You Are Here examines the little known history of the glass industry in Cambridge. New England glass company of east Cambridge was a leading producer of fine glass throughout most of the 19th century. It played a pivotal role in shaping the glass industry today, but has since been mostly forgotten.
'Yes, the Youth Center Will Include a Dance Hall' tells the story of how the dancer groups, who were the main recent users of the Mt.Auburn VFW Hall, organized and convinced the City Council, over a period of a year, that their needs (a large sprung floor for dance) should be included in the design for the new West Cambridge Youth and Community Arts Center at the VFW site. The Model of this new glass walled three story building, to be completed by Fall of 2008, was presented to the public on June 13 and is included in the video.
The democracy center in Harvard square is housing a different kind of library - a zine library run by a collective of volunteer librarians. You Are Here went for a visit.
Produced by Birgit Werner and Elisa Kreisinger | Credits...