DVD A Trip Down Market Street

In September 1905, a pioneer filmmaker named Jack Kuttner mounted a camera on the front of a trolley and filmed the one-and-a-half-mile ride from the foot of Twin Peaks northeastward toward the Ferry Building. The film, known as A Trip Down Market Street, offers a remarkable picture of life in the city before the 1906 earthquake and before the advent of modern appurtenances such as stoplights and crosswalks.

The DVD Includes:

• The classic A Trip Down Market Street (1905), with a score by Beth Custer performed by the Beth Custer Ensemble.

• The new A Trip Down Market Street (2005) by Melinda Stone and Sprague Anderson, with score by Beth Custer performed by the Beth Custer Ensemble.

• New commissioned films by Kerry Laitala, Rachel Manera, Katherin McInnis, Tomonari Nishikawa, and Ken Paul Rosenthal.

• Historical films including Tom Mooney Parade, VJ Day Celebration, and A Trip Down Market Street After the Earthquake and Fire.

• Behind the Scenes documentary tracing the evolution of the September 24, 2005 event.

• Interactive Film Comparesion: Market Street 1905-2005

• Photographs marking time on Market Street.