Chicago the Beautiful. 10-minute videos from 1948.
Watched byJason Friedon June 11 2010.
There are5 comments.
Bruce
on 11 Jun 10
Wow, these are fantastic. Post WWII, what a different time. Love the old cars and trains.
Lance Jones
on 11 Jun 10
So cool—I recognized so many buildings even though I’ve only visited the city (downtown) once.
Know what else I noticed? No Helvetica typeface on any signs. :-)
John
on 12 Jun 10
I was in an old bookshop in Galena two days ago, and I found a Chicago picture-book from the 1940s. The skyline shots blew my mind. Ironic that you posted these today.
P.S. Jason, Have you ever read the “Devil in the White City”? You and DHH remind me of Burnham and Root.
Mark
on 12 Jun 10
Nice. It wasn’t until recently that I came to really appreciate what a magical time the mid to late 40s were.
Bryan
on 14 Jun 10
Its amazing to see train stations were the airports of today. Commercial air had not really taken off yet (pun intended), so train was the most common way of traveling across the country.
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About Jason Fried
Jason co-founded Basecamp back in 1999. He also co-authored REWORK, the New York Times bestselling book on running a "right-sized" business. Co-founded, co-authored... Can he do anything on his own?
Bruce
on 11 Jun 10Wow, these are fantastic. Post WWII, what a different time. Love the old cars and trains.
Lance Jones
on 11 Jun 10So cool—I recognized so many buildings even though I’ve only visited the city (downtown) once.
Know what else I noticed? No Helvetica typeface on any signs. :-)
John
on 12 Jun 10I was in an old bookshop in Galena two days ago, and I found a Chicago picture-book from the 1940s. The skyline shots blew my mind. Ironic that you posted these today.
P.S. Jason, Have you ever read the “Devil in the White City”? You and DHH remind me of Burnham and Root.
Mark
on 12 Jun 10Nice. It wasn’t until recently that I came to really appreciate what a magical time the mid to late 40s were.
Bryan
on 14 Jun 10Its amazing to see train stations were the airports of today. Commercial air had not really taken off yet (pun intended), so train was the most common way of traveling across the country.
This discussion is closed.