Chicago's North Shore with Geoffrey Baer 

So I moved to United States in 1974 from the Philippines, we lived on the southside of Chicago near Oak Park… And then we moved to Lake Geneva Wisconsin… I had such a wonderful idyllic childhood from about second grade 2 about sixth grade… From there, after my parents were divorced..a very common thing in the 80s…and we moved to Highland Park Illinois so I could go to junior high school and high school at HPHS… instead of Northwestern military academy about , blocks 3 blocks from our home in LG…And when we arrived in HP I didn’t realize how nice the area was until I figured out that we were just blocks from the lake and two blocks from Ravinia… And I will never forget that I had an opportunity to hear Ella Fitzgerald and other jazz greats when I was really young… I would never take that for granted… And after so many years living just two blocks away from Ravinia… What an awesome place… I was really lucky to grow up in both environments… And now that I live in Chicago I really miss the idyllic peace and quiet of Lake Geneva Wisconsin, and even Highland Park every now and then… Maybe that’s why I really enjoyed this documentary… Thank you Jeff and WTTW🙏

Can’t believe this doest have more views. I grew up in the northern “burbs” fascinating to learn about all this history

If anyone wants to look for a certain suburb: 0:00 Intro 2:50 Zion (Illinois Beach State Park) 4:30 Waukegan 7:50 Gurnee 10:30 North Chicago (Great Lakes Naval Training Center) 12:00 Lake Bluff 14:30 Rondout/Libertyville 16:24 Vernon Hills 18:52 Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad/Samuel Insull 21:00 Lake Forest 26:50 Fort Sheridan 30:30 Highwood 32:38 Buffalo Grove/Lincolnshire (Daniel Wright/Half Day Forest) 34:18 Deerfield 36:10 Highland Park 41:58 Ravina Park 44:25 Skokie Lagoons & Chicago Botanic Gardens 48:10 Edens Expressway & Sheridan Road 49:40 Glencoe 55:20 Northbrook 57:40 Glenview 1:02:20 Winnetka 1:08:40 Kenilworth 1:11:40 Plaza Del Lago 1:15:30 Wilmette 1:20:25 Skokie 1:22:50 Evanston 1:31:02 Full Circle and Credits

i’ve been so genuinely fascinated lately about north shore history (even though i’m from the lake villa IL area) and this was absolutely right up my alley. loved every second of it!! thank you for posting! hoping to move to evanston as soon as i can 💕

I love Frank Lloyd Wright's "Completing-Designs", his attention to all details. Genius Creative Mind.

2001 , 20 years old .

I love Ravinia. I saw Harry Chapin here.

Things to add If they redid this: Pat Foley New beautiful annex to Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan Illinois Holocaust Museum Chicago Sky

Ravinia was built by the electric line the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric. Had nothing to do with the steam roads.

240p? better than nothing i guess

When did this when did the episode originally air?

Where do the ladies 'Tinkle' ? Thanks in advance

Nobody from the North Shore should graduate high school should graduate without watching this

I don't recommend the place.