Geronimo1967
Theres quite a fun narration accompanying this short feature that takes us from the bold and visionary planning consultation from the absentee aldermen who decided that the City of London needed to replace the population who had been bombed out during WWII with a purpose built concrete Elysium that will breathe life into this famous square mile. The film illustrates just how much work did have to be done to create not just the Barbican towers in or near which up to 7,000 might live but also the creation of supporting facilities like schools, car parks (and a filling station!) and a cinema as well as shops, restaurants and pubs all packed into less that 40 acres of largely derelict and ruined land. We get a slight sense of the engineering an...