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Historic Travel US A Dream Called California

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  • Producers: A2ZCDS
  • Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Flash, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: TravelVideoStore.com
  • DVD Release Date: March 21, 2005
  • Run Time: 129 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007P3546
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,690 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

"The effervescent spirit of life in California is portrayed in a charming manner in this fascinating set of DVDs. In the 20s and 30s, the flourishing industry gave birth to a neo-rich society, which indulged in the pursuit of comfortable homes in posh localities, and sought ways of amusing themselves at fairs and baseball games. Railroads that were needed to ship industrial products to the east were built in hurry and fascinating San Francisco was connected by road to the mainland by the Golden Gate Bridge. No fire, however destructive could halt California's progress, and the ever so charming state became even more enchanting. The clips on this set of DVDs capture this progressive spirit and enthrall you with some splendid scenes of Californian beaches and countryside. This wonderful travelogue does marvelously well to preserve the account of a golden era in the history of California and is well worth the time invested in exploring its contents."

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars It Lets Me Make Up My Own Mind, July 14, 2006
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Bart (Montpellier, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Historic Travel US A Dream Called California (DVD)
What I really liked about this disk is that there is almost no commentary at all. Instead you get a lot of very well restored black and white documentary footage of California during the 20s and 30s. Obviously the footage of the San Francisco fire is the most dramatic, but for my money its the little events, like the traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge that gave me the most intersting history lessons. It's true that this is not a travel DVD in the usual sense, though I guess the films could have been intended for that purpose at the time. What it really is is just a bunch of neat historical film clips and there is nothing wrong with that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Historic Footage, May 1, 2006
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Wow!!!!!! I got a real kick out of these films. Of course, they are not travel clips. Most of the footage is documentary about historic events in California history (the building of the modern rail road for example) and are in black and white (as you would expect.)

I loved seeing what people wore to the beach in the 1930s - thank god fashion has changed since then. I'm surprised that some of this footage has survived as long as it has, and would like to see more Cali films from this era.
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