Biking the Boulevards (2014)

Name: Biking the Boulevards
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Cast: Geoffrey Baer

NR Aug 26th, 2014Documentary

In Biking the Boulevards Geoffrey Baer bikes his way across Chicago using the citys network of boulevards The boulevards are wide treelined streets which connect Chicagos largest parks This system of parks and boulevards was the first of its kind in the country imagined nearly 150 years ago Discover how these boulevards came to be and explore these magnificent parks from Washington and Sherman Parks on the South Side to Douglas Humboldt and Garfield on the West These green spaces are often overlooked but theyre every bit as beautiful as Chicagos famous lakefront parks Geoffrey invites you to take a new look at the old neighborhoods that emerged along these boulevards in the 19th Century Places like Bronzeville Englewood Back of the Yards Lawndale Humboldt Park and Logan Square Many of these enclaves have seen their share of hard times over the years but hidden just beneath the surfaceyoull find some remarkable surprises

StarringGeoffrey Baer

WriterDan Protess

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