During Fireman's Strike - 22nd - California Fire 3-5-80
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News footage of a building fire at the intersection of S. Fairfield Ave and W. Cermak Rd. (near "22nd and California," as noted by the filmmaker's original label) on March 5, 1980.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Rosemarie Gulley (reporter)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film captures the Chicago Fire Department's response to a building fire at the intersection of S. Fairfield Ave and W. Cermak Rd. near the conclusion of the 23-day firemen's strike that began at 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 1980. Footage include shots of fire equipment, firemen as they work to contain the fire, the remnants of the building which include a mural by Raul Villanueva, and reporting on the scene WLS-TV Channel 7's Rosemarie Gulley.
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.); Disasters; Fires; Laborers; Strikes
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Color Reversal Intermediate, 168 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13407
Notes: This film captures the Chicago Fire Department's response to a building fire at the intersection of S. Fairfield Ave and W. Cermak Rd. near the conclusion of the 23-day firemen's strike that began at 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 1980. Footage include shots of fire equipment, firemen as they work to contain the fire, the remnants of the building which include a mural by Raul Villanueva, and reporting on the scene WLS-TV Channel 7's Rosemarie Gulley.
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.); Disasters; Fires; Laborers; Strikes
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Color Reversal Intermediate, 168 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13407
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:17