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Streetcar Stories Dvd, Michael Mizell-Nelson
Streetcar Stories Dvd, Michael Mizell-Nelson
Michael Mizell-Nelson
This broadcast documentary explores the cultural history of New Orleans streetcars and the US streetcar industry. Having premiered in 1995 to commemorate the 160th anniversary of New Orleans’ St. Charles Avenue streetcar, Streetcar Stories looks beneath the nostalgic veneer of New Orleans’ “moving monuments” to reveal a dynamic series of stories about the past through the experiences of the men and women who worked on the city’s street railway system from the 1910s-1970s. Interviews recorded in the early 1990s afford insight into the world of conductors and “conductorettes,” motormen and “motorettes” as well as the passengers during some of the …
Selected Short Video Documentaries, Michael Mizell-Nelson
Selected Short Video Documentaries, Michael Mizell-Nelson
Michael Mizell-Nelson
Selected short broadcast video documentaries produced in association with PBS affiliate WYES-TV12 stream from the New Orleans Historical youtube channel.