Around Chicago

Amateur travelogue film filled with scenes from Chicago and the surrounding area. Includes aerial skyline & railway views of Chicago and footage of Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue, Water Tower, the Art Institute of Chicago, Maxwell Street Market, Field Museum, Baha'i Temple, Portage Park neighborhood, Boy Scouts, ice fishing, Garfield Park Conservatory, a Notre Dame football game, State Street, Lake Michigan, a Gordon Tech High School dedication, public swimming pool, a horse show & beauty competition as well as scenes shot in Crystal Lake (Illinois), Green Bay (Wisconsin) and Mackinaw Island (Michigan). Date estimate of film determined by date codes on film stock.

Credits

Marion Kudlick Sr. (filmmaker); Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976 (participant)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Marion Kudlick Collection
Subjects: City and town life; Cityscapes; Lake Michigan; Railroads; Parades and processions; Boy Scouts; Fishing; Football; Historic sites; Travel; Picnics; Swimming
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago; North America > United States > Wisconsin; North America > United States > Michigan
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 1,600 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/9524

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video