10 That Changed America

Television documentary film series 10 That Changed America was an American documentary television series produced by Chicago, Illinois PBS member station WTTW from 2013 to 2018. The series, presented by Geoffrey Baer and produced by Dan Protess, highlighted the history of architecture and urban planning in the United States. It comprised seven episodes, each approximately 55 minutes in length. The initial episode on 10 Buildings That Changed America was broadcast in 2013. Three episodes about houses, towns and parks followed in 2016. Season 2 with three further episodes covering streets, monuments and marvels aired in July 2018.Rockett Darcel Marvels, monuments and streets: '10 That Changed America' is back for another season http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-10-that-changed-america-20180709-story.html 25 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 10 July 2018 Season 1 Episode 1, titled 10 Buildings That Changed America, aired on May 12, 2013. The buildings were presented in chronological order of completion and included the Virginia State Capitol (1788), Trinity Church (1877), Wainwright Building (1891), Robie House (1910), Highland Park Ford Plant (1910), Southdale Center (1956), Seagram Building (1958), Dulles International Airport (1962), Vanna Venturi House (1964), and the Disney Concert Hall (2003).https://www.newspapers.com/image/251014874/?match=1&terms=%22Buildings%20That%20Changed%20America%22&search-id=3e5c1665-9639-42c3-be18-b9b80ea29909&search-rank=9 June 26, 2012 D1 PBS Show to Highlight Edina Landmark in '10 Buildings That Changed America' Janet Moore Star Tribune Episode 2, 10 Homes That Changed America, was broadcast on April 4, 2016. The program presented ten American homes in chronological order that included Taos Pueblo (1400s), Monticello (1809), Lyndhurst (1842), The Tenement (mid-1800s), The Gamble House (1908), Langston Terrace Dwellings (1938), Fallingwater (1937), Eames House (1949), Marina City (1962) and Glidehouse (2004).https://www.newspapers.com/image/250728518/?match=5&terms=%22Homes%20That%20Changed%20America%22&search-id=77f85a38-b136-4c19-9c5b-ab6198374b75&search-rank=50 April 3, 2016 D3 Star Tribune Worth Watching Kim Palmer Episode 3, 10 Parks That Changed America, was broadcast on April 11, 2016. Ten parks were presented in chronological order of their founding. These were Squares of Savannah (1733), Fairmount Park (1812), Mount Auburn Cemetery (1831), Central Park, New York (1857), Chicago's Neighborhood Parks (1869), San Antonio River Walk (1929), Overton Park (1906), Freeway Park, Seattle Washington (1976), Gas Works Park, Seattle, Washington (1975) and The High Line, New York Сity, (2009).https://www.newspapers.com/image/1283434826/?match=2&terms=%22Parks%20That%20Changed%20America%22&search-id=ef75e0a9-0bc5-4cbe-8670-0d1f85458752&search-rank=96 April 11, 2016 D2 San Antonio Express-News River Walk One of Top 10 Parks in US Madalyn Mendoza Episode 4, 10 Towns That Changed America, was broadcast on April 18, 2016. The program presented ten towns in chronological order of their founding. These included St. Augustine, Florida (1565), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1682), Salt Lake City, Utah (1847), Riverside, Illinois (1868), Pullman, Illinois (1880), Greenbelt, Maryland (1935), Levittown, New York (1947), Southwest Washington, DC (1952), Seaside, Florida (1981) and the Pearl District, Portland, Oregon (1997). Season 2 Episode 1, 10 Streets That Changed America, was broadcast July 10, 2018. The chosen streets, in rough chronological order of establishment, were New York City's Broadway, the Boston Post Road linking Boston, MA to New York, NY, St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, LA, the National Road linking Cumberland, MD to Vandalia, IL, Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway in New York City, Woodward Avenue in Detroit, MI, the Lincoln Highway from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA, Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, OK, Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA, and the Kalamazoo Mall outdoor pedestrian shopping mall at Kalamazoo, MI.Crawley Melissa Stay Tuned: TV Review: '10 That Changed America' http://www.dispatch.com/entertainment/20180703/stay-tuned-tv-review-10-that-changed-america 25 July 2018 The Columbus Dispatch 3 July 2018 C3 Episode 2, 10 Monuments That Changed America, aired July 17, 2018. The chosen monuments were the Bunker Hill Monument at Boston, MA (1843), the Statue of Liberty (1886), Standing Soldiers monuments to Civil War dead (mass-produced after 1865), the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Regiment Memorial at Boston, MA (1897), the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, DC (1922), Mount Rushmore (1941), the Gateway Arch at St. Louis, MO (1965), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Washington, DC (1982), the AIDS Memorial Quilt (1987), and the Oklahoma City National Memorial at Oklahoma City, OK (2000).Waldek Stefanie 10 Monuments and Memorials That Changed America Forever https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/10-monuments-and-memorials-that-changed-america-forever 25 July 2018 Architectural Digest 4 July 2018 Episode 3, 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America, aired on July 24, 2018. The civil engineering feats were the Erie Canal (1825), the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge across the Ohio River at Cincinnati, OH (1866), the Transcontinental Railroad (1869), the Eads Bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO (1874), the Reversal of the Chicago River (1900), the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New York, NY to Jersey City, NJ (1927), the Hoover Dam (1936), the Colorado River Aqueduct (1935), the Interstate Highway System (1956), and New Orleans' Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (2005)https://www.newspapers.com/image/644542396/?match=2&terms=%22Marvels%20That%20Changed%20America%22&search-id=a7dc61aa-e0c8-4a2e-9ff1-c85bdfad5298&search-rank=155 Sacramento Bee George Dickie TV25 PBS Highlights the Roads, Bridges, Canals and Monuments That Changed the Country Reception The initial episode on 10 Buildings That Changed America received mixed reviews from architecture critics. It was recognised as achieving the goal to "explain complex battles over architectural ideas, in clear language, to a broad audience".Hawthorne, Christopher. "'10 Buildings That Changed America' is a rewarding tour", Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2013. Retrieved on 1 July 2018. However, it was also criticised as lacking substance and failing to address "the historical, social and economic impact of these 10 buildings".Kennicott, Philip. "Little of substance in PBS’s ‘10 Buildings That Changed America’", The Washington Post, Washington, 9 May 2013. Retrieved on 1 July 2018. The Minneapolis Star Tribune highlighted the series 1 episode covering 10 Homes That Changed America for informativeness on "influential homes that transformed residential living".Palmer, Kim. "Worth watching" https://web.archive.org/web/20160611020334/http://www.startribune.com/indoors-out-10-influential-homes-designer-boot-camp-gardening-hubs-and-more/374282011/ 2016-06-11, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, 2 April 2016. Retrieved on 2 July 2018. References External links Official PBS series page Official WTTW series page tt40604157 tt2938772 10 Buildings That Changed America tt5640028 10 Homes That Changed America tt5640034 10 Towns That Changed America tt5640030 10 Parks That Changed America Category:Television series by WTTW Category:2016 television specials Category:Television series about the history of the United States