1935 HOME MOVIE VISIT TO CHICAGO & AMERICAN AIRLINES DC-2 FLIGHT 56314 скачать в хорошем качестве

1935 HOME MOVIE VISIT TO CHICAGO & AMERICAN AIRLINES DC-2 FLIGHT 56314

Support us on Patreon, visit   / periscopefilm   This 1935 silent 16mm home movie shows views of Chicago including the downtown. At :54, the scene shifts to Chicago Municipal Airport and the American Airlines terminal. The decade was marked by strands of a lingering gangster era and economic hardships from the Great Depression which in spite of it’s weight would fuel a thriving jazz and blues culture. The World’s Fair; ‘A Century of Progress’ was in it’s second year and the Cub’s were on a 21 game winning streak. It includes shots of Chicago’s historic skyline showcasing a brutal blend of art deco, Gothic and streamline moderne architecture. Landmarks of major contribution to Chicago’s cultural fabric include the Chicago River, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building and Chicago’s Municipal Airport. It continues to the American Airlines terminal at the Municipal Airport for a flight aboard a Douglas DC-2. Footage features early aviation history makers operating for American including the Vultee V-1, Douglas DC-2 and the Curtiss T-32 Condor. It features a turning point in aviation history as the industry shifted from single engine crafts towards the twin enforced by regulations set by the Bureau of Air Commerce in 1936; one year following the film’s creation. 00:00 The Agfa logo (:10) indicates that the film was shot on film stock made by the German photographic company known ‘Agfa.’ Afga was an emerging competitor of color film in the 1930’s. Footage opens with the Tribune Tower (:13), Wrigley Building, Carbide and Carbon Building and the London Guarantee Building. The shot includes three of the four historic skyscrapers of the 1920’s near the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River. Another angle shows downtown Chicago facing east over the Chicago River (:23). The Tribune Tower, Medinah Athletic Club, Wrigley Building, London Guarantee, Michigan Ave. and Wabash Ave. bridges are visible. The filmmaker angles down over Randolph Street in the ‘Loop’ (:36). They pan up for the United Artists Theater (:41) at 45 West Randolph Street. The glam art deco movie palace was a major contributor to Chicago’s thriving movie scene during the depression era serving up popular United Artists movie premiers. The building had a lavish interior crafted with Spanish cathedral themes. Built in 1928; it was demolished in 1989. A Chicagoan enjoys a view of the Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower with the Chicago River and Lake Michigan as a backdrop (:44). A lot and building advertising Seagrams (:49) follows. The filmmaker arrives at the American Airlines terminal of Chicago’s Municipal Airport (:53). Modernly known as Midway; in the 1930’s it was the world’s busiest airport and major hub for luxury air travel. New Deal funding enabled the city to invest in the airport. O’Hare would later dominate the industry following it’s transition from military to commercial use in the late 1940’s. The rare Vultee V-1 (:58) appears. The single engine airliner was built by Airplane Development Corporation, designed by Gerard Vultee and financed by automobile manufacturer Errett Cord. American Airlines purchased about 13 and entered them into service in 1934 for routes from the Great Lakes to Texas. They were the fastest commercial airliners prior to the industry shift towards twin engine crafts. American sold their V-1’s in 1936. The Douglas DC-2 (1:13) drives over the tarmac. The DC-2 was a remarkable twin engined airliner produced by Douglas Aircraft Corp. in 1934. It became one of the most successful air crafts in history enabling faster, easier and more comfortable travel. The DC-2 gave the Boeing 247 a run for it’s money and paved the way for the even more successful DC-3. Point of view footage from aboard the DC-2 captures a passing Curtiss Condor (2:22). The T-32 Condor II was an American biplane and bomber aircraft manufactured by Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company. The film continues to follow the DC-2’s take off into the sky (2:53) capturing shots over the wing (3:05), a passenger looking out of their window (3:34) as well as Niagara Falls and Niagara River (5:14). Note: Footage at 3:40 was originally in color but has faded to pink. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com