Traveltalks - 1948 Chicago the Beautiful
James A. Fitzpatrick’s
Traveltalks
1948
Chicago the Beautiful
Duration : 0:10:15
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September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
just went last week …
just went last week with my dad to see his city; amazing place
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
What great memories …
What great memories. It is so wonderful to see Chicago, my home town, they way I remember it as a 12 year old.
Many, many thanks.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Very interesting …
Very interesting and timely.
This is my hometown shown in the year I was born. Thanks for the memories and a look back at the way it was.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Wow, was the lake …
Wow, was the lake ever that color of blue??? It’s amazing that the city has gotten so much more beautiful since this film was made.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
WOW!!! I am a born …
WOW!!! I am a born and raised South Sider. The city is so different now but still as beautiful.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Why did so many …
Why did so many people rate this video so low? Haters I presume.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
I was 7 years old …
I was 7 years old when this video was made, living on Brompton Place half a block west of Lake Shore Drive between Addison and Belmont on the north side of Chicago. I left in 1976 for Colorado, then moved to Israel, then New Mexico, and now reside in western New York. What a nostalgic trip to visit those places where I grew up. Thank you.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
I’m Irish too,yet …
I’m Irish too,yet we had to move from the Marquette Park area for the same reasons.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Seeing as you’re …
Seeing as you’re laughing about it, I’m sure you know why - I’m Irish!
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Gee,I wonder why …
Gee,I wonder why you left Roseland????Tee hee hee.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Chicago is my …
Chicago is my hometown, and I’m proud to say that, even though I don’t live there now. I grew up in Roseland, on the South Side. Yeah, the city government (like a lot of Illinois) could stand to be cleaned up, but Chicago is one of the friendliest big cities you could ever visit. What a great video!
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
The great City of …
The great City of Chicago - I can hear Sinatra singing now!!!
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
It’s still there. …
It’s still there. The lagoon is on the south side which isn’t easily visible from the main roads. It dates to the Columbian Exposition.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Wow Marshall Fields …
Wow Marshall Fields, before Macy’s ruined it. No Sears Tower or Hancock Center. The Hollywood exit of Lake Shore looks so different. I love this video, awesome to see my city so long ago..
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
…..I’m completely …
…..I’m completely speechless. I can’t even recognize my own hometown. Gosh its SO different……
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
this was great. And …
this was great. And some things didn’t change that much today
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
True dat Schlesmail!
True dat Schlesmail!
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
This is a reply to …
This is a reply to dforceillinois’ comment of three weeks preceding mine.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
More specifically, …
More specifically, many of the buildings on Michigan Avenue downtown are still there. North of the river, in the Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue looks dramatically different from the way it looked in 1948. Most of the old buildings that gave the avenue its human scale are gone, replaced by high-rise office buildings & hotels.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
This is a GREAT …
This is a GREAT video!
Wonderful shots of Chicago you don’t see.
Randolph without the Prudential Tower.
Michigan Ave where the Allerton and Palmolive Bldgs. dominate.
MSI without the U-505 in back.
Potter Palmer’s Castle.
WOW!
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Oops, sorry, meant …
Oops, sorry, meant to say Jackson Park Lagoon.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
That’s the back of …
That’s the back of the museum. It’s Jefferson Park lagoon and has been there since the Columbian Exposition. The front of the museum was a parking lot and now it’s grass since they built underground parking.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
At marker 8:14 the …
At marker 8:14 the museum of Science and Industry is shown with a body of water in front of it. I don’t remember that while growing up in the 50’s. Can anyone comment on that? Thanks.
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
the mansion I …
the mansion I believe was vacant for over a decade, and was eventually demolished for development of apartment buildings. truly sad, but we’re still losing gems in this city every day. “the chicago way”…..
September 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Its a shame there …
Its a shame there are no more streetcars…