Reel

Restored Village

Restored Village
Clip: 425434_1_1
Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1766
Original Film: 040-090-04
HD: N/A
Location: New England - Old Bethpage Village
Timecode: -

In the spring, "Old Bethpage" colonial village restoration will become the "Williamsburg of the North". Ultimately, thirty restored buildings will occupy the 220-acre site, displaying houses, stores, and outbuildings of all kinds. An old arrow shaped street sign points and reads, "Old Bethpage - Village Restoration." A panoramic shot of the entire village. Various buildings are panned. The underside of a horse and buggy shows the shoes of a horse walking. Sightseers walk from the store. Sightseers walk upward on a plank, and into the Stake House. A tour guide is dressed in period clothing and escorts visitors around.