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  • History Detectives Jim Thorpe Ticket/Land Grant/Leisurama Homes (Season 3, Episode 10)
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    TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

History Detectives

Jim Thorpe Ticket/Land Grant/Leisurama Homes (Season 3, Episode 10)
TV-14
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Leisurama represented an unprecedented integration of mid-century modern design and bold marketing strategy. It was ahead of its time in its understanding of the role design plays in translating brand values and consumer expectations into ...See moreLeisurama represented an unprecedented integration of mid-century modern design and bold marketing strategy. It was ahead of its time in its understanding of the role design plays in translating brand values and consumer expectations into architecture. Summer, family, the beach, parties... Leisurama houses made it all seem possible. The film presents all this in a lighthearted and provocative way, extraordinarily consistent with the Leisurama 'brand' itself! - Todd A. Erlandson, AIA, Principal, (M)Arch. and consultant for the television program Monster House Written by American Institute of Architecture See less
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Director
Billy Shebar (as Bill Shebar)
Writer
Billy Shebar (as Bill Shebar)
Producers
James Cozza | Neil Laird
Editors
Juan Pablo Cadaveira (as J.P. Cadaveira) | Margot Roth | Benno Schoberth | Jeremy Siefer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 12, 2005
Release date
Sep 12, 2005 (United States)

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