Project 7 - Crest Hotel

Duration: 0:02:28

Year Published: 1960s

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Reflecting the economic and urban growth of Austin in the 1960s, this movie shows a developer discussing plans for a large hotel at the corner of Congress Avenue and 1st Street, on the banks of the river. He lists the projected capacities and services the hotel will offer and notes its proximity to the convention center. The film concludes with out takes from another interview, in which the interviewer seem to be having a tough time getting information from the interviewee.