1978 (circa): Walls & Helen - Chicago's Maxwell Street Market
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A glimpse at Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market shot in the late 1970s.
Credits
Karl Berolzheimer (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Glick - Berolzheimer Collection
Notes: The footage opens to a 360 degree panning shot of the reknown Maxwell street market. A close up shot of the streets signs at the intersection of Maxwell and Morgan.The subsequent selection of shots portray the bustling outdoor trading hub. People are seen navigating the busy streets and browsing through the goods.The camera presents a variety of voyeuristic and posed portrait shots of the shoppers. An abrupt image of a Vienna hot dog sign appears on screen.; The footage swithces to a quick selection of shots featuring an assortment of mannequin heads at a shop as well as an active kitchen. The footage concludes with another portrayal of the bustling streets.
Subjects: City and town life; Flea Markets; Chicago (Ill.); Historic sites
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Near West Side
Language: English
Cfa elements: 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4714
Notes: The footage opens to a 360 degree panning shot of the reknown Maxwell street market. A close up shot of the streets signs at the intersection of Maxwell and Morgan.The subsequent selection of shots portray the bustling outdoor trading hub. People are seen navigating the busy streets and browsing through the goods.The camera presents a variety of voyeuristic and posed portrait shots of the shoppers. An abrupt image of a Vienna hot dog sign appears on screen.; The footage swithces to a quick selection of shots featuring an assortment of mannequin heads at a shop as well as an active kitchen. The footage concludes with another portrayal of the bustling streets.
Subjects: City and town life; Flea Markets; Chicago (Ill.); Historic sites
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Near West Side
Language: English
Cfa elements: 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4714
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08