Equitable Building Time Lapse
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Continuous time-lapse sequence from fixed perspectives of the construction of the steel frame of the Equitable Building in Chicago, IL from a penthouse of 333 N. Michigan looking NE. The film opens with a cityscape of Chicago. American Furniture Mart is visible in the background.; The film was shot from a penthouse located at 333 N Michigan, looking northeast towards Furniture Mart.
Credits
Jack Behrend (director); Jack Behrend (producer); Jack Behrend (contributor); Hans Graff (cinematographer)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1962
Cfa collection: Jack Behrend Collection
Sponsor: Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP
Subjects: Steel industry; Buildings; Chicago (Ill.); Construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - LS, HA industrial Chicago cityscape from penthouse, Chicago River emptying into Lake Michigan 00:07 - LS fixed perspective time-lapse erection of steel frame of the Equitable Building, cranes and construction workers at work 22:43 - Var shots ZOOM IN two American flags at top of finished steel structure
Cfa elements: Print, 865 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2812
Cfa collection: Jack Behrend Collection
Sponsor: Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP
Subjects: Steel industry; Buildings; Chicago (Ill.); Construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - LS, HA industrial Chicago cityscape from penthouse, Chicago River emptying into Lake Michigan 00:07 - LS fixed perspective time-lapse erection of steel frame of the Equitable Building, cranes and construction workers at work 22:43 - Var shots ZOOM IN two American flags at top of finished steel structure
Cfa elements: Print, 865 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2812
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:05