The Best Small Town Main Street in America
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The best small town Main Street in America can be found in Illinois. The former rip-roaring lead-mining town of Galena once produced almost 85% of the nation’s lead, and was the busiest Mississippi River port between St. Louis and St. Paul, a bustle bigger than Chicago. Now, it charm lies in the preservation of its past, one which Galena proudly embraces.
Galena has been cited as having “The Best Small Town Main Street in America,” because it looks like a movie set idealization of Norman Rockwell’s home. Of course, the actual movie theater appeared in the movie Field of Dreams. By the middle of the 19th Century, Galena was one of the richest river towns in the Midwest. But when the lead ran out and the Galena River silted up, the town went into a century-long dive. The townsfolk became too poor to tear anything down. That, it turns out, was its salvation, and today the town appears pretty much as it did when Ulysses S. Grant worked in his father's store on the red-hued street.
Now, that preserved-in-aspic quality is the lodestone, the touro-dollar draw. The street is exuberant with boutiques, bars, reliquaries, art galleries, cafes, ghost tours, trolleys, locals sporting thick, black Ulysses S. Grant beards, and shops specializing in everything “craft.” The old brown brick buildings host handcrafted jewelry, homemade fudge, artisanal cheese, hand-sewn clothing, self-published books, in-house roasted coffee, immaculate confections, stove-popped gourmet popcorn, and, of course, craft beer.
Taste your way down Main Street in historic Galena, IL
The aroma of freshly popped gourmet popcorn, hand dipped chocolates and chargrilled burgers fill the air as you make your way in and out of exquisite boutique shops. While exploring Galena’s downtown, be sure to indulge in mouthwatering culinary flavors. From fine dining to gourmet grilled cheese – Galena Country checks all the boxes for a foodie paradise. #GalenaCountry #EnjoyIllinois
Paula Sands Live - Galena, IL Feature
Watch as Bryan Witt, from Paula Sands Live in the Quad Cities, gets a taste of downtown Galena, IL! #KWQC #QuadCities
Vintage Days 2016 in historic downtown Village of Long Grove, Illinois
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Long Grove is an affluent village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 8,043.[2] The village has strict building ordinances to preserve its country atmosphere.
The village now has very strict building ordinances to preserve its country-town atmosphere, including prohibitions on sidewalks, fences, and residential street lights.[citation needed] The Long Grove area is now known[citation needed] for its historic downtown, its exclusive million dollar homes and the annual chocolate, strawberry and apple festivals that take place in May, June and October, respectively.
Jurassic World Meets Parkour in Real Life
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom doesn't come out until June 22nd, but you can pre-order your tickets TODAY!
SUPER THANKS to Universal Pictures for sponsoring this video. The original Jurassic Park film inspired me to make movies, so working with them was a dream come true.
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Video features Calen Chan as Owen Grady (Chris Pratt). Calen is amazing at parkour. Follow him here:
The dinosaur parkour athlete was Ninja Nate. Check out his work here:
Special thanks to my wife Megan for playing the Claire Dearing! Follow her here:
The end cameo/the guy climbing out of the t-rex costume was Stacey Harkey from Studio C. He's an amazing actor, follow his stuff here:
The movie theater/ticket guy was played by Zane O'gwin
Most of this was filmed at Kualoa Ranch, Oahu/Hawaii. You can go to these exact locations on their Movie Tours, link below:
Thanks to Sidney Okamoto from for providing the Jurassic Park jeep. These guys are amazing and super appreciate their help to make the Jurassic Park jeep happen.
Sound Design by Dan Pugsley. He is awesome to work with!
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Music by Stephen Anderson. Partially based off the theme song from the original Jurassic Park film. He does a ton of the music for my vids, and all his stuff is amazing!!!
We also got special permission from Universal Studios to use the Jurassic Park theme song by John Williams as well.
Owen/Calen's costume was made by Allison Dredge.
Color Correction by James Terry
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Directed, filmed, and edited by Devin Graham
Produced by Carter Hogan
VFX by Zane O'gwin
Written by Devin Graham and Zane O'gwin
Shot on the Red Weapon in 8K.
Edited in Adobe Premiere Creative Cloud.
Smooth shots were done with the Devin Graham Signature Series Glidecam:
Drone shots were done with the Inspire 2, filmed in 6K.
For all those asking where we got the T-Rex dino costume, here's a link to where you can get the exact one we bought from amazon!
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Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately 30 miles west of the city center of Chicago which abuts the shore of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,894, which was estimated to have increased to 53,469 by July 2012.
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Home Instead Senior Care - Dubuque, Ia
Bob & Winnie Stricker, owners of the Dubuque area Home Instead Senior Care celebrate their new Dubuque location with a Dubuque Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors red ribbon cutting. 3435 Asbury Rd. (563)585-1409
The local Home Instead Senior Care franchise also includes the surrounding Tri-State area. Offices are located in Dubuque, Dyersville and Maquoketa in Iowa, and in Galena Illinois. Home Instead Senior Care has been serving seniors and their families in our territory since 2000. They recently exceeded 500,000 hours of service provided to over 1200 seniors in our community.
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