From the Archives: Streamlining Chicago (1940's)

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

This was when Chicago lived up to it's deserved reputation of the "City of big shoulders, " and the spirit of the" I will," city. Unlike the city of today, which is more like I won't shoulder the challenges the city faces without sitting on the shoulders of heavy goverment assistance and federal subsisidies.

[@tonyp7779]

That's funny. The subways were built partially with federal funds even then.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

I wish these were built. Especially the Michigan Ave Subway.

[@boss_lady_luna2750]

What a beautiful video Very Nice I Love Chicago ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NoBody-xg1wg]

My father was credit manager at the Palmer House Hotel, both pre-war, and after 4 years in the Army Air Corps, returned for another 5 years or so. Can't help but thinking of my young parents walking these streets. I was born there in 1949.

[@DoncasterA1Music]

Wow!! Very cool! I have loved the L for all my life, and this is awesome. 33rd view

[@suebasko3865]

I wonder why this film has the city map sideways all during it.

[@iman2341]

How many of the subways mentioned were actually built?

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Aero Buddy The west side subway ended up in between the highway. The lake subway only has a small spur with no tracks west of Clark/Lake. The Ashland subway initially sounded like it’d be the Orange line, which did not open until 1993, but it’s many were not built. The Milwaukee subway may have been the O’Hare branch, which did not open until 1984.

[@giarc888]

Only 40 feet down,that really is hard work.

[@schaerffenberg]

"Chicago, city of friendly communities." What a pathetic joke! This film was made when Chicago had a future, or its residents imagined it did. How appalled they would be to see what's become of it today!

[@phillipgrey]

Absolutely correct!

[@kmotley517]

They helped build the city for you and me!

[@phillipgrey]

Bomb proof subways? That's interesting and a good place to go in case of nuke attack.

[@yixnorb5971]

I always wondered how they did this.

[@fleurmartin]

Yes. I'm not an engineer, so I can't begin to fathom how they did it. Good video.

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

Yawn. Same 5 buildings downtown we see in every video. Never a side street or busy street in any other neighborhoods. NOTHING EVER.

[@bdavis6450]

Very interesting

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

13:57 Chicago Tunnel Company?

[@VolumedMusicMan]

they didn’t hook up the train line to midway until 1993…

[@chooch1291]

Sure looks like it!

[@jjn2013]

Was the Belmont subway built?

[@kpopgrrl]

No

[@Maggie22002]

Yes, built as the Milwaukee/Kimball Subway.

[@billa1870]

Chicago used to be a a great city. As was Milwaukee. So sad. I have no regrets growing up there. Got out when the going got bad.

[@DoncasterA1Music]

FIRST

[@leroyjones6958]

This was their vision of the future. It is a future we could have had if we'd stayed vigilant against genetically inferior breeding.

[@nassar57]

Global financiers and the evils they found so very amusing are the reason why we no longer have a bright future.