Fortunately, the Chicago Tribune did the work for me. The paper ran an article on aerial footage of Chicago from 1914.
The eight-minute film was preserved by the National Archives. The Trib gussied it up with compare and contrast …
Archive for the ‘Airships’ Category
The Rogue Aviator
May
09
Otherworld Theatre debuts their dieselpunk adventure The Rogue Aviator. Aviatrix Ellie McCloud battles Sky Pirates and fights for the freedom of the oppressed citizens of the floating city of Olympus.
The play runs May 20 through June 10, 2017. …
The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster
Jul
21
Some twenty years prior to the Hindenburg, Chicago had its own airship disaster. Thirteen people were killed and twenty-six were injured when the Wingfoot Air Express dirigible crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building.
On July 21, 1919, the …
Steampunks to Gear up at Chicago’s Airship Harbor
Apr
10
Steampunks are used to dressing up, going antiquing, and having adventures, and often dancing into the night. Seldom though do we meet up over drinks and coffee, share ideas, tell stories, and keeping things moving in the scene. That’s why …
A Dark Victorian Romance
Feb
06
The Circle City Aerodrome (http://www.circlecityaerodrome.org) nonprofit society for steampunk arts and culture presents A Dark Victorian Romance. Their second annual immersion weekend will host events free and open to the public as well as a la carte events …
A Steampunk event filled weekend!
Jun
26
Steampunk events and gatherings are not just limited to large metropolitan areas. Some truly amazing, intimate, and fun filled events can be seen on farmsteads and forests just as much as in their urban counterparts! This past weekend, several Chicago …
Gearbox Fantastique III on April 20!
Apr
16
On Saturday April 20th, Steampunk Chicago presents: Gearbox Fantastique 3!
Your MC for the evening:
Thee Bluebeard!
www.theebluebeard.com/
LIVE ELECTROSWING by
The Swingrowers (Italy)
soundcloud.com/swingrowers
LIVE Gypsy Punk by
Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands (North Carolina)
crystalbrightandthesilverhands.com/
With Burlesque, …
Portlandia Does Steampunk
Feb
12
Do you live in Portland? Are you a steampunk? Then its your lucky break! Meet us down at the Portland Double Tree, and we’ll all board my airship. We have to rescue the queen!
…History Revised!
Apr
25
History ain’t what it used to be! Steampunks mash up the past and present while looking to the future. Altered History and Alternate Histories are two websites that have fun scrambling the past.
Captain Kit Kaboom (aka Abbey Manalli of …
“Sucker Punch”: More Than Just Bullets and Genre Bending
Mar
28
So it was that yesterday, (Sunday if you happen to be reading this on say, not a Monday), myself, the charming KL Kenzie, the good Rev. Cpt. Sam Flint and the lovely Lady Lisa all went to view what we …
