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Discussing the book "Stephen Deutch, Photographer: From Paris to Chicago, 1932-1989" (published by the Tri-Quarterly) with photographer Stephen Deutch.
Discussing Chicago architect Daniel Burnham with Tom Hines, Bill Hasbrouck and Harry Weese.
Interviewing neighborhood residents in the people's park (Lincoln Park) with Peter Bauer, Kitty Price a homeowner, a Honduran homeowner, Italian homeowner and wife, sculptress, Mrs. O'Neill and Steve Schaumburg (part 3).
Discussing architecture and modernization of cities with Greek city planner/architect Konstantinos Doxiades [also Constantinos Doxiadis, Doxiados]. They discuss the dangers of the city, modernizing nature, and losing natural beauty.
Interviewing author-photographer of "Street People" Janet Beller.
Discussing the book "Lost Chicago" with the author David Lowe.
Historian Charles Capen McLaughlin discusses landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and how Olmsted worked to create spaces where the working class could enjoy nature in industrialized areas. Studs plays "Whose Garden Was This" - Tom Paxton (1970) and "Tapestry" - Don McLean (1970).
Architect John Vinci, art and architectural historian David Van Zanten, and curator Wim de Wit discuss Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Historical Society’s exhibition “Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament.” The group discusses Sullivan’s use of ornament to add an organic element to his architecture; as well as some of Sullivan’s most prominent work, including the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, the Auditorium Building, and the Sullivan Center. This program includes a clip from 1956 of Frank Lloyd Wright discussing Sullivan and his impact on architectural design.