Synopsis
0684 PA8556 Detroit You've Never Met, The
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Details
- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- detroit_youve_never_met_1
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Be Careful What You Wish For.... · donwert · 2010-03-19
This film promoted the City of Detroit's bid to host the 1968 Olympics. After winning the approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee, it was widely believed that Detroit would win the Games. A last-minute backroom deal involving the Communist bloc countries thwarted that bid and gave the Games to Mexico City. In hindsight, it's probably a good thing Detroit didn't win. That 125,000 seat stadium would be a white elephant today---can you imagine that many people going to see a LIons game? Worse, it's hard to conceive that a city reeling from the 1967 riots could have successfully pulled off the…
★★★★ · (and probably never will) · Spuzz · 2003-10-14
A really nice companion piece to Detroit: City on The Move except this time, the film was made for the US Olympic committee, who were having second thoughts of supporting the big when rumors of Detroit's financial problems began swirling. The Mayor and the Governor come out to make speeches (The Governor's is quite spirited!). Some great promises are made here about Olympic sites that of course were never built. I like this one better then the other film. Highly reccomended!