Silent Video – Blake footage – front step installation
| Filmed by John Blake, 1953-1956 |
There are many photos of kids on steps and every home had the same set of front steps. Here is the installation as filmed by John Blake.
Transcription:
This is a silent video.
Two men shoveling concreate and levelling concreate
Shot of the side of a red truck that reads “Unit Step of Toronto Limited Phone LE-7-3781 Woodstock Ont”
Different angle of the same struck showing the bed with preformed stairs on it
Different angle of the same truck showing that there are two sets of stairs on the bed of the truck
Two men in white on the back of the truck rigging up the steps
Two men moving the steps with chains
The stairs turn and are slowly lowered into place at the front of the house