Re: Gen: Grand Canyon Suite

[Edith Fuller <efuller@TELEPORT.COM>]

Sorry to nit=pick, but the composer is Ferde Grofe.

At one point in the fifties, my mother-in law, had borrowed something
(book, recording, whatever) from Mr. Grofe and asked her son (now my
husband) to return the whatever to Mr. Grofe, who lived at that time on
the edge of Santa Monica Canyon in Los Angeles.  He tells a small story
about being ushered into the living room to see Mr. Grofe in all his
fading enimence.

The bridge in question is the Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington.  I
don't know about the vidoe, but as I remember, there are pictures of the
bridge collapsing in the book by Henry Petrosky on the failure of design
(don't remember the exact title -- and the book is at home). As a site
note, if you haven't read any Henry Petroski titles, he is a Professor
of Engineering at Duke University who writes well and persuasively on
technology.  The first book of his that I read was the Pencil; and his
latest is an extended discourse of bookshelves (and incidentally on
books).  Well worth reading.

I just did a quick search on Yahoo using the phrase "Tacoma Narrows
Bridge" and broght up some sites that look promising, including one with
a movie clip.

Cheers. Edith.

Edith Fuller
Librarian, Professional Library
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR 97208

On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Susan LaFlamme wrote:

> I have a teacher who remembers a 16mm documentary type film done by Disney
> in the mid-60's. It is of the Grand Canyon throughout different types of
> weather set to Aaron Copeland's Grand Canyon Suite. Does anyone know if this
> is available on video and where to buy it. I didn't find anything on
> disney.com.
>
> Also, she is looking for a film clip of a bridge that appeared in a show
> about bridge construction. The clip was shot in the 40's and shows a car and
> a dog on a bridge out in Washington or Oregon that starts to twist and turn
> in the wind, and ultimately is destroyed. It illustrates something about
> physics.
> I'm stymied about both of these! Thanks,
> Susan LaFlamme
> Library Media Specialist
> East Meadow/West St. Schools
> Granby, MA
> laflamme@massed.net
> redbox@mediaone.net
>
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