The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

January 01, 1980 | 58 min

This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others don't. Beginning at New York's Seagram Plaza, one of the most used open areas in the city, the film proceeds to analyze why this space is so popular and how other urban oases, both in New York and elsewhere, measure up. Based on direct observation of what people actually do, the film presents a remarkably engaging and informative tour of the urban landscape and looks at how it can be made more hospitable to those who live in it.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

William H. Whyte

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