Reel

Columbus Tornado Damage

Columbus Tornado Damage
Clip: 318945_1_1
Year Shot: 1973 (Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: Color
Tape Master: 1978
Original Film: WPA 525
HD: N/A
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Timecode: 01:14:24 - 01:14:55

Various shots of a midwestern town devastated by a tornado. Segment begins with the local drive-in movie theater. View of the movie screen, all that remains is the frame and four white panels. View of the drive-in sign, some of the letters are missing. The feature once had "Living Dead" in the title. View of a lone station wagon abandoned in the theater lot. It is still parked next to the speaker stand. The back windows of the car are shattered. Debris is scattered on the ground. View of unidentified debris. General view of a residential neighborhood struck by the twister. Residents are seen milling about, looking at damage. CU of woman rummaging through kitchen cabinets. The cabinets remain, but the kitchen does not. The walls have been ripped right off. Panning shot of fallen trees and destroyed homes. View of utility worker high on poles trying to repair service.