Greater Detroit, SuperCity U.S.A. (1983)

2015.009.027
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U-Matic tape containing a promotional video about Greater Detroit produced by the Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, released following the region's hosting of Super Bowl XVI. Using a montage of shots coupled with a voice-over, the video highlights the features of the area, such as the Detroit River, industry, sports (including the footage of the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Lions, and the Detroit Pistons, as well as footage from Super Bowl XVI, hydroplane racing, and the Detroit Grand Prix), and the Ambassador Bridge. It also discusses the food and entertainment available in the city, such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ethnic festivals, and the jazz festival. Some places featured are the Pontiac Silverdome, the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook, Belle Isle, the Detroit Zoo, Bob-lo Island, and the International Freedom Festival. Greektown, Lakeside Mall, and Franklin Cider Mill are briefly featured, as well as many other local attractions. Other notable inclusions are Renny the Amazing Renaissance Robot, Alexander Zonjic, a Detroit Citizen's Railway trolley. The video ends with a song about Greater Detroit: SuperCity USA. Much of the footage is carried over from the previous Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau production "Where Else But Detroit" (2015.007.055).
The video is on a Sony 15 U-Matic tape with a SuperCity USA label with "Greater Detroit: SuperCityUSA 2/83 12:06 Copy 9" typed on it. The tape is housed within a black plastic U-Matic case with a SuperCity USA sticker and typewritten label on its cover. An "A/V Loan Request" form is included in the case.