This dynamic film transports visitors through major events in Chicago’s history. Feel the intensity of the Great Chicago Fire and splendor of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Explore the sights of bustling Maxwell Street in the 1950s and peer down from an I-beam of the Sears Tower in the 1970s. Relive Chicago sports victories and cheer on President Obama during his Grant Park victory speech.
Running time: 27 minutes.
Screening Times*
Tuesday–Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30 p.m.
*Modified screening times on:
- Wednesday, July 31 – No 3:30 p.m. screening due to Members’ Open House
- Tuesday, August 6–Sunday, August 11 – No 2:30 p.m. screenings due to FREE viewings of Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan at 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 20 – No screenings due to Museum closure for private event.
Sponsors
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The theater renovation and film presentation are generously supported by a major grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Additional support provided by ComEd, the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources Public Museum Capital Grant Program, the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation, and Shure.