Archive for April 2013
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RUSSELL’S SILVERBAR RESTAURANT – STATE AND VAN BUREN – 1930s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRIANGLE RESTAURANT – 225 WABASH – TRIANGLE WOULD BECOME TOFFENETTI’S – NOTE HAM LETTERS ON ENTRANCE – HAM AND SWEETS WAS THE SPECIALTY DISH – MANY SIGNS – ELEVATED STATION – 1930s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – COTTAGE GROVE AT 79TH – PCC STREETCAR – CHATHAM BANK – HANLON REAL ESTATE – 1950 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – BRANIFF AIRWAYS – WHIMSICAL WINDY CITY AD – NICE VERSION – 1950s Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – TRAINS – NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES – FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – PARIS-CHICAGO REVUE – THEATRE DE LA TOUR EIFFEL – 1893 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – WORLD’S FAIR 1934 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TIP TOP TAP – ALLERTON HOTEL – DAYLIGHT – RETRO HEAVEN – NICE VERSION – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HYDE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH – 5600 WOODLAWN – CORNER VIEW – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DOUGLAS PARK – LILY POND AND PAVILION – TINTED – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 63RD AND CENTRAL – NW CORNER – BANK BUILDING – POSTAL SUB-STATION – HAWKS DRUG STORE – c1910 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – WISHING WELL – 3807 BROADWAY – FOUNTAIN SPECIALS – SANDWICHES Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE DELANEY-HEALD COMPANY – STORAGE – 7159 STONY ISLAND AVE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE CASINO – 7500 S HALSTEAD – CAFE OF TOMORROW Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – POT N PAN RESTAURANT – 343 N CENTRAL Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MAGIKIST CARPET CLEANERS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – KRAUS BROS LOEWY CLEANERS AND DYERS – 3517-25 W MADISON – JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – INEZ GIFT SHOP – 3532 N PULASKI – MUTOSCOPE-TYPE CARTOON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – GASTIS RESTAURANT – 3259-61 N CLARK – SERVING THE FAMOUS SWEDISH SMORGASBORD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FRANK’S LOGAN BARBER SHOP – 1336 WINDRIM – OPPOSITE LOGAN STATION – 5 EXPERT BARBERS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BAND BOX – 56 W RANDOLPH – AT DEARBORN – DANCING Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AERIAL PANORAMA FROM MICHIGAN AVE TOWARDS LAKE – ILLINOIS CENTRAL STATION – MUSEUM CAMPUS – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL – 321 N CENTRAL AT LAKE STREET – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – ENCHANTED ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY – 1950s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CITY HALL SQUARE BUILDING AND PALACE THEATRE – TINTED – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOUTH OF CHICAGO RIVER – LOOKING E INTO LAKE – CRUISE SHIP – COAST GUARD STATION – NAVY PIER ON LEFT – 1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHERIDAN ROAD WITH PANTHEON THEATRE – TINTED – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – HASKELL ORIENTAL MUSEUM – 1918 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – STEAM ENGINE 1298 AND TENDER AT UNKNOWN STATION Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – PORTION OF MARSHALL FIELD’S TOY DEPARTMENT – CHRISTMAS SEASON – 1970 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MAIN POST OFFICE – CHRISTMAS SEASON MAIL PILED UP – 1970 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 920 EDGEWATER PLACE – FRAME HOUSE WITH PEOPLE POSING ON FRONT STEPS – MAN IN TRANSIT UNIFORM – 1907 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 69TH STREET – TERMINUS OF ELEVATED – 1950s Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – WRISLEY – 6801 W 65TH – OLIV-ILO TOILET SOAP Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THOMPSON’S RESTAURANTS – PURE FOOD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SPENCER COAL – 4618 BELMONT Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MOUNT PINDOS BOSTON SODAS TASTY SANDWICHES – 4955 S PULASKI Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MARY’S EAT SHOP – 2130 SHERIDAN ROAD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CHIAM RESTAURANT – 2323 S WENTWORTH Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH – LOOKING W FROM STATE – DE MET’S – THOMPSONS CAFETERIA – EITEL – VAUGHN SEEDS – EVENING – NICE VERSION – 1954 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N TOWARDS MARINA CITY FROM NEAR LAKE STREET ELEVATED – 1968 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE AND MONROE – AERIAL – 1928 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH BLVD AND CENTRAL AVE – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH (CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH) – BIG CROWD – LOOKING S – 1914 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEW BISMARCK HOTEL – FLAMINGO ROOM (RED LACQUER ROOM) Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NANKIN RESTAURANT – 230 N DEARBORN – DINING ROOM – BAR INSET – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – VIEW TOWARDS FOUNTAIN – TWO WOMEN ON STAIRS – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EITEL’S OLD HEIDELBERG RATHSKELLER – GERMAN BAND – RADIO WCFL – c1940 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM OFFICE – DESK WITH TAPES – 112 S DEARBORN – 1956 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – MILWAUKEE ROUTE – ULTRA-STREAMLINED STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER – 1938 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – AT WASHINGTON – CHRISTMAS SEASON – BIG CROWD – NOTE SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION IN BACKGROUND – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – JEFFERY MANOR MARRIONETTE MANOR – AS NEW PROJECTS – AERIAL – BOWEN HIGH SCHOOL – PAXTON AVE – 1948 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – TRADER VIC’S RESTAURANT – PALMER HOUSE HOTEL – 1964 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE BUFFALO – CALLED THE NEW – IRVING PARK AND BROADWAY Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – THE BUFFALO – ICE CREAM PARLOR AND RESTAURANT – IRVING PARK AND PULASKI – SERVING ICE CREAM FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY – COVER – LAST DAYS OF A WONDERFUL OLD BUSINESS – 1973 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE VOGUE LOUNGE – 1737 E 71ST – SOUTH SIDE’S COZIEST RENDEZVOUS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE BERGHOFF RESTAURANT – 23 W ADAMS – BLACK AND CREAM THEME Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SAVOIA’S RESTAURANT – CHICAGO HEIGHTS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LITTLE BOHEMIA RESTAURANT – 18TH AND LOOMIS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – JOHNSON’S TEA ROOM – SMORGASBORD – 6901 STONY ISLAND AVE – LATER LOCATED AT 71ST AND EXCHANGE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – GOLDSMITH DRUGS – 3358 N PAULINA Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ELYSEE RESTAURANT – 16 E HURON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CLUB LUCILLE – 4501 S ARCHER – WHERE BOWLERS RELAX Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – B AND B LIQUOR AND TAVERN – 1238 W MADISON – BOTTOMS UP Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CITY HALL – SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS – 1956 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CONGRESS PLAZA – REPAIRS BEING MADE TO ONE OF THE MOUNTED INDIAN CHIEFS BY IVAN MASTROVIC – 1958 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB – CHICAGO HEIGHTS – c1940 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BLACKIE’S LOUNGE – 544 N CICERO AVE – PRIDE OF THE HAREM – MUTOSCOPE-TYPE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER – AERIAL FROM 360 N MICHIGAN – NOTE SAVOY FOODS – CENTRAL COLD STORAGE – 1946 – EDITED FROM A WIL DEPPE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – PARKING GARAGE – GARRICK RESTAURANT – FOUNTAIN CREATIONS – CAR LEAVING – 1963 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO SURFACE LINES – WITT STREETCAR AND CREW – STATE AND 63RD – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – AERIAL – LOOKING N – 1954 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RHUMBOOGIE CAFE – 343 E GARFIELD BLVD – HOME OF AMERICA’S FINEST SEPIA ENTERTAINMENT – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – BEACH CARTOON WHIMSY – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BUENA PARK HOTEL – 4145 BROADWAY – FRAMED IN DECO – 1930s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 70 E 47TH PLACE – HANDSOME APARTMENTS – c1910 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – PIXLEY AND EHLERS RESTAURANTS – BLUE AND WHITE THEME Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ILLINOIS CENTRAL COMMUTER – ROOSEVELT ROAD STATION – AERIAL – TWO-CAR TRAIN – TRACK WORKERS ON RIGHT – 1958 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY – STREAMLINED T-1 STEAM ENGINE – EDITED FROM A WIL DEPPE IMAGE – 1946 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – TOFFENETTI RESTAURANTS – HAM AND SWEETS – FATHER AND SONS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ISLE OF SNOW JUICE HOUSE – 1528 W 79TH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FINNISH-AMERICAN TAVERN – 2612 N HALSTED – MUTOSCOPE-TYPE IMAGE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE LAKE SHORE DRIVE HOTEL – 181-91 LAKE SHORE DRIVE – CHICAGO’S FINEST Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SHERIDAN PLAZA – SHERIDAN AT WILSON – 400 ROOMS EACH WITH BATHS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – NEW 71ST STREET HOTEL – 1 E 71ST Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LA SALLE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY – REAL ESTATE AGENT TRAINING Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – IVANHOE RESTAURANT – 3000 N CLARK – ONE OF 7 WONDERS OF CHICAGO Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOTEL BREVOORT – CHRYSTAL BAR Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – GOLD’S RESTAURANT – 810-12 W ROOSEVELT ROAD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – GOLDBLATT’S DEPARTMENT STORE – GOLDBLATT’S BOND BLADES Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ENGLEWOOD ARMS HOTEL – 824 W 62ND – WESTLANE HOTEL – 4505 WASHINGTON BLVD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – EASTGATE HOTEL – ONTARIO AT MICHIGAN – HOTEL WITH A HEART Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – DREXEL SERVOCE COMPANY – NUTS TO YOU – FRESH FROM THE SHELL – 4136 W 26TH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CANTON TEA GARDEN RESTAURANT – WABASH AT VAN BUREN – LUNCHEON DINNER OR SUPPER DANCE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ALOHA RESTAURANT – SKOKIE AND WILLOW Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 1000 LAKE SHORE DRIVE BUILDING – UNDER CONSTRUCTION – LUNCH 61 FLOORS UP – 1965 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – NIGHT – c1960 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA PCC STREETCAR – COTTAGE GROVE ROUTE – c1950 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – LAKESHORE DRIVE – N OF FIELD MUSEUM – HUGE SNOWSTORM OF JAN 1967 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NAVY BLIMP FLYING OVER OAK STREET BEACH AREA – c1930 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – PARAMOUNT THEATRE – 22 E GALENA – AURORA – WHEN NEW 1931 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE OF ILLINOIS BUILDING – UNDER CONSTRUCTION – WELDER – 1989 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STEAM ENGINES WAITING FOR SCRAPPING – 1974 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – SMALL DIESEL ENGINE 408 – 1945 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN COMMUTER – DOUBLE-DECKER – UNLOADING UNKNOWN SUBURBAN STATION – 1961 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – CARS IN YARD – c1960 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – NORTHERN PACIFIC – STEAM ENGINE 5008 – 1933 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – SHORE LINE – SMALL STATION ALONG ITS ROUTE IN INDIANA – c1970 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WILSON AVE CRIB – AERIAL – DURING ICE-UP – 1948 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WESLEY HOSPITAL – DEARBORN AND 25TH – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – LEXINGTON HALL – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD – SOUTHBOUND PETOSKEY TO CHICAGO – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – NEW 400 STREAMLINER – PARLOR CAR – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SUNNYSIDE NEAR PAULINA – RAVENSWOOD – APARTMENT BUILDINGS – 1906 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – WOOLWORTHS – LERNER SHOPS – HFC – KAROLLS – CROWD – TWA SIGN Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PARK DEARBORN HOTEL – 1260 N DEARBORN PARKWAY AT GOETHE – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ODD FELLOWS BUILDING – CHICAGO HEIGHTS – KNOX FIVE AND TEN STORE – EARLY 1 comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – AERIAL FROM LAKE LOOKING W – U-505 AND STEAM ENGINES AT SIDE – NOTE PARKING – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORSE AND LAKEWOOD – SE CORNER – ROGERS PARK – BOY AND GIRL PLAYING IN STREET – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – OPPOSITE GRANT PARK – AUDITORIUM – FINE ARTS – CHICAGO CLUB – STRATFORD HOTEL – RAILWAY EXCHANGE – ART INSTITUTE – 1913 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LEWIS HOTEL – 1166 MILWAUKEE Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LASALLE STREET STATION – LAKE SHORE AND ROCK ISLAND DEPOT – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – S NEAR BURTON PLACE – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON BLVD – BOARD OF TRADE – WAGONS – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HENRY DETMER PIANO FACTORY – LEMOYNE STREET NEAR WESTERN – 1912 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GEORGE M PULLMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL – PULLMAN – KIDS IN FRONT – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KRIFKA’S GLOVES – 1752 MADISON – CHICAGO’S LEADING GLOVE STORE – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGECOMB PLACE – APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910 1 comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DOUGLAS PARK – GARDENS – 1916 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DEARBORN CASINO – 70 N CLARK – W VIEW OF BALLROOM – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – WACKER DRIVE – AERIAL – LOOKING E – NIGHT – c1965 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC RAIL STATION – LAKE FOREST – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – WORLD’S SMALLEST BIBLE – 1933-4 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN – MICHIGAN AVE BACKGROUND – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BORDEN’S MILK WAGON – W VAN BUREN – CONDENSED MILK – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BOHEMIA NATIONAL CEMETERY DRIVE – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BELDON AVE E – FROM BISSELL – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – A BIT OF SWEDEN RESTAURANT – 1015 RUSH – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 4916-21 MADISON AVE – KENWOOD TERRACE APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTRAL LIBRARY – TRAMS ON MICHIGAN AVE – NOTE STREETLIGHTS – 1906 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOTEL SHERMAN – COLLEGE INN FOOD PRODUCTS – CHICKEN ALA KING Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – JUNIOR’S SNACK SPOT – 3311 N MILWAUKEE – YOU’LL LOVE OUR FOOD Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LLOYD J HARRISS PIE COMPANY – SERVED AT ALL LEADING RESTAURANTS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LAUER SISTERS RESTAURANT – SIXTY THIRD AT NORMAL – TWO DINING ROOMS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK – 120 S LA SALLE – CAR CARTOON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE COMPANY – 3006-30 W FILLMORE Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – GIMBEL’S RESTAURANT – 30 W RANDOLPH – JUST W OF ORIENTAL THEATRE – COVER – 1928 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – NEW BISMARCK HOTEL – 173 W RANDOLPH – 1926 Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – PITTSFIELD RESTAURANTS – 55 E WASHINGTON – COVER – 1950 Leave a comment
BOOK – CHICAGO – ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ENDURING TRADITION – SOUTH SHORE LINE – COVER – 2007 Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 