Another rainy day diversion - 1948 Chicago video

[kimsdad]

We need the rain, but I wish it only came at night! Oh well, the ground will be soft & moist for us later in the week.

Worth the price of admission for the opening footage of Tanner, one of the the MGM lions alone, here's a promotional video of Chicago from the 40's. A tiny bit of Jackson park is toward the end at 8:13.

 

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[DPBOB]

A walk down memory lane....
Jez your getting old Neil.....

 

[watercolor]

Geeze. . . brings back memories when I was a twinkle in my father's eye.

Those were the days. . .

 

[outlaw007]

wow those were the days when war nickels were everywhere!

 

[Lowbatts]

Yep, just got back from there myself. I was in the film at about 7:24, on the beach with the CZ but it's hard to make me out, I was trying to be discreet of course.

Got the mass teleportation unit connected to the temporal displacement unit finally, lemme know when you're ready for a good hunt!

P.S. Don't bring any flies!

 

[kimsdad]

wow those were the days when war nickels were everywhere!

Mike, you are killin' me!!!

 

[outlaw007]

sorry about that! comes up 12-15 on the etrac!

 

[Brett]

sorry about that! comes up 12-15 on the etrac!

Many times 12-13 to 12-15... dig'em all Neil!

Thanks for the video link! I watched this on my lunch break and it was a nice relaxing 10 minutes. Those were definitely the good 'ol days.

 

[Goose-0]

Ahhh, Chicago......I remember it well! I saw Patti Page at the Chicago Theatre in '53. I also was a Cub fan then, as I am now living in Minnesota. Two weeks ago I drove to Montana (1030 miles) to visit a son, then we drove 820 miles down to Denver to take in 3 of the 4 Cub/Rockies games. Yeah, the Cubs were true to form....winning just one of the 4 game series.

After being born, raised, and married in Chicago, we moved to a near suburb. After 10 yrs there, our family "escaped" Illinois and moved to Minnesota 36 yrs ago (our city just got their 3rd stop light ----Good Lord!!).