Chicago Blizzard 2011 - Lake Shore Drive

The aftermath of the Chicago Blizzard of 2011, seen as I walk from Oak Street north to Addison along Lake Shore Drive

[@itsmommy100]

I remember all of this so well. The inside of the bus was fascinating!

[@adape0884frank]

Just by looking at the video you have I feel like coming to visit in December this year.

[@Vistamister]

Even in the calamity of it all, Chicago and the lake front look beautiful.

[@FelixStanek]

Perfectly captures the apocalyptic atmosphere! Cool! The sunset, the public announcement sound, empty streets, abandoned bus & cars! Book of Eli, winter edition.

[@McDaidUSA]

Great documentary, well done, looks like an all day project, very educational.

[@hmoorencs15]

Thanks for filming this

[@Xone7]

Good work. Great video!

[@crispy66]

Great video. It really captivated the enormity of this storm. I live in the west burbs, and it is bad but not like that.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Greetings from Montreal, Canada....heard u all got some snow...lol..we got a lot last night also..though not as much as u all... great video..!! my best to you..

[@mrpresten]

Great video man!

[@daveswagon]

@sky6533 True, but every car out there had their wipers up. Local media is reporting that it was a sign that they had been searched by emergency workers.

[@veronicatoussaint]

HOLY COW ! MY POST

[@daveswagon]

@skeemo13 Glad to hear all three of your streets up there got cleared so quickly

[@sciffycirco]

500 views before I saw it. I got stuck at the Meijer's in Rolling Meadows, IL, about 8pm, along with a dozen other people. Bus had been running 45 minutes late, and the other seemed to be running not at all. Somebody later pulled off the road, and an ambulance was called to deal with hypothermia, I assume. Power went off after midnight, generators hadn't gone back on in an hour, they covered the open coolers with plastic tarps. Wednesday morning, danged near every place was closed.

[@charleskesner1302]

WOW!

[@arsenicqueen69]

@skeemo13- This wasn't even just Chicago ,it went all the way through the Chicagoland area. People in my neighborhood couldn't even get out of driveways until they plowed our streets, which they didn't do until the next day at around 12 p.m. They made a perfectly rational decision to allow people to get home quickly, and they did the best they could. Don't talk about podunk Michigan.

[@marynichols438]

I got cold watching this video. The air even seems frigid.

[@BloodStainedTear]

no they were using flatbeds because they can take two at a time one on the flatbed and one on the lift

[@g1stealth]

anyone seen the TV show "Life after people"? this looks like a scene from that

[@hebneh]

First question: Where did all the occupants of the vehicles go? How did they get out? Second question: I notice many of the abandoned cars had their windshield wipers pulled outwards. Was this a sign that emergency workers had checked to see if anyone was still inside?

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

Rescue crews were getting people out. Putting the wipers up is for multiple reasons. To find the car, in the snow, prevent from the wiper from freezing to the windshield and cracking. It was extremely deep and quick. I wasn't able to leave the house for about a week.

[@jimburnsjr.]

there is a software program you can get, called de-shaker.... it stabilizes the video... was used on some of the japan tsunami video... .every youtuber should know about it, or similar,... would make your product far better.... thanks for posting

[@ANBU671]

you should've seen the people here in washington in december. damn people freaked out over 2in of snow lmao

[@sweetkellymay]

Tow Truck companies, dream come true...

[@daveswagon]

@richardchristel Can't answer that since filming cops is a felony in Illinois =(

[@Crazy_Dashcam_Videos]

@daveswagon That's not true.

[@daveswagon]

@daredevil1 Google "Eavesdropping Laws Mean That Turning On an Audio Recorder Could Send You to Prison" and read the NYT article that comes up

[@phillipgrey]

The police are just oppressive. Onlookers have a right to see and I don't get all of the fuss. This wouldn't be a problem in Montreal or any other Canadian city where this sometimes happens. My city in particular received 50cm of snow and immobilized the city. Our police weren't out acting like the Gestapo when people were looking around. Sheesh! Great footage mate.

[@XXChicagoGuy]

@arsenicqueen69 haha, "podunk Michigan?" Metropolitan Detroit has over 6 million residents. I wouldn't exactly call the "podunk." But then again you are a fellow Chicagoan, you think you're better than everyone else. Exactly why I moved.

[@skeemo13]

u call this shit snow...michigan has 3 times that much and none of our stores close...they think they got it so bad...d

[@Crazy_Dashcam_Videos]

@daveswagon Well that's a bunch of crap lol. Unconstitutional. The Constitution = the law of the land.