Geoffrey Baer hops on the CTA's famous Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Pink, and Purple Lines to bring you a fascinating exploration of the colorful and diverse neighborhoods that Chicagoans access via the city's storied elevated train system. Get more of Chicago by 'L' on the interactive website at https://www.wttw.com/L ---------------- Documentary Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:11 Purple Line: Wilmette Baha’i House of Worship, the North Shore Channel, and more 05:21 Purple Line: Evanston Northwestern University, the Frances Willard House, and more 08:02 Yellow Line: Skokie Skokie Swift and more 11:09 Red Line: Rogers Park Glenwood Avenue Arts District, the Madonna della Strada chapel, and more 13:18 Red Line: Andersonville Swedish American Museum 14:07 Red Line: Asia on Argyle Geoffrey Baer visits the Argyle Night Market, a weekly pan-Asian street food market. He talks to Hac Tran to learn about the community’s Asian roots and culture. 17:05 Red Line: Uptown 20:14 Red Line: Wrigleyville Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs: learn about the history of the surrounding neighborhood and take a peek at the game from the nearby rooftop bleachers. 23:44 Red Line: Chinatown Ping Tom Park and more 26:31 Red Line: Guaranteed Rate Field (Sox Park) Geoffrey Baer throws the first pitch at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Learn about the history of the team and meet the groundskeeper, “the Sodfather.” 29:12 Red Line: Vegan Soul Food Geoffrey Baer talks to Arel Israel and Lori Seay, who run Original Soul Vegetarian on 75th Street. The vegan soul food restaurant was founded by their parents in 1982. 32:04 Red Line: 95th/Dan Ryan Dance Party At the redesigned 95th Red Line Station, which is home to AESOP, a DJ booth that stands for “An Extended Song of Our People.” ---------------- 33:42 CTA's Train Body Shops The Skokie Maintenance Facility, the city’s largest body shop where ‘L’ trains go for tune-ups and overhauls. 34:54 Pink Line: Near West Side Union Park, the United Center, Cook County Hospital and the Illinois Medical District 38:06 Pink Line: Pilsen Learn about the community’s Mexican heritage and burgeoning arts scene. 41:54 Pink Line: North Lawndale Douglas Park, the industrial history of the community, and historic K-Town 45:46 Pink Line: Cicero History of the community including the old Western Electric factory ---------------- 47:14 Blue Line: Forest Park Community cemeteries, 16-inch softball, and the Ferrara Candy Company 52:56 Blue Line: Little Italy 53:57 Blue Line: 'L' Tunnel Performers 56:08 Blue Line: Wicker Park Old Polonia, Margie’s Candies, and shuffleboard at The Royal Palms 59:58 Blue Line: Logan Square 1:01:15 Blue Line: Jefferson Park 1:02:30 Blue Line: Rosemont 1:04:43 Blue Line: O'Hare History of O'Hare International Airport ---------------- 1:06:42 Green Line: Woodlawn World’s Fair and Lorraine Hansberry’s connection to the community 1:08:54 1920s-Era 'L' Train 1:12:37 Green Line: Englewood Organizations working to bring hope to the community 1:15:55 Green Line: Bronzeville 1:21:01 Green Line: Illinois Institute of Technology 1:23:15 Green Line: Motor Row 1:23:50 Green Line: Clarke House 1:25:09 Green Line: South Loop The community’s historic homes and colorful murals 1:26:49 The Voice of the CTA Lee Crooks, the voice of the CTA’s announcements; Crooks has been recording the voiceovers, like “doors closing” or “next stop,” since 1998. ---------------- 1:29:05 Haymarket Square 1:30:44 Green Line: Garfield Park Garfield Park Conservatory 1:32:55 Green Line: Austin 1:35:37 Green Line: Oak Park 1:38:29 Orange Line: Midway 1:41:21 Orange Line: Back of the Yards Union Stockyards 1:42:53 Orange Line: McKinley Park 1:43:37 Orange Line: Bridgeport The community’s arts scene and Palmisano Park 1:45:27 CTA Control Center ---------------- 1:47:49 Brown Line: Albany Park 1:50:56 Brown Line: Lincoln Square/Ravenswood 1:51:55 Brown Line: Malt Row 1:53:27 Brown Line: Lakeview/Boystown LGBTQ community in the neighborhood 1:54:38 Brown Line: Lincoln Park 1:55:43 Living Next to the 'L' 1:57:08 Brown Line: Old Town St. Michael’s and more 1:59:32 Brown Line: River North 2:01:20 Brown Line: The Loop The Loop’s towering skyscrapers and other landmarks 2:07:16 Riverwalk