1929 (circa): Oak Park with Friends and Downtown Chicago (Beryl Simon Collection)

"1929 (circa): Oak Park with Friends and Downtown Chicago" (Beryl Simon Collection, 16mm, B&W, silent)
Ca. 1929-1930 home movie of Oak Park and Downtown Chicago, IL. The film features footage of Beryl Simon's friends in Oak Park during the winter, with shots of important Chicago landmarks in the downtown area including the El, Marshall Field Building, and the Chicago Theatre.
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Chicago Film Archives owns and manages the rights to this film.

[@lurlinebrown1947]

Wow 🤩 It is so awesome to be able to see my hometown back in the past before I was born. I was born in the year 1952, I still live here in Chicago. THANK YOU FOR SHARING 🥰

[@wfermier]

Thanks for posting this movie! As a former Oak Parker, I can recognize several of the building that were filmed.

[@DamageAddict]

Could you share which ones you recognize? Thanks!

[@wfermier]

@@DamageAddict At 0:26 you can see the old Nineteenth Century Women's Club. At 0:36 the camera operator is standing on the corner of Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue looking south towards the EL tracks. The operator is standing in front of the old Gilmores Department store. The camera pans to Walkers hardware store located across the street. All of the Oak Park building seen in this video are still standing. After that the scene moves to Chicago. At 3:00 you're back in Oak Park looking at Marshall Fields on the northeast corner of lake Street and Harlem Ave.

[@DamageAddict]

@@wfermier I recognized The Marshall Fields building but not much else! I cant believe thats Oak Park Ave! Very cool! Thanks so much!!

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

OK home movie footage of late 1920s Chicago. Some recognizable landmarks.

[@aytenturkmen6736]

👌👌👌🙏

[@pieguy7256]

Do you know the color of the streetlights in Oak Park at that time during night time? Were they an incandescent color or a mercury vapor blue?