This beach town in florida was once known for its slow pace of life and as a hot spot for retired people. Looking at it today it is hard to believe that west palm beach had the highest crime rate for a city its size in the nation in the 1980s. Storyline america undercover goes to floridas palm beach county in order to investigate the growing crack cocaine epidemic in the united states. On a weekday afternoon in 1986 on m street, near west palms howard park. Then senator lawton chiles called it a war zone during a tour. County under siege 1989 directed by bill guttentag. Palm beach county, florida, once a sleepy resort community which has seen entire. The suburban imperatives of americas war on drugs oxford. Is my palm read 1933 the wacky wabbit 1942 simple simon 1935 scaredy cat 1989. It was broadcast on hbo as part of america undercover. Little did i know i would be dating one kid that was in it 4 years later. County under siege 1989 english cinema, trailer, video clips, crack usa.
Crammed with highrise condos and office towers, a hotel, performing arts mecca, convention center and retail complex, okeechobee boulevard is more than west palm beach s gleaming, gateway entrance. And a few years later was the girlfriend of the kid who watched a girl have a seizure from doing crack and instead of helping her. County under siege, and the citys reputation was suffering. County under siege 42min documentary, short america undercover goes to floridas palm beach county in order to investigate the growing crack cocaine epidemic in the united states. Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the hbo documentary series american undercover. County under siege is a contemporary suburban horror film, a documentary that takes us into the sidestreet drug world of palm beach county, fla. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. This 650hectare manmade lake is designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city and for recreation, water sports and water transport.
America undercover goes to floridas palm beach county in order to investigate the growing crack cocaine epidemic in the united states. Palm beach county continued to crack down on persontoperson contact wednesday, clarifying that commercial car washes are not essential businesses and must close. Lets face it, downtown wpb in the 90s was a scary place. This documentary is about the crack cocaine epidemic in palm beach county, florida. Of course, the effects observed in the urban western setting differ wildly from. It was filmed in west palm beach, florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an academy.
Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socioeconomic boundaries. Undercover documentary that was filmed in west palm beach florida and was first aired in 1989. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film. Ambrose video publishing looks at palm beach county, florida, and shows that what can happen in a quiet resort can and is happening across the country, an epidemic problem with crack cocaine. County under siege 1989 best documentaries palm beach county usa documentary the documentary documentaries u. Rosemary square formerly cityplace is an upscale lifestyle center in downtown west palm beach, florida, along south rosemary avenue. The program shows a cross section of abusers, primarily teenagers, who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive. Crack cocaine is become an epidemic in palm beach usa shocking documentary. County under siege, a 1989 documentary film about the crack epidemic, was filmed in west palm beach. It was filmed in west palm beach, florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature.
It was a place free of the crime of big cities until the arrival of crack. The palm beach post from west palm beach, florida on. Considered a new urbanist mixeduse development, rosemary square is architecturally composed of mediterranean and. Ambrose video publishing focuses on palm beach county, florida which has seen entire neighborhoods wiped out by crack. Crack cocaine is become an epidemic in palm beach usa. Documentarians had chosen west palm beach as the setting for a 1989 film about drug abuse called crack usa. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in america.
Hbo even filmed a documentary about it called crack usa. Wptv newschannel 5, local news coverage you can count on. County under siege is a 1989 american documentary film directed by vince dipersio and bill guttentag. It was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature. Ten people are in custody in connection with a string of shootings in west palm beach.
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