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Delta Airlines, Chicago, and In-Flight Movies: Virtual Tour Sneak Peek
Walk virtually around the birthplace of Delta Airlines, and learn about the company's links to Chicago and in-flight entertainment.
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Chicago's First Ferris Wheel and Film: A Reading List
Enjoy a list of curated sources about the first Ferris wheel, the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and movies.
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Chicago's First Ferris Wheel in Film
Travel back to the World's Fair of 1893 and experience the first Ferris wheel through movies and virtual reality
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Reel Resilience: The Survival of Chicago Movie Theaters in 1918
Learn about three silent-era Chicago movie theaters that survived the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Aug 23, 20231 min read


The Sins of Chicago Nickelodeons
Walk virtually with Chicago Movie Tours and hear why some Chicagoans claimed small movie houses lured certain filmgoers into a life of sin.
Aug 16, 20231 min read


Makeup and Toupees in Chicago's Silent Movies
Travel back to Chicago's silent era to learn how makeup and men's hairpieces functioned both on and offscreen
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Chicago's Shipwreck, Liquor, and Movies
On this virtual walking tour, learn about the S.S. Eastland tragedy via a suburban Chicago speakeasy and film.
Jul 18, 20231 min read


Chicago, Movies, and Censorship
Get a bite-sized history of Hollywood censorship and Chicago's role in the matter
Jun 16, 20231 min read


How to Clean Early Chicago Movie Theaters
Discover one way to clean 1920s movie houses on the cheap After the 1918 Flu Pandemic , movie theater owners in Chicago and across the...
Oct 31, 20222 min read


Chicago Movie Murals
Discover murals in Chicago that are devoted to movies.
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Chicago Movie Tours Turns 2!
Thank you supporting Chicago Movie Tours. Here’s to many more!
Apr 1, 20221 min read


Oscars, Controversial Since 1929
The Oscars have been contentious since their inception
Mar 28, 20221 min read


The Secret Above Chicago's Fountain of Time
On Chicago's South Side, Lorado Taft's sculpture Fountain of Time bears a fun little secret you can discover with our drone footage.
Sep 1, 20211 min read


When the Fathers of Cinema Took on Chicago's Ferris Wheel
In 1896, a newly established movie company made its way to Chicago. Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière are two of the first men whom film...
Aug 9, 20201 min read


Boy Scouts, Chicago, and That Darn Film Projector
Technology, giving movie audiences trouble since 1920... "The Boy Scout leaders did not mess up your movie!" This was the cry heard...
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Carl Laemmle, Movie Pioneer in Chicago
Discover three reasons Carl Laemmle is a pioneer in film and Chicago
May 11, 20201 min read


Chicago and Bungalow Movies
Silent film titles suggest Hollywood took note of the bungalow explosion in America
Apr 20, 20201 min read


How to Sell a Prison Movie in 1930s Chicago
A suburban Chicago movie theater takes movie marketing to a realistic and unnerving level.
Apr 9, 20201 min read
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