The Chicago International Film Festival claims to be the longest running film festival
in North America. Three years before it began, The University of Chicago’s Documentary Film Group put on its own festival.
It’s Robin (Robin)
Trixie Records was a Chicago based label that released eight records in the early nineties, including by DragKing and Sabalon Glitz.
That Mumble (Julia 5)
The 1980s was the last decade when most college students still relied on typewriters, but recently there has been a revived interest in vintage machines.
Grand Avenue Rapper (Chris 28)
In 1966 a summer tradition of outdoor concerts began at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Over the years it featured bands such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Ramones and Devo for very cheap.
Call Me I’m Always Here (Jason 7)
The late eighties saw a burst of ads for 1-900 numbers that promised to relieve your feelings of loneliness. But the phone sex business can be traced at least back to the 1970s.
Paul Mason Fotsch 