Went to high school in the Lilly white northern suburbs (Deerfield), graduated in '69. We spent every afternoon we could at Wrigley - grab the Swift to the Howard Street Ell. My girlfriend and I went to the city at least once a weekend for several years. It was a great time; concerts, movies, The Earl of Old Town, The Pickle Barrel. Damn, food, entertainment and people watching - what a life! Lost the girl through my own stupidity but the city still haunts me. After college I worked in the city in the late 70's before leaving for Alaska. Only thing that could make this better would have been a couple of riffs from Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, "Just slippin' on by on L.S.D. / Friday night, trouble bound". Yes, that was '72 but it sums up Chicago.
The building on Michigan Avenue that housed the Coke sign was reminiscent of a building on 47th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan on the north end of Times Square, that was home to many billboards over the decades. In this period, the front billboard on the 47th facade housed Admiral Television Appliances and Castro Convertibles (the latter positioned exactly what, on Michigan Avenue, showed the Pall Mall billboard). None of the Coke signs on Times Square resembled what was on Michigan Avenue. As for the Wrigley Building, someone noted it resembled the Municipal Building on Centre Street in lower Manhattan, a few blocks from City Hall.
THIS IS THE BEST FOOTAGE OF OLD CHICAGO I HAVE SEEN YET!! THANK YOU!! (and yes i typed that in all caps on purpose, this is stupendously wonderful!! Thank You For Sharing!! I will share this link!! Again thank you so much!! Warmed my heart to see a video of when America was still great!
Yep, I was living in Chicago until 1970, when I moved to Idaho. Chicago was safe then -- now, it's so frightening -- don't go out after dark and never sleep by a window. Sorry....
I grew up chicago at 51st and Ashland, went to St.John of God church, then in 1964 we moved to hurley Grammer school and live at 70th Pulaski, then went to Hubbard high school in Chicago, my dad worked in the water distribution center for the city of chicago under Michael J. Madigan. I graduated in 1969, my dad and mom moved to Tucson az in 1974 ,me and my wife Jan, left in 1976 to tucson, chicago at that time was a city to do alot, today the gangs and crime is outrageous, it's sad how it turned out. But I have great memories of it.
Chicago had the only PCC type L and subway trains that had blinker doors and standee windows over the passenger windows on its trains unlike Boston that had outside hung sliding doors and picture windows without the standee windows.
You might want to test drive a new Camaro SS, Mustang GT or Dodge Challenger Hellcat ( you could not buy a car in the 60's that came stock with 700 HP.
Yes. I find it amusing to watch some car commercial showing their car swooshing over hill and dale or through the city streets at night. And it is indistinguishable from almost every other brand.
@@ioodyssey3740 this video showed 4 movie theatres near state and Randolph the Woods, United Artists, Cinarama and the Chicago theatre now there's only one
Went to high school in the Lilly white northern suburbs (Deerfield), graduated in '69. We spent every afternoon we could at Wrigley - grab the Swift to the Howard Street Ell. My girlfriend and I went to the city at least once a weekend for several years. It was a great time; concerts, movies, The Earl of Old Town, The Pickle Barrel. Damn, food, entertainment and people watching - what a life! Lost the girl through my own stupidity but the city still haunts me. After college I worked in the city in the late 70's before leaving for Alaska. Only thing that could make this better would have been a couple of riffs from Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, "Just slippin' on by on L.S.D. / Friday night, trouble bound". Yes, that was '72 but it sums up Chicago.
Frank and Deano! Look at all those wonderful cars!! Lots of cityscape. Pretty cool.
Marquee "By Love Possessed" marks that this was taken in 1961
I can still smell the Stockyards. I'm happy about that.
The building on Michigan Avenue that housed the Coke sign was reminiscent of a building on 47th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan on the north end of Times Square, that was home to many billboards over the decades. In this period, the front billboard on the 47th facade housed Admiral Television Appliances and Castro Convertibles (the latter positioned exactly what, on Michigan Avenue, showed the Pall Mall billboard). None of the Coke signs on Times Square resembled what was on Michigan Avenue.
As for the Wrigley Building, someone noted it resembled the Municipal Building on Centre Street in lower Manhattan, a few blocks from City Hall.
there's no video of the Winston smoking billboard on youtube
it's one of the things that people remember the most
As a New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era you are absolutely right!
Great footage of a time long gone. I wish I could go back just for a day and see family who are now gone. But alas … we don’t have time travel.
THIS IS THE BEST FOOTAGE OF OLD CHICAGO I HAVE SEEN YET!! THANK YOU!! (and yes i typed that in all caps on purpose, this is stupendously wonderful!! Thank You For Sharing!! I will share this link!!
Again thank you so much!! Warmed my heart to see a video of when America was still great!
Thanks.... A comment like yours made it all worth while... And yes I totally agree.... it was a great time in america...
VETTE811 Yes it was.................
The sixties were the coolest decade ever,whether it was Chicago,New York or LA.
YES IT WAS.... Thank you!!!!
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@@davidblack7396 Cincinnati? Are you kidding? C'MON MAN! .....From a New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era!
Yep, I was living in Chicago until 1970, when I moved to Idaho. Chicago was safe then -- now, it's so frightening -- don't go out after dark and never sleep by a window. Sorry....
Thats the truth it's been ruined
Animals & Corruption
Is it weird that I grew up in the 2000s-2010s and I admire older times like the 60s more than my own generation?
No, not strange at all. There were a lot of great things happening in the 60s. Every decade is interesting in its own way though.
I was born in the 70s and am glad but always wished I was born much sooner
Yea I feel you. Like I wonder what it was like growing up in the 30s or 40s before all the expressways.
You're an "old soul"....there's nothing wrong with that.
of course. things pretty much suck now. we're in an age of total bs at the moment. those with eyes can see that.
Filmed in 1961
I grew up chicago at 51st and Ashland, went to St.John of God church, then in 1964 we moved to hurley Grammer school and live at 70th Pulaski, then went to Hubbard high school in Chicago, my dad worked in the water distribution center for the city of chicago under Michael J. Madigan. I graduated in 1969, my dad and mom moved to Tucson az in 1974 ,me and my wife Jan, left in 1976 to tucson, chicago at that time was a city to do alot, today the gangs and crime is outrageous, it's sad how it turned out. But I have great memories of it.
well done
So sad for all the neon signs that have been taken down....
Greatest city then and now!
The voice the chairman of the board old blue eyes 👀
Chicago had the only PCC type L and subway trains that had blinker doors and standee windows over the passenger windows on its trains unlike Boston that had outside hung sliding doors and picture windows without the standee windows.
00:21 song should have been "my kind of town, franklin park is..."
im not a big fan of chicago, mabe its because i live here.
Back then cars had a personality, soul, and muscle, now it's just a bunch of wussy little electric/hybrids that all look the same to me. 😔
You might want to test drive a new Camaro SS, Mustang GT or Dodge Challenger Hellcat ( you could not buy a car in the 60's that came stock with 700 HP.
Wussy. That would describe solar and wind energy in some corners . . .
Yes. I find it amusing to watch some car commercial showing their car swooshing over hill and dale or through the city streets at night. And it is indistinguishable from almost every other brand.
What lay beyond the bespeckled screen? ....A world gone forever. Synthetic memories by mind made flesh.
For the most part you did not need to carry a gun, in most neighborhoods. NOW, it's "Mean Streets."
BORN ON THE SOUTH SIDE 1966 SEPT 23......ROSELAND COMMUNITY....CHICAGO ALWAYS MY HEART....STOP THE VILOENCE
What you want starts with electing different leaders. Chicago needs leaders, not "leaders".
Grew up on the streets of Chicago 70’s-80’s. My home town. Sad its commie controlled. Hopefully that changes.
Too bad you have no control of your stupidity.....
@@daviddoyle543 stop projecting your issues.
@@ioodyssey3740 this video showed 4 movie theatres near state and Randolph
the Woods, United Artists, Cinarama and the Chicago theatre
now there's only one
@@ioodyssey3740 there's no video of the Winston smoking billboard on youtube
it's one of the things that people remember the most
How can we get permission to use Chicago clips in our documentary about the great Chicago DJ Dick Biondi? Can someone help?