Reel

Chicago, Ca. 1949

Chicago, Ca. 1949
Clip: 312667_1_1
Year Shot: 1949 (Estimated Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 6
Original Film: BHC 009-10
HD: N/A
Location: Chicago
Timecode: 06:56:09 - 06:56:51

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 .