Chicago [videorecording] : 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.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the book City of the Century by Donald L. Miller. Previously released on the television program American Experience in 2003. Special features: Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods; Behind the scenes interviews with producers Austin Hoyt, Patricia Garcia Rios and historian Donald Miller; Trivia questions: Do you know Chicago? David Ogden Stiers, narrator.
Contents:
Disc 1. Mudhole to metropolis / edited by Bill Lattanzi -- Disc 2. The revolution has begun / edited by Bill Lattanzi, Jon Neuburger -- Disc 3. Battle for Chicago / edited by Jon Neuburger -- Disc 4. Chicago by 'L' : touring the neighborhoods, Behind-the-scenes interviews, Trivia questions.
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. "Chicago by 'L'" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.