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Look up toward the sky as Geoffrey Baer takes us on an exciting new journey through the skyscraper canyons of Chicago's downtown Loop --revealing the secrets behind the city's most iconic landmarks and showing us why Chicago is considered the birthplace of the skyscraper. We'll dive into the fascinating history of downtown Chicago's rise, fall, and rebirth - from the Loop's heyday as a hub of theaters, restaurants, movie palaces and nightclubs, to the area's steep decline in the 1960s and 70s,...

Bike across Chicago with Geoffrey Baer, using one of the city's most overlooked treasures, its 28 mile-long network of boulevards. Revealing the stories behind this boulevard system- the first such system in the country imagined in the 1860's- we'll stop and explore some of Chicago's magnificent parks, from Washington and Sherman Parks on the South Side, to Douglas, Humboldt and Garfield on the West. We'll also take a look at the rich history of bicycling in Chicago- from the fashionable...

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 search of fascinating fragments of Chicago's past and little known stories behind things we see and use every day.

In the 1830's, Chicago's lakefront was declared public ground, to remain forever open, clear and free of any buildings. Take a tour with Geoffrey Baer to discover the historic and ongoing struggles and victories that helped shape what we see along the shores of Chicago today. Along this unforgettable journey, learn about the redesign of Soldier Field; see the new modern wing at the Art Institute; discover how Millennium Park became what it is today and explore Daniel Burnham's 1909 "Plan of...

Some are mysterious, some are beautiful and some are just plain bizarre! Geoffrey Baer takes you all over the Chicago region in search of oftenoverlooked fragments of our history. Many are in places you pass by every day. But when you learn their hidden stories you're sure to say "I never knew that!"

You are what you eat. So what can we learn about Chicagoans from the food on our plates? Join Geoffrey Baer as he plays both taste-tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago's favorite foods! Along this delectable journey, learn how the Chicago-style hot dog came into being, discover the connection between Al Capone and Jay's Potato Chips, take a tour down Chicago's New Maxwell Street Market, learn about the birth of the classic Saturday Night Live routine,...

Come aboard for a river tour of Chicago's famed riverfront architecture. Join host Geoffrey Baer as he reveals the dramatic changes that have taken place along the banks of the Chicago River since the original television tour in 1995. Covering more that twice the distance of the earlier program, Geoffrey travels from the farthest reached of the industrial South Branch through the downtown skyscraper canyons, and up the scenic forks of the North Branch to the river's surprising origin. Along...

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 time (along with thousands of other real life convicts). And it's the setting for Chicago's most famous ghost story. It's home to major league soccer andminor league baseball. Chicago's largest Arab and Ghanaian communities are here. It's also home to a bustling industrial canal where salty mariners navigate a Panama Canal sized lock past a hundred...

The Chicago area is filled with architectural wonders. In this special program, WTTW11's "TV Tour Guide", Geoffrey Baer, takes you to seven of the best. These include: The Making of Millennium Park; Stain glass mosaics of Louis Comfort Tiffany; the Ferris Wheel for the 1893 World's Fair; the attention getting landmarks on the top of Chicago skyscrapers; houses of worship by some of the world's greatest architects; amazing hotels and architecture for animals. Running Time: approximately 70...

In the region South of Chicago, everything seems bigger than life -- the heroes and villains, the bridges, boats and buildings, and even people's dreams. Take a journey along the waterways, highways and railways of Chicago's SouthSuburbs and Northwest Indiana. Starting in Gary, with a look inside the largest steel mill in the Western Hemisphere, travel along the Lake Michigan shoreline to Chicago's Calumet Harbor and cruise the Calumet River to Blue Island.

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 Mies Van Der Rohe's Farnsworth House, one of the world's greatest examples of minimalist modern architecture. Between those two extremes you'll discover a world of amazing history and colorful characters. Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a trip along the historic Fox River from the Chain O' Lakes in far northern Illinois, all of the way south to...

Join Geoffrey Baer for this engaging Chicago tour program, which covers Chicago's historic Western suburbs. Highlights include Brookfield Zoo, McDonald's headquarters, some Frank Lloyd Wright architectural treasures, Morton Arboretum, the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, the original Kiddieland in Melrose Park, the annual Pet Parade in LaGrange, a famous Hillside cemetery where Al Capone is buried, and much, much more. Geoffrey's fascinating trek takes you westward from Cicero to Naperville, and...