Somerville in 1959

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

This video is long but fun. It was made in 1959 as part of the re-election bid of Mayor Donovan (which failed). The first eight minutes is a bit dry unless you're really into trucks, but after that it picks up. I especially enjoyed the list of disasters at the end. Remember: "This is Practical Progress!"

Comments

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

I love how they say that there are so many more trucks to show, but they're only showing the best ones because, as exciting as it would be to watch for 20 minutes, there's limited time.