Chicago Entertainment: Between the Wars, 1919-1939

Chicago has historically been a place of great energy and a showcase of modernity. Determined to wash away the recent memories of World War I, Chicagoans in the 1920s and into the 1930s set out to enjoy themselves, creating a Golden Age of popular entertainment envied throughout the world. Chicago Entertainment Between the Wars, 1919-1939 explores in detail the various old and new playing fields of entertainment that blossomed during this time period, such as dance halls, radio studios, rodeos, theaters, public mechanical musical machines, and movie palaces.

Author: Jim Edwards, Wynette Edwards
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/13/2003
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.54w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780738523309

About the Author
Edwards, Jim: - Jim and Wynette Edwards have resurrected those days when one of the world's great cities tried to keep its people happy during a period of great prosperity and then depression. The Edwards have used primary sources such as photographs, rare glass slides, and other printed images for this study.Edwards, Wynette: - Jim and Wynette Edwards have resurrected those days when one of the world's great cities tried to keep its people happy during a period of great prosperity and then depression. The Edwards have used primary sources such as photographs, rare glass slides, and other printed images for this study.