Archive for August 2010
STOP AND SHOP FOOD STORE – 16 W WASHINGTON – INTERIOR – GREEN-TINGED B AND W Leave a comment
SOUTH WATER STREET – CARS AND TRUCKS PARKED – c1940 Leave a comment
LAKE AVE – SOUTH OF OAKWOOD BLVD – ROW HOUSES – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
LA TOUR CAFE – ATOP OUTER DRIVE EAST APARTMENTS – OUTER DRIVE AT RANDOLPH – 1960s Leave a comment
GROVELAND AVE – S FROM 29TH – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
GRAY LINE COACH – BUILT BY YELLOW COACH CHICAGO – USED IN CHICAGO AND TORONTO – 1920s Leave a comment
DOUBLE DECK MOTOR COACH – STARTED DEVON AND SHERIDAN – DOWNTOWN VIA SHERIDAN AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE – THEN SROUND LOOP VIA MICHIGAN JACKSON AND STATE – AND RETURN – TEN CENT FARE – 1925 Leave a comment
CHICAGO MOTOR COACH DOUBLE DECK – 1926 Leave a comment
BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT – WABASH AVE – ELEVATED – CAB – PEDESTRIANS – 1952 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – THE FLAME RESTAURANT – 160 N STATE – TOUHY AND LINCOLN 1 comment
MATCHBOOK – THE CLUB ROOM RESTAURANT – 7611 STONY ISLAND – GINNY LYNN SNACK SHOP – INSIDE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – THE CLUB ROOM RESTAURANT – 7611 STONY ISLAND – GINNY LYNN SNACK SHOP Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – SCHULIEN’S RESTAURANT – 2100 W IRVING PARK Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – PETER PAN SNACK SHOP – INSIDE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – PETER PAN SNACK SHOP – FREE OFFER INSIDE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – ROUTE OF THE STREAMLINERS – FRONT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL – 321 N CENTRAL Leave a comment
WATER TOWER – CALLED CHICAGO AVE PUMPING STATION – PART OF I WILL SERIES – 1911 1 comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN STEAM ENGINE – WEST CHICAGO DAYS 1983 – LAST OPERATING C AND NW LOCOMOTIVE Leave a comment
POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL – 2400 DEARBORN – BUSINESS REPLY – 1901 Leave a comment
PLAZA GRANT PARK – MICHIGAN BLVD AND VAN BUREN AND HARRISON – INDIAN CHIEF STATUES – NICE VERSION – c1950 Leave a comment
MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL – NIGHT – LOOKING NORTH FROM RIVER – 1950s Leave a comment
LINCOLN PARK – LINCOLN MONUMENT – 1912 Leave a comment
JACKSON PARK – ROSE GARDEN – RESEMBLES PAINTING – EARLY Leave a comment
FIELD BUILDING – WITH OTHER NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS – LASALLE CLARK AND ADAMS – 1940s Leave a comment
CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK – NICE VERSION – EARLY Leave a comment
CHICAGO RIVER – FROM RUSH STREET BRIDGE – SIDE-WHEEELER STEAMER – 1907 Leave a comment
CENTURY OF PROGRESS – TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT BUILDING – MILWAUKEE ROAD GIANT ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE – NICE VERSION – 3 GREEN-TINGED IMAGES – 1933-4 Leave a comment
DAIRY PARADE – STATE STREET – B AND W – 1955 Leave a comment
CHICAGO EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY – ARCADE CARD – WOMAN SITTING IN SHEER OUTFIT – BROWN-TONES – 1930s Leave a comment
CHICAGO WOODS ELECTRIC CAR – TWO WOMEN AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – 1912 2 comments
CHICAGO WOODS ELECTRIC CAR – TWO WOMEN DRIVING – 1910 Leave a comment
CHICAGO WOODS ELECTRIC CAR – TWO MEN IN FRONT OF GRAND BUILDING – TWO STANDARDS ARMY AND NAVY – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
WOMAN’S TEMPLE – 1908 Leave a comment
WASHINGTON STREET – EAST FROM DEARBORN – AERIAL – SIGNS – CLOCK – NICE VERSION – 1913 Leave a comment
WASHINGTON PARK – LILY PONDS – COUPLE WITH UMBRELLA – RESEMBLES AN IMPRESSIONIST – 1913 Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – LEXINGTON AVE – MITCHELL TOWER – REYNOLDS CLUB – BARTLETT GYMNASIUM Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY CLUB – MICHIGAN AVE – 1913 Leave a comment
UNION STOCK YARDS ENTRANCE – SHEEP FLOCK – PEDESTRIANS – EARLY Leave a comment
UNION PARK – CARS – PEDESTRIANS – 1913 Leave a comment
TWO WOMAN WITH SWING – CHICAGO NEEDS MORE MEN – WHIMSY – c1910 Leave a comment
TRAIN – SANTA FE STREAMLINER – DEARBORN STREET STATION – c1960 Leave a comment
TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – STEAM TRAIN IN STATION – HEBRON ILLINOIS Leave a comment
STEAMER ROOSEVELT – NIGHT – NEAR CENTURY OF PROGRESS – 1933-4 Leave a comment
STATE STREET NORTH – FROM MONROE – AERIAL – CARS – BUSES – AWNINGS – SIGNS – OLD STREET LIGHTS – NOTE PEACOCK’S CLOCK LOWER RIGHT – c1950 Leave a comment
STATE STREET – NOON HOUR – HUGE CROWD – STORES – SIGNS – STREET LEVEL – 1913 Leave a comment
STATE STREET – LOOKING NORTH FROM VAN BUREN – CROWDS – SIGNS – EARLY Leave a comment
ST CLAIR HOTEL – PART OF LOBBY – c1960 Leave a comment
SHERMAN HOUSE HOTEL – CORNER PERSPECTIVE – BUS – TAXIS – c1960 Leave a comment
ROMA RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – 221 S WABASH – 1912 Leave a comment
RATHSKELLER RESTAURANT – STATE AND MADISON STREETS – B AND W – EARLY Leave a comment
RAINBOW BEACH – CALLED WINDSOR PARK – THE FAIR BUILDINGS AT 75TH – 1912 Leave a comment
PLAINFIELD – ELECTRIC PARK – GROUPS ON CHAIRS AND BENCHES – ON PLAINFIELD AND AURORA RAILWAY – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
PALMER HOUSE – CORNER VIEW – DRAWING – NICE VERSION – 1913 Leave a comment
OLD PEOPLE’S HOME – 1913 Leave a comment
OLD HEIDELBERG DINING ROOM – WHEN EITEL – RATHSKELLER – CROWD AND WAITERS – 1943 Leave a comment
O’HARE INN – AERIAL – DRAWING – c1960 Leave a comment
NEW UNION STATION – AERIAL – FROM RIVER – DRAWING Leave a comment
NAVY PIER – AS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – FULL LENGTH VIEW PLUS GYM BUILDING AT RIGHT – c1960 Leave a comment
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – THE COAL MINE – MAIN FLOOR STRUCTURE – SEPIA Leave a comment
MONROE STREET – EAST FROM LASALLE – I WILL SERIES – 1911 Leave a comment
MILLARD AVE – FROM OGDEN – AERIAL – WAGONS – YOUNG TREES – EARLY Leave a comment
MARSHALL FIELD – TIFFANY CEILING – STATE STREET SIDE – SEPIA – c1940 Leave a comment
LINCOLN PARK – FLOWER BEDS – WOMEN WALKING – 1906 Leave a comment
LAKE SHORE DRIVE – STONE ROW HOUSES – YOUNG TREES – c1910 Leave a comment
JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT – 180 E DELAWARE – EARLIER LOCATION Leave a comment
JACKSON PARK – GERMAN BUILDING – FROM 1893 WORLD’S FAIR – c1910 Leave a comment
HUMBOLDT PARK ENTRANCE – GENERAL KOSCLUSZKO MONUMENT – EARLY Leave a comment
HOTEL PLANTERS – 19 N CLARK – CHICAGO’S GREATEST VALUE – c1940 Leave a comment
HOTEL KNICKERBOCKER – DRAWING Leave a comment
HOTEL ASTOR – 176 N CLARK – NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS – 1913 Leave a comment
GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – OPPOSITE FEDERAL BUILDING – JACKSON DEARBORN AND QUINCY – c1910 Leave a comment
GIMBEL’S RESTAURANT – 28 RANDOLPH W – DINING ROOM DISPLAY COOLER – c1950 Leave a comment
GARFIELD PARK – MADISON STREET ENTRANCE – COUPLE WALKING – 1913 Leave a comment
FRED HARVEY RESTAURANT – CROSSROADS ROOM – DEARBORN STATION – ARTIST EDGAR MILLER WORKING ON MURAL – 1940s Leave a comment
FIELD MUSEUM – NOTE STILL CALLED CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM – ONE OF FAMOUS CHARLES R. KNIGHT MURALS – BRONTOSAURUS Leave a comment
ELABORATED ROOFING – ADVERTISING CARD – HOME OF J. T. SHERLOCK – EARLY Leave a comment
DAILY NEWS BUILDING AND PLAZA – BUTLER BROTHERS BEHIND – SEPIA – NICE VERSION Leave a comment
CLUB ALLEGRO RESTAURANT – 3 IMAGES – c1960 Leave a comment
CLARENDON MUNICIPAL BATHING BEACH – AERIAL – CLARENDON AND SUNNYSIDE AVES – EARLY Leave a comment
CHINATOWN – GREETINGS LINE – SIGNS – c1960 Leave a comment
CHICAGO VETERNARY COLLEGE – STATE STREET NEAR 26TH – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
CHICAGO RIVER – WRIGLEY BUILDING – TRIBUNE TOWER – c1940 Leave a comment
CENTURY OF PROGRESS – HALL OF SCIENCE – GOOD YEAR BLIMP – 1933-4 Leave a comment
CENTURY OF PROGRESS – FORT DEARBORN RE-CREATION – INTERIOR – 1933-4 Leave a comment
CENTURY OF PROGRESS – DUTCH VILLAGE – 1933-4 Leave a comment
CARUSO’S RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – 936 N RUSH – SEPIA – 1940s Leave a comment
CALDER’S VAN COMPANY – 3843 W CHICAGO AVE – PARKED VAN – c1960 Leave a comment
BUS STATION – INTERIOR – c1960 Leave a comment
BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY – ENTRANCE GATES – NORTH 40TH AVE – c1910 Leave a comment
BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING – OLD ONE – NICE VERSION – 1913 Leave a comment
BIRCHWOOD GOLF CLUB – ROGERS PARK – 1912 Leave a comment
BEACH AT CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – BIG CROWD – EARLY Leave a comment
BEACH – UNKNOWN – GROUP OF CHILDREN WADING – EARLY Leave a comment
BALLOON RACE – CROWD WATCHING – APPEARS TO BE WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK IN BACKGROUND – SEPIA – 1908 Leave a comment
ART INSTITUTE – ENTRANCE – DRAMATIC PERSPECTIVE – EARLY Leave a comment
ANGEL GUARDIAN ORPHANAGE – 2100 DEVON – CLASSROOM WITH CHILDREN AND NUN – EARLY Leave a comment
ALLERTON HOTEL – TIP TOP TAP – NIGHT VIEW – 1942 Leave a comment
ADLER PLANETARIUM – VIEW FROM PROMENADE – 1940s Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – STEVENS BUILDING RESTAURANT – 8TH FLOOR – STATE AND WABASH Leave a comment
MENU – LE PETIT GOURMET – COVER – 1958 Leave a comment
TRAIN – SANTA FE YARDS – TURBO – B AND W – 1971 Leave a comment
STUDIO PORTRAIT – CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE RAILWAY CONDUCTOR – EARLY Leave a comment
STATE STREET – BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS – ELEPHANT PARADE – B AND W – 1965 Leave a comment
WISCONSIN STEEL – 106TH BETWEEN CALUMET RIVER AND TORRENCE- PART OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER – AERIAL PANORAMA – SEPIA – 1907 2 comments
SOUTH SHORE – HAMILTON THEATER – 71ST STREET – IN ITS DECLINE – 1975 Leave a comment
SKYLINE AND WATER FRONT – PANORAMA – SEPIA – 1913 Leave a comment
SINCLAIR GAS STATION – ATTENDANT WITH UMBRELLA UNDER HOOD – B AND W – 1960 Leave a comment
SKYLINE – NIGHT – SUN SETTING – 1946 Leave a comment
ROBERT SORENSEN (GRANDPA) – CTA MOTORMAN – SELECTED FOR TALKING TO PRINCE PHILLIP DURING HIS TOUR OF CHICAGO – 1966 Leave a comment
PRINCE PHILLIP VISITS A HOSPITAL – B AND W – 1966 Leave a comment
PALACE HOTEL – NOW CALLED ST REGIS – 516 N CLARK – B AND W – 1964 Leave a comment
OLD STEAM TRAIN LEAVING CHICAGO – SEARS TOWER BACKGROUND – NOTE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION – B AND – 1973 2 comments
MADISON AND CLARK – CLARK THEATER – PLANTERS HOTEL – KOZER’S TAP – SIGNS NOTE ARMORED CAR – STREETCARS – 1948 Leave a comment
HOTEL EITEL – B AND W – c1930 Leave a comment
HOTEL DAVIS – 161 E WALTON PL – B AND W – CARS PARKED – c1930 Leave a comment
HESHFIELD APARTMENT – 425 ROSCOE – CARS PARKED – NOTE RENTAL SIGN – c1930 Leave a comment
FRENCH CASINO – STAR STUDDED REVIEW – B AND W – 1953 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – COLONY CLUB – NIGHT – PEOPLE GOING IN – STREET LIGHT – B AND W – 1944 Leave a comment
CHICAGO FURNITURE MART – FROM LAKE – B AND W – c1930 Leave a comment
CENTURY OF PROGRESS – ENCHANTED ISLAND FOR CHILDREN – BOYS INSIDE MINIATURE STEAM ENGINE – c1933 Leave a comment
BARNEY’S MARKET CLUB RESTAURANT – SIGNS – CARS PARKED – PEDESTRIANS – B AND W – 1958 Leave a comment
BALLANTINE’S BAR – INTERIOR – BAR TENDERS AND CUSTOMERS – B AND W – c1960 Leave a comment
APARTMENT BUILDING – UNKNOWN – TERRA COTTA WORK – AWNING Leave a comment
AL-MAR CAFE – BEER – ROASTER CHICKEN – CARS PARKED – SEPIA – 1937 Leave a comment
CHICAGO EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY – ARCADE CARD – PIN-UP – WOMAN AS TANNING WORKER – PART OF WORKING WOMEN SERIES – c1930 Leave a comment
TICKET – TOWN CASINO – 6 N CLARK – EDDY FAY’S BOXING CATS Leave a comment
UNITY BUILDING – FROM PARKING LOT – B AND W – 1957 Leave a comment
SWIFT MANSION – B AND W – 1945 Leave a comment
STATE STREET – CHICAGO THEATER – LOOP THEATER – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – OLD STREET LIGHTS – SIGNS – 1950s Leave a comment
POOR CLARES MONASTERY – B AND W – 1957 Leave a comment
NIKE HERCULES MISSILES IN A PARK – I RECALL SEEING THEM IN ONE PARK – GROUP OF SERVICEWOMEN – B AND W – 1958 Leave a comment
MERCHANDISE MART – NIGHT – CHRISTMAS – B AND W – 1954 Leave a comment
HOTEL WINDERMERE – B AND W – 1946 Leave a comment
GREAT SNOWSTORM – EVENING STREET – 1967 Leave a comment
GREAT SNOWSTORM – SIDESTREET – 1967 Leave a comment
GREAT SNOWSTORM – DOWNTOWN – 1967 Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6425 N SHERIDAN ROAD – TERRA COTTA DETAILS – CLOSED – 1989 Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6425 N SHERIDAN ROAD – TERRA COTTA BIG WINDOW – CLOSED – 1989 Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6425 N SHERIDAN ROAD – STREET FRONT – CLOSED – 1989 Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6425 N SHERIDAN ROAD – MOSAIC CEILING – CLOSED – 1989 Leave a comment
GRANADA THEATER – 6425 N SHERIDAN ROAD – AUDITORIUM WALL AND SEATS – CLOSED – 1989 Leave a comment
CUBS PLAYING BALL – SEPIA – PANORAMA – NOTE PEOPLE ALONG FIELD – 1904 Leave a comment
CONGRESS STREET – CHRISTMAS TREE – NIGHT – CITY’S SECOND GREAT TREE AFTER CITY HALL – 1960 Leave a comment
CHICAGO THEATER – NIGHT – AD FOR TOM DORSEY BAND – HEPBURN AND GRANT IN HOLIDAY Leave a comment
ANN LANDERS AND HER STAFF – CHICAGO SUN-TIMES – B AND W – 1965 Leave a comment
ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FUNERAL PROCESSION – SEPIA – 1865 Leave a comment
MENU – TIFFIN ROOM – INTERNATIONAL HOUSE – 1414 E 59TH – SODA FOUNTAIN AND SALADS – 1940 Leave a comment
MENU – TIFFIN ROOM – INTERNATIONAL HOUSE – 1414 E 59TH – SANDWICHES – 1940 Leave a comment
TIFFIN ROOM – INTERNATIONAL HOUSE – 1414 E 59TH – COVER – 1940 Leave a comment
MENU – RED STAR INN – 1528 N CLARK – 1961 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ONTRA CAFETERIA – 123 N WABASH – 231 S WABASH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – MAYFLOWER RESTAURANT – 1046 WILSON AVE Leave a comment
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT – SEVEN CONTINENTS RESTAURANT – O’HARE AIRPORT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – BERKSHIRE HOTEL Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – LAW SCHOOL – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – IDA NOYES HALL – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
MENU – THE EMBERS RESTAURANT – 67 E WALTON – 1034 N DEARBORN – 2136 LINCOLN PARK W Leave a comment
MENU – STOUFFER’S – 1957 – COVER Leave a comment
MENU – ILLINOIS ATHLETIC CLUB – LUNCHEON – 1946 Leave a comment
MENU – HENRICI’S BEL AIR – INSIDE PAGE – 1958 Leave a comment
MENU – HENRICI’S BEL AIR – COVER – 1958 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – HENRICI’S RESTAURANT – MERCHANDISE MART Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – THE GOOD EARTH RESTAURANT – 2334 DEVON AVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – SOUTH PACIFIC RESTAURANT – 28 W RANDOLPH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – SHERMAN HOTEL – SHOWING A ROOM Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – ROUND ROBIN RESTAURANT – 2556 W DIVERSEY AVE – CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – RICKETTS RESTAURANT AND ENGLISH BAR – 2727 N CLARK Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – PHELPS COLONIAL RESTAURANT – 6324 WOODLAWN AVE – FRONT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – PHELPS COLONIAL RESTAURANT – 6324 WOODLAWN AVE – BACK Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – MARGE’S RESTAURANT – 1555 N CICERO AVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – LARRY’S SERVICE STATION – 8887 S CHICAGO AVE – VEEDOL MOTOR OIL Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – LAKE SHORE DRIVE HOTEL – 181 LAKE SHORE DRIVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – KROLL MOTORS – 9020 S ASHLAND – 7118 S HALSTED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – HYDE PARK BOWL – 5120 LAKE PARK AVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – HELSING’S RESTAURANT – 166 N STATE – CHICAGO’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BAR Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – GREAT WESTERN STEEL – 2300 W 53RD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – GREAT HEART COAL – PEABODY COAL COMPANY – 231 SOUTH LA SALLE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – GEE TEE RESTAURANTS – 2140 S MICHIGAN – 100 E OHIO Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – FOLLIES BURLESQUE THEATRE – FRONT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – FOLLIES BURLESQUE THEATRE – BACK MUTOSCPOE-TYPE CARTOON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – FELIX AND SID – 806 RUSH sTREET – 4 E CHICAGO AVE – ALL OUT FOR VICTORY Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – COLLEGE INN – PANTHER ROOM Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CLUB MARS – 11338 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGOAN HOTEL – MADISON NEAR STATE – TROPICS LOUNGE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGOAN HOTEL – 67 W MADISON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN LINE – THE 400 – LOW FARES Leave a comment
YMCA HOTEL – LOUNGE AREA – 1001 NORTH DEARBORN – EARLY Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – VIEW FROM THE MIDWAY – NOTE STREET LIGHT- SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – LOOKING SOUTH WEST FROM ROSENWALD TOWER – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
UNION STOCK YARDS – ENTRANCE – WAGON – CATTLE – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE WEDGEWOOD HOTEL – WOODLAWN AT 64TH – c1920 Leave a comment
STEGER BUILDING – HOME OF STEGER AND SONS PIANOS – 1914 Leave a comment
SOUTH CHICAGO – ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH – SEPIA – c1910 Leave a comment
LAKE MICHIGAN – CROWD FISHING ON PIER – CALLED VACATION DAYS – 1908 Leave a comment
JACKSON STREET BRIDGE – UNION STATION IN BACKGROUND – EARLY Leave a comment
GRACE CHURCH – WABASH AND 14TH – 1911 Leave a comment
GARFIELD PARK – REFECTORY – RESEMBLES IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING – 1911 Leave a comment
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – BRIGHT GARDEN – 1913 Leave a comment
WRIGLEY FIELD – AERIAL – 1948 Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 