WHITING INDIANA 1955 and Whiting fire film

This is a preview of this historic DVD.

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• WHITING
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• fire
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[mahpfoundation]

That is great info,didnt know about the film that was shot in whiting,did you know the title of the Movie?,all we have is footage of Whiting Parks,carnivals,,thru the years,and i cant wait to see the improvements of the park,as it is getting a total makeover,I Love WHITING,,,, I Think you just inspired a new project.,,.Thank you

[PaulEboy1999]

it is still used its a soap factory..

[harmonyguitar1]

Can anybody tell me what the building is at 0:21 I know it's abandoned now but I want to know what it used to be

[miniplanet1231]

my grand ma lives here she saw it

[trah50]

I was 4 years old when Amoco blew up and I remember much of what happened. That fire burned out of control for a week. Threw me out of bed to the other side of the bedroom. Grandma picked me up as I was crying my butt off. It was like an A bomb was dropped on Whiting.

[van9875568]

There was a movie made in Whiting Park about 1953 with children from Whiting. After it was shot, it was shown in the Whiting Theater on 119th..any infor?? Van Bialon on FB

[van9875568]

My Father owned Bialon Music at 1932 Indpls Blvd. I can remember that there was gas running down by the curbs and people screaming..the sky was black.. it was horrific . A friend of mine had a piece of a tanker go through his house, through several rooms, and while he was in bed- cut off part of his leg. We live about 2 blocks down from White Castle and across from Caesars.

[valerielovesedward11]

I live there Omg

[pearlsofarrow]

my father owned calumet marine supply business close to it, our house only a couple miles away on parrish in e. chicacgo. the blast was very early morning. i thought at first it was "The Atom Bomb" I'd recently heard talked about (i was 6). relieved it wasn't a bomb, i enjoyed the excitement of everyone in the streets in pajamas... later, we learned of some severe injuries and deaths, one of whom was a classmate at st. pat's. and dad's store windows broke from the blast.

[parkman35]

Man can you imagine if this happened today? Gas would shoot up to $10.00 a gallon....