Death of a skyline / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; directed, Bryan Smith ; documentary script by Jim Warner ; narration written by Jim Warner, Andrew Gardner ; producers, Jerry D. Krepakevich, Bonnie Thompson.

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Once, more than 5,000 Alberta grain elevators graced the skyline. Today they're being razed to make way for modern concrete structures. Are these "prairie cathedrals" being destroyed due to obsolescence or corporate profit? In this film, a lively cast of characters reveals the story of these disappe...

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Corporate Author:	National Film Board of Canada
Other Authors:	Gardner, Andrew (Screenwriter) Krepakevich, Jerry (Film producer) Smith, Bryan (Film director) Thompson, Bonnie (Film producer) Warner, Jim (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
Subjects:	Grain elevators > Prairie Provinces. Prairie Provinces > Buildings, structures, etc. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.
Genre:	Documentary films. Nonfiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:	1 streaming video file (42 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format:	Electronic Video

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