World Stage (1872 - 1899) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment

Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
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Published 2018-05-10
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Philadelphia celebrates the Centennial of the USA with a spectacular World's Fair in 1876. The merchant John Wanamaker captures the spirit of the times with his grand department store. He leads the effort to build a city within the city for the Fair, including the largest building in the world. As millions flock to the Centennial, it becomes a magnet for activists. Susan B. Anthony leads a group of women who disrupt the July 4th celebration at Independence Hall to advocate for women's right to vote. Educator Caroline LeCount presses for the inclusion of Black Philadelphians in the planning process. The city bristles with ambition and aspiration, which manifest in the plans for a towering new City Hall. But as construction of City Hall drags on for decades, John Wanamaker worries that the soaring city he imagined will fall under the influence of a corrupt political machine.


Executive Producer: Sam Katz
Directed by Andrew Ferrett
Written by Nathaniel Popkin
Co-Producers: Andrew Ferrett and Nathaniel Popkin
Segment Producer: Wendy Cox
Narrator: Michael Boatman
Editor: Rachel Sophia Stewart
Director of Photography: Paul Van Haute
Original Music by Patrick De Caumette
Associate Producer: Jonathan Kohl
Sound Design: Dan La Porta
Creative Director: Virginia Lasco
Casting Director: Cynthia Janzen
Costume Designer: Millie Hiibel
Production Designer: Lisa Groomes
Hair & Make-Up: April Chatman-Royce
Director of Education: Amy Cohen
Audio Director: Patrick De Caumette
Colorist: David Bauer
Illustrations: Fred Danziger
All Comments (21)
  • @Becca6296
    This is brilliant and fascinating! Great job all involved in this project.
  • @tjsmith5477
    Who were these incredible builders that built these structures stuff we could not do today?
  • @sonnypruitt6639
    21:12 One of the great things that Philadelphia did after the 1876 Centennial Exposition was to keep Memorial Hall. Today it is the Please Touch Museum, for children to enjoy.
  • @wrongtarget5523
    Only 6000 views since last years? Goes on to show how much the modern day variants care about their own history or where they came from.
  • @aislynnmari
    This is my favorite time period of US History, because I think it's so mysterious and we don't really know as much as we think. Much love from a native Philadelphian ❤
  • @John-ci8yk
    Sorry but it's the Sunday before the Super Bowl, go Eagles. That said Thank you and thumbs up for the free documentary about Philadelphia, I greatly enjoyed it.
  • @Ketofit62
    Not unless I had tunnels with trains back then
  • @Ketofit62
    They didn’t have department stores till the 1970s
  • @RealJeremias
    LMFAOOOOOO ROBBERY I AM LENAPE INDIAN THIS IS OURS WE BUILT THIS FORSURE ROBBERY
  • @davidwaynechoate8059
    I live in Philadelphia , and so did My Ancestors. I am beginning to see a lot of "cracks" in this "official History" of My Home City. There is not one photo that shows City Hall under construction , and this "Historical Documentary" is a soap opera about a bunch of Women and a "Worlds Fair"? The Worlds Fairs at the mid to late 19th Century were just an excuse to destroy evidence that it's not possible for Folks with nothing more than a six Horsepower Engine could Design , build , and organize the logistical , accounting , labor , and so on....that that Worlds Fair would have taken...Think about it for a while....while also building City Hall , The Franklin Institute , and the Art Museum? No way....No way...