@saschneider. Thank you very much for sharing your family treasures with the You Tube community. It's like going back in time. Though this from way before I was born I can appreciate how your great grands were enjoying their day. I makes you think, how many thousands of people stood at Buckingham Fountain and had their pictures taken since this fim was made? Some things are universal. No matter what race, color ore creed you are, you always enjoy Buckingham Fountain. Thanks for sharing!
The movie and nightclub marquees date this (at least the night scenes) to late October 1943. The Eitel's building is still there (minus the neon signage)-just east of the Oriental, the facade was restored a few years ago.
@MrMabloz In my opinion, life hasn't changed much. You people will never know how life was back then by watching video's. Some of the most vicious crimes occurred back then. Black Dahlia for example, so stop judging how life was back then, by watching videos.
I lived there 30 years later. Same look and feel, different cars, some modern skyscrapers. But large rundown neigbourhoods looked worse than shown here.
Basically you don't know anything about the 1940's to begin with so it comes as no shock that you wouldn't expect most of anything modern, Including color film I bet too. Teleprompters have been around a long while. If you've ever seen 1936 In Manhattan, the Neon is impeccable, creates designs that easily look better than a screen of today. And no those automobiles aren't just really fuzzy, some of them are actually metallic in paint job...a product of the 1930's was iridescent paint jobs from shimmer gold to elclite dark emerald green.
Color film existed; recall that Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz were shot in color in 1939. Did not know that color 8mm was an option in the 1940s. I bet it was expensive.
Pretty much like it is today, except the trolleys. People think that just because we live in present that it must be much different and better than the past. If they had same cameras we have today and filmed the 1940s, I'm pretty sure it would look almost the same. Some old videos look much different because of the cameras. That's the only reason
@alysiamonet thats sad! becoz i see them 2 beautiful little girls plying.. n will very soon realise .. wat hate is, if nt already seen it n heard it 2wards ther mother or father
No dead bodies on the streets, no hypodermic needles on the sidewalks, no junkies lying on the park, no bullet ridden walls and windows, no graffiti anywhere, no homeless people wandering around asking for money. Is this Chicago without Mayor Lori Lightfoot?
MY WHOLE FAMILY IS FROM CHICAGO...... SOUTHSIDE ROSELAND.... MOM WENT TO FENGER HIGHSCHOOL CLASS OF 41... ITS SO COOL TO KNOW SHE WAS OUT THERE WITH MY DAD SOMEWHERE..... BROTHER WAS BORN IN 43.. SISTER 45. ME IN 66......✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🙏🙏😷
My family too my mom went to clissold my great grandfather a broker for the stockyards Gillette Sinclair company my other great grandfather barrett Christie company 1917😊good people wonderful sense of humor we are Scottish ancestry
After 10 years, youtube algorithm decided to allow me to watch this on my watch list. Too bad, all those neon signs are gone, a bit hard to maintain after the weather beat on them. Chicago discouraged neon signs, allowing a few that has grandfather in. I recalled seeing neon signs on almost every block. Now, they limited to either old building in Chicago downtown that still have them to NYC, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and many areas in China.
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My grandfather was a doorman at the State-Lake Theater in the 1920's and 30's.
Yes, the man and woman who appear consistently are my great-grandparents. Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow how cool! Are they from Chicago?
@saschneider. Thank you very much for sharing your family treasures with the You Tube community. It's like going back in time. Though this from way before I was born I can appreciate how your great grands were enjoying their day. I makes you think, how many thousands of people stood at Buckingham Fountain and had their pictures taken since this fim was made? Some things are universal. No matter what race, color ore creed you are, you always enjoy Buckingham Fountain. Thanks for sharing!
The movie and nightclub marquees date this (at least the night scenes) to late October 1943. The Eitel's building is still there (minus the neon signage)-just east of the Oriental, the facade was restored a few years ago.
Incredible piece of history! Thank you for sharing it!
wow...this is amazing to watch...love Chicago and all it`s history. thank you for sharing this great footage!
@MrMabloz In my opinion, life hasn't changed much. You people will never know how life was back then by watching video's. Some of the most vicious crimes occurred back then. Black Dahlia for example, so stop judging how life was back then, by watching videos.
I lived there 30 years later. Same look and feel, different cars, some modern skyscrapers. But large rundown neigbourhoods looked worse than shown here.
Nice stuff. Thanks for posting.
I grew up there in 70s. Of course, some of my favorite places didn't change, like Buckingham Fountain and the Planetarium. Very nice piece : )
Chicago great, I love you! I lived for four years in a Chinese man in Chicago.
Love these memories! thank you for sharing this treasure.
VERY VERY COOL! Thank you for sharing.
my city :)
Loved watching this historic footage.
Are these all from 1943?
SWEET!
3:40 I did not know that technology was even available in the early 1940s. Basically 1940s local forecast nearly 40 years before the Weather Channel.
Basically you don't know anything about the 1940's to begin with so it comes as no shock that you wouldn't expect most of anything modern, Including color film I bet too. Teleprompters have been around a long while. If you've ever seen 1936 In Manhattan, the Neon is impeccable, creates designs that easily look better than a screen of today. And no those automobiles aren't just really fuzzy, some of them are actually metallic in paint job...a product of the 1930's was iridescent paint jobs from shimmer gold to elclite dark emerald green.
Color film existed; recall that Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz were shot in color in 1939. Did not know that color 8mm was an option in the 1940s. I bet it was expensive.
This is so fantastic. Thank you for sharing!
@MrMabloz not unless your black...or jewish.
1943
Even so many years later, Chicago is still recognizable as Chicago.
How do you catch the fly ?? pause at 7:10
Is this what America used to look like?
A lot more genuine than today.
i am watching this and thinking life was better then !
cool video.
Nothing beats the days of Chris Crafts all over the lake.
never thought I would see the Pabst sign lit up let alone in action.
Pretty much like it is today, except the trolleys. People think that just because we live in present that it must be much different and better than the past. If they had same cameras we have today and filmed the 1940s, I'm pretty sure it would look almost the same. Some old videos look much different because of the cameras. That's the only reason
I agree!
@alysiamonet thats sad! becoz i see them 2 beautiful little girls plying.. n will very soon realise .. wat hate is, if nt already seen it n heard it 2wards ther mother or father
that was a time when kids or teens can sleep overnight at a park with no worries.
Kids and teens nowadays are in danger for their lives thanks to Liberalism.
No dead bodies on the streets, no hypodermic needles on the sidewalks, no junkies lying on the park, no bullet ridden walls and windows, no graffiti anywhere, no homeless people wandering around asking for money. Is this Chicago without Mayor Lori Lightfoot?
"so proudly we hail" love that movie!
Veronica Lake is one of my alltime favorite actresses!
@0:54 looks like the teacher in Christmas story 😂
MY WHOLE FAMILY IS FROM CHICAGO...... SOUTHSIDE ROSELAND.... MOM WENT TO FENGER HIGHSCHOOL CLASS OF 41... ITS SO COOL TO KNOW SHE WAS OUT THERE WITH MY DAD SOMEWHERE..... BROTHER WAS BORN IN 43.. SISTER 45. ME IN 66......✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🙏🙏😷
My family too my mom went to clissold my great grandfather a broker for the stockyards Gillette Sinclair company my other great grandfather barrett Christie company 1917😊good people wonderful sense of humor we are Scottish ancestry
Thanks for upload! How did you get these?
@defrancotv Me too!
...that's what ya get in the box of chocolates if ya choose "free" rather than "fair" trade......
After 10 years, youtube algorithm decided to allow me to watch this on my watch list. Too bad, all those neon signs are gone, a bit hard to maintain after the weather beat on them. Chicago discouraged neon signs, allowing a few that has grandfather in. I recalled seeing neon signs on almost every block. Now, they limited to either old building in Chicago downtown that still have them to NYC, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and many areas in China.