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Chicago Stories

Chicago Stories

2020Returning Series4 Seasons25 EpisodesTMDB
PBS

An original documentary series from Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW uncovering the city’s fascinating history. Each story presents an entertaining and intriguing tale about a person or event that shaped Chicago. The series reflects the rich diversity and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city.

Season 0 · Episode 22

Remembering 47th Street

May 14, 2001

In the 1930s-60s the area of 47th Street now called the Bronzeville Cultural Utopia was a mecca of Black entertainment and culture. There were theaters, supper clubs, nightclubs and even juke joints. Celebrities such as Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, and Earl "Fatha" Hines could be seen and heard, particularly at the old Regal Theatre. Narrated by television personality Merri Dee

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When did Chicago Stories Season 0 Episode 22 air?

Chicago Stories Season 0 Episode 22 aired on May 14, 2001.

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