Chicago Stories

tv show

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25 total episodes

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4 seasons

First Aired October 09, 2020

Overview

An original documentary series from Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW uncovering the city’s fascinating history. Each story presents an entertaining and intriguing tale about a person or event that shaped Chicago. The series reflects the rich diversity and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city.

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Remembering 47th Street

Season 0 - Episode 22 - 0h 0m

Air Date

May 14, 2001

Overview

In the 1930s-60s the area of 47th Street now called the Bronzeville Cultural Utopia was a mecca of Black entertainment and culture. There were theaters, supper clubs, nightclubs and even juke joints. Celebrities such as Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, and Earl "Fatha" Hines could be seen and heard, particularly at the old Regal Theatre. Narrated by television personality Merri Dee