Officer views body of dog in parking lot of Antioch Haven Homes, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
On a quest to create a lasting record of life in Chicago In the Year 2000 more than 200 photographers spent 366 days canvassing the city and chronicling its people, places and personality. The project's eclectic mix of styles and approaches blended into an historical document that will inform those in the future long after it teaches us about ourselves. The photographers shot more than 500,000 frames and visited each of the city's neighborhoods. The resulting archive-which contains audio and video recordings as well-offers insight into everyday life, out-of-the-way secrets and cultural events. The University of Illinois at Chicago received the Chicago In the Year 2000 (CITY 2000) in 2001 with the understanding that it would make the images and sounds of the city available to the serious and casual user alike and that it would preserve these images for 1,000 years.
Couple embraces in yard near scene of domestic violence incident, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Special operations officer displays firearm confiscated from gang members in housing project, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Blood stain on sidewalk from head injury to intoxicated man after scuffle with police lieutenant, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Basketball player in tournament at Harold Ickes Homes housing project, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Living room in apartment inhabited by Peggy White for 16 years on 17th floor of Stateway Gardens housing project before evacuation, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Lee Lee White with doll in doorway of grandmother’s apartment in Stateway Gardens housing project before evacuation, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Police officers at Super Cop 2000 boxing match, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Officers transport body of deceased 83 year-old man found in bathroom of his home, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Two girls at basketball tournament at Harold Ikes Homes housing project, Chicago, Illinois, 2000