Tuesday, January 11, 2005

fascinating archive of documentary films at Best Laid Schemes a site exploring the hopes and consequences of Glasgow's sweeping postwar social planning--

"Glasgow grew fast, Glasgow grew overcrowded. In 1945 we planned to fix things. This plan, the Bruce Plan, planned to knock Glasgow down and start again.

Did we need to? Why did we want to? What did we do? When the dust settled, what were we left with? "

(thanks I like)