Blowing Down To Build Up (1922)

New York, United States of America. Full titles read: “Blowing down to build up - Hustling engineers with dynamite have replaced the more leisurely housebreaker and his pick so familiar a street sight here.“ L/S of derelict buildings exploding and collapsing to the ground in a cloud of dust. The action is scene again in slow motion. M/S of wall collapsing and falling to the ground from ruined building. L/S of large chimney being detonated. Various shots of several buildings being blown up. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as