On Tuesday December 3, 2013, WTTW will broadcast
their newest documentary hosted by Chicago’s favorite tour guide, Geoffrey
Baer. In this new special entitled Chicago Time Machine, Baer will use his
recently discovered “time machine” to transport viewers back in time to
different places and eras in Chicago history, aided by archival film and
photographs. Baer provides a unique view
of special moments of Chicago’s past that happened in places that many of us
frequent today. As the WTTW promo
states, “it is Chicago as you’ve never seen it before.”
On Monday October 14, Baer and his producer Dan
Protess were at Glessner House Museum filming in the beautiful restored parlor,
as seen in the accompanying photographs.
The site was most appropriate as one of the segments in the program will
discuss the “dark days” of Prairie Avenue after the original residents moved
away and long before the neighborhood once again became a thriving residential
community.
Geoffrey Baer was trained as a docent for the
Chicago Architecture Foundation in 1987.
At that time, the Foundation still owned and operated Glessner (the
museum became its own separate entity in 1994), and Baer was trained to give
tours of both Glessner and Clarke House Museums. During his visit, he enjoyed touring the
house and seeing the many changes that have occurred over the past several
years.
It was a privilege to welcome Geoffrey Baer
“home” again and we all look forward to seeing him travel back in time to a
very different Prairie Avenue than we know today.
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