Harry Mantel’s Vignettes: Marina City Waitress
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This film captures a bustling lunch scene at the former Marina City restaurant in downtown Chicago. The image follows the action of one of the waitresses at the restaurant and is set to an upbeat tune.
Credits
Harry Mantel (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1970
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage portrays a quick shot of an air traffic control tower. The scene changes to portray the iconic Marina City building in downtown Chicago,The camera switches focus to capture the Marina City Restaurant outlooking the Chicago lake front. This shot fades to expose an image of a woman smoking a cigarette. The footage quickly shift scenes to reveal a sunny shot of the glistening Chicago river. Inside the restaurant, the woman presented before can be seen serving and conversing with guests.
Subjects: Food; City and town life
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 115 feet; Distribution Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16635; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16650
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage portrays a quick shot of an air traffic control tower. The scene changes to portray the iconic Marina City building in downtown Chicago,The camera switches focus to capture the Marina City Restaurant outlooking the Chicago lake front. This shot fades to expose an image of a woman smoking a cigarette. The footage quickly shift scenes to reveal a sunny shot of the glistening Chicago river. Inside the restaurant, the woman presented before can be seen serving and conversing with guests.
Subjects: Food; City and town life
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 115 feet; Distribution Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16635; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16650
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09