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I debated posting this out of respect for a football related forum, but I came across this while doing research on downtown Chicago for a football related project. I figured the film buffs and/or historians might appreciate it for what it is.

This rare color footage of 1940s Chicago was discovered at a yard sale by a professional film and video colorist who bought it for $40, not knowing what was on it.

This link shows a three minute clip, and several great photos.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-ago.html

The full 32 minute video - far better - can be found here.
https://vimeo.com/88065833

An alternate story and the 32 minute video can be found here.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2014031 ... s-era-city

I have not listened to the voice over (and probably won't), watching it in silence. I was entranced by it.

It is two years old, so beg your pardon if I'm late to the party.

I, for one, appreciate your posting this.

rhickok1109 wrote:I, for one, appreciate your posting this.

Seconded.

Outstanding post! Thank you.

There are certain cities that will always be "football related." Chicago is one of those cities.
A paternal ancestor was instrumental in the diverting of the Chicago River and - more directly football related -
was a major conductor with the Underground Railroad. While jailed for a violation of the Fugitve Slave Act, he was visited
by the Mayor and taken out to dinner. Later, he pleaded his own case before the Illinois Supreme Court.
It was men like him who paved the way for the acceptance of blacks in all aspects of the American way and that is certainly evident in the football world of today. His home is one of those historical landmarks.
One of his decendants is a noted photo-journalist covering a successful CFL franchise.
Another (this writer's Grandmother) taught English in the tent cities that were the homes of immigrants in the Windy City
during the Jurgis Rudkus days. Her homestead is another landmark but in the upper regions of Wisconsin.
A staunch abolitionist, she was also a Carry Nation gal and taught at the original Chicago Normal School.
Any city that supported two NFL teams will always be football related - and there were only two of those.

Thank you, I’m glad people enjoyed it.

When I saw this I thought of what William Burroughs said to a waiter in 1974 (or thereabouts) when asked what he wanted.

“A striped bass that was fished from Lake Huron in 1920.”

I know the decade and lake isn’t the same but the longing for a simpler time, when America was majestic and bright and full of future possibilities…

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