Archive for December 2014
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – EL GRECO’S ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – DEGAS’ CAFE SINGER Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – DEGAS’ THE MILLINERY SHOP – AN IMAGE CAPTURING ALL OF DEGAS’ MAGIC Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – CAILLEBOTTE’S RAINY DAY IN PARIS Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – HOPPER’S NIGHTHAWKS – ONE OF HIS MOST RIVETING PICTURES Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – BERTHE MORISOT’S WOMAN AT HER TOILETTE Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – MATISSE’S INTERIOR WITH DOG Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – SEURAT’S LA GRANDE JATTE – POSSIBLY THE MOST POPULAR PICTURE IN THE MUSEUM Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – VAN GOGH’S BEDROOM IN ARLES – THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION IN ANOTHER MUSEUM Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – VAN GOGH SELF-PORTRAIT – I THINK THIS ONE OF HIS BEST Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – RENIOR’S TWO SISTERS ON THE TERRACE – YES, THE COLORS ARE THAT VIVID – IT WAS THE HIGH PERIOD OF HIS IMPRESSIONISM Leave a comment
DRAWING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – RENIOR’S STUDY FOR LES GRANDES BAIGNEUSES – OFTEN NOT ON DISPLAY OVER CONCERN FOR PASTELS FADING – I SAW IT ONCE Leave a comment
PAINTING – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE BOUGUEREAU’S THE BATHERS – ONLY AN ACADEMIC ARTIST BUT ONE WITH EXTRAORDINARY TALENT Leave a comment
SCULPTURE – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – RODIN’S EVE AFTER THE FALL – AN UNUSUAL SMALL PIECE FOR THIS EPIC SCULPTOR Leave a comment
SCULPTURE – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – LORADO TAFT’S SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL – AN ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL IMAGE BY UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA COMPANY – SOPRANO AMELITA GALLI-CURCI – 1923 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MISS CHICAGO – NICE VERSION – 1927 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – TRAIN IN RAVENSWOOD YARD – 1967 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – UNKNOWN STATION – NORTH END OF SYSTEM – TRAIN PULLING OUT – 1968 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA STREETCAR – POSED ON UNKNOWN STREET – c1950 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – CHICAGO AVE STATION – MOODY BIBLE SIGN – ALMOST SURREALISTIC – 1975 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – WABASH NEAR ADAMS – AERIAL – NOTE REPAIR CREWS – JOHNNY’S STEAKS – EPICUREAN RESTAURANT – BICENTENNIAL LIVERY – 1978 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE – UNKNOWN LOCATION – c1900 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – UNKNOWN STREET – TROLLEY BUS – SHELL STATION – 1970 3 comments
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE AND MADISON – AERIAL – MADHOUSE OF PEDESTRIANS AND STREETCARS – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE AND MADISON – AERIAL – THEATER SIGNS – STATE AND MADISON BUILDING CLOCK – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1920s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK – SLOPPY JOE SALOON SET FOR PHOTOS – 1929 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – ONE CORNER OF SANTE FE MODEL RAILROAD – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MONTROSE – LOOKING W – TROLLEY BUS – PEOPLE BOARDING – SNOW – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – NORTH SHORE ELECTROLINER – ON ELEVATED STRUCTURE – MADISON AND WABASH – 1954 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – UNKNOWN STATION – A AND B TRAINS – 1975 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – SOUTH SHORE LINE – AT 12TH STREET PLATFORM – 1966 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GOLDEN OX RESTAURANT – 3 INTERIOR IMAGES – 1951 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN – LOOKING N – ONE ART INSTITUTE LION – 1956 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SUBWAY CAFE – 507 N WABASH – LONGEST BAR IN THE WORLD – TINTED Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – FRANKLIN – PARKING LOT – BILLBOARDS – ELEVATED STATION – 1958 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – CORNER OF MANDEL BROTHERS’ – CROWDS CROSSING – STREETCAR – SNAPSHOT – 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 57TH AND COTTAGE GROVE – BULKO SERVICE STATION – NIGHT – SNAPSHOT – UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – 1950s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – C S L PCC STREETCAR – UNKNOWN LOCATION – LATE 1940s Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – BRIDGES UP – SPRING BOAT RUN – 2013 – EDITED FROM WIKIPEDIA Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – LONG TRAIN AT LAKE STREET – TRAINING – 1969 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – CHILDREN’S BATHING BEACH – NOTE GUARD IN TALL HAT – BIG CROWD – 1901 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – NIGHT – AERIAL – CHRISTMAS – LOOKING S – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY – UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – NEAR NORTH SIDE MANSION – PARKED CARS – 1940s 1 comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – SKYLINE FROM NAVY PIER – 1940s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORMAL PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – HAMILTON PARK – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – METROLITAN FUNERAL PARLORS – 4445 S PARKWAY – OWNED AND OPERATED BY NEGROES PRINTED ON BACK Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MCKINLOCK CAMPUS – NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – AERIAL – PART OF NAVY PIER – NICE VERSION – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – CHILDREN’S BATHING BEACH – TINTED – MADE FROM 1901 PHOTO ABOVE – 1905 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – BAND CONCERT HUGE CROWD – TINTED – NICE VERSION – A FAVORITE OF MINE – 1907 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL DALTON – 1234 S WABASH – LOBBY – A HOMELIKE HOTEL – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HILL AND SEDGWICK – SEWARD PARK PLAYGROUND – MANY CHILDREN – 1908 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD BLVD AND CALUMET – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FRANKLIN STREET – FIRE ENGINE HOUSE – HOOK AND LADDER WITH CREW – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – C. E. WALTMAN AND ASSOCIATES – 737 N MICHIGAN – PRODUCTS STYLED – 1938 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY OF CHICAGO – N PULASKI AND FOSTER – 4 IMAGES – 1930s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – B B HANAK SANITARY PLATE GLASS COUNTER – W POWERS BAKERY – 323 E 51ST – INTERIOR – 1916 1 comment
MAP – CHICAGO – ELEVATED TRAINS AND ROCK ISLAND STATION – 1897 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND KEDZIE – CTA STREETCAR – TERRA COTTA TRIMMED INDUSTRIAL BUILDING – c1950 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ROOSEVELT ROAD NEAR STATE – TROLLEY BUS – HOTEL ROOSEVELT – WALGREEN’S – c1960 2 comments
PHOTO – CHICAGO – BOWMAN DAIRY – DELVERY WAGON – DRIVER AND OTHERS – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WEBSTER HOTEL – LINCOLN PARK – EVENING – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – VILLA SPIROS RESTAURANT – 4646 DREXEL BLVD – RENDEZVOUS FOR CONNOISSEURS – 3 IMAGES PLUS OWNER – TINTED – c1930 1 comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – CHEER LEADER – 1905 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – AT MADISON – LOOKING N – NOON HOUR HUGE CROWD – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL – ROSELAND – 1910s 3 comments
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHEDD AQUARIUM AND FIELD MUSEUM – AERIAL – LOOKING E – PART OF SERIES FOR SECOND CITY – 1951 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTH END OF SUBWAY – WHERE IT JOINS ELEVATED – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NAVY PIER – CALLED MUNICIPAL PIER – AERIAL SHIPS – STREETCAR – TINTED – 1929 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD’S – THE STORE FOR MEN – ACROSS WASHINGTON FROM MAIN STORE – MAIN FLOOR – AERIAL Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – LAKESHORE VIEW FROM HIGH BLUFF – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – LAKE SHORE – BIG WAVES – CROWDS WALKING AND BOYS PLAYING – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – LAGOON – EARLY SPRING – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL SHERMAN – c1940 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – AERIAL – LOOKING E – BROOKINS AEROPLANE – YACHT CLUB – HUGE CROWD – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FULLERTON AND HAMILTON CT – PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DONNELLAN FUNERAL HOMES – 77TH AND JEFFERY – 10525 S WESTERN – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – SINCLAIR OIL EXHIBIT DINOSAUR – 1933 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 6035-45 PRAIRIE AVE – APARTMENT BUILDING – 1909 Leave a comment
AD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD’S – WOMEN’S FASHION – THE BLUES – 1926 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – 47TH STREET – MAN HAVING A SHOE-SHINE – WOMAN WALKING WITH CHILDREN – ELEVATED – 1941 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO AND WEST TOWNS TROLLEY – OAK PARK – SNAPSHOT – 1940 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – LAKER PASSING LIFT BRIDGE – 1941 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA RAPID TRANSIT – SKOKIE SHOPS – NOTE NEWLY-PAINTED BICENTENNIAL CAR RIGHT – 1975 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – RAVENSWOOD TRAIN AT UNKNOWN STATION ON WABASH – 1973 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – LOOKING E – VICTORY ARCH FOR WWI UNDER CONSTRUCTION – SNAPSHOT – 1918 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ROCK ISLAND – PALACE DINING CAR – INTERNATIONAL RAIL FAIR – 1949 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – SOUTH SHORE LINE – FRONT – AT UNKNOWN STATION OUT OF CITY – 1975 Leave a comment
PHOTO – CHICAGO – TRAIN – SOUTH SHORE LINE – NEW CARS – AT STATION – AERIAL – 1983 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – LOOKING FROM MICHIGAN AVE – YOUNG TREES – CAR – BUGGY – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARIES – NEWBERRY – JOHN CRERAR – HARPER – CENTRAL – NICE VERSION – c1950 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HONOLULU HARRY’S WAIKIKI THEATRE RESTAURANT – 804 WILSON – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – J L STEVENS AUTO SHOP – 4420-2 CLARK – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BEACH – GERMAN BUILDING – CHILDREN ON BEACH – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KIMBALL DENTAL COMPANY – INTERIOR – MARSHALL FIELD ANNEX – 1940s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE MICHIGAN BY MOONLIGHT – TINTED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LUTZ’S PASTRY SHOP – 2458 MONTROSE – CONTINENTAL PASTRIES – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – TERRACE GARDEN RESTAURANT – ICE-SKATING CARNIVAL – 1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTH SHORELINE – AERIAL Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTHERN END OF SKYLINE – LOOKING S E – 1960s Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – GIBRALTER ROOM RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – WINDOW ON MICHIGAN – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – SEEN FROM GRANT PARK – RANDOLPH NEAR MICHIGAN – 1966 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – THEN NICHOLS BEACH PRIVATE SECTION – LOOKING N – 75TH PAVILION IN DISTANCE – NAME MISSPELLED – c1910 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SARANAC APARTMENT HOTEL – 5541 EVERETT – c1920 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE AND WASHINGTON – LOOKING NE – MARSHALL FIELD’S – NOTE TAXI – TWIN COACH BUS – STONE BEFORE CLEANING – 1965 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N FROM S OF WOOLWORTH’S – 1961 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNION AVE – LOOKING N FROM 79TH – AUBURN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD – 1911 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WACKER DRIVE – AERIAL – LOOKING E – 1960s Leave a comment
PRINT – CHICAGO – COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION WORLD’S FAIR – AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND GONDOLAS ON GRAND BASIN – PAINTING BY FRANK CRAPO – 1893 Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 