Chicago. 1964 TV travel series "America". Riverview Park and more! 

Chicago is still awesome

Love chicago. The best us city

Little before my time. Was not born till '74'. My parents told me many great stories of visiting Chicago from southwest suburbs in 50's and 60's..

Born & raised in Chicago.. Spent many a time at Riverview. The Bobs was the ultimate roller coaster for me as a kid..

I was ayear old in 1964. Damn. I'm getting old.

So cool. My grandfather is still in the area, Chinatown in the 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s… through the years, Bridgeport, McKinley Park. Chicago is in the blood. We’re still here, thriving like a mufuh. 😎

My grandmothers house was on the corner of Melrose Street right across the river from Riverview. We used to go there on July 4th to watch the massive fireworks. Sold the house in the early 1970s after she passed away - now I can't even afford to live there.

We used to go to Riverview when I was a child, and got our annual discount tickets at Z Frank Chevrolet.. Unfortunately, due to my height and weight I wasn't allowed on certain rides. I was 10 going on 11 in 1967 when the park closed. Thanks for the memories of a once great city. I'm guessing that the Chicago Zoological Park is now Brookfield Zoo, since although living all of my life in the city until 2019 (I was born in 1956) I never heard of it.

Very iconic video.

My kind of town. I loved to visit Chicago where you knew you were in a real city.

Oh yessssss RIVERVIEW PARK❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ great vivid memories 1969

Of all the rides at Riverview, the only one I never worked up the nerve to ride was the Parachute Drop. The Flying Turns, the Bobs, the Wild Mouse, Greyhound, the Comet... loved 'em all!

I want a Scandinavian smorgasbord! Yum. My first job in the Loop was at 20 N Wacker in the Civic Opera Building. I missed the seedy Rush Street redlight scene but was there for the dance clubs on Clark & State/Division from 1989-1991. Been on the architectural boat tour a couple times, always so interesting. The only way I'd move back to Chicago is if I had financial freedom. Convenience and comfort is everything to me these days and living in the city isnt much fun if you’re broke half the time. Interesting that Riverview was once the world's largest amusement park... Love the rollercoaster footage. I think my former probation office stands where Riverview once was. I wad born in 1970 and don't remember Riverview but my mom did when she was younger, she said all the sailors would go there. Heh heh. She was North side and my dad was South side when they met and married in the 60s and I was born and raised in The Yards, 52nd & Damen, then they moved my little sister and I to the SW suburb of Orland Park which is where we went to High School (Carl Sandburg). Good ole "white flight." I moved to the North side, Lakeview in 92 and then to San Diego in 94 and went back & forth until my most recent move back to SD in 2014. I always chose to live in Lakeview and had an awesome studio in the old Wellington Arms Hotel building on Sheridan & Wellington, also lived on Broadway & Oakdale and up in Lincoln Square.

This is the Chicago I remember as a little kid, under hissoner, damayor. We worked hard & played hard. Semi sophisticated blue collar people. Yes, the river was on fire quite a few days of the year. Smokestacks and railroad tracks. Don't recognize the city anymore.

.. Lori... Mayor.. Bad

They had to take the audio off the opera Pagliacci for copyright reasons, I think.

This is so wild. The old Water tower without the John Hancock building nearby yet.

A splendid video. Many thanks.

Saw one of the little people from Wizard of Oz at Riverview. (probably 1947) He was just talking to somebody from the Oddities Show. I was about 11 yrs old; totally starstruck! He said "ya recognize me, don'tcha?" I ran to find my brother; told him who I just saw; he didn't believe me then and still doesn't today! (we're both in our 80s)

i love this old music in this documentary

Enjoyed the film. Excellent.

Great video. Great shots of The Flying Turns and Riverview!

This is excellent! Thank you for posting it.

Wow! Does this stir memories!!! Great Video!!!

Richard freitag is my grandpa!! Miss that guy, thanks for posting!!

Amazing video, amazing channel, thx for share this historical vids.

I was 7 when it closed . I moved into the area 1 year earlier. At least I saw it once..

Thank you for the video I am from Cicero love the history thank you for the video

I havent even watched one second of the video to know that a bad change has happened.

Thank you

wow so cool

The tour boat Skyline Queen was immaculately maintained and continued in service until 2020 when she became a victim of the pandemic. There is a chance that she may sail again. BTW she was built by Grebe shipyard, which was directly across the river from Riverview park.

Loves! Where is the Old Town episode? I would love to see OT back then. Where the first Crate & Barrel was born. ❤️

2 dollars for a 2hr boat cruise? What a deal!!!

Time code 2:09. I work there. Is is such a beautiful building now.

Diversity is our......

I loved Riverview, when I was little, the geanie,scarerd me at the entrance. It was ashame, they closed in mid 60's, because gang bangers were taking it over. Owner didn't want families with children get hurt.i was sad to see that close. Where there were at, there was some memories still up when you go by. Over the last year,I think someone built a building where the memories were at, are gone.

It was all going so well, until RU-vid silenced the Kungsholm Puppet Opera performance. SMDH.

2:55 trump tower

There’s no Wild mouse at Riverview Park footage or mention of that ride unfortunately.

Time Code 6:43 This use to be th Millions Club an then Laurys Steak House. Both closed and the property is for lease. Thanks Covid!

Chicago is still a great city. 👍

Is this series on DVD?

Where's the Old Town episode?

See the condo

Yeah, rebuilt, but they didn't think about trucks having to try and drive through that crap hole.

What a beautiful city it once was . Then all the garbage moved to Chicago, and they are slowly destroyed the city of Chicago

When United States of America was america. Now its all foreigners

I wonder how would Chicago look if the fire never happened

Nice old time America. Not many Japanese cars then!

born 1959 and raised in Chicago, lived in N Illinois my whole life. Chicago is dead to me now, I won’t go down there anymore. The Chicago I loved is long, long gone, it’s a total mess now

I wonder if any body in this video is still alive.if somebody reading this comment in 2070 year I'm probably on other good side

I was born in Chicago. It took me 30 years before I moved to the southern states. I will never move back to Illinois.

Sad to see how Chicago has degraded to the mess it is today.