Geoffrey Baer Trailers
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Most Popular Geoffrey Baer Trailers
Total trailers found: 28
Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer Trailer (2024)
16 April 2024
Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named "Chance the Snapper" suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Lagoon? Is Hull House haunted? Why don’t Chicagoans put ketchup on their hot dogs? WTTW award-winning host/writer/producer Geoffrey Baer sets out to solve these and other puzzlers in WTTW’s CHICAGO MYSTERIES.
10 Buildings That Changed America Trailer (2013)
12 May 2013
10 Buildings that Changed America presents 10 trend-setting works of architecture that have shaped and inspired our American landscape.
A Celebration of Hanukkah Trailer (2024)
23 December 2024
Follow Geoffrey Baer on a heartwarming, nostalgic, and humorous journey as he tells the story of Hanukkah, exploring the time-honored traditions of this joyous Jewish holiday and making a few surprising discoveries along the way.
Chicago's Loop: A New Walking Tour Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
In an area barely ten square blocks, Geoffrey Baer traces the history of the skyscraper in the city where it was born.
Northwest of Chicago: From Farm Fields to Boomtowns Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
History of the suburbs and towns Northwest of Chicago.
Fox River Valley and Chain O' Lakes Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
It's a journey that starts at Blarney Island, a rowdy bar in the middle of a lake accessible only by boat, and ends sixty miles down the Fox River at Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, one of the world’s greatest examples of minimalist modern architecture.
Chicago Time Machine Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
Did you ever wish you could travel back in history to find out what happened right on the spot where you’re standing? That’s exactly what WTTW Host Geoffrey Baer did.
Biking the Boulevards Trailer (2014)
26 August 2014
In Biking the Boulevards, Geoffrey Baer bikes his way across Chicago, using the city's network of boulevards.
Chicago's Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Join Geoffrey Baer for his newest engaging Chicago tour program, which covers Chicago's historic Western suburbs.
Hidden Chicago 2 Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
In this sequel to WTTW's popular Hidden Chicago special, Geoffrey Baer explores dusty attics, deep tunnels and the candy aisle at Walgreen's in search of fascinating fragments of Chicago's past and little-known stories behind things we see and use every day.
Southwest Suburbs: Birthplace of Chicago Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
It's a part of Chicago that's full of surprises. It's home to a 28-square-mile forest with a rock canyon.
Chicago's South Side Trailer (2015)
30 November 2015
The story of the South Side of Chicago is a story of immigrants and of migrants, of workers and unions, of political dynasties and sports legacies, art and commerce, progress and struggle.
Chicago's North Shore Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
History of the suburbs and towns North of Chicago.
Chicago on Vacation Trailer (2019)
05 March 2019
When your family piled into the car for a vacation, where did you go? Starved Rock? Lake Geneva? The Dells? Maybe the Indiana Dunes? Or Michigan’s Harbor Country? The road trip is a time-honored tradition.
South of Chicago: Suburbs, Steel Mills, Shoreline Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
Take a journey along the waterways, highways, and railways of Chicago's South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
10 Homes that Changed America Trailer (2016)
05 April 2016
Ten American homes designed by visionary architects, their eclectic clients and current homeowners are highlighted.
Chicago Works with Geoffrey Baer Trailer (2025)
09 December 2025
Chicago is known, famously, as “the city that works.” But who keeps it working? In a new 60-minute special, CHICAGO WORKS, Geoffrey Baer meets (and helps) the industrious workers across the city and suburbs who operate the Chicago’s moveable bridges, deliver millions of packages, care for the city’s animals, process recycling, operate the Wrigley Field scoreboard, and more.
Touring the Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer Trailer (2025)
14 April 2025
Geoffrey Baer is back to traverse the length and breadth of Chicago’s world-famous “front yard” to explore everything from beloved birds to submerged secrets along Chicago’s lakefront.
Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour Trailer (2006)
15 June 2006
History of Chicago from the stage of the Chicago River.
Hidden Chicago Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
Documentary showing some of the partially hidden history and art in the city of Chicago.
Chicago by L Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
The ride of your life is just a turnstile away! Take a special journey as Geoffrey Baer explores Chicago's ethnic diversity from on-board the 'L.
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago Trailer (2023)
07 March 2023
Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces.
7 Wonders of Chicago Trailer (2005)
20 August 2005
Chicago is filled with Architectural wonders from the famous to the hidden treasures waiting to be discovered!
Navy Pier: A Century of Reinvention Trailer (2016)
27 October 2016
Since it opened as Municipal Pier in 1916, Navy Pier has been evolving in response to the changing needs of a city on a Great Lake—Chicago.
Chicago's Lakefront Trailer (2008)
31 December 2008
Join us for a journey along our most famous front yard. The eyes of the world were on Chicago's Lakefront on election night 2008 as tens of thousands of people gathered there to celebrate with President-Elect Barack Obama.
The Chicago River Tour Trailer (2017)
27 November 2017
In the epic drama that is Chicago’s history, the Chicago River has played many roles, by turns hero, villain, and underdog.
Riding the Rails with Geoffrey Baer Trailer (2026)
13 April 2026
For generations, seemingly all paths led through Chicago as trains carrying passengers, livestock, and freight crisscrossed the country.
The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History Trailer (2009)
09 July 2009
You are what you eat goes the old saying. So what can we learn about Chicagoans from the food on our plates? WTTW 11's Geoffrey Baer plays both taste-tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago's favorite foods.
