Chautauqua Institution, New York

"The most American thing in America." So said Theodore Roosevelt of Chautauqua, a gated community in southwestern New York State. Chautauqua is an indian name -- a last remnant of the native peoples who once lived their fragile lives here. The audiotrack from the YouTube selections: shagrugge, "Sprechen sie Sanibel" is intended as a subtext for the early and still unamed people who left burial mounds, for the Erie tribe which is vanished, and for the Seneca people whose title to seventeen thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven acres was removed by treaty with the U.S. in 1823. Still photographs of sites include The Atheneum (1881), the Miller Bell Tower, lake scenes, and environs.

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[rjb4454]

worst musical portrayal of chautauqua institution i have ever seen. the music made this beautiful area seem like a horror film

[1safta]

Chautauqua is an indian name -- a last remnant of the native peoples who once lived their fragile lives here. The music is intended as a subtext for the early and still unamed people who left burial mounds, for the Erie tribe which is vanished and for the Seneca peoples whose title to seventeen thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven acres was removed by treaty in 1823.

[timothyj1966]

what is with the MUSIC sounds freeeking spookie..beautiful place... but it sounds like its haunted... lovely homes there....

[BeastEd]

why does thunder bridge no longer allow bikes? thus, no thunder anymore?

[JalicexHart]

Oh yes, sorry. The two are very similar, why, I went on Peters Bridge less than a week ago.

Thank you for the correction.

[landbamirum]

actually 0:47 is Peters Bridge, behind the Amphitheater

[JalicexHart]

0:00-0:45 -Athenaum (sp?)

0:47-0:58 -Thunder Bridge

1:00-1:13- Bell Tower

1:14-1:26- Docks

1:28-1:40- Birdhouse

And the rest is like pictures of the lake.

I live there year round XD

[shaun20483]

Chautauqua was my first experience of the USA- what a stunning place. Pity that the background music does not suit the ambience. However, I'm going there again in 2010. Hope Peck Ave is still there. . .

[CelticFiddleFreak]

I work there in the summer and it is such a friendly cheerful place. This music does not match the Chautauqua vibe at all. And it doesn't even sound ancestral, it has this sorta "laser beams and aliens" feel to it. However, the movie itself is very nice.

[jonasboys12]

that place is definitely MY LIFE.

but the music? no...

[jonasboys12]

omg. i was thinking the SAME thing!

hahaha

[rjb4454]

and how would the average person be able to relate to your subtext? Without an intensive background in the history of chautauqua one would only portray this music as diabolical and sinister