Misleading Innocence (tracing what a bridge can do)

The controversial story of the urban planning and politics at work in the building of a series of overpasses that span the parkways of Long Island, New York, commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s. The story suggests the bridges were designed to prevent the passage of buses, thereby allowing only people who could afford a car to access Long Island’s recreational areas. The film explores the interpretations of the design by four scholars who debated the matter in the 1980s and 1990s.