Return to Skid Row | Full Documentary

Return to Skid Row walks along the pavement of bygone downtown Minneapolis, preserved in rare footage, memory and 21st Century reflection. A unique 16mm film brings back to life Minneapolis’ Gateway district in its’ twilight years. Guided by the first-person account from the 'King of Skid Row’, the film is an unnerving and illuminating gaze on midcentury poverty, people, place, and the past.

01:05 Skid Row's history in Minneapolis
03:33 1955-1961 John Bacich "King of Skid Row" documented life on skid row
07:20 Skid Row late 1950's film narrated by John Bacich describing people, life on street
16:38 Mpls. police were a constant presence on Skid Row
19:17 John Bacich's documentation of crime and police activity on Skid Row
22:55 Skid Row bars that served gay and bi-sexual men and women
26:45 John Bacich's documentation of life on Skid row continues
29:22 Late 1950's, Federal Government policy to withdraw funding for Native American services promoted relocation to cities
32:00 John Bacich's documentation of Native American people on Skid Row
34:25 Issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women from Skid Row and other marginal urban spaces
36:56 John Bacich's documentation - stories of people on Skid Row
42:48 City proposed ambitious redevelopment of Skid Row, removal of Gateway area buildings
44:36 Jerome Liebeling, UMN, meets John Bacich, stitched together movies to create film
45:36 Some Skid Row/Gateway older buildings are still there
46:46 John Bacich's documentation of people under 3rd Ave bridge near river,
50:04 Demolition of buildings, the end of Skid Row
51:35 Twin Cities Pride parade route starts from old Skid Row area
52:40 Homeless and drug abuse problem continues
55:10 John Bacich's documentation, loss of Gateway, Skid Row era
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