Detroit Historical Society | Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility and Belle Isle B-Roll (1989) @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded March 2018 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
2015.008.294
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U-Matic S tape containing b-roll footage shot inside and outside of the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility, followed by footage shot around several sites on Belle Isle--the James Scott Memorial Fountain, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Central Avenue, Central Avenue, and the Detroit Yacht Club.
The tape begins with footage shot at the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility. Here the camera rolls as loader tractors move trash around in large piles inside the facility, garbage trucks dump their trash, and garbage is ferried along on a conveyor belt. The camera then moves to the facilities exterior for pans across its grounds, before returning to the interior area. Here, the crew films the large trash pile, conveyor belts, a mechanical claw, and a worker in a control room.
The next portion of the video was shot on Belle Isle. It begins with footage of the James Scott Fountain, including zooms from several of the figures decorating it. From the fountain's grounds the camera also is zoomed in and out from the corner of the Casino, the foot of Central Avenue, and the top of Harbortown Spinnaker Tower.
Additional shots follow of the statue of James Scott, people visiting the fountain, people relaxing and exercising on the grass adjacent to the fountain, and the Renaissance Center on the city's skyline.
The camera then moves outside of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. These shots feature the United States Coast Guard cutter, and the cannons. From the south side of the Strand in front of the Dossin, the camera also gets shots of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory across the canal to the north, and of nearby bridges over the canal. During this portion part of a WJR radio broadcast can be heard, including an advertisement for Edmund T. Ahee Jewelry. A man and woman are also filmed walking along the Strand to the west of the Dossin.
The camera then moves to Central Avenue, for a zoom out from the Alpheus Starkey Williams Monument, revealing the road to the east. During this stretch of the tape, several motorcyclists are also shown driving across one of the park's fields. The camera also gets a close-up of the sign in front of the Belle Isle Zoo, and several shots of the Belle Isle Playscape from the road.
The final portion of the tape was shot from Riverbank Drive to the south of the Detroit Yacht Club. From here, the camera pans around the club's marina, and zooms out from its sign.
The recording is on a UCA-30s U-Matic S tape with a handwritten 3M label on its top. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label on its cover. The case also contains a handwritten shot list:
City Clips #2 Belle Isle
Trash incinerator inside work vague shot 00 - 6:52
Trash incinerator outside plant shot 6:52 - 9:10
Trash incinerator inside work shorts 9:10 - 10:04
Conveyor belt 10:04 - 15:17
Control center 15:17 - 16:18
Belle Isle Fountain 16:18- 1 7:26
Belle Isle House 17:26 - 18:16
Wide Shot of Lawn Area 18:16 - 19:05
Harbor Town 19:05 - 19:59
Statue 19:59 - 20:30
Fountain w/ people 20:30 - 20:46
People on Grass (couple) 20:46 - 21:04
Ren Cen w/ people 21:04 - 21:47
People on Grass 21:47 - 22:08
Dossin Great Lakes Museum shots 22:08 - 24:00
Plant Conservatory shots 24:00 - 24:40
bridge x-ing 24:40 - 24:50
man fishing on bridge 24:50 - 25:19
Plant Conservatory shots 25:19 - 27:01
Couple walking on belle Isle 27:01 - 27:26
Plant Conservatory shots 27:26 - 28:37
intersection statue 28:37 - 29:44
motorcyclist 29:44 - 30:06
intersection statue 30:06 - 30:24
2015.008.294
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/DBF449AF-9A2E-46E6-9EAD-814203142330
U-Matic S tape containing b-roll footage shot inside and outside of the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility, followed by footage shot around several sites on Belle Isle--the James Scott Memorial Fountain, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Central Avenue, Central Avenue, and the Detroit Yacht Club.
The tape begins with footage shot at the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility. Here the camera rolls as loader tractors move trash around in large piles inside the facility, garbage trucks dump their trash, and garbage is ferried along on a conveyor belt. The camera then moves to the facilities exterior for pans across its grounds, before returning to the interior area. Here, the crew films the large trash pile, conveyor belts, a mechanical claw, and a worker in a control room.
The next portion of the video was shot on Belle Isle. It begins with footage of the James Scott Fountain, including zooms from several of the figures decorating it. From the fountain's grounds the camera also is zoomed in and out from the corner of the Casino, the foot of Central Avenue, and the top of Harbortown Spinnaker Tower.
Additional shots follow of the statue of James Scott, people visiting the fountain, people relaxing and exercising on the grass adjacent to the fountain, and the Renaissance Center on the city's skyline.
The camera then moves outside of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. These shots feature the United States Coast Guard cutter, and the cannons. From the south side of the Strand in front of the Dossin, the camera also gets shots of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory across the canal to the north, and of nearby bridges over the canal. During this portion part of a WJR radio broadcast can be heard, including an advertisement for Edmund T. Ahee Jewelry. A man and woman are also filmed walking along the Strand to the west of the Dossin.
The camera then moves to Central Avenue, for a zoom out from the Alpheus Starkey Williams Monument, revealing the road to the east. During this stretch of the tape, several motorcyclists are also shown driving across one of the park's fields. The camera also gets a close-up of the sign in front of the Belle Isle Zoo, and several shots of the Belle Isle Playscape from the road.
The final portion of the tape was shot from Riverbank Drive to the south of the Detroit Yacht Club. From here, the camera pans around the club's marina, and zooms out from its sign.
The recording is on a UCA-30s U-Matic S tape with a handwritten 3M label on its top. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label on its cover. The case also contains a handwritten shot list:
City Clips #2 Belle Isle
Trash incinerator inside work vague shot 00 - 6:52
Trash incinerator outside plant shot 6:52 - 9:10
Trash incinerator inside work shorts 9:10 - 10:04
Conveyor belt 10:04 - 15:17
Control center 15:17 - 16:18
Belle Isle Fountain 16:18- 1 7:26
Belle Isle House 17:26 - 18:16
Wide Shot of Lawn Area 18:16 - 19:05
Harbor Town 19:05 - 19:59
Statue 19:59 - 20:30
Fountain w/ people 20:30 - 20:46
People on Grass (couple) 20:46 - 21:04
Ren Cen w/ people 21:04 - 21:47
People on Grass 21:47 - 22:08
Dossin Great Lakes Museum shots 22:08 - 24:00
Plant Conservatory shots 24:00 - 24:40
bridge x-ing 24:40 - 24:50
man fishing on bridge 24:50 - 25:19
Plant Conservatory shots 25:19 - 27:01
Couple walking on belle Isle 27:01 - 27:26
Plant Conservatory shots 27:26 - 28:37
intersection statue 28:37 - 29:44
motorcyclist 29:44 - 30:06
intersection statue 30:06 - 30:24
