Watch the Documentary 'Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City'

In May, the documentary film "Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City" was made available in full on YouTube.

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June 4, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


Downtown Cleveland

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Northern Light Productions and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy have released the entire film Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City on YouTube. Previously, only a trailer was available on YouTube, after the film made the rounds on local public television in 2009. The film is one of a three-part series, also including Portland: Quest for a Livable City and Phoenix: The Urban Desert. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy promises that eventually all three films will be available to stream in full. 

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