Superior Street "Blow Up" Rolls 6-7
Identifier
F.2019-05-0004
Date Of Production
December 12 1998
Abstract
16mm footage of the implosion of the Lakeview Properties public housing high rises, the crowd that gathered to watch, and the dusty aftermath.
Description
The footage was shot on the morning of Saturday, December 12, 1998, as the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) demolished a collection of four 16-storey public housing high rise buildings known as the Lakefront Properties. These buildings were located in the North Kenwood / Oakland neighborhood of Chicago, IL on about 39th Street and the shores of Lake Michigan. This was the first time the CHA had demolished buildings in this way.
This demolition was part of a larger project, by 2000 called The Plan For Transformation, whereby the CHA, under Mayor Richard M. Daley, demolished many of Chicago’s notorious high-rise housing projects, which were constructed under the administration of his father, Richard J. Daley.
Once the buildings imploded, an enormous dust cloud rolled east towards Lake Michigan, exactly where the crowd was gathered. Most people quickly dispersed, but a few remained.
This demolition was part of a larger project, by 2000 called The Plan For Transformation, whereby the CHA, under Mayor Richard M. Daley, demolished many of Chicago’s notorious high-rise housing projects, which were constructed under the administration of his father, Richard J. Daley.
Once the buildings imploded, an enormous dust cloud rolled east towards Lake Michigan, exactly where the crowd was gathered. Most people quickly dispersed, but a few remained.
Format
16mm
Extent
250 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Negatives
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Winston, Joe (is filmmaker)
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