Windy City in Motion: Movies + Travel in Chicago

Credit: DePaul University

A collaboration between Lake Forest College’s Digital Chicago: Unearthing History and Culture, and DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, “Windy City in Motion: Movies & Travel in Chicago” debuts at the Great Hall at Union Station August 17, 2016. Viewers can travel through classic and contemporary films set in the Windy City and its transportation hubs. Take in vintage photos of movie stars, clips and commentary on films, and little-known facts about Chicago’s movie and transportation history. 

The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will be on display at least through the early winter season. 

Opening Reception

Lake Forest College and DePaul University celebrate the opening of Windy City in Motion with a reception at Union Station. Light refreshments will be served and hard refreshments will be available (if of age) at the bar in Union Station.  Faculty and staff from both institutions will offer opening remarks at 5 pm and 5:45 pm. 

Time: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 4:45-6 pm,
Place: The Great Hall, Union Station, 225 S. Canal St., Chicago

Windy City in Motion panels