Found Maxwell St. ca. 1971
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Footage of Chicago's Maxwell Street, circa 1971, shot by an unknown filmmaker. The film is part of Tom Palazzolo’s extensive collection documenting the storied market, which found its way into his 1984 film At Maxwell Street.; The footage shown here captures vendors making burgers and hot dogs, a massive flea market with people selling used goods, and musicians performing.
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1971
Cfa collection: Tom Palazzolo Collection
Subjects: Streets; Flea Markets; Chicago (Ill.)
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Near West Side
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/23621
Cfa collection: Tom Palazzolo Collection
Subjects: Streets; Flea Markets; Chicago (Ill.)
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Near West Side
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/23621
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:02