Pipe City Movie Review 1993

Historical documentary that takes a look at the community of homeless men who lived in unused portions of sewer contruction pipes in Oakland, California during the Depression. It shows how they set up this unique cooperative, bartered for food, maintained their community, searched for work, and even held elections for their own mayor and police chief. Includes rare archival footage, photographs, and commentary by historians and former residents.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 30 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, History--U.S., Homeless