1920s Chicago in color

Amazing remastered footage from another era. Travel back in time to the 1920s and watch Chicagoans going about their day in a city that modern day people would barely recognize.

Chicago in the 1920s was a bustling and rapidly-growing city, with a population of about 2.7 million people. It was the center of the US meatpacking industry and a major transportation hub, with the world’s busiest airport and the country’s largest system of elevated trains. Chicago was also a major cultural center, with a thriving jazz scene and a number of important artistic and literary movements emerging from the city. The 1920s were a time of great prosperity for Chicago, as the city’s economy boomed and it became a hub of innovation and progress. However, the decade was also marked by social tensions and conflicts, including organized crime and gang violence.

Remastered by NASS.