Chicago History | Street Scenes 1888 -1933 Autos Arrive. Old Hi-Def Photos & Vintage Film【4K】

Vintage Chicago street scenes of trolleys & horse-drawn wagons contrast the new age of the automobile. Includes Chicago building out Grant Park following Daniel Burham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago. Much of the vintage film is from Charles H. Wacker. In 1909 he was appointed Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission by Mayor Fred A. Busse. As Commission chairman from 1909 to 1926, he championed the Burnham Plan for improving Chicago, while incorporating the new autos into the plan. His film documents many of the improvements completed under his stewardship including Upper Wacker Drive, named in his honor, and the Grant Park Esplanade.

The first two automobile film clips are Michigan Ave from 1923.
“Main Street The World Over 1923" Castle Films

The bulk of the automobile/Grant Park clips are from
“Chicago street scenes 1920s” by Charles H. Wacker

The last 2 clips on the Michigan Avenue Bridge are from
“Home movie: 010140: 1920s Chicago family and urban landscapes” Internet Archive

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