Chicago's Only Castle: The History of Givins' Irish Castle and Its Keepers

Summary This feature-length film tells the exciting stories of the five keepers of the Castle, which was built by Robert C. Givins in 1886/1887. These stories unfold against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history, including the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the cable-car era, the dawn of the automobile, and the Chicago World's Fair of 1933. The main goals of this production have been to uncover and preserve the history of the iconic Castle and its five keepers and to raise money to help preserve and maintain the building. This project received a major arts grant from Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus. Filmmaker Errol Magidson was interviewed about this project on WGN-TV and WTTW-TV. View more details

Chicago's Only Castle: The History of Givins' Irish Castle and Its Keepers

Directed : Errol Magidson Joshua van Tuyl

Written : Errol Magidson

Stars : Chris Dimas Helen Dimas Michael Magidson Ronald Mark

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Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Aug 5, 1962

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Summary This feature-length film tells the exciting stories of the five keepers of the Castle, which was built by Robert C. Givins in 1886/1887. These stories unfold against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history, including the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the cable-car era, the dawn of the automobile, and the Chicago World's Fair of 1933. The main goals of this production have been to uncover and preserve the history of the iconic Castle and its five keepers and to raise money to help preserve and maintain the building. This project received a major arts grant from Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus. Filmmaker Errol Magidson was interviewed about this project on WGN-TV and WTTW-TV. View more details

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Aug 5, 1962

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

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