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Return to the Windy City in the 1920s, 30s and 40s

Time travel to a Chicago where the Cubs were always winners, doors were left unlocked and the iceman delivered. Take the streetcar to Riverview Park, play a game of baseball in a vacant lot or head to the theater for the latest serial film. See vintage film of Paradise Theater, footage of Wrigley Field and images of the world s heavyweight boxing champion and hometown hero Joe Louis.

Remembering Chicago, previously enjoyed on public television, relives the moments of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Personal snapshots and historical footage provide fascinating insights into an era that is now just a memory. Experience the daily adventures of life in those times!

This video takes a nostalgic look at the Chicago of the '20s through the '40s. Alternately touching and amusing, this film is a peek at a vanished era, a time of innocence between the wars, punctuated by the Great Depression and the gangsters spawned by Prohibition. Youth culture of the day is recalled in some detail, especially the swing dancing at the Aragon Ballroom. ~ Rob Ferrier, Rovi