Planning experts redesigning Ottawa consider its potentialities as a national capital. Animation shows how it began as a lumbering town at the junction of three rivers. Points out some of its undesirable features and shows the master plan embodying good town-planning principles and highlighting its scenic waterways, drives, and Houses of Parliament.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007998
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ottawa (Ont.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ottawa (Ont.) - Description and travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planners
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)