Minneapolis Promotional Film (Circa 1968)

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A promotional film that depicts scenes of Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1968 (Thank you to James Lileks). Footage includes the Nicollet Mall, Minnehaha Falls, the Aquatennial Parade, the Minneapolis skyline, the University of Minnesota, and the Chain of Lakes. This film is part of the Archives and Special Collections at Augsburg University. It has been made available for educational use.

Music written by Dick Wilson, arranged by Ray Charles (not to be confused with the soul singer), and possibly performed by The Ray Charles Singers. (Thank you to user Lee Blaske for providing this information). This film is a creation of Chapman/Spittler Productions and was originally created for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, now part of Lumen Technologies.

Digitized from a 16mm film with separate sound on 2019 February 9 by Home Video Studio in Bloomington, Minnesota. The original film has been sped up to match the sound; it had stretched over time.

00:00:00 Donor Credits
00:00:11 Footage of a train entering downtown Minneapolis via the Stone Arch Bridge
00:00:47 "Minneapolis, You're so Many Things to Me" Begins, with scenes of the Foshay Tower, the Aquatennial, children fishing in Loring Park, and a sailboat in Bde Maka Ska (then Lake Calhoun)
00:01:02 Winter Section, with footage of skiers and the Gateway Center
00:01:16 Fall Section, with footage of trees, Minnehaha Falls, and possibly Lake of the Ilses
00:01:45 Spring Section, with footage of the Metropolitan Stadium and the Chain of Lakes
00:02:00 Refrain, with footage of Hennepin Avenue at night, a skyway, the Guthrie Theater, and lakes
00:02:16 Summer Section, with scenes of a golf course and boats on a lake
00:02:30 Refrain, with scenes of a restaurant on top of the Capp Towers, now the Millenium Hotel, the Chain of Lakes, Loring Park, and the Nicollet Mall.
00:02:48 Outro, with footage of a plan taking off.

Identifier: SC 05.2.1.462