Chicago, Ca. 1949
Chicago, Ca. 1949
B/W footage of Chicago, C. 1949. Shot looking North up Michigan Ave., Hilton & Towers in foreground, shot from a height, Art Institute, Grant Park visible; shot looking east down Chicago River, one drawbridge up, also from a height, with Hotel Intercontinental, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, Wacker Drive, Jeweler's Building, all visible. Then neon/marquees, angle shots: United Artists theatre, showing "Summer Holiday" (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven; the State/Lake theatre, showing something with Esther Williams and Peter Lawford; the Chicago Theatre. Nightclubs/Nightlife: Chez Paree; Blackhawk Restaurant; "Fritzel", "Henrici"; Ricketts . (The same footage is repeated immediately after.) City, Glitz. B/W footage of Chicago, C. 1949. Shot looking North up Michigan Ave., Hilton & Towers in foreground, shot from a height, Art Institute, Grant Park visible; shot looking east down Chicago River, one drawbridge up, also from a height, with Hotel Intercontinental, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, Wacker Drive, Jeweler's Building, all visible. Then neon/marquees, angle shots: United Artists theatre, showing "Summer Holiday" (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven; the State/Lake theatre, showing something with Esther Williams and Peter Lawford; the Chicago Theatre. Nightclubs/Nightlife: Chez Paree; Blackhawk Restaurant; "Fritzel", "Henrici"; Ricketts .