Chicago Entertainment: Between the Wars, 1919-1939 (IL) (Images of America)

Chicago has historically been a place of great energy and a showcase of modernity. Determined to wash away the recent memories of World War I, Chicagoans in the 1920s and into the 1930s set out to enjoy themselves, creating a Golden Age of popular entertainment envied throughout the world. Chicago Entertainment Between the Wars, 1919-1939 explores in detail the various old and new playing fields of entertainment that blossomed during this time period, such as dance halls, radio studios, rodeos, theaters, public mechanical musical machines, and movie palaces.Wynette Edwards is the author of 'Chicago Entertainment: Between the Wars, 1919-1939 (IL) (Images of America)', published 2003 under ISBN 9780738523309 and ISBN 0738523305.