| Description |
4 videodiscs (DVD)(345 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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PBS DVD gold
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby surround stereo |
| Note |
Based on the book City of the Century by Donald L. Miller. |
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Co-produced and co-directed by Patricia Garcia Rios ; music, Michael Bacon ; camera, Michael Chin, Terry Hopkins ; creative consultant, Donald L. Miller ; executive producer, Margaret Drain ; senior producer, Mark Samels. |
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Special features: Bonus video: Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods ; Behind the scenes interviews with producers Austin Hoyt, Patricia Garcia Rios and historian Donald Miller ; Triva questions: Do you know Chicago? |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
David Ogden Stiers, narrator. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impared. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Mudhole to metropolis -- Disc 2. The revolution has begun -- Disc 3. Battle for Chicago -- Disc 4. Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods and additional interviews. |
| Summary |
"City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world". -- Container. Chicago by 'L" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train. |
| Subject |
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Railroads, Elevated -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Urban transportation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Tours -- Videodiscs.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Tours -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Hoyt, Austin.
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Miller, Donald L., 1944-
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Stiers, David Ogden.
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| Added Title |
City of the century |
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American experience (Television program) Chicago.
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| ISBN |
0780641418 |
| Standard No. |
794054881424 |
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