Archive for July 2014
POSTER – CHICAGO – SANTA FE RAILROAD – THE CHIEF WAY – DRAMATIC PAINTING OF INDIAN CHIEF – c1950s Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – NORTH SHORE COMMUTER LINE – SUMMER OPERA AT RAVINIA PARK – MADAM BUTTERFLY DRAWING – 1925 Leave a comment
POSTER – CHICAGO – MASCOUTAH KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW – FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY – MICHIGAN AND 16TH – FROM BOTH CONTINENTS – 1901 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE S – LOOKING N – COP DIRECTING TRAFFIC – NOTE BUS SIGN FOR OUTER DRIVE EAST – BUILT 1963 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – BALTIMORE AND OHIO – STEAM ENGINE 701 AND TENDER – 1958 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – AMTRACK TURBO LEAVING DOWNTOWN – 1974 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – UNKNOWN STATION – MAYBE EVANSTON – 1964 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 1084 N MILWAUKEE – E HUMBOLDT PARK HEADQUARTERS FOR KEEP CHICAGO CLEAN – 1958 – SEE READER COMMENT 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN STREET – ENGINE COMPANY 9 – FIRE TRUCK ADVERTISING CLEAN UP CHICAGO CAMPAIGN – 1957 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – JEHOVAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL – GYM – GROUP PICTURE – 3740 BELDEN – COOPERATING WITH MAYOR DALEY’S CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE FOR CLEAN CHICAGO – 1958 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO THEATER – GETTING READY FOR CROWDS AT PREMIER AND STAR’S APPEARANCE – NOTE THE LITTLE BLUE “COOL” SIGN, ONCE A BIG POINT FOR MOVIE PALACES GIVEN MOST APARTMENTS WERE NOT AIR-CONDITIONED – THE OLD MARQUEE WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE CURRENT ONE – NOTE ON RIGHT WHAT BECAME LOOP THEATER IS STILL TELENEWS – 1952 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – METRA LEAVING DOWNTOWN HEADED S – METRA IS A RENAMED RTA WHICH USES THE COMMUTER NETWORK OF THE OLD ILLINOIS CENTRAL ELECTRIC, NORTHWESTERN, AND BURLINGTON – 2004 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WACKER AND MICHIGAN – PARADE FOR LAKEFRONT FESTIVAL – QUEEN’S FLOAT – 1974 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOODLAWN NEIGHBORHOOD – KING DRIVE BUS – TWIN COACH – PAST ITS PRIME – NOTE KING WAS ORIGINALLY GRAND BLVD THEN SOUTH PARK – 1974 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD’S – AERIAL – CORNER STATE AND WASHINGTON – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – DINING CAR OF THE 400 – LATE 1930s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LORADO TAFT’S FOUNTAIN OF TIME – GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING BUS AND GUIDE – NEAR UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – 1950s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WABASH – LOOKING S TOWARDS VAN BUREN – GAMBLE MUSIC – EPICURIAN RESTAURANT – 1956 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – GULF MOBILE AND OHIO – PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVING CITY – AERIAL PANORAMA – 1972 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MILWAUKEE AVE – BUSY CORNER – UNION BUS DEPOT – WALGREEN’S – POLICE – STREET SWEEPER – NEWS STAND – 1945 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NORTH AVE BEACH – TWO YOUNG WOMEN EARLY IN SPRING – 1960 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 6635 S MINERVA – MAN TENDING THE GARDEN OF A TWO-FLAT – VERY EVOCATIVE IMAGE OF THE TIME IN NEIGHBORHOODS – 1953 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TWIN COACH BUS – THIS FLEET RAN ON PROPANE WHEN INTRODUCED IN 1950s – THOM MCAN SHOE STORE – NEW LOOK BUS IN BACKGROUND – DEARBORN STATION IN DISTANCE – 1973 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE S – LOOKING N FROM SIDEWALK – NOTE BUS LIVERY – CLUSTER STREET LIGHTS – COKE SIGN – 1954 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHINA TOWN – GUEY SAM – CHIAM – TAI DONG – TWIN COACH BUSES – 1961 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TWO WOMEN ON ROOF SECTION OF APARTMENT BUILDING – THE KIND OF SNAPSHOT FAMILIAR TO MANY WHO LIVED IN THE OLD APARTMENTS – c1930 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – BUD BILLIKEN PARADE – BEAUTY QUEEN FLOAT – BILLIKEN WAS A CHARACTER CREATED BY THE PUBLISHER OF THE CHICAGO DEFENDER (BLACK NEWSPAPER) AND PARADE NAMED AFTER HIM HAS BECOME A MAJOR EVENT – 1972 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – TRAIN STOPPED AT BELMONT STATION – AERIAL – PASSENGERS LEAVING AND WAITING – 1973 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – BALTIMORE AND OHIO – THE CAPITOL IN GRAND CENTRAL STATION – 1969 – EDITED FROM AN EDWARD EGAN IMAGE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – WONDER BREAD – BUILDS STRONG BODIES 8 WAYS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – WIMPY’S HAMBURGER – 95TH AND WESTERN – TALE HOME 1 OR 100 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – WCFL RADIO – THE VOICE OF LABOR Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE JOHNNY CAKE SHOP – 1220 WILSON – JACK AND MARY Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE FAMOUS DOOR – BROADWAY AND DIVERSEY – 25 ALL STAR ACTS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE FAIR DEPARTMENT STORE – CHICAGO – OAK PARK – A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT CITY Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE DRAKE HOTEL Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE CHICAGO RACQUET CLUB Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – THE CAPITOL COCKTAIL LOUNGE – 167 N STATE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE RECREATION – 6838 STONY ISLAND – BOWL YOUR CARES AWAY Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SOUTH PACIFIC RESTAURANT – 28-30 W RANDOLPH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SOUTH EAST NATIONAL BANK – 63RD AT WOODLAWN Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SILVER CAVE CAFE – 2204 S CRWFORD – 4004 OGDEN – BEAUTY SPOT OF CHICAGO – DINE DANCE AND BE ENTERTAINED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SHERMAN PHARMACY – 157 W VAN BUREN – YOUR TOBACCO PURCHASE FREE IF YOU GUESS THE NUMBER INSIDE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SHANGRI-LA RESTAURANT – 222 N STATE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – SAM KARASH AND ASSOCIATES – 863 MERCHANDISE MART – MANUFACTURERS’ REPRESENTATIVES – SPORTSWEAR Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – RUBINS – 1314 MILWAUKEE – 4834 IRVING PARK – ESTABLISHED 1896 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – RIALTO THEATRE – STATE AND VAN BUREN – TRAVELING BURLESQUE – MIDNIGHT SHAMBLES Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – RIALTO CROSSROADS – STATE AND VAN BUREN – ALL GIRL REVIEW Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – RED GARTER – 56 W RANDOLPH – ALL GIRL REVIEW Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – RASSEL’S TAVERN – 10512 EWING – ON THE EAST SIDE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – PRIMROSE PATH SHOW LOUNGE – 1159 N CLARK Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – POLONAISE LOUNGE – 1003-05 N WESTERN Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – PETE CLEARY’S MIRROR COCKTAIL LOUNGE – 7758 S ASHLAND – WHERE YOUR DRINKS LIGHT BY MAGIC Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – OAK PARK COUNTRY CLUB Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – NORWEGIAN AMERICAN ATHETIC ASSOCIATION – 3435 WABANSIA Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – NEW YORK LIQUOR MART – 7714 S HALSTED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MONARCH OLD TIMES BEER – MONARCH BREWING COMPANY Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MOE’S CORNED BEEF CELLER – 534 N RUSH – THE IN SANDWICH SHOP Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MILLIE’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE – 438 S STATE – CARTOON BOMB-A-DEAR Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MARTIN’S COCKTAIL ROOMS – 33 N LA SALLE BOARD OF TRADE – 321 S SHERMAN Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY – HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY – THE CLOCK STRIKES A CENTURY 1852-1952 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – LOG CABIN RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE – 5074 ARCHER – 3 BLOCKS W OF PULASKI – ACCOMMODATION FOR 600 GENTS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – JACY’S RESTAURANT – 79TH AND SW HIGHWAY AT KEDZIE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOTEL MARYLAND – 900 RUSH – THE CURVE COCKTAILS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOTEL EASTGATE – DINING ROOM – ROBIN HOOD COCKTAIL LOUNGE – OVERLOOKING LAKE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HOLLYWOOD SHOW LOUNGE – RANDOLPH AT CLARK Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – HARRIS RESTAURANT – 3150 IRVING PARK – OVER 50 YEARS 1 comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – GAGE HATS – YOUR CROWNING GLORY – SINCE 1856 Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – FRAN’S COZY TAP – 8621 S VINCENNES – E OF HALSTED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ERNESTO – 69 E WALTON Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – EDMANSON-BOCK CATERING – 2855 N HALSTED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – DRI-GAS CORPORATION – NOW YOU’RE COOKING WITH DRI-GAS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – DOOLIN AMUSEMENT SUPPLY COMPANY – 511 N HALSTED Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – COTTAGE GROVE CAFE – 4300 COTTAGE GROVE – DINE AND DANCE – SPAGHETTI Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CHARMET’S RESTAURANT – 750 N OHIO Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CHARLES E LARSON AND SONS – FORGINGS – 2645-65 N KEELER Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CHARLES’ CONTINENTAL HOUSE RESTAURANT – 5400 S CICERO Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CAPITOL LOUNGE – 167 N STATE – TOPS IN SWING MUSIC Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – CAPITOL CIGAR STORES – HOME OF INDIAN TOBACCO – FACTORY FRESH Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BRYN MAWR LIQUORS – 1101 BRYN MAWR – 2015 W HOWARD – FREE DELVERY ANY TIME ANYWHERE Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BOURBON STREET – 936 N RUSH – BOB SCOBEY AND HIS FRISCO BAND Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BERGMAN’S PHARMACY – 550 N STATE – AT OHIO Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – BARTUNEK’S CLOTHES – 833 PROSPECT – 6529 UNION – 14959 ST CLAIR – ALL WOOL SUITS Leave a comment
MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – AMAZON CLUB – 672 N CLARK Leave a comment
PHOTO COVER – CHICAGO – CLUB DELISA – THE HARLEM OF CHICAGO – BLACK GROUP CELEBRATING NEW YEAR – c1950 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NORTH AVE AND MOBILE – COMMERCIAL STREET SCENE – CTA TROLLEY BUS – 1973 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ACTUALLY ROCK CREEK – BUT TWIN COACH AND TODDLE HOUSE WERE FAMILIAR CHICAGO SIGHTS – c1960 – EDITED FROM BEST TWIN COACH PHOTOSTREAM SITE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – GRAND TRUNK WESTERN – STEAM ENGINE 6302 AND TENDER – QUITE A BEAST Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO MOTOR COACH COMPANY – INTERIOR – PUBLICITY SHOT – 3 FASHIONABLE WOMEN LISTEN TO RADIO MUSIC FROM NEW SPEAKERS TO BE INSTALLED ON ALL BUSES – 1930 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ALDINE SQUARE – S SIDE – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NICHOLS (THEN PRIVATE PORTION OF WHAT BECAME RAINBOW) ) BEACH – HUGE CROWD – NOTE SUITS DRYING ALONG TOP OF BUILDING – 1908 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – EARLY IMAGE SHOWS MANHATTAN – PAVILION ROOF SEEMS TO BE USED TO DRY SWIM SUITS – NICHOLS BEACH IN DISTANCE – 1906 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – CALLED MANHATTAN – PANORAMA SHOWING STEEL MILLS IN DISTANCE – NOTE HOUSES – BIG CROWD – 1914 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – S W CORNER 31ST AND LAKE PARK – ELEANOR CLUB NUMBER 3 – 1910s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – MCKINLOCK COURT – STUDENTS DRAWING A MODEL Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WILSON AVE BEACH – WOMEN IN PERIOD BATHING COSTUMES – RECALLING PRAIRIE AVENUE’S HEYDAY – 1949 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NEWS STAND – VENDOR AND CUSTOMER – DOWNTOWN STREET – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE – THESE STANDS ONCE FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE CITY Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – EXTREMES OF WEATHER – UNKNOWN LOCATION DOWNTOWN – PEOPLE USING TEMPORARY HANDRAIL AGAINST HEAVY WINTER WINDS – 1978 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – EXTREMES OF WEATHER – GRAND AVE – WOMAN SITS ON A GUARD RAIL IN 97 DEGREE HEAT – 1977 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – LAKE STREET RIVER BRIDGE – NIGHT – EDITED FROM A HANDSOME SERHII CHRUCKY IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SKYLINE – FROM NEAR WEST SIDE – EDITED FROM STOCK IMAGE OF SHUTTERCOCK – 2013 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAINS – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – CHICAGO SHOPS – STREAMLINER RAMP – AERIAL – 1950s OR 1960s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – VAN BUREN – TRAIN TURNING CORNER – AERIAL – EDITED FROM A WONDERFUL ED O’KEEFE IMAGE – 2013 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – NIGHT – AERIAL FROM ABOVE STATION – EDITED FROM A STUNNING IMAGE OF DANIEL SCHWEN Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – NEAR ADAMS AND WABASH – 3 TRAINS – EDITED FROM A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE BY DAVID HARRISON Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – LAKE AND WELLS – AERIAL SHOWING TRACK PATTERNS – EDITED FROM A STRIKING IMAGE OF NATE GAUTSCHE – 2014 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – FRANKLIN STREET UNDERNEATH – EDITED FROM A BEAUTIFUL JOHN PICKEN IMAGE Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 3522 SHEFFIELD – LAKE VIEW TELEPHONE OFFICE – OPERATORS’ PARLOR – TWO WOMEN RELAXING – TINTED – 1910s Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION WORLD’S FAIR – JACKSON PARK – SOUVENIR – SHOWS NICELY THE ROLE OF THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE – 1893 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – RASCHER’S BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THE CHICAGO PACKING HOUSES – PROJECTION – 1890 – IT WAS A CITY WITHIN A CITY Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – PANORAMIC VIEW – CENTERED ON HYDE PARK – PROJECTION – CALLED THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD – LAUREN NASSEF Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – 1907 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – BUSINESS DISTRICT – PROJECTIONS – 1898 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – CENTRAL PORTION – RAILROAD AND STREET TRANSPORTATION – 1895 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – FROM SCHILLER STREET NORTH SIDE TO 12TH STREET SOUTH SIDE – PROJECTION – 1868 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – GUIDE MAP – 1885 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – MADE IN GERMANY – 1890 Leave a comment
MAP – CHICAGO – WORLD’S FAIR 1933 – ILLUSTRATED – 1933 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – PARADE – SINCLAIR OIL COMPANY FLOAT WITH DINOSAUR – SNAPSHOT – 1964 Leave a comment
AD – CHICAGO – RAMBLER DEALER – EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH SIDE – GRACE KELLY-TYPE MODEL – PERFECT IMAGE OF ITS TIME – 1962 – SEE READER COMMENT 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MOTHER AND YOUNG DAUGHTER IN SNOW AND WIND – MICHIGAN AVE NEAR CHICAGO – 1979 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMAN BUNDLED AGAINST THE COLD – WALTON AND WABASH – 1977 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – CHRISTMAS SEASON – NIGHT – WOMAN AND DAUGHTER WALKING WITH SHOPPING – MARSHALL FIELD’S IN BACKGROUND – A FAVORITE CHICAGO IMAGE – 1975 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – WOMAN WALKING IN HUGE SNOW PILES – 1979 – EDITED FROM A TRIBUNE IMAGE Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – OUTDOOR POOL – BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – AERIAL – EVENING – SHORELINE – EARLY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N STREET LEVEL FROM NEAR BONDS STORE – HERE AGAIN IS THE STREET OF MY TIME – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 92ND AND HOUSTON – THE NOISY CORNER – JAC. RUF BAR – CARTOON WHIMSY – EARLY Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 