Poletown lives! / presented by the Information Factory ; George Corsetti, producer/director ; assistant director/writer, Jeanie Wylie.

Documentary that tells, from the residents' point of view, the story of Poletown, an inner-city Detroit neighborhood that was destroyed in 1981 when the city used its power of eminent domain to turn the land over to General Motors for construction of a Cadillac plant. Shows the changes in attitudes...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Information Factory, Inc
Other Authors: Corsetti, George L.
Wylie, Jeanie, 1956-
Beutel, Julie
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Information Factory, [1982], ©1982.
Subjects:
Automobile industry and trade > Social aspects > Michigan > Detroit.
Factories > Location > Social aspects > Michigan > Detroit.
Eminent domain > Michigan > Detroit.
Right of property > Michigan > Detroit.
Polish Americans > Michigan > Detroit > Social conditions.
General Motors Corporation.
Poletown (Detroit, Mich.)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + supplemental educational materials (5 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Format: Video DVD

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