Chicago, City of the century, a co-production of WGBH Boston and WTTW Chicago in association with the Chicago Historical Society for American Experience ; produced, written and directed by Austin Hoyt
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Chicago, City of the century, a co-production of WGBH Boston and WTTW Chicago in association with the Chicago Historical Society for American Experience ; produced, written and directed by Austin Hoyt
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Chicago
Responsibility statement
a co-production of WGBH Boston and WTTW Chicago in association with the Chicago Historical Society for American Experience ; produced, written and directed by Austin Hoyt
Runtime
345
Series statement
American experience
Sub title
City of the century
Summary
"City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world". -- Container. Chicago by 'L" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
City of the century
Contributor
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Miller, Donald L., 1944-
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Window to the World Communications, Inc
- Chicago Historical Society
- PBS Home Video
- Garcia Rios, Patricia
- Baer, Geoffrey
- Bacon, Michael
- Luchtman, Kelly
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Stiers, David Ogden
- Chin, Michael
- Hopkins, Terry
- Hoyt, Austin
Subject
- Documentary films
- Urban transportation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Tours
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Tours
- Railroads, Elevated -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor15
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Miller, Donald L., 1944-
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Window to the World Communications, Inc
- Chicago Historical Society
- PBS Home Video
- Garcia Rios, Patricia
- Baer, Geoffrey
- Bacon, Michael
- Luchtman, Kelly
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Stiers, David Ogden
- Chin, Michael
- Hopkins, Terry
- Hoyt, Austin
- Genre2
- Subject8
- Documentary films
- Urban transportation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Tours
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Tours
- Railroads, Elevated -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Content1
- Is Part Of1
- Related to1