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Rhodes Patterson Collection
Old Normandy House: The Last Days & Nights
Footage depicting the demolition of the beloved Normandy House Restaurant in 1959, which was located on Chicago’s near north side. The restaurant o...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Kali Nihta, Socrates
"Kali Nihta, Socrates" ("Goodnight, Socrates") is a story-documentary film about the destruction of a small Greek community in Chicago to make way ...
Jack Behrend Collection
Coldspring Project, The
“The human side of town planning, as exemplified in Baltimore, Maryland. The Coldspring Project concerned a proposed housing development for lower ...
Chuck Olin Collection
Commonwealth Edison "The Hidden Resource: A Report on Recycling"
A sponsored film produced for Commonwealth Edison on the importance of recycling in Chicago. Includes footage of trash men picking up garbage aroun...
Rhodes Patterson Collection
Chicago Architecture from 54th Floor
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...
Rhodes Patterson Collection
Marina City Construction 1960-'62
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...
Rhodes Patterson Collection
Marina City Construction 1960-'62
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...
Rhodes Patterson Collection
Seventh Wonder, The
Sponsored film about Chicago's water management system (one of "the seven wonders of modern American engineering") made by the Metropolitan Sanitar...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Place to Live, A
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...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “City Life”
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...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “Help Yourself”
This episode of the "Earthkeeping" series delves into behavioral concepts such as nature vs. nurture, and investigates the ways in which ...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “Little Big Land”
Because of a rapidly increasing birth rate and land privatization in the United States, processes of urbanization are quickly taking over what were...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “Megapolis”
What is at stake as villages become cities and cities evolve into megalopolises? Interviews with Lewis Mumford, Harry Weese, Richard Saul Wurman, ...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “Sodbusters”
In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
DeWitt Beall Collection
Earthkeeping “Sodbusters”
In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
Frank Koza Collection
Daley Recreational Plaza Dedication 8-14-79 Park District Randolph - L. S. D.
The dedication of Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
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