World Stage (1872 - 1899) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • For free educational materials, visit our website at www.historymakingproductions.com/philadelphia-the-great-experiment
    Philadelphia celebrates the Centennial of the USA with a spectacular World's Fair in 1876. The merchant John Wanamaker captures the spirit of the times with his grand department store. He leads the effort to build a city within the city for the Fair, including the largest building in the world. As millions flock to the Centennial, it becomes a magnet for activists. Susan B. Anthony leads a group of women who disrupt the July 4th celebration at Independence Hall to advocate for women's right to vote. Educator Caroline LeCount presses for the inclusion of Black Philadelphians in the planning process. The city bristles with ambition and aspiration, which manifest in the plans for a towering new City Hall. But as construction of City Hall drags on for decades, John Wanamaker worries that the soaring city he imagined will fall under the influence of a corrupt political machine.
    Executive Producer: Sam Katz
    Directed by Andrew Ferrett
    Written by Nathaniel Popkin
    Co-Producers: Andrew Ferrett and Nathaniel Popkin
    Segment Producer: Wendy Cox
    Narrator: Michael Boatman
    Editor: Rachel Sophia Stewart
    Director of Photography: Paul Van Haute
    Original Music by Patrick De Caumette
    Associate Producer: Jonathan Kohl
    Sound Design: Dan La Porta
    Creative Director: Virginia Lasco
    Casting Director: Cynthia Janzen
    Costume Designer: Millie Hiibel
    Production Designer: Lisa Groomes
    Hair & Make-Up: April Chatman-Royce
    Director of Education: Amy Cohen
    Audio Director: Patrick De Caumette
    Colorist: David Bauer
    Illustrations: Fred Danziger

КОМЕНТАРІ • 55

  • @aislynnmari
    @aislynnmari Рік тому +3

    This is my favorite time period of US History, because I think it's so mysterious and we don't really know as much as we think.
    Much love from a native Philadelphian ❤

  • @Becca6296
    @Becca6296 Рік тому +5

    This is brilliant and fascinating! Great job all involved in this project.

  • @sonnypruitt6639
    @sonnypruitt6639 4 роки тому +6

    21:12 One of the great things that Philadelphia did after the 1876 Centennial Exposition was to keep Memorial Hall. Today it is the Please Touch Museum, for children to enjoy.

    • @aislynnmari
      @aislynnmari Рік тому +1

      Absolutely love this building. I used to help on the weddings and balls that are still held at that hall today. The basement is crazy. There is no way they built this building the way they said they did or when they said they did. It's ancient and mysterious

  • @tjsmith5477
    @tjsmith5477 Рік тому +5

    Who were these incredible builders that built these structures stuff we could not do today?

  • @MariDattolo
    @MariDattolo 4 роки тому +4

    Really enjoyed this1

  • @John-ci8yk
    @John-ci8yk 2 роки тому +3

    Sorry but it's the Sunday before the Super Bowl, go Eagles. That said Thank you and thumbs up for the free documentary about Philadelphia, I greatly enjoyed it.

  • @wrongtarget5523
    @wrongtarget5523 5 років тому +15

    Only 6000 views since last years? Goes on to show how much the modern day variants care about their own history or where they came from.

    • @kinhason46
      @kinhason46 2 роки тому

      Numb skulls!

    • @Steamroom341
      @Steamroom341 Рік тому

      The same people who judge your love of Philadelphia by your level of eagles fandom

  • @darknoble1151
    @darknoble1151 5 місяців тому +1

    Where did all the buildings go? I grew up in this area and the grounds was our playground. Memorial Hall remains and it used to be a police station and recreational center. The olympic fencers used to practice there. Horiculture Center still has the fountain out back...but where is everything else? I think Ohio house remains as well...

  • @NicoleGarrow-br8zs
    @NicoleGarrow-br8zs Рік тому +1

    Woe look how far we came

  • @aaliyahshabazz3400
    @aaliyahshabazz3400 6 років тому +7

    Is the early 1900s time period in production?

    • @JaneReRe
      @JaneReRe 5 років тому +1

      i was just looking too.

    • @JaneReRe
      @JaneReRe 5 років тому +1

      there are all on there now. 👍

  • @CarlSanchious-h3k
    @CarlSanchious-h3k 12 днів тому

    It seems Mr. Wannamaker brokered the great base of support and fumding the nations first cemtiniel celebration.

  • @bibliusz777
    @bibliusz777 4 роки тому +1

    what music is there at the end?

  • @MrsCraigJrPhiladelphia
    @MrsCraigJrPhiladelphia Рік тому +1

    I hope your parents are ok 💋😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @CarlSanchious-h3k
    @CarlSanchious-h3k 12 днів тому

    He put 3,000 dudes to work back then
    And wow that Susan B. Anthony whats up with her
    It's a world fair Susie....relax a bit your stuntin' on a bigger deal.

  • @Ketofit62
    @Ketofit62 Рік тому +1

    They didn’t have department stores till the 1970s

  • @davidwaynechoate8059
    @davidwaynechoate8059 5 років тому +8

    I live in Philadelphia , and so did My Ancestors. I am beginning to see a lot of "cracks" in this "official History" of My Home City. There is not one photo that shows City Hall under construction , and this "Historical Documentary" is a soap opera about a bunch of Women and a "Worlds Fair"? The Worlds Fairs at the mid to late 19th Century were just an excuse to destroy evidence that it's not possible for Folks with nothing more than a six Horsepower Engine could Design , build , and organize the logistical , accounting , labor , and so on....that that Worlds Fair would have taken...Think about it for a while....while also building City Hall , The Franklin Institute , and the Art Museum? No way....No way...

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 5 років тому +4

      Can you go into a little more detail and explain exactly what it is you are saying... maybe it is because I am drowsy that I need for you to spell it out

    • @davidwaynechoate8059
      @davidwaynechoate8059 5 років тому +3

      @@gardensofthegods There was a World With Great Cities , and People already Living In America , and The History is covered up cause It's Truth about The "Land Grab" would be enough to Make even an MK Ultra Clone like My Parents realize The Crimes , and It will make the Prison's overfull..

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 5 років тому +5

      @@davidwaynechoate8059 you're still not being specific enough.... what kind of great cities what kind of buildings... what about the American Indians

    • @apocyldoomer
      @apocyldoomer 5 років тому +1

      David Wayne Choate MK Ultra, a CIA program to create assassins to kill with a code word, the Unabomber was a volunteer for this program, hmm, , sure makes you wonder, several movies made based on MKUltra, such as the Manchurian Candidate, and the movie starring Mel Gibson “ Public Enemy” .

    • @davidwaynechoate8059
      @davidwaynechoate8059 5 років тому

      @@apocyldoomer He spelled His Name :"Uni _-Bomber"

  • @russellikeda5212
    @russellikeda5212 5 років тому +1

    H

  • @RealJeremias
    @RealJeremias 4 роки тому +1

    LMFAOOOOOO ROBBERY
    I AM LENAPE INDIAN THIS IS OURS WE BUILT THIS FORSURE
    ROBBERY

    • @aislynnmari
      @aislynnmari Рік тому

      Mind Unveiled UA-cam channel! Preach it, it's robbery for sure.
      Do you have any "alternative" history that was handed down to you?

  • @lesjones7019
    @lesjones7019 2 роки тому

    I smell Philadelphia from New Jersey.