CONSTRUCTION OF LINCOLN CENTER NEW YORK CITY “THE PLACE AND THE IDEA“ DOCUMENTARY XD45324

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This color film from 1968 documents the construction of New York City’s famed Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, a massive urban renewal project that saw the destruction of tenements and their replacement with concert halls. The film is narrated by renowned actor Hal Holbrook (1925-2021), who was a member of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center at the time of filming. Written, produced and directed by Gilbert Comte. Photography by Marcel Rebiere. Edited by Ross Gaffney. A Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Production. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is located in the former San Juan Hill neighborhood, which was demolished in 1959 to accommodate it. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It hous