HALSTED STREET, U.S.A.

Join us for a special presentation of HALSTED STREET, USA at Chicago Filmmakers on Sunday, August 7 at 4:30PM. Co-presented by the Chicago Architecture Center.

Chicagoans know that our movie heritage goes deeper than Ferris cutting class at the Art Institute or the Bluesmobile barreling into Daley Plaza. The Chicago Architecture Center brings you Chicago on the Silver Screen, a series of films exploring different angles of the city projected in some of our favorite local cinemas.  

Along the length of Chicago’s Halsted Street one can view a dozen nationalities and a thousand lifestyles. This riveting, kaleidoscopic "road movie" traces this unique thoroughfare nearly 400 miles, from its origin in the cornfields of southern Illinois up to Chicago’s far south side, then through several neighborhoods to its terminus in the heart of Lakeview. Narrated by Studs Terkel, HALSTED STREET, U.S.A. is a thought-provoking crash-course in American cultural geography. Filmmaker David E. Simpson will be on hand to discuss the film as it approaches its 25th anniversary. (USA, 1999, 57 min.)

Following our August 7 showing of HALSTED STREET, U.S.A. the series continues with RUNNING SCARED (October 9 at Cinema Chatham), and NORTH BY NORTHWEST (November 6 at the Music Box Theatre in Lakeview). Tickets are available through the provided links.

Co-Presented By:

Chicago Architecture Center

Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema

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