Chicago Is!
Chicago Is!
Film showing off the city of Chicago. Many great scenics. 1970s (after the Sears Tower was built).
Chicago Is!
Aerial shot cars on Lake Shore Drive, sunny summer day, pan to Chicago skyline. Aerial of John Hancock Building. Split screen effect, various images of the city. Aerial looking down on buildings along Chicago River. Aerial from over Lake Michigan at sunset, looking toward buildings in silhouette. Various sailboats on beautiful Lake Michigan. Architecture, buildings, including low angle of Marina Towers. Tilt up old Water Tower building. Traveling shots of city streets (Magnificent Mile?), including Marshall Fields. Traveling shot of people on lakefront (shot from LSD).
Chicago Is!
Establishing shot and interiors, Field Museum (?); dinosaur skeleton. Lion statue outside Art Institute of Chicago; visitors look at paintings inside art gallery. Exterior, Adler Planetarium. Diver inside tank presumably at the Shedd Aquarium. Various other museum exhibits from Chicago.
Chicago Is!
Nice exterior of the Baha i Temple (Bahai Temple) in Wilmette, Illinois. Various shots of the famed Picasso statue in Chicago. Cute shot - little girl feeds pigeons. Business people outdoors at lunch time enjoy outdoor concert and chow down on food. Young woman (street vendor) serves popcorn from outdoor machine. Downtown, white pedestrians cross streets. Split screen effect showing scenes of materialism, consumerism, shopping.
Chicago Is!
Night, neon signs of Chinatown in Chicago. Various shots of fairly upper-class Caucasian people eating meals in nice restaurants. A night on the town: musicians play in nightclub (no audio); belly dancer does her thing; shots of people disco dancing on lighted floor (classic 1970s images, nice source of 1970s fashion too); couple flirting over drinks, probably on a date; stills of conductor and musicians, probably the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; exterior night, Drury Lane theater sign.
Chicago Is!
Exterior day, statue of Abraham Lincoln in a park in Chicago. Exterior, national headquarters of the Elks organization (classical architecture). Passengers board bus, get off bus. Montage of Chicagoans (or maybe tourists) participating in summertime sports and leisure activities: golf, tennis, fishing. Various views of the city from waterways (perhaps an architecture tour); includes the lovely Wrigley Building, Marina Towers, el train (L train, elevated train), Lake Point Tower, old Navy Pier (?).
Chicago Is!
(DO NOT USE) Split screen effect showing variety of Chicago activities, including Ronald McDonald in a parade.
Chicago Is!
Split screen effect of Chicago activities, continued. People eat picnic meals outdoors, sitting on blankets, more than likely at Ravinia music festival in Highland Park. Looks like a chilly day (sweaters, jackets), but that s Chicago weather for you; night, musicians and audience at covered pavilion at Ravinia. Buckingham Fountain lit up at night. Neon at night, signs for restaurants, adult entertainment, Wendy's, etc. Various shots of the city at night (buildings with windows lit, Wrigley Building lit up, Magnificent Mile with holiday lights in trees, probably around Christmas). Daytime, people play on the beach in swimsuits; lots of women in bikinis are featured. Sexy or sexist, voyeuristic. Visitors and animals at Lincoln Park Zoo. Young couple (maybe even teenagers) relax in a romantic moment in the park. American flags flutter in downtown Chicago (several shots). Exterior McCormick Place convention center. Interior shots of what looks like a posh hotel (?).
Chicago Is!
(DO NOT USE) Interior, Wrigley Field on game day, packed stadium. Split screen effect showing montage of Chicago sports teams.
Chicago Is!
Planes, trains and automobiles in Chicago: Train comes toward camera, Sears Tower in distance; United Airlines plane taxis on runway; 1970s cars drive, light traffic, on highway or expressway. Aerial Lake Shore Drive, day, pan to Chicago skyline.
Chicago Is!
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