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Posts Tagged ‘Archival’

Detroit, MI: State-of-the-Art Public Transportation (in 1935)

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Getting About – a promotional film made in 1935 by the DSR. Boasts of DSR’s excellence in maintenance, cost, and service. Even if you are not a transit history fan, you’ll enjoy the old Detroit street scenes throughout. Like the other videos, this has been divided into several segments owing to its length. -projecth112 on YouTube

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Great American Infrastructure: The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

This is the tenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, the highest vehicular tunnel in the world, lies entirely within the Arapaho National Fores…During construction approximately 1 million cubic yards of material was cleared from each bore. 190,000 cubic yards of concrete was used for each tunnel lining.

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A Glimpse into the Past: Archival Infra Films

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

These archival infra films show us how things used to be built, and how systems used to run.

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