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County Public Library, in partnership with Ithaca Made Movies, will host
“Serial Saturday 6,” the latest installment in its monthly film series, March 2
at 1 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.
This month’s program will feature the 1988 film “Tracking the Memories,” a history of the Ithaca Street Railway. In December 1887, Ithaca became home to one of only three electric railways in the state. While the two-car, service was abandoned in favor of buses in 1935, the history and some structural remnants remain. This history is captured in “Tracking the Memories.”
Made popular in the mid-1900s, serial films—also known as chapter plays—were feature films broken into short segments or chapters. Theaters would show one chapter, typically ending in a cliffhanger, one week and patrons would return for the next segment the following week.
Serial Saturdays programs are hosted by Ithaca Made Movies Founder Terry Harbin and feature episodes of rare films from the first part of the 20th century. Audience feedback helps determine which films are shown during these fun, free events.
For more information, visit http://www.ithacamademovies.com.
This month’s program will feature the 1988 film “Tracking the Memories,” a history of the Ithaca Street Railway. In December 1887, Ithaca became home to one of only three electric railways in the state. While the two-car, service was abandoned in favor of buses in 1935, the history and some structural remnants remain. This history is captured in “Tracking the Memories.”
Made popular in the mid-1900s, serial films—also known as chapter plays—were feature films broken into short segments or chapters. Theaters would show one chapter, typically ending in a cliffhanger, one week and patrons would return for the next segment the following week.
Serial Saturdays programs are hosted by Ithaca Made Movies Founder Terry Harbin and feature episodes of rare films from the first part of the 20th century. Audience feedback helps determine which films are shown during these fun, free events.
For more information, visit http://www.ithacamademovies.com.
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