Archive for November 2012

PHOTO – CHICAGO – DELAWARE AND RUSH – THE HAPPY MEDIUM – TONY’S CELLAR – RUSH-UP – MAMMY’S – 1974   1 comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – IRVING PARK AND WESTERN – NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND WITH TWO GIRLS PLAYING – 1992   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – OLD TOWN ART FAIR – WOMAN IN LARGE HAT WALKING – c1960 – A MARGUERITE BAKER JOHNSON PHOTO   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – QUEEN OF THE CHICAGO ANTIQUES EXPOSITION AND HOBBY FAIR – 1820 FRENCH CLOCK – CONRAD HILTON – 1973   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA – STEAM ENGINE 201 AND TENDER   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO ST PAUL MINNEAPOLIS AND OMAHA RAILROAD – STEAM ENGINE 93 AND CREW – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHCAGO – KENILWORTH AVE – N FROM ONTARIO – AVON APARTMENT BUILDING – MATURE ELMS – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ASHLAND BLVD – S OF JACKSON BLVD – ROWS OF APARTMENTS – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BAVARIAN HOF-BRAU RESTAURANT – 304 NORTH – ALPINE ROOM – MAIN DINING ROOM – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BELDEN AVE – HOMES AND TWO-FLATS – TREE-LINED STREET – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CLARK STREET – MANY SIGNS – ATLANTIC HOTEL HOTEL GRACE – 1926   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DRAKE’S RESTAURANT – 1200 N STATE – INTERIOR – THIS WOULD MAKE A NEAT POSTER – c1950   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – 5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROAD – BALLROOM   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HUYLER’S BLOSSOM ROOM RESTAURANT – 917 N MICHIGAN – DINING ROOM IN OVAL FRAME – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT – NOTE EARLIER LOCATION – 180 E DELAWARE   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – LINNE MONUMENT – SIGHT-SEEING TRAIN FULL OF PEOPLE – 1920s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN BLVD – N FROM 44TH – APARTMENT BUILDINGS – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NIELSEN’S RESTAURANT – UNSURPASSED SMORGASBORD – c1950   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OLD HEIDLEBERG INN – TRANSPORT VEHICLES – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – 1933-4   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRAIRIE AVE S – NEAR 35TH – ROW HOUSES AND APARTMENTS – WOMAN WITH 2 CHILDREN – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SAWYER AVE – S OF OHIO – NEWLY BUILT ROW HOUSES – STREETLIGHT – FIRE PLUG – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SCOVILL AVE – N OF RANDOLPH – OAK PARK – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH CHICAGO – ILLINOIS STEEL COMPANY – PANORAMA FROM RAILS – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH CHICAGO – ILLINOIS STEEL COMPANY – OFFICE BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRUMBULL – S FROM 16TH – TWO-FLATS – STREETLIGHT – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – MUSEUM AND RECITATION HALL – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WATER TOWER – JOHN HANCOCK – WATER TOWER PLACE – CHRISTMAS LIGHTS   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WRIGLEY BUILDING – LIGHTED AT NIGHT – AERIAL – 1940   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FOUNTAIN VIEW RESTAURANT – OPEN 24 HOURS   Leave a comment

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FOLDER COVER – CHICAGO – SOUVENIR OF CHICAGO’S BEAUTIFUL PARKS – DRAWING OF WOMAN IN BOAT WITH PARASOL – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted November 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – NIGHT – SNOWSTORM AND PLOW AND MANNEQUIN IN LORD AND TAYLOR WINDOW – 1977   Leave a comment

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N – CROWDS – MANY SIGNS – 1964   2 comments

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PUBLIC LIBRARY OAK PARK – 1923   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD STATION – MADISON ENTRANCE STAIRWAY – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – U-505 GERMAN SUBMARINE ARRIVES JACKSON PARK IN FLOATING DRY DOCK – 1954   Leave a comment

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – U-505 GERMAN SUBMARINE – THE GALLEY – THEY FED A CREW OF ABOUT 60 FROM HERE – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE – 153 INSTITUTE PLACE – RADIO STATION WMBI – 1940s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT – FACING GRANT PARK – 1912   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTELS WINDERMERE – JACKSON PARK – OVERLOOKING LAKE MICHIGAN – 1945   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX – OAK PARK – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HAMILTON PLACE W – FROM HAMILTON CT – TREE-LINED RESIDENTIAL STREET – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HAMILTON PARK – SCENE – PLAYGROUND – ADMINISTRATION BUILDING – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS – GIANT THERMOMTER – GOODYEAR BLIMP – 1933-4   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 5312-18 EAST END AVE – APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – 9239 S JEFFERY – RAZED – 1980   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ROCK ISLAND – THE ROCKET – 1938   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – MALL CONSTRUCTION AT NIGHT – NOTE CLOSED LOOP THEATER – 1978   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE OF ILLINOIS BUILDING – OPENED 1985 – RANDOLPH LAKE CLARK AND LASALLE – HELMUT JAHN – AN ART INSTITUTE PHOTO   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – SPRINGER BLOCK – SW CORNER RANDOLPH AND STATE – BUILT 1872 – RAZED – 1987   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – NAVY PIER – BLESSING OF THE FLEET – CATHOLIC BISHOP – NOTE MILITARY PRESENCE – IN MOST PLACES NOT PART OF SUCH CEREMONIES – MAY 1991   Leave a comment

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – SERVICEMEN’S SUMMER CENTER QUEEN – 1945   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – HINSDALE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL – NICE EXAMPLE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT WAS POPULAR THEN – 1958   Leave a comment

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – DELIVERY WAGON – ALGMINOWICZ BAKERY – 8651 BALTIMORE AVE – SOUTH CHICAGO – EARLY   3 comments

Posted November 18, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – COLUMBUS DAY PARADE QUEEN – 1965   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – CITY HALL – ST PATRICK’S DAY QUEEN – IRISH WALKING STICK AS SCEPTER – 1967   Leave a comment

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BOOK COVER – CHICAGO – BERGHOFF FAMILY COOKBOOK – 2007   Leave a comment

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TOKEN – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – YACHT CLUB – YOU PAY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ZUM DEUTSCHEN ECK RESTAURANT – 2914 N SOUTHPORT – c1960   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHIMSICAL – WOMAN WITH SMALL DOG – I’M TOO SPORTY – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – MILWAUKEE ROAD DIESEL ENGINE 16 – AFTERNOON HIAWATHA BETWEEN CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE – 1956   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RIALTO GARDENS RESTAURANT – 57 W RANDOLPH – 3 IMAGES – DINE AND DANCE   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRETTY GIRLS ON BELL DRAWINGS TO ATTRACT TOURISTS – NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING – 1913   Leave a comment

Posted November 13, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – ONLY DOUBLE-DECK JACK-KNIFE IN THE WORLD CLAIMED – CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW BISMARCK HOTEL – DANCE FLOOR – MAIN DINING ROOM – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHIROPRACTIC – ASHLAND AND CONGRESS – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – TERRACE GARDEN RESTAURANT – 1920s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE – ORCHESTRA OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MIDWAY PLAISANCE NEAR UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – TOBOGGAN SLIDE – 1911   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MIDWAY AIRPORT – PASSENGERS LEAVING AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE – 1955   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MASONIC TEMPLE – AERIAL – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LIBBY PRISON WAR MUSEUM – MOVED FROM RICHMOND 1889 – LATER PORTIONS OF STRUCTURE USED FOR COLISEUM – WABASH BETWEEN 14TH AND 16TH – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KING YEN LO RESTAURANT – CLARK AND VAN BUREN – INTERIOR – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – INDIANA AVE AND 36TH PL – N W CORNER – APARTMENT BUILDING – NOTE THE SPECIAL SHADES-AWNINGS – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL RIGI – CLINTON AND ADAMS – BAR – 1926   1 comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD GOOSE AND FRAZIER THOMAS – EARLY VERSION OF POPULAR LOCAL TELEVISION SHOW – 1952   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EVANSTON – WHIMSICAL DUTCH FIGURE – 1914   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DR. LINDLAHR’S SANITARIUM FOR NATURE CURE – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DOWNTOWN SKYLINE – FROM NEAR NORTH SIDE – 1970s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CONGRESS AND MICHIGAN – GRANT PARK PLAZA – INDIAN CHIEF STATUES – c1950   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CEDRIR INN RESTAURANT – 2550 LINDON PLACE – OPPOSITE LOGAN SQUARE L – 2 IMAGES – 1915   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – JACKSON AND 42ND – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLUE ISLAND – CENTRAL PARK – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BETHANY BIBLE SCHOOL – PROPOSED NEW BUILDING – 3435 W VAN BUREN – 1913   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BANK NOTE PLACE – 1910 S INDIANA – LOFTS IN OLD ENGRAVING BUILDINGS – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY   Leave a comment

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PLAQUE – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD STORE PLAQUE – DOWNTOWN STORE   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN COMMERCIAL STREET – DANIEL CLEANERS – DAVIDSON’S BAKERIES – LOOKS LIKE THEATER – LATE 1950s – MARGUERITE BAKER JOHNSON PHOTO   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – SELECTION OF ST PATRICK’S DAY QUEEN – 1961   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION – NATIONAL SHORTHORN LASSIE QUEEN – CHAMPION STEER – 1963   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – FOLK FAIR – NAVY PIER – MEXICAN-AMERICAN QUEEN – 1969   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO YACHT CLUB – QUEEN OF THE LAKEFRONT FESTIVAL 1970   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT – HIGHLAND ROOM – TEEN QUEEN 1960   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – ADVERTISING WAGON FOR PARADE – SOUTH HAVEN MICHIGAN FEATURED – EARLY   Leave a comment

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PATCH – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE DISTRICT CAMP-O-REE – BOY SCOUTS – 1954   Leave a comment

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MENU – CHICAGO – HARDING’S TREASURE CHEST RESTAURANT CHILDREN’S MENU – INSIDE – 1952   Leave a comment

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MENU – CHICAGO – HARDING’S TREASURE CHEST RESTAURANT CHILDREN’S MENU – COVER – 1952   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO- RIO CABANA – 400 N WABASH   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – PALM GROVE RESTAURANT – 56TH AND OUTER DRIVE   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – NORMENNENES SINGING SOCIETY   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LARSON’S RESTAURANT – 6000 W GUNNISON   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – JIM CREIGHTON’S TOWER RESTAURANT – 600 N LAKE SHORE DR – IN LAKE TOWER MOTEL   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HUTCHESON’S PRODUCTS – 539 S CLARK – HUTCHESON’S CANNED CHILI CARNE   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOTEL CHICAGOAN – 67 W MADISON   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ERIE CAFE – 658 N WELLS   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – EDNA PEARL RESTAURANT – 810 W GARFIELD   Leave a comment

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BOOKLET – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – SOUVENIR BOOKLET – 1934   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – CONGRESS HOTEL AND ANNEX – MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS – LOUIS XIV DINING ROOM – 1922   Leave a comment

Posted November 13, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WASHINGTON PARK – FOUNTAIN OF TIME – LORADO TAFT – FROM SIDE – 1933   Leave a comment

Posted November 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – DELAWARE AND HUDSON – STEAM ENGINE 653 AND TENDER – HOODED – WORLD’S FASTEST – WORLD’S FAIR – 1933-4   Leave a comment

Posted November 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STEVENS HOTEL (LATER CONRAD HILTON) – CONTINENTAL ROOM RESTAURANT – CROWDED – STAGE ACT – RESEMBLES A SCENE IN A BETTE DAVIS FILM – c1940   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET AT WASHINGTON – MARSHALL FIELD’S – CORNER VIEW – TAXI – BUS – AWNINGS – c1960   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD’S – WALNUT GRILL ROOM – SEVENTH FLOOR – 1928   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – PROMENADE – PEOPLE ON BENCHES – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KING JOY LO RESTAURANT – 100 RANDOLPH – OPPOSITE GARRICK THEATRE – BIG CROWD FOR NEW YEAR – NICE VERSION – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JEFFERSON PARK HOSPITAL – 1402 W MONROE – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – LOOKING W TOWARDS MICHIGAN AVE – ALONG TREE-LINED PATH – NOTE YOUNG TREES – 1914   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – FLORAL ARCH – TINTED – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CUSTOM TAILORING AD – A.O ARNSTON’S – BE PARTICULAR – DRAWING MAN IN PLAID – 1941   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – PENNSYLVANIA – DIESEL ENGINE – VARIOUS CARS – PANORAMA OF TRACKS   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH – LOOKING W FROM DESPLAINES – HAYMARKET SQUARE – BUS – SINCLAIR SIGN   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – LINCOLN SCHOOL – EIGHTH AND CHICAGO – MAYWOOD – 1960   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – KELLY’S GRILL – 337 S DEARBORN – BAR OF THE FRIENDLY SPIRIT   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – COOPER-CARLTON HOTEL – 53RD AND HYDE PARK BLVD – STREET VIEW – RENAMED THE DEL PRADO IN 1930 AFTER ORIGINAL DEL PRADO DESTROYED – 1927   Leave a comment

Posted November 5, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – COOPER-CARLTON HOTEL – 53RD AND HYDE PARK BLVD – CHRYSTAL BALLROOM – RENAMED THE DEL PRADO IN 1930 AFTER ORIGINAL DEL PRADO DESTROYED – 1927   Leave a comment

Posted November 5, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – COOPER-CARLTON HOTEL – 53RD AND HYDE PARK BLVD – GARAGE – RENAMED THE DEL PRADO IN 1930 AFTER ORIGINAL DEL PRADO DESTROYED – 1927   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – COOPER-CARLTON HOTEL – 53RD AND HYDE PARK BLVD – ROSE ROOM – RENAMED THE DEL PRADO IN 1930 AFTER ORIGINAL DEL PRADO DESTROYED – 1927   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – COOPER-CARLTON HOTEL – 53RD AND HYDE PARK BLVD – WHITE AND GOLD ROOM RESTAURANT – RENAMED THE DEL PRADO IN 1930 AFTER ORIGINAL DEL PRADO DESTROYED – 1927   1 comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – MAXWELL STREET – MERCHANT STALL – MAN TALKING WITH MERCHANT WOMAN – 1942   Leave a comment

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POSTER – CHICAGO – DEARBORN THEATRE – MUSICAL COMEDY THE BURGOMASTER – 1899   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TEACHERS’ COLLEGE AND NORMAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL – ENGLEWOOD – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB – 71ST AND SOUTH SHORE DR – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SCHOOL – OAK PARK – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE SHORE CLUB – 850 LAKE SHORE DRIVE – 1965   1 comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – INTERIOR OF EARLY MARSHALL FIELD’S – NOTE THE MANY CLERKS – PART OF A LATER SERIES OF HISTORICAL CARDS   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD STATION – VIEW OF ENTRANCE – PEOPLE ON BENCHES – 1907   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HUMBOLDT PARK – STABLES – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – DINING ROOM – PANORAMIC VIEW – FOLDING POSTCARD   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – PAINTING CLASS – NOTE SIGN ON NEAREST MAN’S SHIRT – c1910   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD’S DEPARTMENT STORE – GIRL IN SLEIGH WITH SANTA – 1907   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – JONES COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL – NEW BUILDING AT 606 S STATE AND OLD ONE AT 607 S PLYMOUTH – 1967   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – PERENNIAL GARDEN – WONDERFUL OLD APARTMENT HOTEL IN BACKGROUND – THIS BUILDING WAS ALWAYS A FAVORITE – 1944   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – FELIPE’S FRUTERIA – 3423 W 26TH – LATIN NEIGHBORHOOD – 1974   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO THEATER – STATE STREET – TICKET BOOTH WITH TWO WOMEN – A ROGER VAIL PHOTO – 1970   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STUDENTS FROM JOHN A KOMENSKY ELEMENTARY – 2001 S THROOP – PART OF SPRING CLEAN-UP – THE KIDS’ DRESS AND THE BUILDINGS ARE SO REMINISCENT OF CHILDHOOD IN HYDE PARK – 1958   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – 1121 CHESTNUT – GROUP OF NEIGHBORS AFTER CLEAN-UP OF EMPTY LOT – 1955   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – 63RD STREET BEACH – THREE WOMEN ON BREAKWATER – 1936   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CORONA RESTAURANT – 501 RUSH   Leave a comment

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BOOK COVER – CHICAGO – SCHOENSTADT’S PICADILLY THEATRE – THEATRE OPENED 1927   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – PICADILLY THEATRE – SCHOENSTADT’S – OPENING – HYDE PARK BLVD AND BLACKSTONE – 3500 SEATS – 75 STARS ON STAGE – 1927   Leave a comment

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AD – CHICAGO – SANTA FE RAILROAD – SUPER CHIEF TRAIN – TURQUOISE ROOM PRIVATE DINING – 1951   Leave a comment

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