Films in Transit
This film depicts the story of a young boy who Christmas Eve boards a mysterious train bound for the North Pole. At the end of the film, he receives a bell whose ring can only be heard "by those who truly believe".
What is "The Polar Express"
The band Arcade Fire hails from this city where some say there is a Daniel La Spata type enacting good transportation policy as well.
What is "Montreal"
Originally named "North Park", Jen Jensen designed this park to include two lagoons with a river, a rose garden, a fieldhouse, boathouse, and music pavilion. In recent years the park has been involved in a controversial discussion over the addition of pickleball courts.
What is Humboldt Park?
This book turned film follows Poirot, a world-renowned detective, as he investigates a murder on a luxury train in the 1930s.
What is "Murder on the Orient Express"
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend has been married to this actress since 2015, who was on a popular NBC show about government workers.
Who is "Rashida Jones"?
Designed by Alfred Caldwell, a disciple of Jens Jensen, and located in Burnham Park, this man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan was built in the 1930's and is also the location Morgan Madderom will be getting married at next year.
What is Promontory Point?
Directed by Bong Joon-ho, this film features a post apocalyptical world in which all of human society lives on one very long train. As resources grow scarce, the citizens in the back of the train must fight their way through the train to make their way to the first class passengers.
What is "Snowpiercer"
Immensely talented musician, Sufjan Stevens' brother, Marzuki Stevens is also very talented but in this sport. Hint: something we have discussed in the office
What is "running"? Marzuki Stevens ran a marathon in 2hr 20min during an olympic time trial several years ago.
At the time of Jensen's work, this park was divided into two halves by a major streetcar thoroughfare. Setting out to improve the park, Jensen added a monumental garden shelter, known as Flower Hall, a formal reflecting pool, a semi-circular entryway and a formal garden. In 2020, the name of this park changed by one letter to honor a different historical figure than it was previously named for.
What is Douglass Park
This 90's Rom Com stars Sandra Bullock as a CTA station worker who falls in love with a man in a coma and features shots of Chicago including the Randolph/Wabash Station, Michigan Avenue, and Wacker Drive.
What is "While You Were Sleeping"?
This band that is widely credited to make flannel shirts and beards popular at the time, played at the very first Pitchfork Music Festival in 2008, and then went on to headline the festival a few years later in 2011.
What is "Fleet Foxes"?
This park is considered Jensen's finest work and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2003. The concept for this Park was first pitched in 1912 by the to develop recreational facilities for densely populated neighborhoods. At the time, this area had a population of nearly 900,000 but only two small playgrounds. This park includes a "prairie river" flowing from two brooks and two natural-looking waterfalls. In 1953, the southern 9 acres of the park were demolished for the Eisenhower Expressway.
What is "Columbus Park"?