| Time Lapse Demolition of Star Theatre | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1153 |
| Catalog #: | 493285 | |
| Clip Number: | 493285-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | H16735 | |
| Timecode: | 00:05:45 - 00:07:36 | |
| Location: | New York City, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1902 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Theater, Live DEMOLITION: Buildings LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SPECIAL EFFECTS: Time Lapse, Demolition | |
| Description: | The 1902 demolition of the famous Star Theatre at 13th & Broadway in New York City, filmed using time-lapse photography. Normal speed LS of Star Theater; filmed from across street, vehicle and pedestrian traffic passing before it; no work crews as of yet. Time lapse LS of Star Theater demolition; days and nights pass (c. 30 of them), elongation and passing of sunlight, steady stream of traffic (pedestrians, trolleys, horse-drawn carriages) whizzing past; we see the theater building taken apart from top to bottom. Cool shot / in-camera special effect. Changes back to normal speed, same angle, with the theatre now entirely demolished (leveled back to lot). | |
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