Special Events / Chinatown
Identifier
F.2005-08-0164
Date Of Production
circa 1984
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage shows a display board that advertises for a sculpture exhibition in Printers Square Park from September 1 - October 3, 1984; unspecified footage of Mayor Harold Washington present at a dinner event; a food, music, and dance event taking place along N. Milwaukee Avenue (likely the Bucktown Summer Fest). Succeeding footage of the Chinatown Summer Fair held on August 12, 1984 documents the event’s food, marching bands, dragon floats, fireworks, an appearance by Senator Charles Percy, various Wentworth Avenue storefronts including the Moon Palace Restaurant, Haylemon Restaurant, Three Happiness Cantonese Cuisine, and Won Kow, as well as the Sanitary Fish & Oyster Co. at 1127 W. Argyle Street.
Format
Super-8mm
Extent
300 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Percy, Charles H. (is participant)
Washington, Harold (is participant)
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