Footage depicting the demolition of the beloved Normandy House Restaurant in 1959, which was located on Chicago’s near north side. The restaurant o...
Short film depicting construction sites in Chicago as captured from the 54th floor of the Three First National Plaza located at 70 West Madison Str...
Shot between 1960 and 1962, this footage captures early construction of Chicago's Marina City, a high rise mixed-use complex on the Near North Side...
Shot between 1960 and 1962, this footage captures early construction of Chicago's Marina City, a high rise mixed-use complex on the Near North Side...
Sponsored film about Chicago's water management system (one of "the seven wonders of modern American engineering") made by the Metropolitan Sanitar...
A City of Chicago sponsored film commissioned by Lewis W. Hill for the Department of Urban Renewal. The film attempts to defend the city's redevelo...
This episode of the Earthkeeping series details the ways in which modern city growth affects its residents. “City Life” takes us to the Pruitt-Igo...
This episode of the "Earthkeeping" series delves into behavioral concepts such as nature vs. nurture, and investigates the ways in which ...
Because of a rapidly increasing birth rate and land privatization in the United States, processes of urbanization are quickly taking over what were...
What is at stake as villages become cities and cities evolve into megalopolises? Interviews with Lewis Mumford, Harry Weese, Richard Saul Wurman, ...
In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
The dedication of Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
