Archive for August 2012

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HAMILTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD – 8 IMAGES – SEASONS GREETINGS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 31, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 62ND AND DREXEL BLVD – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING – NOTE POSTAL BOX – STREET SIGN – MAN AT WINDOW – YOUNG TREES – c1920   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ALLERTON HOTEL – MONTAGE OF 5 IMAGES – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – RUSH STREET BRIDGE – AERIAL – SHIPS – SIGNS – c1910   1 comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANDEUR HOTEL – 1055 GRANVILLE – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL KNICKERBOCKER – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA STRADA RESTAURANT – WELLS STREET – 2 IMAGES – 1967   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAFAYETTE APARTMENT BUILDINGS – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MCFARLAND BUICK – 1234 W 63RD – NEAR RACINE – c1960   1 comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW HOTEL MELBOURNE – 4625 N RACINE – ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW WACKER DRIVE – CHICAGO RIVER – AERIAL – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RUSH AND OHIO STREETS – APARTMENT BUILDING AT CORNER – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE FROM LAKE – GRANT PARK – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN ON LEFT – BOATS – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET AS A PEDESTRIAN MALL – A FAILED EXPERIMENT – 1980s   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE SOUTHWAY – 6012 S PARK AVE – RESIDENTIAL HOTEL – c1920   1 comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – PENNSYVANIA RAILROAD – WORLD’S FASTEST LOCOMOTIVE -CHICAGO RAIL FAIR – 1949   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WACKER DRIVE – RIVER – NIGHT – LOOKING EAST – NOTE BLUE CROSS CITIES SERVICE SIGN – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO- GERMANIA CLUB – CORNER VIEW – NEARBY BUILDINGS – NOTE STREET LAMP – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

SHOEHORN – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE – THE STORE FOR MEN   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CTA – NEW SUBWAY-ELEVATED CARS – 1969   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – 1900   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – GRAND AVE VIADUCT – GRAND AND DESPLAINES – LOOKING E – BUILT 1888 – ABOUT TO BE REPLACED – 1975   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CALUMET SKYWAY – BRIDGE AT 106TH AND CALUMET RIVER NEARS COMPLETION – 1958   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

AD – CHICAGO – MONARCH METAL WEATHER STRIPS – SHERBURNE BEACH APARTMENTS – SAVE 125 TONS OF COAL PER SEASON – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

AD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – 51ST AND CLAKE SHORE – SEND FOR BOOKLET – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted August 29, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING S FROM RANDOLPH – AERIAL – BEAUTIFUL IMAGE – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WOODLAWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – 64TH AND KIMBARK – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – INTERESTING ODDITY – PROTECTING LAKE FRONT FROM CHILDREN – MORE BATHING BEACHES – CHILD WELFARE EXHIBIT COLISEUM – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted August 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EUGENE FIELD SCHOOL – ROGERS PARK – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK – PHOTO OF MAN IN STRAW HAT SITTING ON TRAIN SET – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH CHICAGO – LINCOLN BUILDING – LOTS OF OVERHEAD WIRES – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE – WOMEN’S BUILDING – 1916   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HARDING’S RESTAURANTS – NINTEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR ROOM – VAN BUREN AND LA SALLE – OPPOSITE LA SALLE STATION – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE ENTRANCE FROM S SIDE – MICHIGAN AVE – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – THREE-QUARTER VIEW FROM MICHIGAN AVE – FINISHED 1893 – “CONTAINS VALUABLE COLLECTIONS RANKING WITH BEST ON THE CONTINENT” – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – AERIAL – CARS PARKED ON MICHIGAN – PEOPLE LOOKING AT FOUNTAIN OF GREAT LAKES – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – THREE-HOUR SKETCH CLASS WORKING FROM MODEL – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – GALLERY OF CLASSICAL WORLD SCULPTURE – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FRANK SYLVANO’S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE – 9156 STONY ISLAND AVE   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – ANTI-VIET NAM WAR PARADE – STREET FORESHORTENED BY TELEPHOTO LENS – TAKEN FROM VAN BUREN ELEVATED – 1969   Leave a comment

Posted August 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – JONES COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL – 607 S PLYMOUTH CT – EXAMPLES OF GOOD TASTE IN BEACH WEAR – EACH STUDENT HAD TO SIGN A PLEDGE COVERING THEIR SUMMER WEAR – 1965   Leave a comment

Posted August 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – BALTIMORE AND OHIO – LONG PASSENGER TRAIN AND DIESEL ENGINE – 1950s   Leave a comment

Posted August 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – WABASH RAILWAY – DIESEL ENGINE 1000 – 1951   Leave a comment

Posted August 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – AT RANDOLPH – VOLUNTEER OF AMERICA SANTAS – TAKING THEIR CHRISTMAS SEASON POSITIONS FOR COLLECTING – 1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – CHRISTMAS PARADE START – 1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE AND MADISON – MOUNTED POLICEMAN – CROWD – STREETCAR – 1948   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – JOHN WIPPO SALOON – KEELEY BREWING SIGN – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ATCHISON TOPEKA AND SANTA FE – STEAM ENGINE 3286 AND TENDER – 1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – WABASH RAILWAY – STEAM ENGINE 2024 AND TENDER – 1948   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – WABASH RAILWAY – STEAM ENGINE 2519 AND TENDER   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – YMCA HOTEL – 826 S WABASH – 2000 ROOMS – MEN AND WOMEN – RATES ON PICTURED ROOMS 1.25 TO 2.50 – 4 ROOM IMAGES – c1930   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHAPEL CAR ST ANTHONY – THE CATHOLIC EXTENSION SOCIETY – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE SARANAC – 5541 EVERETT – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LOMBARD – FIFTH AVE AND QUINCY – OPPOSITE CONTINENTAL AND COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK – ROOM RATES – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FORT DEARBORN HOTEL – VAN BUREN AND LASALLE – S E CORNER – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLONIAL TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY – PATRIOTIC DRECK LAID ON WITH A TROWEL – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLONIAL TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK – JUNE WEDDINGS – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLONIAL TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK – AUGUST SAILING – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CLARKE AUTOTRAM – CENTURY OF PROGRESS – 1933   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY – 5757 UNIVERSITY AVE – THORNDIKE HILTON MEMORIAL CHAPEL – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CARTOON FOR WOMEN’S SUFFERAGE – WHY NOT LET MOTHER VOTE – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AMERICAN FURNITURE MART BUILDING – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TROPHY FOR BEST HISTORICAL FLOAT IN ALL-CHICAGO JUBILEE – ANN SANSONE – 1931   Leave a comment

Posted August 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW UNION STATION – AD FOR FRED HARVEY RESTAURANTS – COMPLETED 1925   1 comment

Posted August 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DON ROTH’S BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT – EMIL AND HIS ROLLING CART – 1950s   Leave a comment

Posted August 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AZUMA HOUSE RESTAURANT – 5120 N BROADWAY – GROUP AT TABLE – WAITRESS PREPARING FOOD – 1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TOKEN – CHICAGO – ARMANDO’S RESTAURANT – RUSH AND SUPERIOR – ONE DOLLAR IN TRADE   Leave a comment

Posted August 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE LESSING COURT WITH ANNEX – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE CHATEAU – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING – SHERIDAN AND CLARENDON – 1915   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARLAND BUILDING – RADIATOR VALVE AD – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CITY HALL SQUARE BUILDING – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER ENTRANCE AND NAVY PIER – AERIAL SKYLINE BACKGROUND – 1960s   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHEVY CHASE COUNTRY CLUB – MILWAUKEE AVE – N OF WHEELING – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

BOX – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD – ONE OF THE CHRISTMAS BOX DESIGNS – DIFFERENT EACH YEAR – 1960s   Leave a comment

Posted August 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOXLEY BUTTERINE FACTORY – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KUNGSHOLM RESTAURANT – 100 E ONTARIO – LOBBY AND GRAND STAIRS – MINIATURE PUPPET OPERA THEATER – NICE VERSION – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HARDING’S ERIN ROOM RESTAURANT – 21 S WABASH – NICE VERSION – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ARMOUR’S STAR HAM – THE HAM WHAT AM – IMAGES OF ARMOUR MEAT PACKING IN LARGE LETTERS – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – UNION LOOP – AERIAL – TWO TRAINS – NOTE SIGNS – UNION LOOP WAS OLD NAME FOR LOOP – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – NEWBERRY APARTMENT HOTEL – 835 N CLARK – 4 DOLLARS PER WEEK   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN RESTAURANT – 2747 N CLARK – INTERIOR – STAFF AND CUSTOMERS – 1928   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE AND WASHINGTON – N E CORNER – FIELD LEITER AND COMPANY – 1869   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – SANITORIUM – CRAWFORD AND BRYN MAWR – CHILDREN ARRIVING FOR VACATION – 600 WOULD ATTEND – NOTE WILLETT BUS SERVICE – 1929   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – HOWALTON SCHOOL – OLD CHICAGO BAPTIST INSTITUTE FACILITIES – 51ST AND SOUTH PARK – 1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – FORMER ICE FOLLIES STAR NORAH MCCARTHY – 1959   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TOWN CLUB OF CHICAGO – MAUREEN O’BRIEN – SWIMMING STAR – 1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – PULLMAN DINING CAR INTERIOR – THE FORTY-NINER TO W COAST – 1937   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO TRACTION BUILDING – CTA USED AS EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT – DIVISION AND CLARK – SOLD 1953   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RUSH STREET – NIGHT – MANY SIGNS – WET STREET – 1960s   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND RAWSON LABORATORY – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTHWESTERN PASSENGER STATION – MANY CARS – STREETCAR – NO SIGN – 1917   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON STREET – AERIAL – TANDEM TRAMS – NOTE MCVICKERS – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL WACKER – CENTRALLY LOCATED – 5 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL PLANTERS – CLARK JUST N OF MADISON – WHEN NEW – CARRIAGES – STREETCAR – NOTE BEAUTIFUL MARQUEE FOR HOTEL AND THEATER – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL PLANTERS – 19 N CLARK – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LASALLE – 5 IMAGES – WHITECHAPEL PUB – LOTUS ROOM – COFFEE ROOM – LOBBY – STREET VIEW – 1952   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL BISMARCK – LOBBY – LADIES AND GENTLEMEN – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO THEATRE – AERIAL CROWD – PREPARED FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS – 1933   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BISMARCK HOTEL – RANDOLPH STREET – PALACE THEATER CINERAMA – WATERCOLOR CARTOON – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BISMARCK HOTEL – AD SHOWING STREET VIEW IN 1890s – 1950s   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AMERICAN HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES – W MONROE – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted August 12, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – ANDERSONVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL – QUEEN IS ANNOUNCED – 1968   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH AND MICHIGAN – LOOKING N – SEWER CONSTRUCTION – 1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – COLUMBUS DAY PARADE – STATUE REMOVED FROM DEMOLISHED COLUMBUS BUILDING WAS GIVEN A FLOAT – IS THE WHITE STUFF BIRD DROPPINGS? – 1965   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – NEW YORK CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS RAILWAY – STEAM ENGINE 779 – 1949   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE BRYN MAWR HOTEL – MAP – EXTERIOR – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – R.E. RHODES PHARMACY – 504 N CLARK – MANY SIGNS – LIGHT-UP GLASS PESTLE SIGN – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – POND’S BITTERS – 833 FULTON STREET – CARTOON – NO WONDER THE CAR WAS DELAYED – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – THE MAGNIFICENT MILE – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EVANSTON – CHICAGO AVE – LOOKING S NEAR CLARK – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL – CENTRAL AVE AT LAKE – BEAUTIFUL STREET IMAGE WITH PARKED CARS – 1954   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BEVERLY WOODS – THE JOYCE KILMER ROOM RESTAURANT – 11532 S WESTERN AVE – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BERKSHIRE HOTEL – 15 OHIO – EXTERIOR AND ROOM INSET – LATE 1950s   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – ABRAHAM LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG – DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH – PLASTER CAST FOR BRONZE – 1913   Leave a comment

Posted August 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MISS CHICAGO PHOTOFLASH 1954 – BEING CROWNED BY ANOTHER BEAUTY QUEEN – THE NEW QUEEN’S FACE VERY MUCH CAPTURES THE OPTIMISTIC SENSE OF THE TIMES – SMILE OF THE ONE DOING THE CROWNING SUGGESTS BEING LESS-THAN-DELIGHTED WITH THE DUTY – 1954   Leave a comment

Posted August 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – CAPTAIN’S TABLE – 7030 N CLARK – COVER – c1970   Leave a comment

Posted August 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – YE BALTIMORE INN RESTAURANT – QUINCY BETWEEN STATE AND DEARBORN – TINTED – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – BUILDING GROUP – APPEARS TO BE EMPTY LOT IN FOREGROUND – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ILLINOIS CENTRAL – CITY OF NEW ORLEANS – R R DONNELEY PRINTING BUILDING BACKGROUND – 1971   2 comments

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – BUFFET-OBSERVATION CAR INTERIOR – CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAVINIA PARK – MAIN ENTRANCE – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – FROM A PARKING AREA ACROSS STREET – BUILT IN 1955   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NAVAL ARMORY BUILDING – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LEXINGTON HOTEL – MICHIGAN BLVD AND 22ND – LATER THIS WAS AN AL CAPONE HANG-OUT – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HUMBOLDT PARK – FORMAL GARDEN NEAR PERGOLA – A MAN AND TWO WOMEN WALKING – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GEORGE D. WILLIAMS BUILDING – 13TH AND MICHIGAN – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR BUILDING – INTERNATIONAL STYLE – 1933-4   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MCCORMICK PLACE – AUTO SHOW – JIM MORAN OF COURTESY MOTORS IN A NEW JAGUAR MARK X – MORAN WAS A WELL KNOWN LOCAL WHO APPEARED WEEKLY SPONSORING AN EVENING MOVIE – COURTESY WAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST FORD DEALERSHIP – 1962   1 comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND WEST TOWNS RAILWAY TROLLEY – ON UNKNOWN COMMERCIAL STREET – 1940s   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND WEST TOWNS RAILWAY TROLLEY – ON A BRIDGE – 1940s   Leave a comment

Posted August 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TOKEN – CHICAGO – ROSEWOOD RESTAURANT – 1959 W MONTROSE – ONE DOLLAR FOR DRINKS   Leave a comment

Posted August 5, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TOKEN – CHICAGO – HOTEL CHICAGO – STREAMLINE TAP – FIVE CENTS   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE COLONIAL HOTEL – 6325 KENWOOD AVE – STREET VIEW – 1940   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ST. PETER’S CHURCH IN THE LOOP – 110 W MADISON – BETWEEN CLARK AND LASALLE – BUILT 1953   Leave a comment

Posted August 5, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHENDOAH HOTEL – SUNNYSIDE AND KENMORE – STREET VIEW CORNER – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LASALLE HOTEL – AERIAL – CORNER VIEW – TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL SHERMAN – DRAWING – c1940   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL PLANTERS – 19 N CLARK – 4 IMAGES – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LUZ ERNE – 2004 N PARK AVE – OPPOSITE LINCOLN PARK – 1921   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL GRANT – MADISON AND DEARBORN – LOBBY – CIGAR CASE – SPITTOON – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted August 5, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL VIEW HOTEL – CORNER VIEW – PARKED CAR – c1920   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLACKSTONE HOTEL – CORNER VIEW – c1930   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ALEXANDRA HOTEL – RUSH AT OHIO – 3 INTERIOR IMAGES – 1948   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CLUB HOLLYWOOD THEATRE RESTAURANT – 9000 W BELMONT – 3 IMAGES – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – SKYLINER SIGHT-SEEING BOAT – BY MARINA CITY – 1960s   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CROWLEY’S NEEDLES – WESTERN DEPOT – 211 JACKSON BLVD – CARTOON PHOTO OF WOMAN SEWING BOY’S PANTS – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOLSMAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY – MONADNNOCK BLOCK – CARS USED IN TROPICS – 1908   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL PEARSON – 190 E PEARSON – NEAR WATER TOWER – WATERCOLOR DRAWING – c1960   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N – FROM LAKE STREET – AERIAL – c1940   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STEAMER NORTH AMERICAN AND TUG – NEAR MOUTH OF CHICAGO RIVER – 1950s   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE WEDGEWOOD HOTEL – WOODLAWN AT 64TH – 1924   3 comments

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNION STATION – FRED HARVEY LUNCHROOM – 1923   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WEEGHMAN’S – MONARCH CUSHIONS FOR POOL TABLES – FURNISHED BY BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLANDER   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PRINT – CHICAGO – COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION WORLD’S FAIR – IN THE GRAND PLAZA – PAINTING BY L. MARCHETTI – 1893   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MTCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ROMA RESTAURANT – 93RD AND COMMERCIAL – LOMBARDI’S TAP   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HELSING’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE – 166 N STATE – MOST BEAUTIFUL – RED AND GOLD   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – THE STRATFORD HOTEL – MICHIGAN AND JACKSON – DUTCH ROOM – FRENCH RESTAURANT – LATEST SANITARY EQUIPMENT – NOTE SPITTOON IN LOBBY IMAGE – 1904   Leave a comment

Posted August 4, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE LAKE THEATER – STATE AND LAKE – NIGHT – PREMIER OF CLEOPATRA – NOTE RESERVED SEATS – WATTS BROTHERS JEWELERS ON LEFT -1963   Leave a comment

Posted August 1, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – FINE ARTS THEATER – 410 S MICHIGAN – PEOPLE IN FRONT OF DOORS – 1940   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – FROM MADISON – SHOPPING CROWD – NOTE NEWS STAND LOWER RIGHT – WASINGTON’S BIRTHDAY 1966   Leave a comment

Posted August 1, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – SNOW – YOUNG WOMAN CROSSING STREET – CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON TREES – 1970   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – BREAKWATER 53RD STREET – EARLY MORNING FISHERMEN – 1961   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET – 4 KIDS STREETSKATING – HOW I REMEMBER DOING THIS IN HYDE PARK IN THE EARLY ’50s – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted August 1, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

AD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LA SALLE – LASALLE AT MADISON – LIST OF ROOM RATES – 1910   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – BUSH TEMPLE MUSIC CONSERVATORY – 800 N CLARK – SUMMER COURSES – 1911   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – AVALON AND CAPITOL THEATRES – 79TH AND STONY ISLAND – 79TH AND HALSTED – WHEN IN CHICAGO – FINEST TALKING PICTURES PLUS STAGE PRODUCTIONS – 1931   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ROBERT EMMET SCHOOL – AUSTIN – KIDS IN FRONT – 1908   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK PARK – BUSINESS DISTRICT – LAKE STREET – LOOKING E FROM HARLEM – I THINK THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT IS THE OAK PARK MARSHALL FIELD’S STORE – c1950   1 comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – N FROM 18TH – 1914   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAND BLVD – CARRIAGES AND HORSES – 1908   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ELM STREET – W FROM LAKE SHORE DRIVE – APARTMENT BUILDINGS – 1912   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD – LOOKING S FROM 47TH – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING – CAR MIGHT BE WOODS ELECTRIC MADE IN CHICAGO – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD – ENTRANCE AREA – STREETCARS – GARDEN – 1908   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHRISTENSEN’S RIDING ACADEMY – 2 IMAGES PLUS DRAWING AND LOGO – 1506 N CLARK STREET – NICE VERSION – c1950   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND SOUTHERN AIRLINE – STEWARDESSES LINED UP IN FRONT OF PLANE – 1940s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 44TH AND VINCENNES – APARTMENT BUILDING CALLED THE ZENDA – c1910   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SABATH’S DEPARTMENT STORE – 7163 W GRAND AVE   1 comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ARABIAN SANDS – 8827 STONY ISLAND – MIDDLE EASTERN ENTERTAINMENT   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – AGNES BALLROOM – ARCHER AND ROCKWELL – 6TH ANNUAL SPRING DANCE – 1939   Leave a comment

Posted August 1, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TOKEN – CHICAGO – LYCEUM THEATRE – VAUDEVILLE HOUSE – NOT SURE IT WAS ONE AT 39TH AND COTTAGE GROVE – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted August 1, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TOKEN – CHICAGO – STAGE LOUNGE – 1210 E 63RD – FIVE CENTS IN DRINKS   Leave a comment

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