Boomsville

An amusing diagnosis of big-city growing pains, Boomsville is an ironic view of town planning, or rather, the lack of it, and what has happened to our cities as a result. Done in cartoon animation, the film traces the growth of the typical city, from a tiny settlement in the vast North American wilderness to the car-clogged metropolis that so many cities are today. Film without words.
Directed by Yvon Mallette - 1968 | 10 min
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[@leoppardo_]

The best short-history animation I've ever seen

[@davidshadow12]

Man the times that changed over the years were amazing 🤩

[@AudioPervert1]

wooohooo white colonization, seemingly endless boom, and all the stinking villes that followed. However Game Over. Overshoot (Boom) always leads to Collapse (Bust) And dear old Canucky had a great run for 150 years, now finished and back to killing the remaining natives or completely displacing them.

[@Silverhands]

Amazing how the East Coast off Canada couldn’t keep the rail lines. Think how much better Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would be with quality rail running through it.

[@danpotter2612]

I remember watching this in 4th or 5th grade. I always thought it was called "Boomtown" though. The guy at 1:37 mark got a laugh from the class.

[@CardboardBots]

This is great

[@pyaanonymous8992]

amazing

[@dustyoldhat]

My favorite part was how there was no slavery and the railroads built themselves, no forced Chinese labor necessary.

[@toyotaprius79]

The native americans just whitewashed from the story with one bottle of drink.

[@MrJag1]

3:58 ACME easter egg

[@LifeLikeSage]

Humanity The Unstoppable Plague, Episode 1, Season 1.

[@mrtitanium427]

trios rivers eh?

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

Reminder: the French were the first to give booze to the native Americans. Blame Cadillac.

[@EBDavis111]

And this is the true story of how America was born and how we bravely defeated the Indians and the Blue Meanies.

[@JF15h]

This was awesome!