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In the Name of Progress

During the 1950s and '60s, Louisville lost much of its unique architectural heritage when old buildings and entire neighborhoods were torn down for high-rises, expressways, and ?urban renewal.? The reaction that emerged in the '70s was led by such critics as former mayor Charles Farnsley.
Season 1 Episode 16 Length 28:08 Premiere: 12/18/03

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Season 1 Episodes

Whose Child Is This?
S1 E24 Length 29:00 Premiere Date 02/12/04

Tell Me Where It Hurts
S1 E23 Length 25:54 Premiere Date 02/05/04

All Your Parts Don't Wear Out at the Same Time
S1 E22 Length 28:52 Premiere Date 01/29/04

The Backside
S1 E21 Length 26:53 Premiere Date 01/22/04

Three To Make Ready
S1 E20 Length 25:54 Premiere Date 01/15/04

Valery and Galina Panov: In Tandem
S1 E19 Length 28:27 Premiere Date 01/08/04

A Symptom of the '70s
S1 E18 Length 26:50 Premiere Date 01/01/04

Forgotten People, Forgotten Land
S1 E17 Length 28:11 Premiere Date 12/25/03

In the Name of Progress
S1 E16 Length 28:08 Premiere Date 12/18/03

Maestro (Part 2)
S1 E15 Length 27:15 Premiere Date 12/11/03

Maestro (Part 1)
S1 E14 Length 28:34 Premiere Date 12/04/03

Can You Help Me?
S1 E13 Length 27:24 Premiere Date 11/27/03

Earthmother
S1 E12 Length 29:00 Premiere Date 11/20/03

Knee High to a Sculpture
S1 E11 Length 27:08 Premiere Date 11/13/03

The Endless Wait
S1 E10 Length 27:27 Premiere Date 11/06/03

Those Were the Days
S1 E9 Length 27:18 Premiere Date 10/30/03

A Time Remembered
S1 E8 Length 23:36 Premiere Date 10/23/03

With Hands and Heart
S1 E7 Length 26:48 Premiere Date 10/16/03

In the American Way
S1 E6 Length 26:31 Premiere Date 10/09/03

All We Are Saying/Reminiscence
S1 E5 Length 25:32 Premiere Date 10/02/03

The Craziest Thing You Ever Saw
S1 E4 Length 27:24 Premiere Date 09/25/03

Three for Kentucky (Part 2)
S1 E3 Length 25:39 Premiere Date 09/18/03

Three for Kentucky (Part 1)
S1 E2 Length 28:59 Premiere Date 09/11/03

A Dream Come True
S1 E1 Length 28:48 Premiere Date 09/04/03

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Those Were the Days - S1 E9

Premiered On: 10/30/2003

Looks back at Louisville in the early 20th century, from the first appearances of automobiles and airplanes to World War I and the Roaring '20s. A 2003 KET Production.

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The Endless Wait - S1 E10

Premiered On: 11/06/2003

A look at the Great Depression in Louisville. Just when New Deal programs and a business recovery seemed to be starting to turn things around, the devastating Ohio River flood of 1937 plunged the city into crisis again. A 2003 KET Production.

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Knee High to a Sculpture - S1 E11

Premiered On: 11/13/2003

In the early 1970s-before she became a playwright and won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award-Marsha Norman worked in her hometown of Louisville as a social worker, teacher, and freelance writer. In this film, young Marsha makes Louisville's statues "talk" for a group of schoolchildren. A 2003 KET Production.

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Earthmother - S1 E12

Premiered On: 11/20/2003

Nell Marsh ran a halfway house to help men move from prison to life outside. A 2003 KET Production.

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Can You Help Me? - S1 E13

Premiered On: 11/27/2003

A look at juvenile delinquency in the 1970s. A 2003 KET Production.

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Maestro (Part 1) - S1 E14

Premiered On: 12/04/2003

A portrait of Moritz Bomhard, who studied music at Leipzig and Juilliard, taught at Princeton, and in 1952 came to Louisville to create the Kentucky Opera. A 2003 KET Production.

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Those Were the Days - S1 E9

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A Time Remembered - S1 E8

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With Hands and Heart - S1 E7

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In the American Way - S1 E6

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All We Are Saying/Reminiscence - S1 E5

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