Chicago Public Library
Special Collections and Preservation Division
Neighborhood History Research Collection
Special Collections and Preservation Division
Neighborhood History Research Collection
Millennium Park Inc.
Audio-Visual Series
Introduction | General | Opening
Weekend | Jay Pritzker Music
Pavilion/B.P.
Pedestrian Bridge | Cloud Gate | Crown Fountain | Lurie
Garden
Millennium Monument
and Wrigley Square | Harris Theater | Exelon Pavilions
Boeing Galleries |Artifacts
Photographs
General
| General
o/s C18 |
Presentation board, photograph of site before construction began. Shows surface parking lot, train tracks, looking south, color, 3 December 1999. 30" x 12 ½". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s D103 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, looking south-west, color, 3 December 1999. 60" x 40". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B19 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B20 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B21 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B22 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B23 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| General
o/s B24 |
Presentation board, photograph of construction site, color, 3 December 1999. 16" x 16". Photographer Gary Taber, Taber Photography. |
| CD
#4 |
380 color photographs of Millennium Park taken by Ricardo Phillips, May- August 2005. On CD. |
Opening Weekend
| Opening
Weekend 1.1 |
Redmoon Theater, performance on opening weekend, July 17, 2004. Photo Oversize Box 1. |
| CD
# 2 |
312 color photographs of the opening weekend taken by Caroline O'Boyle, July 2004. On CD. |
Pritzker Pavilion/B.P. Bridge
| Pritzker
1.1 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.2 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.3 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.4 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.5 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.6 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.7 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, 28 September 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.8 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.9 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.10 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.11 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.12 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.13 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.14 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.15 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.16 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.17 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.18 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.19 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.20 |
Color, digital photograph of the model, c. 2000. Photographer: McDonough Associates, Inc. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Pritzker
1.21 |
Color photograph of exterior of Frank Gehry and Associates Inc. offices in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
| Pritzker
1.22 |
Color photograph of model in Frank Gehry's studio in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
| Pritzker
1.23 |
Color photograph, staff at Frank Gehry's studio in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
| Pritzker
1.24 |
Color photograph, staff at Frank Gehry's studio in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
| Pritzker
1.25 |
Color photograph, staff at Frank Gehry's studio in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
| Pritzker
1.26 |
Color photograph, staff at Frank Gehry's studio in Los Angeles, California, 1 July 1999. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
Cloud Gate
| Cloud
Gate 1.1 |
Color, computer-generated rendering of Cloud Gate, c. 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Cloud
Gate 1.2 |
Color, computer-generated rendering of Cloud Gate, c. 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Cloud
Gate 1.3 |
Color, computer-generated rendering of Cloud Gate, c. 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
| Cloud
Gate 1.4 |
Color, computer-generated rendering of Cloud Gate, c. 1999. Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist. |
Crown Fountain
| Crown
1.1- 1.24 |
Color photographs, mock up of Crown Fountain to see the scale and impact of one tower, c. 2003. Photographer: Ed Uhlir. |
VHS Video Cassettes
General
| General
1 |
The Lakefront Millennium Project. A color, computer-generated virtual tour of the early design for the Lakefront Millennium Project, with musical soundtrack, presented by the City of Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, and McDonough Associates Inc., produced by Envision Digital Imaging. 1 February 1999. 2 minutes, 42 seconds. |
| General
2 |
The Lakefront Millennium Project. A color, computer-generated virtual tour of the early design for the Lakefront Millennium Project, with Vivaldi's Four Seasons and nature sounds soundtrack, presented by the City of Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, and McDonough Associates Inc., produced by Envision Digital Imaging. 4 March 1999. 2 minutes, 43 seconds. Same as #1 but different soundtrack. |
| General
3 |
A color, computer-generated virtual tour of the early design for the Lakefront Millennium Project. This is the same as tapes # 1 and 2 but there are no opening or closing credits or any sound. [Presented by the City of Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, and McDonough Associates Inc., produced by Envision Digital Imaging.] c. 1999. 2 minutes, 13 seconds. |
| General
4 |
The Millennium Park Report Package. WLS-TV (ABC) Chicago Eyewitness News report and interview with Ed Uhlir discussing the plans and early stages of construction at Millennium Park, by Martha Valerio, student of the Art Institute of Chicago. 24 February 2001. 2 minutes. |
| General
5 |
Millennium Park. Public presentation and slide show given by Ed Uhlir to an unidentified small group, outlining the history of Grant Park and the future plans for the site. 6 March 2003. 60 minutes. The picture quality is poor, out of focus. |
| General
6 |
Millennium Park. Fox News at 9, WFLD-TV/Channel 32 (Fox) Chicago. News report and interview with Ed Uhlir touring the construction site at Millennium Park, by Mark Suppelsa. 15 April 2004. 4 minutes, 35 seconds. |
| General
7 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Ed Uhlir, August 2, 2005. 45 minutes. See also General Box 3, folder 2 and General CD-R # 1. |
| General
8 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Joe Nagle and David Ortega, August 8, 2005. 53 minutes. See also General Box 3, folders 3-4 and General CD-R # 2. |
| General
9 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Liz Edwards and Rob Omoris, August 9, 2005. 32 minutes. See also General Box 3, folder 5 and General CD-R # 3. |
| General
10 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Colleen Schuetz, August 10, 2005. 29 minutes. See also General Box 3, folder 6. |
Millennium Monument and Wrigley Square (Peristyle)
| Mill.
Mon. 1 |
New Landmark Story. WGN (Chicago) News report about the history of the original peristyle and the construction of the new one in Millennium Park, with comments from Blair Kamin, architectural critic, and Bill Piet from the Wrigley Company Foundation. 22 April 2002. 3 minutes, 32 seconds. 22 April 2002. |
Pritzker Pavilion/B.P. Bridge
| Pritzker
1 |
Frank Gehry and Millennium Park Model. WBBM-TV (CBS) Chicago News 2 at 10 report and interview with Frank Gehry talking about the design of the band shell for Millennium Park, by Katherine Bliss. 24 July 2000. 3 minutes, 43 seconds. |
Lurie Garden
| Lurie
1 |
Millennium Park Architects # 1, TCWD [the City Works Department]. Two informal interviews with the two runner-up finalists in the Garden Competition, in preparation for interviews with the jury the following day. Ed Uhlir interviews Dan Kiley and Peter Meyer (Mier?) from the Office of Dan Kiley and asks them to explain their concepts and choice of plants selected in their entry. Ed Uhlir then interviews Sidney Neilson, Jeff Mendoza and Robert Monteleo from Jeff Mendoza Garden asking them much the same questions. n.d. 51 minutes, 54 seconds. |
CD
General
| General
CD # 1 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Ed Uhlir, August 2, 2005. 45 minutes. See also General Box 3, folder 2 and General VHS # 7. |
| General
CD # 2 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Joe Nagle and David Ortega, August 8, 2005. 53 minutes. See also General Box 3, folders 3-4 and General VHS # 8. |
| General
CD # 3 |
Millennium Park Oral History Project, interview with Liz Edwards and Rob Omoris, August 9, 2005. 32 minutes. See also General Box 3, folder 5 and General VHS # 9. |
| General
CD # 4 |
380 color photographs of Millennium Park taken by Ricardo Phillips, May- August 2005. |
Opening Weekend
| O/W
CD # 1 |
CD from Jam Productions. Proposal for opening weekend, 2004. Removed from Opening Weekend box 1, folder 3. |
| O/W
CD # 2 |
312 color photographs of the opening weekend taken by Caroline O'Boyle, July 2004. |