fact that most Americans live in cities despite their profound dislike for them.|DO AMERICANS HATE CITIES? / Catherine Bauer. – Speech on the fact that most Americans live in cities despite their profound dislike for them. – RECORDED: 27 Apr. 1956. BROADCAST: KPFA, 10 Feb. 1957.

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The Culture of urban America / Dr. John E. Burchard ; introduced by Frederick Bair.

Talk on the development of a unique urban culture in America.|THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN PHYSICAL PLANNING / Carl Feiss. – SERIES: The Next fifty years| no. 6 – Talk on the development of urban and rural planning in the United States. – RECORDED: Washington, D.C. BROADCAST: WBAI, 14 July 1968.

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