Touring Chicago's Lakefront Trailer
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Preview Touring Chicago's Lakefront, combining history and shining light on contemporary challenges.
With his infectious enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago history, WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a tour of the lakefront.
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Chicago Tours with Geoffrey Baer is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Touring Chicago's Lakefront Trailer
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With his infectious enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago history, WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a tour of the lakefront.
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Boy it doesn't get much better than this, does it?
Oh, oh, I see him.
I got him, oh there he is!
I got him, oh there he is!
This might be the biggest surprise in Chicago.
People believe it should be for the people.
[Music] I know this is the original smoke house, that when we first opened in 1928.
How often does it get cleaned on the inside?
Ah, we kinda just preserve the... since 1928.. [Race Cars Roar Past] Wow!
Man!
[Music] I put my hand right on the rocks... That rock is 425 million years old.
It never gets old, but those are my mountains.
Those are my mountains.
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31st Street Beach and the Red Summer of 1919
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Clip: Special | 4m 45s | Racial violence in Chicago first exploded at a lakefront beach during the Red Summer. (4m 45s)
Calumet Fisheries and the Legacy of Commercial Fishing
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Clip: Special | 3m 51s | Calumet Fisheries is a rare survivor of Chicago’s commercial fishing days. (3m 51s)
The Con Man Who Staked a Claim on Streeterville
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Clip: Special | 2m 3s | Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood was once a seedy vice district. (2m 3s)
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Clip: Special | 5m 52s | Geoffrey Baer embarks on a fishing trip on Lake Michigan. (5m 52s)
Grant Park: Forever Open, Clear, and Free
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Clip: Special | 6m 42s | A. Montgomery Ward launched a legal battle to preserve the lakefront for the people. (6m 42s)
How Meigs Field Became Northerly Island (Again)
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Clip: Special | 4m 34s | A former lakefront airport has become a green space once envisioned by Daniel Burnham. (4m 34s)
Jackson Park and The White City
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Clip: Special | 2m 1s | Jackson Park was the site of the World’s Columbian Exposition. (2m 1s)
Jean Baptiste Point DuSable's Lakefront Homestead
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Clip: Special | 3m 20s | Jean Baptiste Point DuSable built a homestead at the convergence of the river and lake. (3m 20s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 44s | A horseback riding club teaches equestrian skills to a new generation. (3m 44s)
Meet Chicago's Winter Swimmers
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Clip: Special | 4m 49s | Meet the swimmers who swim in Lake Michigan year-round – even in winter weather. (4m 49s)
The Montrose Beach Piping Plovers
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Clip: Special | 4m 35s | Montrose Beach became a nesting site for piping plovers in 2019. (4m 35s)
The NASCAR Chicago Street Race
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Clip: Special | 2m 56s | Geoffrey Baer visits the NASCAR Chicago Street Race. (2m 56s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 44s | A shipwreck sits just 600 feet off Chicago’s lakefront on an ancient reef. (4m 44s)
The Surprising History of Promontory Point
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Clip: Special | 1m 32s | Promontory Point is yet another example of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago. (1m 32s)
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