848; 01 1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ; 02 The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair; 03 Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail; 04 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival

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Episode
848
Segment
01 1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ
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02 The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair
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03 Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail
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04 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
Producing Organization
WBEZ
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WBEZ (Chicago, Illinois)
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cpb-aacip/50-76f1vrgc
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Description
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Part of episode preempted for special coverage
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01 From 193334, Chicago marked its centennial by hosting its second world's fair, the Century of Progress. Millions flocked to the lakefront fairgrounds, including lifelong Chicago resident and then-teenager Blossom Levin.
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02 Peter Alter - Curator, Chicago Historical Society Jen Masengarb - Education Programs Specialist, Chicago Architecture Foundation Mike Conklin - Staff Reporter, "Chicago Tribune" Our roundtable discusses the impact of Chicago's 1933 world's fair on both culture and architecture. Called the Century of Progress, the fair officially closed in October 1934.
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03 Jerry Pohlen - Writer and Contributor Gianofer Fields - Producer and Correspondent Missed the 1933 world's fair in Chicago? You can still see part of it in northwest Indiana. Our Cool Spot travelers Jerry and Gianofer take us to the International Friendship Garden in Michigan City.
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04 The Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival takes place ThursdaySunday, September 2326, 2004, at several venues in Chicago. It's curated by Chicago Filmmakers. Film contributor Jonathan Miller teaches film at Illinois Institute of Technology.
Media type
Sound
Credits
Distributor: WBEZ
Producing Organization: WBEZ
Production Unit: 848
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM) and Vocalo.org
Identifier: 30906 (WBEZ)
Format: Data CD: CD-R
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Chicago: “848; 01 1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ; 02 The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair; 03 Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail; 04 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival,” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 25, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-76f1vrgc.
MLA: “848; 01 1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ; 02 The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair; 03 Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail; 04 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival.” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 25, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-76f1vrgc>.
APA: 848; 01 1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ; 02 The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair; 03 Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail; 04 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Boston, MA: WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-76f1vrgc