STK-ID 21777

Sequence on opening ceremony for Regent Park Housing; various shots of ceremony on dais, speakers doing speeches, unveiling of plaque, including MS of plaque re "Regent Park South - May 1957". Shots include many views of guest audience and large group of children and various onlookers watching, some standing on shed. Shots of dignitaries walking around site; among dignitaries: Honourable Robert H Winters, Minister of Public Works, Honourable William M Nickle, Minister of Planning and Development for the Ontario and Mayor of Toronto, Nathan Phillips. Sequence also includes various shots of high rise apartment buildings under construction, slums in foreground.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Regent Park Housing
Location
Toronto
Year
1956
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486