Detroit Historical Society | Ambassador Bridge and Shop Your Block Campaign Press Conferences (1991) @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded March 2018 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
2015.008.258
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U-Matic S tape containing footage of part of a press conference held at the Renaissance Center's Westin Hotel concerning improvements to and around the Ambassador Bridge's Detroit plaza, recorded over the beginning of a press conference about the 1991 Shop Your Block campaign.
The tape opens with a brief shot of Deputy Mayor Fred Martin from the Shop Your Block press conference, which quickly gives way to the Ambassador Bridge press conference.
The recording begins with a member of the press asking an unidentified speaker about federal costs of the project. Another man stands behind him, and later acts as the conference's moderator, taking questions from the press. Mayor Coleman A. Young sits to the left of the podium. A model of the planned developments is displayed on a table in front of the podium. Dan Stamper of the Detroit International Bridge Company then takes to the podium to talk about their role in the project. He mentions neighborhood housings projects and the Fiesta Gardens development. A member of the press then asks about the Bridge Company's plans for housing. Stamper explains that the company has pledged up to one million dollars for housing, plus a separate plan for infill housing. Stamper then returns to the podium to respond to a question about development to land west of the bridge, to which he says they are not ready to announce anything. Stamper returns to the podium again to answer a final question about the bridge's capacity, and capacity to grow. This portion of the recording ends after the moderator opens the curtains behind the podium to reveal a view of the Ambassador Bridge from the Renaissance Center's windows.
Following the end of the Ambassador Bridge press conference, the earlier recording of Detroit Merchants Association Shop Your Block campaign press conference continues. As this segment picks up, Deputy Mayor Fred Martin cedes the podium to Darrell Garth of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. He speaks about his group's general role, as well as its involvement in the campaign. Next, Deputy Mayor Martin calls Ed Clark to speak on behalf of the National Bank of Detroit about their sponsorship of the campaign. He is followed by Steve Hegwood, the programming director of WJLB. Hegwood speaks briefly about his station's involvement. Martin then returns to the podium to talk about the scope of the campaign, and he explains a "positive circle" of results that will stem from the campaign. Martin then begins taking questions from the press. In response to the first question about the success of the campaign, he calls a man identified as Wallace to the podium. In response to the second question, Wallace then discusses the Freedom Pages--a free listing of Detroit businesses, with an associated paid coupon option. He also talks about the campaign's hotline 963-SHOP. Martin closes the press conference by thanking the crowd on behalf of Mayor Young.
The video is on a 3M UCA-30S U-Matic tape with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label on its top. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a matching label on its cover.
2015.008.258
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/1898F1E7-4E0E-4C2F-AA2F-398616778794
U-Matic S tape containing footage of part of a press conference held at the Renaissance Center's Westin Hotel concerning improvements to and around the Ambassador Bridge's Detroit plaza, recorded over the beginning of a press conference about the 1991 Shop Your Block campaign.
The tape opens with a brief shot of Deputy Mayor Fred Martin from the Shop Your Block press conference, which quickly gives way to the Ambassador Bridge press conference.
The recording begins with a member of the press asking an unidentified speaker about federal costs of the project. Another man stands behind him, and later acts as the conference's moderator, taking questions from the press. Mayor Coleman A. Young sits to the left of the podium. A model of the planned developments is displayed on a table in front of the podium. Dan Stamper of the Detroit International Bridge Company then takes to the podium to talk about their role in the project. He mentions neighborhood housings projects and the Fiesta Gardens development. A member of the press then asks about the Bridge Company's plans for housing. Stamper explains that the company has pledged up to one million dollars for housing, plus a separate plan for infill housing. Stamper then returns to the podium to respond to a question about development to land west of the bridge, to which he says they are not ready to announce anything. Stamper returns to the podium again to answer a final question about the bridge's capacity, and capacity to grow. This portion of the recording ends after the moderator opens the curtains behind the podium to reveal a view of the Ambassador Bridge from the Renaissance Center's windows.
Following the end of the Ambassador Bridge press conference, the earlier recording of Detroit Merchants Association Shop Your Block campaign press conference continues. As this segment picks up, Deputy Mayor Fred Martin cedes the podium to Darrell Garth of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. He speaks about his group's general role, as well as its involvement in the campaign. Next, Deputy Mayor Martin calls Ed Clark to speak on behalf of the National Bank of Detroit about their sponsorship of the campaign. He is followed by Steve Hegwood, the programming director of WJLB. Hegwood speaks briefly about his station's involvement. Martin then returns to the podium to talk about the scope of the campaign, and he explains a "positive circle" of results that will stem from the campaign. Martin then begins taking questions from the press. In response to the first question about the success of the campaign, he calls a man identified as Wallace to the podium. In response to the second question, Wallace then discusses the Freedom Pages--a free listing of Detroit businesses, with an associated paid coupon option. He also talks about the campaign's hotline 963-SHOP. Martin closes the press conference by thanking the crowd on behalf of Mayor Young.
The video is on a 3M UCA-30S U-Matic tape with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label on its top. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a matching label on its cover.
