Traveltalks – 1948 Chicago the Beautiful

By Laura • August 2nd, 2009

James A. Fitzpatrick’s
Traveltalks
1948
Chicago the Beautiful

Duration : 0:10:15


[youtube ZaMGqzkNwLY]

Comments(10) Uncategorized

Comments

By hep2jive on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

kitcat1015-

no …
kitcat1015-

no some of these builds up and left once they got older. they went to miami like everyone else.

just kidding, yes they are there, but now next to 110 story buildings..

By onlysaneoneleft on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

All the buildings …
All the buildings built in the 1920s along Michigan Avenue and the river are still there: the Wrigley Building, the Tribune Tower, the Jewelers Building, Mather Tower…. The Board of Trade is still prominent, as is the Civic Opera Building and the Merchandise Mart. Everything’s just MUCH cleaner than it was in the video! You should visit!!

By dforceillinois on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Many of the …
Many of the buildings are still there, especially the ones on Michigan Avenue; you should go.

By kitcat1015 on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Are any of these …
Are any of these buildings still in Chicago?
I have NEVER been there.

By leylairoyale on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Love the old views …
Love the old views of the skyline, and the snippet of the Potter Palmer house at 7.30. I truly wish that was still around today.

By nv7590 on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Life seemed so …
Life seemed so simple back in 1948. How times have changed!

By HistoryOfWidescreen on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

I’d like to see the …
I’d like to see the Fitzpatrick Traveltalk series continued today with then and now comparisons of the various locations he visited..

By KMBCGeno on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Indeed! I do …
Indeed! I do remember when the Prudential Building was the tallest in the city. And over the years, I held three different jobs in the John Hancock Center. (A small ad agency on the 16th floor, a TV transmitter on the 98th, and a radio station on 13.)

By HistoryOfWidescreen on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

That’s wonderful. …
That’s wonderful. So nice to have a childhood document, no?

By KMBCGeno on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

As an old Chicago …
As an old Chicago boy, I love this! It was released nine years before I was.

 

Leave a Comment

« | Home | »

  • Calendar

    May 2012
    MTWTFSS
    « Aug  
     123456
    78910111213
    14151617181920
    21222324252627
    28293031 

  • It used to be said that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes. Add that picture your friend took of you last week and posted it on MySpace! It’ll be there forever. –Laura Betterly

  • There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary. Brendan Behan

  • Publicity is the life of this culture – in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive – and at the same time publicity is its dream. John Berger

  • Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. Lily Tomlin

  • Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay. Benjamin Disraeli

  • Of course I’m a publicity hound. Aren’t all crusaders? How can you accomplish anything unless people know what you are trying to do? Vivien Kellems

  • Recent Comments