Movies

  • 2013
    10 Buildings That Changed America

    10 Buildings That Changed America

    10 Buildings That Changed America

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    10 Buildings that Changed America presents 10 trend-setting works of architecture that have shaped and inspired our American landscape. These...

    10 Buildings That Changed America
  • 2014
    Biking the Boulevards

    Biking the Boulevards

    Biking the Boulevards

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    In Biking the Boulevards, Geoffrey Baer bikes his way across Chicago, using the city's network of boulevards. The boulevards are wide, tree-lined...

    Biking the Boulevards
  • 2008
    Chicago's Lakefront

    Chicago's Lakefront

    Chicago's Lakefront

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    Join us for a journey along our most famous front yard. The eyes of the world were on Chicago's Lakefront on election night 2008 as tens of...

    Chicago's Lakefront
  • 2023
    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago

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    Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces....

    The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
  • 2024
    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer

    02024HD

    Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named "Chance the Snapper" suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Lagoon?...

    Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer
  • 2013
    Chicago Time Machine

    Chicago Time Machine

    Chicago Time Machine

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    Did you ever wish you could travel back in history to find out what happened right on the spot where you’re standing? That’s exactly...

    Chicago Time Machine
  • 2019
    Chicago on Vacation

    Chicago on Vacation

    Chicago on Vacation

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    When your family piled into the car for a vacation, where did you go? Starved Rock? Lake Geneva? The Dells? Maybe the Indiana Dunes? Or...

    Chicago on Vacation
  • 2011
    Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour

    Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour

    Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour

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    In an area barely ten square blocks, Geoffrey Baer traces the history of the skyscraper in the city where it was born. What makes a city, a city? Is...

    Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour
  • 2015
    Chicago's South Side

    Chicago's South Side

    Chicago's South Side

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    The story of the South Side of Chicago is a story of immigrants and of migrants, of workers and unions, of political dynasties and sports legacies,...

    Chicago's South Side
  • 2009
    The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History

    The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History

    The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History

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    You are what you eat goes the old saying. So what can we learn about Chicagoans from the food on our plates? WTTW 11's Geoffrey Baer plays both...

    The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History
  • 2007
    Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago

    Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago

    Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago

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    It's a part of Chicago that's full of surprises. It's home to a 28-square-mile forest with a rock canyon. It's where one of the Blues Brothers did...

    Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago
  • 2009
    Hidden Chicago 2

    Hidden Chicago 2

    Hidden Chicago 2

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    In this sequel to WTTW's popular Hidden Chicago special, Geoffrey Baer explores dusty attics, deep tunnels and the candy aisle at Walgreen's in...

    Hidden Chicago 2
  • 2016
    10 Homes that Changed America

    10 Homes that Changed America

    10 Homes that Changed America

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    Ten American homes designed by visionary architects, their eclectic clients and current homeowners are highlighted. Each home combined form, function...

    10 Homes that Changed America
  • 2004
    South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline

    South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline

    South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline

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    Take a journey along the waterways, highways, and railways of Chicago's South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana. Starting in Gary, with a look inside the...

    South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline
  • 2006
    Fox River Valley and Chain O' Lakes

    Fox River Valley and Chain O' Lakes

    Fox River Valley and Chain O' Lakes

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    It's a journey that starts at Blarney Island, a rowdy bar in the middle of a lake accessible only by boat, and ends sixty miles down the Fox River at...

    Fox River Valley and Chain O' Lakes
  • 2006
    Chicago's Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style

    Chicago's Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style

    Chicago's Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style

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    Join Geoffrey Baer for his newest engaging Chicago tour program, which covers Chicago's historic Western suburbs. Highlights include Brookfield Zoo,...

    Chicago's Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style
  • 2006
    Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour

    Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour

    Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour

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    History of Chicago from the stage of the Chicago River.

    Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour
  • 2005
    7 Wonders of Chicago

    7 Wonders of Chicago

    7 Wonders of Chicago

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    Chicago is filled with Architectural wonders from the famous to the hidden treasures waiting to be discovered! Join Geoffrey Baer as he explores...

    7 Wonders of Chicago
  • 2001
    Chicago by L

    Chicago by L

    Chicago by L

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    The ride of your life is just a turnstile away! Take a special journey as Geoffrey Baer explores Chicago's ethnic diversity from on-board the 'L.'!...

    Chicago by L