Wohl Center

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Note: Image is very dark until approximately 1 minute and 19 seconds into the video.

Date: circa January 1972

Description: This film shows activity inside of Wohl Center, a recreational building on WashU's campus that was demolished in 2009. In the film, people are shown engaging in activities such as ping pong, arcade games, and playing the piano.

Duration: 3 minutes, 34 seconds

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Highlights

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Description of Shots

(00:00 - 01:19): Very dark scene. Some figures move across the scene.
(01:19 - 01:34): A person sits at a countertop in a dimly-lit kitchen. The camera pans from the person to the countertop, and then to the stove. Miscellaneous items cover the countertop.
(01:34 - 02:13): Two people play ping pong in a large indoor space during daytime. Large windows and a small overhead light illuminate the room.
(02:13 - 02:24): People play arcade games in a large indoor space.
(02:24 - 02:31): The scene returns to the two people playing ping pong.
(02:31 - 02:44): A person sits on a bench at a piano watching the ping pong game.
(02:44 - 03:00): A person plays the piano. Then the camera pans back to the ping pong game.
(03:00 - 03:16): The camera shows the ping pong game and then follows a person walking to the other side of the room where other people are playing arcade games. The camera then pans back to the ping pong game.
(03:16 - 03:34): No footage.