Elgin's US RT 20 bypass; Chicago's Television

by knightfan26917 Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:13 am

"Gems" to share...article and video.

US ROUTE 20 BYPASS, ELGIN IL:

This turned 50 years old, 11/10/2010. More changes are coming, as noted in this great article about the history of the bypass:
http://couriernews.suntimes.com/news/2245744-418/route-elgin-street-downtown-bypass.html

I've always known it as "the bypass"....

CHICAGO TELEVISION

If you've watched Chicago TV in any of the last few decades, this video is for you:
http://museum.tv/home-player.swf?thestream=features/ctvreel.flv

It is long, but worth it to see...
...Bill Curtis
...Ron Magers
...Carol Marin
...Mark Suppelsa
...Linda Mclennan
...Floyd Kalber
...Sharon Wright
...Dan Roan
...Johnny Morris
...Mark Giangreco
...Tim Weigel
...Brant Miller
...Jim Tillman
...Harry Volkman
...Steve Deshler
...Jerry Taft
...John Coleman
...Tom Skilling
...Bozo Circus!
...Roy Leonard
...Phil Donahue
...Jack Brickhouse/Ernie Banks' 500 HR
...Harry Caray calling the 1984 NL Champion Chicago Cubs
...John Rooney (now with the STL Cardinals) calling a "White Sox Winner"
...Michael Jordan
...the Blackhawks
...The Refrigerator Perry
...Celozzi-Ettleson
...Smithe
...and MORE...!

One of my favorite "splices" is near the end of the video, during the "sponsor" segment:
"...for as little as...$55 million dollars"

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