THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIER OF
will be broadcast on WYCC -Channel 20!
May 5 @
Chicago Drawbridges is a documentary directed by Stephen Hatch and narrated by
Patrick McBriarty, author and bridge historian, chronicling the importance of
the bridges in the making of the Windy City, from the very first wood
footbridge, built by a tavern owner in 1832, to today’s iconic structures
spanning the Chicago River.
Informative and entertaining this
56-minute film tells the story of Chicago’s development through the bridges
based on the forthcoming book Chicago River Bridges from the
University of Illinois Press (October 2013).
Created and produced by Stephen
Hatch and Patrick McBriarty it also interviews professor, geographer, and
author David M. Solzman, PhD.; Brian Steele, Director of Communications for
CDOT (2001-2011); map maker and historian Dennis McClendon of Chicago
CartoGraphics; James S. Phillips, PE (ret.); Ozana Balan King, Museum Director,
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum; Grant Crowley owner of Crowley's Yacht Yard ;
Betsy Steinberg, Managing Director of the Illinois Film Office; CDOT Engineer
Vasile M. Jurca, P.E.; and Professor Michael Latham from Roosevelt
University.
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