Carpentersville Memories

Chicago Blizzard of 1967 Video Page

 

Welcome to the Carpentersville Memories video pages. Our goal is to bring back some fun memories of growing up in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. 

 

This video page is dedicated to the Chicago Blizzard of 1967.

 

The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning.  As of November 2019, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.  As the blizzard was a surprise during the day with people already at work or school, it stopped the city for a few days as people dug out. “The storm was a full-blown blizzard, with 50 mph-plus northeast wind gusts creating drifts as high as 15 feet.

Twenty-six people died in the city on account of the blizzard, including a young girl shot in crossfire between looters and police. Some died from heart attacks due to shoveling the snow.

A short video about the blizzard in 1967
Converted from 8mm film to digital format
Runtime: 1 Minute