Who would watch this movie? Could anything possibly sound more boring?Here's the answer: I would watch it! And it wasn't a bit boring.
I discovered it when searching the SLCL catalog for Pokey LaFarge music. (He does some of the music in the movie). But if you're into architecture, history, maps, development, and my fair city, this movie is in your wheelhouse. It was basically made for me! If it sounds like it was made for you too, the whole thing is available on YouTube.
The title and subtitle pretty much tell it all -- watching this, you'll learn the history of brick making and building with brick in St. Louis. You'll learn about kinds of bricks, different neighborhoods, and what happened to the brick industry. But it's awesome.
The whole premise of this doc reminds me of something Alain de Botton said in one of his productions: "A good building needs to be more than just structurally sound. It's appearance must also in some way cohere with both its place and its time."
Bottom line: brick buildings in St. Louis cohere with their place and time. They tell a story that's worth knowing.
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