Get more Chicago from “L” on the interactive website at https://www.wttw.com/L
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Documentary chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:11 Purple Line: Wilmette
Baha'i House of Worship, North Shore Canal and more
05:21 Purple Line: Evanston
Northwestern University, Frances Willard House, and more
8:02 a.m. Yellow Line: Skokie
Skokie Swift and more
11:09 a.m. Red Line: Rogers Park
Glenwood Avenue Arts District, Madonna della Strada Chapel and more
1:18 p.m. Red Line: Andersonville
Swedish American Museum
2:07 p.m. Red line: Asia on Argyle
Geoffrey Baer visits the Argyle Night Market, a weekly pan-Asian street food market. He speaks to Hac Tran to learn more about the community's Asian roots and culture.
5:05 p.m. Red Line: Uptown
8:14 p.m. Red Line: Wrigleyville
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs: Learn about the history of the surrounding neighborhood and watch the game from the nearby rooftop bleachers.
11:44 p.m. Red Line: Chinatown
Ping Tom Park and more
26:31 Red line: guaranteed rate field (Sox Park)
Geoffrey Baer throws out the first pitch during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Discover the history of the team and meet the groundskeeper, “the Sodfather”.
29:12 Red Line: Vegan Soul Food
Geoffrey Baer talks with Arel Israel and Lori Seay, who run Original Soul Vegetarian on 75th Street. The vegan soul food restaurant was founded by their parents in 1982.
32:04 Red Line: 95th Dance Party/Dan Ryan
At the redesigned 95th Red Line station, home to AESOP, a DJ booth meaning “An Extended Song of Our People.”
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33:42 CTA body shop
The Skokie Maintenance Facility, the city's largest body shop, where "L" trains are tuned and overhauled.
34:54 Pink line: near the west side
Union Park, the United Center, Cook County Hospital and the Illinois Medical District
38h06 Pink line: Plzen
Learn about the community's Mexican heritage and thriving arts scene.
41:54 Pink Line: North Lawndale
Douglas Park, the community's industrial history and historic K-Town
45:46 Pink line: Cicero
History of the community, including the former Western Electric factory
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47:14 Blue line: Forest park
Community cemeteries, 16-inch softball and Ferrara Candy Company
52:56 Blue Line: Little Italy
53:57 Blue line: artists from the “L” tunnel
56:08 Blue Line: Wicker Park
Old Polonia, Margie's Candies and shuffleboard at Royal Palms
59:58 Blue Line: Logan Square
1:01:15 Blue Line: Jefferson Park
1:02:30 Blue line: Rosemont
1:04:43 Blue Line: O'Hare
History of O'Hare International Airport
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1:06:42 Green Line: Woodlawn
The World's Fair and Lorraine Hansberry's connection to the community
1:08:54 1920s “L” train
1:12:37 Green Line: Englewood
Organizations working to bring hope to the community
1:15:55 Green Line: Bronzeville
1:21:01 Green Line: Illinois Institute of Technology
1:23:15 Green line: row of engines
1:23:50 Green Line: Clarke House
1:25:09 Green Line: South Loop
The community's historic homes and colorful murals
1:26:49 The voice of CTA
Lee Crooks, the voice of CTA announcements; Crooks has been recording voiceovers, such as "closing doors" or "next stop", since 1998.
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1:29:05 Haymarket Square
1:30:44 PM Green Line: Garfield Park
Garfield Park Conservatory
1:32:55 Green Line: Austin
1:35:37 Green Line: Oak Park
1:38:29 Orange line: halfway
1:41:21 Orange line: behind the construction sites
Union Stockyards
1:42:53 Orange Line: McKinley Park
1:43:37 Orange Line: Bridgeport
The community's arts scene and Palmisano Park
1:45:27 CTA control center
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1:47:49 Brown Line: Albany Park
1:50:56 Brown Line: Lincoln Square/Ravenswood
1:51:55 Brown line: row of malts
1:53:27 Brown Line: Lakeview/Boystown
LGBTQ community in the neighborhood
1:54:38 Brown Line: Lincoln Park
1:55:43 Living next to the “L”
1:57:08 Brown Line: Old Town
Michaelmas and more
1:59:32 Brown line: North River
2:01:20 Brown line: The loop
The imposing skyscrapers and other monuments of the Loop
2:07:16 River walk
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