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PLEASE STOP…   2 comments

TO THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DEFACING POSTS ON THE SITE, PLEASE STOP.

 

IF I OFFENDED YOU IN SOME WAY, AS IN USING AN IMAGE YOU THINK I SHOULDN’T HAVE USED, I AM SORRY. I NEVER OFFEND PEOPLE DELIBERATELY.

 

I AM AN OLD MAN AND A FAIRLY SICK ONE. THE DEFACING IS STRESSFUL.

 

DESPITE COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK OVER THE YEARS, I MAKE NOT ONE PENNY FROM THIS SITE.

 

IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE JUST TO ENJOY.

 

I AM REMOVING PERMANENTLY THE POSTS YOU DEFACED, ASSUMING YOU SELECTED THEM FOR A REASON. CAN WE PLEASE LEAVE IT AT THAT?

 

THANK YOU, JOHN CHUCKMAN

 

 

Posted October 10, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MARY HARTLINE – CHILDREN’S TELEVISION HEARTTHROB OF THE EARLY 1950s – ONE OF THE FIRST BIG STARS OF EARLY TELEVISION – THIS STUDIO PORTRAIT BEFORE HER CAREER TOOK OFF HAS THE “LAUREN BACALL” LOOK – NOTE HER TRADEMARK PLATINUM WAVY HAIR IS MISSING – LATE 1940s   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - MARY HARTLINE - CHILDREN'S TELEVISION HEART THROB OF THE EARLY 19500s - STUDIO PORTRAIT BEFORE HER CAREER - NOTE THE TRADEMARK PLATINUM HAIR IS MISSING - LATE 1940s

Posted October 9, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH AT STATE STREET – LOOKING NE FROM ELEVATION – CROWDS – CARS – STREETCARS – ONE STREETCAR TURNING S INTO STATE – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE CLOCK UPPER RIGHT – NOTE THE LINE OF CARS PARKED NEAR MARSHALL FIELD’S MARQUEE – “EL” (ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT) STATION ON WABASH IN BACKGROUND – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1913   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH AT STATE STREET - LOOKING NE - TINTED - 1913

Posted October 6, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – A BIT OF MOSCOW RESTAURANT – 18 N CLARK – DINING ROOM INTERIOR – “DINE AND DANCE” “NO COVER CHARGE” – c1920   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - A BIT OF MOSCOW RESTAURANT - 18 N CLARK - DINING ROOM INTERIOR - DINE AND DANCE NO COVER CHARGE - c1920

Posted October 4, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – DRIVER AND NEDLOG BEVERAGE TRUCK – UNKNOWN LOCATION – SNAPSHOT – NEDLOG WAS A LOCAL BOTTLER OF NON-CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS – LATE 1950s – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   1 comment

X PHOTO - CHICAGO - DRIVER AND NEDLOG BEVERAGE TRUCK - UNKNOWN LOCATION - SNAPSHOT - NEDLOG WAS A LOCAL BOTTLER OF NON-CARBINATED SOFT DRINKS - LATE 1950s

Posted October 4, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – “AMERICAN INDIAN EQUESTRIAN STATUE” – SCULPTOR IVAN MESTROVIC – ERECTED IN GRANT PARK – THERE ARE TWO OF THESE HUGE AND STRIKING STATUES – A BOWMAN AND A SPEARMAN FACING EACH OTHER AT A DISTANCE IN CONGRESS PLAZA IN GRANT PARK ON MICHIGAN AVE – PART OF A SERIES ON ARTWORKS BY THE ART INSTITUTE – c1920   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AMERICAN INDIAN EQUESTRIAN STATUE - IVAN MESTROVIC - ERECTED IN GRANT PARK - c1920

Posted October 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR (ITS SECOND FAIR) – A CENTURY OF PROGRESS – NORTHERLY ISLAND AREA – CHRYSLER MOTORS BUILDING – NIGHT UNDER LIGHTS – 1933-34   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR CENTURY OF PROGRESS - NORTHERLY ISLAND AREA - CHRYSLER MOTORS BUILDING - NIGHT UNDER LIGHTS - 1933-34

Posted October 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE – STATE AND MADISON AND E TO WABASH – STREET VIEW PANORAMA – THREE-QUARTER VIEW SOMEWHAT ELEVATED -TINTED – NICE VERSION – LATE 1910s   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE - STATE AND MADISON - STREET VIEW - LATE 1910S

Posted October 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N FROM JACKSON BLVD GROUND LEVEL ON SIDEWALK E SIDE OF MICHIGAN – ESPECIALLY NICE BUILDING PANORAMA – PEDESTRIANS – CARS – CTA BUS PULLED UP – THE COKE SIGN – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION (JUST A HINT ABOVE ART INSTITUTE ROOF AND THROUGH TREES) – I DON’T KNOW, BUT IT “FEELS” LIKE A SATURDAY – A VERY APPEALING PHOTO WHICH STRONGLY CAPTURES TIME AND PLACE – 1953 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

X PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N FROM JACKSON GROUND LEVEL - SIDEWALK E SIDE OF MICHIGAN - NICE BUILDING PANORAMA - PEDESTRIANS - CARS - 1953

Posted September 28, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RIVER AND WACKER DRIVE AT WABASH BRIDGE (BOTTOM CENTER) AND SURROUNDINGS – AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING E – NOTE: RAIL YARD AND SHEDS ALONG N SIDE OF RIVER AND HYDROX ICE CREAM SIGN JUST BEHIND – JEWELERS’ BUILDING ON RIGHT (1927) – WRIGLEY BUILDING (1924) LEFT CENTER – TINTED – LATE 1920s   1 comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RIVER AND WACKER DRIVE AT WABASH BRIDGE - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING E - JEWELERS' BUILDING ON RIGHT (1927) - WRIGLEY BUILDING (1924) LEFT CENTER - TINTED - LATE1920s

Posted September 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON STREET – E FROM 5TH AVE (NOTE: FROM 1879 TO 1912, WELLS STREET WAS CALLED 5TH AVE, A NAME YOU WILL SEE ON OTHER POSTCARDS – THE STREET HAD GAINED A BAD REPUTATION AND WELLS WAS NAMED FOR A CAPTAIN KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF FORT DEARBORN SO THE RENAMING PROTECTED HIS REPUTATION AND REVEALED SOMETHING ABOUT THE CITY’S SENSIBILITIES FOR SURE) – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW – CABLE CARS – WAGONS – VOGELSANG RESTAURANT – CROWDS – TINTED – c1905   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MADISON STREET - E FROM 5TH AVE (NOTE FROM 1879 TO 1912 WELLS STREET WAS CALLED 5TH AVE)- THE STREET ADA - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW - CABLE CARS - WAGONS - VOGELSANG RESTAURANT - CROWDS - TINTED - c1905

Posted September 25, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – WELL-DRESSED WOMAN PLEASANTLY PEEKING THROUGH HER SCARF ON AN UNKNOWN STREET – I LIKE THE SMILE IN HER EYES – EARLY STAGE OF THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1967 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - WOMAN PEAKING THROUGH HER SCARF ON UNKNOWN STREET - EARLY STAGE OF GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1967

Posted September 25, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – VERNON AVE N OF 71ST STREET (NOTE THE 7 WAS WAS WRITTEN REVERSED) – GRAND CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD – A FAIRLY REPRESENTATIVE STREET IN A NUMBER OF SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PARKWAYS AND TREE-LINED – TWO- AND THREE-FLOOR BRICK WALK-UPS (NOTE: HALF-BASEMENT APARTMENT WINDOWS LOWER RIGHT) – BRICK WAS THE CITY’S DOMINANT BUILDING MATERIAL – 1913   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - VERNON AVE N OF 71ST STREET (NOTE THE 7 WAS WAS WRITTEN REVERSED) - GRAND CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD - A FAIRLY REPRESENTATIVE STREET IN A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS -1913

Posted September 25, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LA SALLE – LA SALLE AND MADISON – THE RED ROOM – THE VERY HEIGHT OF OLD-FASHIONED BELLE ÉPOQUE HOTEL ELEGANCE – ITS ONLY REAL COMPETITOR FOR THIS QUALITY WAS I THINK THE BLACKSTONE – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL LA SALLE - THE RED ROOM - TINTED - 1910

Posted September 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LA SALLE – LA SALLE AND MADISON – THE EAST ROOM – VERY NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL LA SALLE - THE EAST ROOM - TINTED - 1910

Posted September 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA SALLE HOTEL – ENTRANCE – NIGHT – NOTE: INSTEAD OF EARLIER “HOTEL LA SALLE” IT HAS BECOME “LA SALLE HOTEL” – LA SALLE AND MADISON – 1960s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LA SALLE HOTEL - ENTRANCE - NIGHT - LA SALLE AND MADISON - 1960s

Posted September 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON STREET BRIDGE – CHICAGO RIVER – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED – CROWDED WITH PEOPLE WAGONS HORSES – NOTE THE BRIDGE-TURNING STRUCTURE RIGHT BOTTOM IN THE RIVER – TINTED – 1906   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MADISON STREET BRIDGE - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED - CROWDED WITH PEOPLE WAGONS HORSES - NOTE THE BRIDGE-TURNING STRUCTURE RIGHT BOTTOM IN THE RIVER - TINTED - 1906

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE RAISED – STEAMER AND TUG BOAT – WATER LEVEL – TINTED – 1915   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE RAISED - STEAMER AND TUG BOAT - WATER LEVEL - TINTED - 1915

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WACKER DRIVE AND CHICAGO RIVER – AERIAL LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE – TINTED – 1931   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WACKER DRIVE AND CHICAGO RIVER - AERIAL LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE - TINTED - 1931

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL BREVOORT – 143 MADISON STREET – GROUND LEVEL FROM ACROSS STREET – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL BREVOORT - 143 MADISON STREET - GROUND LEVEL FROM ACROSS STREET - TINTED - c1910

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N FROM MADISON GROUND LEVEL – CROWDS – TWO TYPES OF STREETCARS – CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE ON RIGHT EDGE – MANDEL BROTHERS’ DEPARTMENT STORE CENTER RIGHT WITH RED-AND-WHITE STRIPED AWNINGS – TINTED – c1920   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N FROM MADISON GROUND LEVEL - CROWDS - TWO TYPES OF STREETCARS - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE ON RIGHT - MANDEL BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE CENTER RIGHT - TINTED - c1920

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON STREET – LOOKING W FROM STATE STREET – ELEVATED – MCVICKERS THEATER – STATE MADISON BUILDING WITH CLOCK (N W CORNER ON STATE) – MARQUEE AT LOWER RIGHT IS MANDEL BROTHERS’ DEPARTMENT STORE (N E CORNER ON STATE) – PART OF SERIES FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1933   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MADISON STREET - LOOKING W FROM STATE STREET - ELEVATED - MCVICKERS THEATER - STATE MADISON BUIDING WITH CLOCK - PART OF SERIES FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - TINTED - 1933

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BOULEVARD LINK CONNECTING LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND UPPER MICHIGAN AVE – AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING S – DRAKE HOTEL – OAK STREET BEACH – NAVY PIER IN DISTANCE ON LEFT – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1944   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BOULEVARD LINK CONNECTING LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND UPPER MICHIGAN AVE - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING S - DRAKE HOTEL - OAK STREET BEACH - NAVY PIER IN DISTANCE - TINTED - 1944

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE FLAMINGO APARTMENT-HOTEL (A FAIRLY COMMON COMBINATION IN THE PERIOD) – 55TH STREET AT THE LAKE – DINING ROOM – FOOD SHOP – SODA FOUNTAIN – 144 APARTMENT SUITES – 16 HOTEL ROOMS WITH BATH – OPENED 1927 – TINTED – 1928   2 comments

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE FLAMINGO HOTEL - 55TH STREET AT THE LAKE - DINING ROOM - FOOD SHOP - SODA FOUNTAIN - 144 APARTMENT SUITES - 16 HOTEL ROOMS WITH BATH - TINTED - 1928

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD – WASHINGTON EQUESTRIAN STATUE – HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET – STREET LEVEL – TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DREXEL BLVD - WASHINGTON EQUESTRIAN STATUE - HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET - STREET LEVEL - TINTED - c1910

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – INDIANA AVE AND 54TH STREET – HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS – 1910   Leave a comment

a-postcard-chicago-indiana-ave-and-54th-street-handsome-apartment-buildings-1910

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLONIAL HOTEL – MONROE AND 63RD STREET – 1908   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLONIAL HOTEL - MONROE AND 63RD STREET - 1908

Posted September 20, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE LOOKING N FROM RIVER – NIGHT – AERIAL – MAX RIGOT – TINTED – VERY NICE VERSION – LATE 1920s   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE N FROM RIVER - NIGHT - AERIAL - MAX RIGOT - TINTED - LATE 1920s

Posted September 17, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – AUTOMOBILE SHOW – PACKARD CONVERTIBLE 1950 – BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED-UP MODEL STANDING NEXT TO IT – ELABORATE STAGING BEHIND AS THOUGH FOR A MUSICAL PRODUCTION – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - AUTOMOBILE SHOW - PACKARD CONVERTABLE 1950 - BEAUTIFUL DRESSED-UP MODEL STANDING NEXT TO IT

Posted September 17, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CTA SKOKIE SWIFT COMMUTER TRAIN AT DEMPSTER STATION – EARLY MORNING HOURS – LIGHT SNOW ON THE GROUND – PHOTO HAS A KIND OF ROMANTIC FEEL TO IT I LIKE – 1974 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA'S SKOKIE SWIFT COMMUTER TRAIN AT DEMPSTER STATION - EARLY MORNING HOURS - 1974

Posted September 15, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER BRIDGES ALL UP AS IN SALUTE – FOR UNKNOWN BOATS – WATER-LEVEL VIEW – 1972   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER BRIDGES ALL UP AS IN SALUTE - FOR UNKNOWN BOATS - WATER-LEVEL VIEW - 1972

Posted September 15, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MISS CHICAGO 1926, MAE GREENE – JUDGING BY HER SASH THE CONTEST WAS HELD AT THE BEAUTIFUL TRIANON BALLROOM – HER CROWN WAS DESIGNED MUCH ALONG THE LINES OF WOMEN’S FASHIONABLE HEADGEAR OF THE 1920s – NOTE: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THOSE FASHIONS LOOKED LIKE, SEE “CHUCKMAN’S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: 1920s ARCADE CARD BEAUTIES – THEIR CHARM AND GRACE AND WHIMSY” AT: https://chuckman1920sarcadecardbeauties.wordpress.com/   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - MISS CHICAGO MAE GREENE - JUDGING BY HER SASH THE CONTEST WAS HELD AT THE TRIANON BALLROOM - 1926

Posted September 15, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE TAP ROOM – STEVENS HOTEL (THEN THE WORLD’S LARGEST HOTEL – OPENED 1927 – IT BECAME THE CONRAD HILTON IN 1945) – 720 S MICHIGAN AVE AT CONGRESS – PEOPLE AT TABLES AND BAR – I LOVE THE TONE OF THIS PICTURE – IT RESEMBLES A FUN MOVIE SCENE – NICE VERSION – c1940   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE TAP ROOM - STEVENS HOTEL - PEOPLE AT TABLES AND BAR - LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE SCENE - c1940

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – FIRST 3-WHEELER POLICE MOTORCYCLE – THESE BECAME A COMMON SIGHT IN THE 1950s (IN THE MID-1960s MY BROTHER BILL HAD A USED ONE – HE ONCE RODE IT TO TORONTO FOR A VISIT – I BOUGHT HIM A HELMET AND SENT IT TO HIM WITH “BEAST” IN SMALL GOLD DECALS ACROSS THE FRONT) – SHOPPING CROWDS – STATE AND MADISON – IN BACKGROUND ON LEFT IS I BELIEVE THE STATE-MADISON BUILDING WITH A PART OF ITS BEAUTIFUL OVERHEAD CORNER CLOCK VISIBLE – IF SO, WE ARE LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL – 1948 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - FIRST 3-WHEELER POLICE MOTORCYCYCLE - SHOPPING CROWDS - STATE AND MADISON - GROUND LEVEL -1948

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING NW GROUND LEVEL IN GRANT PARK ACROSS FROM BLACKSTONE HOTEL – ART INSTITUTE IN DISTANCE ON LOWER RIGHT – NOTE NO TREES ON EDGE OF PARK – DRAMATIC CLOUDS – TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N IN GRANT PARK FROM BLACKSTONE HOTEL - NOTE NO TREES ON EDGE OF PARK - DRAMATIC CLOUDS - TINTED - c1910

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE TOM JONES RESTAURANT – 175-177 JACKSON BLVD AND 118-120 QUINCY STREET – BEAUTIFUL PROFILE PORTRAIT OF ACTRESS OR SINGER NAMED CLEO – EMBOSSED – 1904 PORTRAIT   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE TOM JONES RESTAURANT - 175-177 JACKSON BLVD AND 118-120 QUINCY STREET - PORTRAIT OF ACTRESS OR SINGER NAMED CLEO - EMBOSSED - 1904 PORTRAIT

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET STATION – CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND COMMUTER TRAIN – SNOW ON GROUND – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – 1964 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET STATION - CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND COMMUTER TRAIN - SNOW ON GROUND - PRUDENTIAL BUILDING - 1964

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE – LOOKING N ELEVATED FROM S SIDE OF RIVER – TINTED – 1920s   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE - LOOKING N ELEVATED FROM S SIDE OF RIVER - TINTED - 1920s

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MILWAUKEE AVE AND BELLE PLAINE AVE – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED LOOKING TOWARDS PORTAGE THEATER (4050 N MILWAUKEE) AND SIX CORNERS – STREETCAR – CARS – NICE VERSION – 1924 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE AVE AND BELLE PLAINE AVE - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED LOOKING TOWARDS PORTAGE THEATER (4050 N MILWAUKEE) AND SIX CORNERS - STREETCAR - CARS - 1924

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE RIENZI – CLARK AND DIVERSEY BLVD – SUMMER GARDEN RESTAURANT – OUTDOOR CONCERTS – c1910   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE RIENZI - CLARK AND DIVERSEY BLVD - SUMMER GARDEN RESTAURANT - OUTDOOR CONCERTS - c1910

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

ARCADE CARD – CHICAGO – JOKE CARTOON OF WOMAN ON STREETCAR NEAR STEPS AND MAN MISSING THE GRAB-BAR HANDLE TRYING TO GET ON – EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY OF CHICAGO – A HUGE PUBLISHER OF VARIOUS KINDS OF ARCADE CARDS – LIKELY 1920s   Leave a comment

A ARCADE CARD - CHICAGO - JOKE CARTOON OF WOMAN ON STREETCAR AND MAN TRYING TO GRAB ON

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

TRANSFER – CHICAGO – CHICAGO SURFACE LINES (CSL) STREETCAR – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – 1933-34   Leave a comment

A TRANSFER - CHICAGO - CHICAGO SURFACE LINES STREETCAR- CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - 1933-34

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GEORGE HESSBERGER’S HEIDELBERGER FASS RESTAURANT – 4300 LINCOLN AVE – 4 IMAGES – “YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME” – “MIT GOOD GERMAN FOOD UND DRINKS” – 1977   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GEORGE HESSBERGER'S HEIDELBERGER FASS RESTAURANT - 4300 LINCOLN AVE - 4 IMAGES - YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME - MIT GOOD GERMAN FOOD UND DRINKS - 1977

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GOLDEN OX RESTAURANT – 1578-80 CLYBOURN AVE – “ON NEAR NORTH SIDE” – “RECOMMENDED BY DUNCAN HINES” – FIVE IMAGES INCLUDING ZITHER PLAYER – NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1951   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GOLDEN OX RESTAURANT - 1578-80 CLYBOURN AVE - ON NEAR NORTH SIDE - REOMMENDED BY DUNCAN HINES - FIVE IMAGES - 1951

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HARRY’S NEW YORKER – 400 N WABASH – DINING ROOM AND DANCE FLOOR INTERIOR – “ONLY THREE FLOOR NIGHT CLUB IN THE WORLD” – “FOUR FLOOR SHOWS NIGHTLY” – “ELEVATING STAGE” – 1940s   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HARRY'S NEW YORKER - 400 N WABASH - DINING ROOM AND DANCE FLOOR - ONLY THREE FLOOR NIGHT CLUB IN THE WORLD - FOUR FLOOR SHOWS NIGHTLY - ELEVATING STAGE - 1940s

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MATH IGLER’S CASINO RESTAURANT – 1627-29 MELROSE STREET – “HOME OF THE SINGING WAITERS” – 4 IMAGES AND MAP – TINTED – 1956   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MATH IGLER'S CASINO - 1627-29 MELROSE STREET - HOME OF THE SINGING WAITERS - 4 IMAGES - TINTED - 1956

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HARDING’S PRESIDENTIAL GRILL – 109 W MADISON – “JUST WONDERFUL FOOD” – “SERVICE 8 AM TO 9 PM DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY” – “MOUNT RUSHMORE” AND A DINING ROOM DO SEEM AN ODD COMBINATION TO ADVERTISE – OTHER HARDING’S RESTAURANTS (HARDING’S WAS A SMALL LOCAL CHAIN) DID NOT TAKE SUCH AN APPROACH AND THEY HAD PRETTY GOOD FOOD – TINTED – c1960   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HARDING'S PRESIDENTIAL GRILL - 109 W MADISON - JUST WONDERFUL FOOD - SERVICE 8 AM TO 9 PM DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY

Posted September 14, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN – EVENING WITH COLORED LIGHTS – 1953 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

s-l1600 1953

Posted September 11, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – APARTMENT BUILDING – BACKYARD FIRE ESCAPES – NOTE CLOTHES LINES – LOCATION UNKNOWN – WE CERTAINLY DIDN’T HAVE THAT KIND OF SET-UP IN ANY OF THE APARTMENTS WHERE I LIVED – 1956 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – SEE READER COMMENT ABOUT LOCATION   1 comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - APARTMENT BUILDING BACKYARD FIRE ESPACAPES - CLOTHES LINES - LOCATION UNKNOWN - 1956

Posted September 4, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – PRINCESS MARY HARTLINE – IN A COSTUME ON A SET FOR ONE OF HER TELEVISION SHOWS FOR CHILDREN – SHE BECAME A BIG EARLY TELEVISION STAR – WE THOUGHT HER DELIGHTFUL – EARLY 1950s   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRINCESS MARY HARTLINE - IN COSTUME ON A SET FOR ONE OF HER SHOWS - EARLY 1950s

Posted September 4, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – CRAB APPLE TREES NEAR MICHIGAN AVE IN BLOSSOM – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL – NOTE PRUDENTIAL BUILDING UNFINISHED – IT OPENED AT THE END OF 1955   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - CRAB APPLE TREES IN BLOSSOM - NOTE PRUDENTIAL BUILDING UNFINISHED - IT OPENED END OF 1955

Posted September 4, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL TOWARDS PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – PART OF “CITY BEAUTIFUL” SERIES – c1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK - BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL TOWARDS PRUDENTIAL BUILDING - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - c1964

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK – FLOWER BEDS – GROUND LEVEL LOOKING NW – PART OF “CITY BEAUTIFUL” SERIES – c1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK - FLOWER BEDS GROUND LEVEL LOOKING NW - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - c1964

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA SALLE THEATRE – 137 W MADISON – STAGE SCENE OF PLAY “THE FLIRTING PRINCESS” WITH ADELE ROWLAND AND HARRY PILCER AND THE THEATRE’S “PERFECT SHOW GIRLS” – 1909   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LA SALLE THEATRE - 137 W MADISON - STAGE SCENE OF PLAY THE FLIRTING PRINCESS WITH ADELE ROWLAND AND HARRY PILCER AND PERFECT SHOW GIRLS - 1909

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT- 900 N MICHIGAN – THE CHATEAU ROOM – INTERIOR FILLED WITH PEOPLE – UNDOUBTEDLY A POSED PHOTO WITH MODELS – JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THE WOMEN’S HAIRSTYLES – “A FAVORITE FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS”   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT- 900 N MICHIGAN - THE CHATEAU ROOM - INTERIOR FILLED WITH PEOPLE - A FAVORITE FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – YE BALTIMORE INN – RESTAURANT DINING ROOM INTERIOR – QUINCY STREET BETWEEN STATE AND DEARBORN – TINTED – 1914   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - YE BALTIMORE INN - RESTAURANT DINING ROOM - QUINCY STREET BETWEEN STATE AND DEARBORN - TINTED - 1914

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KITTY BUCKLEY RESTAURANT – 2415 CARMEN AVE – “CONNOISSEUR OF GOOD FOODS” – EXTERIOR STREET LEVEL – ORIGINALLY THIS WAS A COTTAGE ON FARMLAND – SHE WAS STILL IN BUSINESS IN 1961 WHEN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE DID A REVIEW – OPENED IN 1924 – 1920s   3 comments

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - KITTY BUCKLEY RESTAURANT - 2415 CARMEN AVE - CONNOISSEUR OF GOOD FOODS - EXTERIOR STREET LEVEL- ORIGINALLY A COTTAGE - SHE WAS STILL IN BUSINESS IN 1961 - OPENED 1924

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ZUM DEUTSCHEN ECK RESTAURANT – 2914-2924 N SOUTHPORT AVE – “IMPORTED BEERS ON TAP” – “SING-ALONG ON FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS” – 1969   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ZUM DEUTSCHEN ECK RESTAURANT - 2914-2924 N SOUTHPORT AVE - IM PORTED BEERS ON TAP - SING ALONG FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS - 1969

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CUP – CHICAGO – HENRICI CAFETERIA – BEFORE HE HAD A RESTAURANT ON RANDOLPH, PHILIP HENRICI STARTED A COFFEE SHOP ON STATE STREET ACROSS FROM MARSHALL FIELD’S – I DON’T KNOW WHETHER THE CUP IS FROM THERE – BUT THE RESTAURANT WAS CALLED A CAFE AND NOT A CAFETERIA AS WE SEE ON THIS CUP’S LOGO – WHATEVER THE CASE, HENRICI’S WAS ONE OF THE CITY’S MOST BELOVED SPOTS FOR DECADES – I BELIEVE MAYOR RICHARD J DALEY USED TO HOLD BREAKFAST MEETINGS THERE   Leave a comment

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TOKEN – CHICAGO – EDELWEISS RESTAURANT – 104-106 MADISON – FIVE CENTS – YOU CAN SEE A SIGN FOR EDELWEISS ON A NUMBER OF OLD POSTCARDS   Leave a comment

TOKEN - CHICAGO - EDELWEISS RESTAURANT - 104 - 106 MADISON - FIVE CENTS

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – GAYETY THEATER AND ITS ADJOINING CANDY AND ICE CREAM SHOP – 9205 S COMMERCIAL AVE – SOUTH CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD – SNAPSHOT – GROUND LEVEL FROM ACROSS THE STREET – NOTE: TYPICAL OF MANY SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS WITH THEIR CANDY SHOPS AND/OR SODA FOUNTAINS – IT WOULD BE HARD TO OVEREMPHASIZE THEIR IMPORTANCE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES – THERE IS NOTHING COMPARABLE TO THEM TODAY – URBAN SOCIAL LIFE AND STREETSCAPES HAVE SUFFERED GREATLY FOR THE CHANGE – LATE 1940s – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   1 comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - GAYETY THEATER AND ITS ADJOINING CANDY AND ICE CREAM SHOP - 9205 S COMMERCIAL AVE - SOUTH CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD - GROUND LEVEL FROM ACROSS THE STREET - LATE 1940s

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET STATION – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING IN BACKGROUND – CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND COMMUTER TRAIN WAITING AT PLATFORM – NOTE: THE RAIL LINE IS OFTEN CALLED “THE SOUTH SHORE LINE” AND ITS OPENING DATES BACK TO 1908 – SOME EARLY COMMUTER LINES SERVING CHICAGO WERE QUITE ADVANCED IN BEING ELECTRIFIED (1926 FOR THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL (“THE IC”), SOMETHING STILL NOT TRUE TODAY FOR SOME INTERURBAN COMMUTER SYSTEMS – 1969 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET STATION - SOUTH SHORE LINE TRAIN WAITING AT PLATFORM - 1969 - EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – (REPOSTED) – STATE STREET – CHRISTMAS SEASON – CHICAGO THEATER AND SURROUNDINGS – BOB ELFMAN SANDWICH SHOP – THE DOG HOUSE – PULLMAN STREETCAR IN FRONT – ELEVATED VIEW LOOKING SE – NOTE THAT THEY STILL HAD STAGE SHOWS WITH A MOVIE AT THIS TIME (TRUE ONLY FOR THE REALLY BIG “MOVIE PALACES”) – HERE IT’S DUKE ELLINGTON AND SARAH VAUGHN (WOW!) – NOTE TELENEWS THEATER (ONLY NEWSREELS) ON RIGHT EDGE – THIS BECAME THE LOOP MOVIE THEATER – 1951 – EDITED FROM A HAROLD BEACH IMAGE   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - CHRISTMAS SEASON - CHICAGO THEATER AND SURROUNDINGS - BOB ELFMAN SANDWICH SHOP - THE DOG HOUSE - STREETCAR IN FRONT - ELEVATED VIEW - LOOKING SE - 1951- EDITED FROM A HAROLD BEACH IMAGE

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT – MICHIGAN AVE AND 12TH STREET FACING GRANT PARK – AND SURROUNDING BUILDINGS – RAILROAD ON LOWER LEFT – NOTE AWNINGS – AERIAL LOOKING SE – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1910s   1 comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT - MICHIGAN AVE AND 12TH STREET FACING GRANT PARK - AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS - RAILROAD ON LOWER LEFT - AERIAL LOOKING SE - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – GROUND LEVEL – MANSIONS – TWO CARS – NOTE STREET LIGHTS – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1910s   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LAKE SHORE DRIVE - GROUND LEVEL - MANSIONS - TWO CARS - NOTE STREET LIGHTS - TINTED - 1910s

Posted August 21, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – F W WOOLWORTH 5 AND 10 STORE – 12 N MICHIGAN AVE – “ONE OF LARGEST IN THE WORLD” – “CAFETERIA AND SODA FOUNTAIN ACCOMODATE 300” – NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1929   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - F W WOOLWORTH 5 AND 10 STORE - 12 N MICHIGAN AVE - ONE OF LARGEST IN THE WORLD - CAFETERIA AND SODA FOUNTAIN ACCOMODATE 300 - NICE VERSION - TINTED - 1929

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH (THEN CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH) – PIER AND BUILDINGS IN DISTANCE ARE AT 75TH STREET – LOOKING NW FROM WATER NEAR NICHOLS BEACH (PRIVATE) AT 77TH STREET – 1908   Leave a comment

A POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RAINBOW BEACH (THEN CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH) - LOOKING NW FROM WATER NEAR NICHOLS BEACH (PRIVATE) AT 77TH - 1908

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PHOTO – FLAT IRON ARTS BUILDING – 1579 N MILWAUKEE AVE – MILWAUKEE AND NORTH AND DAMEN – WICKER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD – AERIAL PANORAMA WITH DOWNTOWN SKYLINE IN DISTANCE – EVENING – A GORGEOUS IMAGE – 2010 – EDITED FROM DAVID HOROWITZ   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - FLAT IRON ARTS BUILDING - 1579 N MILWUKEE AVE WICKER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD - AERIAL PANORAMA WITH SKYLINE IN DISTANCE - 2010 - EDITED FROM DAVID HOROWITZ.jpg

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL FROM ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF E OF STATE STREET – YELLOW CAB PULLED UP ON LEFT – TRAILWAYS BUS STATION – 20 E RANDOLPH – TWA SIGN AT STATE – ANDES CANDIES – WALGREENS – c1960 – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET - LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL FROM ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF E OF STATE STREET - YELLOW CAB PULLED UP ON LEFT - TRAILWAYS BUS STATION - 20 E RANDOLPH - TWA SIGN AT STATE - c1960

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET AT WASHINGTON – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW – VERY BIG CROWD – LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS SEASON BUT THE DECORATIONS ON THE TOP OF POLE LEFT OF CENTER ARE RATHER SUBDUED – MARSHALL FIELD’S ON LEFT – DOUBLE-DECKER BUS CHICAGO MOTOR COACH COMPANY ON RIGHT – WALGREENS DRUGSTORE IN DISTANCE – 1940s – EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – SEE COMMENTS ABOUT “HAPPY FEELING” OF THIS IMAGE   2 comments

A PHOTO - CICAGO - STATE STREET AT WASHINGTON - SLIGHTLY ELECVATED - BIG CROWD - LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS SEASON - MARSHALL FIELDS - DOUBLE-DECKER BUS CHICAGO MOTOR COACH - WALGREENS IN DISTANCE - 1940s

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – VAN BUREN AND WABASH – CROWD CROSSING THE STREET UNDER THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE – NOTE FRED POTTHAST RESTAURANT – UNITED CIGARS STORE – STREETCAR TRACKS – STOPLIGHT ON LEFT – 1940 – EDITED FROM A JOHN VACHON IMAGE   1 comment

A PHOTO - CHICAGO - VAN BUREN AND WABASH - CROWD CROSSING THE STREET UNDER THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE - FRED POTTHAST RESTAURANT - UNITED CIGARS - 1940 - JOHN VAHON

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CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON SE CORNER OF 71ST STREET AND BENNETT AVE SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD – AN ELABORATE PEDIMENT STRUCTURE WITH THE BUILDING’S DATE FROM THE HEYDAY OF CHICAGO’S BRICK AND TERRA COTTA TRIM BUILDINGS – NOTE: BRICK AND TERRACOTTA CONSTRUCTION FEATURED IN A GREAT MANY OF THE CITY’S NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND SHOPPING STREET STORES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MOVIE THEATERS OF THE 1920s – THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTO YOU CAN FIND ON THE SITE SHOWING THE ENTIRE BUILDING – EDITED FROM AN IMAGE BY DEBBIE MERCER – IMAGE DATE UNKNOWN   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON CORNER - 71ST STREET AND BENNETT AVE - EDITED FROM AN IMAGE BY DEBBIE MERCER -

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – JEFFERY THEATER – 1952 E 71 ST SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD – AUDITORIUM INTERIOR – A WONDERFUL FIND – WE ALREADY HAVE A LOBBY PHOTO OF THE JEFFERY ON THE SITE – NOTE: THE AVALON WAS MY FAVORITE OF OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD “MOVIE PALACES” BUT THE JEFFERY WAS A CLOSE SECOND – JUST A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE GOING TO ONE OF THESE PLACES FOR A DOUBLE FEATURE AND GETTING A BIG CONTAINER OF FRESHLY-POPPED BUTTERED POPCORN (THE BUTTER MELTED, THE REAL STUFF, DRIZZLED ON AND IF YOU WANTED MORE YOU ONLY HAD TO ASK) – THE THEATER LOBBIES ALWAYS HAD BIG POPPING MACHINES ATTENDED AT THE CANDY COUNTER AND YOU COULD HEAR IT AND SMELL IT AS NEW BATCHES WERE PERIODICALLY MADE – MAYBE YOU WOULD ALSO HAVE A CANDY BAR OF WHICH THERE WAS A HUGE CHOICE IN THOSE DAYS – THE ATMOSPHERE WITH HIGHLY THEATRICAL LIGHTING AND ROMANTIC ARCHITECTURE WAS SO EXCITING AND MYSTERIOUS MAKING “GOING TO THE MOVIES” A SPECIAL EVENT – THE CITY HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF SUCH THEATERS (PLUS MANY MORE MODEST ONES) BOTH DOWNTOWN AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS SO IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE QUITE A CHOICE OF THE “SHOW” YOU WERE GOING TO SEE AT ANY TIME – TRULY LIKE NOTHING AROUND TODAY – THE MOVIE MULTIPLEXES TODAY ARE PRETTY STERILE-LOOKING BY COMPARISON WITH NO ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE OR LIGHTING AND GENERALLY HAVE A SINGLE MOVIE PLUS TONS OF ADS (THERE WERE NONE TO SPEAK OF IN THE 1950s AND 1960s EXCEPT A PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S SHOW) – THE POPCORN ISN’T EVEN FRESHLY-POPPED NOW (GENERALLY PRE-POPPED IN BAGS, OFTEN RATHER DRY AND STALE) – ARCHITECTURAL PHOTO LIKELY DATES TO OPENING AS A VAUDEVILLE THEATER IN 1924   1 comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - JEFFERY THEATER - 1952 E 71 ST - AUDITORIUM INTERIOR - ARCHITECTURAL PHOTO LIKELY DATES TO OPENING 1924

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH – “WITH NORTH SHORE SKYLINE” – GROUND LEVEL LOOKING W – BIG CROWD – NICE VERSION – 1961   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - WITH NORTH SHORE SKYLINE - GROUND LEVEL LOOKING W - BIG CROWD - NICE VERSION - 1961

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA SALLE HOTEL – LA SALLE AND MADISON – ENTRANCE AREA – GROUND LEVEL LOOKING S – NIGHT AND LIGHTS – CARS AND PEDESTRIANS – WATERCOLOR PAINTING – c1960   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LA SALLE HOTEL - LA SALLE AND MADISON - ENTRANCE AREA - GROUND LEVEL LOOOKING S - NIGHT AND LIGHTS - CARS AND PEDESTRIANS - TINTED - c1960

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE CHICAGO TEMPLE – FIRST METHODIST CHURCH – CLARK AND WASHINGTON – THE SKYSCRAPER CHURCH – ELEVATED THREE-QUARTER VIEW – FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – TINTED – 1934   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO TEMPLE - FIRST METHODIST CHURCH - CLARK AND WASHINGTON - THE SKYSCRAPER CHURCH - ELEVATED THREE-QUARTER VIEW - FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - TINTED - 1934

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – CHINESE PAGODA AT MINERAL SPRING – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - CHINESE PAGODA AT MINEREAL SPRING - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – MONUMENT WITH LADY LIBERTY AND INDIANS AND A BUFFALO – A HANDSOME GROUP BUT I IMAGINE THE INDIANS MIGHT HAVE SOME OBJECTIONS – TINTED – REALLY NICE VERSION – 1908   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - MONUMENT WITH LADY LIBERTY AND INDIANS AND BUFFALO - I IMAGINE THE INDIANS MIGHT HAVE SOME OBJECTIONS - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1908

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WILSON AND COMPANY PACKERS – CHAMPION SIX-HORSE TEAM FROM THE UNION STOCK YARDS – TERRACE AND ROOF GARDEN RESTAURANT IN BACKGROUND FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – OVERLOOKED MIDWAY AND LAKE – 1933-4   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WILSON AND COMPANY PACKERS - CHAMPION SIX-HORSE TEAM - TERRACE AND ROOF GARDEN RESTAURANT IN BACKGROUND FOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - OVERLOOKED MIDWAY AND LAKE - 1933-4

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING NE TOWARDS LAKE FROM OVER W END OF THE MIDWAY – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1941   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING NE TOWARDS LAKE FROM OVER W END OF THE MIDWAY - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1941

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AETNA DISTRIBUTORS – 4600 W BELLE PLAINE – AETNA’S 1961 WHOLESALE CATALOG – 1960   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AETNA DISTRIBUTORS - 4600 W BELLE PLAINE - AETNA'S 1961 WHOLESALE CATALOG - 1960

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – 71ST STREET AND JEFFERY – SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD – ILLINOIS CENTRAL ELECTRIC COMMUTER STATION AND TRAIN (THE “IC”) – CROWD ON STATION STAIRS – NOTE TRAIN GATES DOWN FOR JEFFERY TRAFFIC – JEFFERY THEATER – 1955 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - 71ST STREET AND JEFFERY - ILLINOIS CENTRAL (IC) ELECTIC COMMUTER STATION AND TRAIN - CROWD - JEFFERY THEATER - 1955

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – 71ST STREET – SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD – ILLINOIS CENTRAL COMMUTER TRAIN (THE “IC”) – NOTE TRAIN GATES DOWN FOR SIDE STREET – SOME STORES – PEDESTRIANS – I DON’T RECOGNIZE EXACT LOCATION – THERE ARE NO LANDMARKS AND THE STREET SIGNS ARE NOT LEGIBLE BUT IT IS UNMISTAKABLY 71ST STREET – 1968 – EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER – SEE HELPFUL READER COMMENT ABOUT LOCATION   2 comments

PHOTO - CHICAGO - 71ST STREET - SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD - ILLINOIS CENTRAL (IC) COMMUTER - PEDESTRIANS - I DON'T RECOGNIZE LOCATION AND STREET SIGNS NOT LEGIBLE - 1968

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – VINE RESTAURANT – 614 W NORTH – CORNER STREET LEVEL VIEW – DINE AND DANCE – NOTE: 100% AIR CONDITIONED SIGN – TINTED – REALLY NICE VERSION – 1939   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - VINE RESTAURANT - 614 W NORTH - CORNER STREET LEVEL VIEW - DINE AND DANCE - NOTE 100% AIR CONDITIONED SIGN - TINTED - REALLY NICE VERSION - 1939

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NAVY PIER – 600 E GRAND – AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING E – NOTE: NOT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO YET (1945-65) – GARDENS – PARKED CARS – 3300 FEET LONG – BUILT 1916 AS MUNICIPAL PLEASURE PIER – TINTED – EARLY 1940s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NAVY PIER - 600 E GRAND - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING E - NOTE NOT U OF I YET (1945-65) - GARDENS - PARKED CARS - 3300 FEET LONG - BUILT 1916 - TINTED - EARLY 1940s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAY LINE BUS TOURS – BUSES LINED UP WITH SKYLINE BACKGROUND AND EDGE OF LAKE – “REALLY SEE CHICAGO” – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1950   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRAY LINE BUS TOURS - BUSES LINED UP WITH SKYLINE BACKGROUND AND EDGE OF LAKE - REALLY SEE CHICAGO - TINTED - c1950

Posted July 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SKYLINE ON LAKE MICHIGAN – PANORAMA FROM WATER LOOKING NW (MAINLY W) – BOATS IN HARBOR – BUILDINGS ON MICHIGAN AVE AND RANDOLPH STREET IN DISTANCE – PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – 1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SKYLINE ON LAKE MICHIGAN - PANORAMA FROM WATER LOOKING NE - BOATS IN HARBOR - BUILDINGS ON MICHIGAN AND RANDOLPH IN DISTANCE - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - 1964

Posted July 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE – READING AND WRITING AND REST ROOMS – THIRD FLOOR – “SEND LETTERS TELEGRAMS CABLES – CHECK TIME TABLES – BUY THEATER TICKETS AND TRAVEL CHEQUES” – c1930 – NOTE: THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORES IN THOSE DAYS WERE LIKE CITIES WITHIN A CITY – ALMOST ANY SERVICE YOU CAN THINK OF WAS AVAILABLE AT MARSHALL FIELD’S STORE FROM WATCH AND SHOE REPAIR TO PICTURE FRAMING – FOOD SERVICES INCLUDED LUXURY BAKED GOODS AND CANDY AND SOME WINES TO A RANGE OF RESTAURANTS FROM MODEST TO LUXURIOUS – ALL THAT IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN LINES OF GOODS SUCH AS CLOTHES SEWING NOTIONS SHOES TOYS FURNITURE CARPETS DISHES BOOKS JEWELRY DECORATIVE ITEMS FANCY GIFTS – THEY WERE AMAZING PLACES UP THROUGH THE 1960s – SEE READER COMMENT AND MY RESPONSE FOR MORE INFORMATION   5 comments

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE - READING AND WRITING AND REST ROOMS - THIRD FLOOR - SEND LETTERS TELEGRAMS CABLES - CHECK TIME TABLES - BUY THEATER TICKETS AND TRAVEL CHEQUES - c1930

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MISS LINDQUIST CAFE – THE BROADVIEW HOTEL – 5540 S HYDE PARK BLVD (NOTE: E AND W HYDE PARK BLVD ARE 51ST STREET) – DINING ROOM INTERIOR – SMORGASBORD – REALLY NICE VERSION – c1940s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MISS LINDQUIST CAFE - THE BROADVIEW HOTEL - 5540 S HYDE PARK BLVD (NOTE E AND W HYDE PARK BLVD ARE 51ST STREET) - DINING ROOM INTERIOR - SMORGASBORD - REALLY NICE VERSION - c1940s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – TOUR CAR-TRAIN LOADED WITH PEOPLE – BIG FARE SIGN – CARD CALLED “ALL ABOARD” – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - TOUR CAR-TRAIN LOADED WITH PEOPLE - BIG FARE SIGN - CARD CALLED ALL ABOARD - TINTED - 1910s

Posted July 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BEACH – PANORAMA OF BEACH AND WATER FROM UNDER TREES – PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – c1964   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK BEACH - PANORAMA OF BEACH AND WATER FROM UNDER TREES - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - c1964

Posted July 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JIM FONG CHOP SUEY TAKE-OUT – 2931 W TOUHY – OWNER STANDING IN ENTRANCE AREA HOLDING TAKE-OUT MENU – “BEST IN THE MIDWEST” – 1975   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JIM FONG CHOP SUEY - TAKE-OUT - 2931 W TOUHY - OWNER STANDING IN ENTRANCE AREA HOLDING TAKE-OUT MENU - BEST IN THE MIDWEST - 1975

Posted July 26, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BEE HIVE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COMPANY – STREET IMAGE OF PLANT AND PARKED TRUCK – CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL REQUEST CARD – FREE POSTAGE – “WET WASH TO COMPLETE FINISH” – TINTED – c1930   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEE HIVE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COMPANY - STREET IMAGE OF PLANT AND PARKED TRUCK - CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL REQUEST CARD - FREE POSTAGE - WET WASH TO COMPLETE FINISH - TINTED - c1930

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY – 1601 N CLARK – LINCOLN PARK – CHICAGO AND AMERICAN HISTORY – TINTED – MAYBE 1950s   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 1601 N CLARK - LINCOLN PARK - CHICAGO AND AMERICAN HISTORY - TINTED - MAYBE 1950s

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MENU – CHICAGO – LITTLE JACK’S RESTAURANT – DIE-CUT CHILDREN’S MENU – COVER – 3175 W MADISON AT KEDZIE – 1940s OR 1950s   Leave a comment

X MENU - CHICAGO - LITTLE JACK'S RESTAURANT - CHILDREN'S MENU - COVER - 3175 W MADISON AT KEDZIE - 1940s OR 1950s

Posted July 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – LITTLE JACK’S RESTAURANT – DIE-CUT CHILDREN’S MENU – INSIDE – 3175 W MADISON AT KEDZIE – 1940s OR 1950s   Leave a comment

X MENU - CHICAGO - LITTLE JACK'S RESTAURANT - CHILDREN'S MENU - INSIDE - 3175 W MADISON AT KEDZIE - 1940s OR 1950s

Posted July 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JOY LING LO RESTAURANT – 204 S STATE – SW CORNER OF ADAMS (NOTE: THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL BERGHOFF RESTAURANT IN 1890s BEFORE IT MOVED TO 17 WEST ADAMS) – “AFTER THE SHOW” – OPEN DAY AND NIGHT – 1911   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JOY LING LO RESTAURANT - 204 S STATE - SW CORNER OF ADAMS (NOTE THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL BERGHOFF BEFORE MOVING A BIT WEST ON ADAMS) - AFTER THE SHOW - OPEN DAY AND NIGHT - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – FAKE NIGHT – LOOKING W FROM STATE ELEVATED – CARRIAGES – TRAMS – LIGHTED SIGNS – CALLED “NIGHT IN CHICAGO” – c1910   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET - NIGHT LOOKING W FROM STATE ELEVATED - CARRIAGES - TRAMS - LIGHTED SIGNS - CALLED NIGHT IN CHICAGO IN ILLINOIS SILHOUETTE - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UN SALUTO DAL RISTORANTE ROMA RESTAURANT – 146 STATE STREET (NOTE: ON THESE OLDER CARDS THE ADDRESSES DO NOT CORRESPOND TO CONTEMPORARY ONES – STREET NUMBERING WAS REVAMPED CLOSE TO THIS TIME) – DINING ROOM INTERIOR – TINTED – ANOTHER VERSION – 1900s   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - UN SALUTO DAL RISTORANTE ROMA - 146 STATE STREET - DINING ROOM INTERIOR - TINTED - ANOTHER VERSION - 1900s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HEALTH SPOT SHOES – 163 W RANDOLPH – “WHAT DO YOUR SHOES LOOK LIKE?” – SHOE TREES FOR MEN AND WOMEN – MAYBE 1940s   Leave a comment

X POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HEALTH SPOT SHOES -- 163 W RANDOLPH - SHOE TREES FOR MEN AND WOMEN - 1940s

Posted July 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

BROCHURE – CHICAGO – SANTA FE RAILROAD’S EL CAPITAN TRAIN – CHICAGO-LOS ANGELES DAILY – 1938-1971 – FRONT AND GENERAL INFORMATION – 1961   Leave a comment

X BROCHURE - CHICAGO - SANTA FE RAIL'S EL CAPITAN TRAIN CHICAGO - LOS ANGELES DAILY 1938-1971 - FRONT AND GENERAL INFORMATION - 1961

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BROCHURE – CHICAGO – SANTA FE RAILROAD’S EL CAPITAN TRAIN – CHICAGO-LOS ANGELES DAILY – 1938-1971 – FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION – 1961   Leave a comment

X BROCHURE - CHICAGO - SANTA FE RAIL'S EL CAPITAN TRAIN CHICAGO - LOS ANGELES DAILY 1938-1971 - FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION - 1961

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BROCHURE – CHICAGO – SANTA FE RAILROAD’S EL CAPITAN TRAIN – CHICAGO-LOS ANGELES DAILY – 1938-1971 – SCHEDULE AND STOPS – 1961   Leave a comment

X BROCHURE - CHICAGO - SANTA FE RAIL'S EL CAPITAN TRAIN CHICAGO - LOS ANGELES DAILY 1938-1971 - SCHEDULE AND STOPS - 1961

Posted July 23, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – INTERMISSION RESTAURANT – 17 W RANDOLPH – “TIME FOR A SNACK” – COVER – MAYBE 1950s   Leave a comment

X MENU - CHICAGO - INTERMISSION RESTAURANT - 17 W RANDOLPH - TIME FOR A SNACK - COVER - 1950s

Posted July 22, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – INTERMISSION RESTAURANT – 17 W RANDOLPH – “TIME FOR A SNACK” – INSIDE – MAYBE 1950s   Leave a comment

X MENU - CHICAGO - INTERMISSION RESTAURANT - 17 W RANDOLPH - TIME FOR A SNACK - INSIDE - 1950s

Posted July 22, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRIANON BALLROOM – COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND – “WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM” – LIGHTS TURNED DOWN ON DANCE FLOOR -1935 – NOTE: ALL THE PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT BUILDINGS (MOVIE THEATERS, BALLROOMS, DEPARTMENT STORES) OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN CHICAGO HAD A REAL GRANDEUR WE JUST DO NOT SEE ANYMORE   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRIANON BALLROOM - COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND - WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLROM - LIGHTS TURNED DOWN ON DANCE FLOOR -1935

Posted July 15, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRIANON BALLROOM – COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND – “WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM” – LIGHTS TURNED ON DANCE FLOOR – NICE VERSION – 1935   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRIANON BALLROOM - COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND - WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLROM - LIGHTS TURNED ON DANCE FLOOR -1935

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRIANON BALLROOM – INTERIOR OF GRAND SALON – COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND STREET – TINTED – NICE VERSION – MAYBE 1930s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRIANON BALLROOM - INTERIOR OF GRAND SALON - COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND STREET - TINTED - MAYBE 1920s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRIANON BALLROOM – LOBBY AND GRAND STAIRWAY – COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND STREET – TINTED – NICE VERSION – MAYBE 1930s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRIANON BALLROOM - LOBBY AND GRAND STAIRWAY - COTTAGE GROVE AT 62ND STREET - TINTED - MAYBE 1920s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PORTION OF SKYLINE – FEATURING MARINA CITY WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS – LOOKING S – FROM N OF CHICAGO RIVER – TWILIGHT – c1965   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PORTION OF SKYLINE - FEATURING MARINA CITY WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - LOOKING S - FROM N OF CHICAGO RIVER - TWILIGHT - c1965

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN STANDING BY PROPS IN STUDIO PORTRAIT – THE UNION POSTAL STUDIO – 4639 S ASHLAND AVE – 1918   Leave a comment

PHOTO - CHICAGO - BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN STANDING BY PROPS IN STUDIO PORTRAIT - THE UNION POSTAL STUDIO - 4639 S ASHLAND AVE - 1918

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GIMBEL’S RESTAURANT – 30 W RANDOLPH – LOUNGE INTERIOR – TINTED – VERY NICE VERSION – 1933   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GIMBEL'S RESTAURANT - 30 W RANDOLPH - LONGE INTERIOR - TINTED - VERY NICE VERSION - 1933

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BAY – FEW PEOPLE BY WATER FRONT – DORY-TYPE BOAT MOORED NEAR UNKNOWN BUILDING – TINTED – 1900s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK BAY - FEW PEOPLE BY WATER FRONT - DORRY-TYPE BOAT MOORED NEAR UNKNOWN BUILDING - TINTED - 1900s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WEST SIDE BALL PARK – BOUNDED BY POLK TAYLOR WOOD AND LINCOLN – PANORAMA – PLAYERS WARMING UP – BIG CROWD IN STANDS – CHICAGO CUBS – TINTED – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WEST SIDE BALL PARK - BOUNDED BY POLK TAYLOR WOOD AND LINCOLN - PANORAMA - PLAYERS WARMING UP - BIG CROWD IN STANDS - CHICAGO CUBS - TINTED - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – LOOKING E ON WASHINGTON BLVD – WEST SIDE PARK – 187 ACRES – TINTED – 1914   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - LOOKING E ON WASHINGTON BLVD - WEST SIDE PARK - 187 ACRES - TINTED - 1914

Posted July 15, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AUDITORIUM HOTEL – S MICHIGAN AND CONGRESS – GROUND CORNER VIEW – A LOUIS SULLIVAN BUILDING BUILT 1889 – THEY DID SOME RENOVATIONS IN THE YEAR OF THIS CARD (1921) WHICH THE CARD BACK HIGHLIGHTED – NOTE THE BALCONY RESTAURANT ON MICHIGAN ABOVE THE ENTRANCE ARCHES – IT LOOKED OUT ON GRANT PARK – TINTED – VERY NICE VERSION – 1921   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AUDITORIUM HOTEL - S MICHIGAN AND CONGRESS - GROUND CORNER VIEW - A LOUIS SULLIVAN BUILDING BUILT 1889 - TINTED - VERY NICE VERSION - 1921

Posted July 12, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK – ELECTRIC TOWER AND BAND STAND – FAKE NIGHT – 63RD STREET AND SOUTH PARK AVE – NOTE: THE NAME “WHITE CITY” WAS TAKEN FROM THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR IN HYDE PARK – THE FAIR HAD THE WORLD’S FIRST FERRIS WHEEL AND OTHER AMUSEMENTS AND WAS VERY POPULAR – THE AMUSEMENT PARK HOPED TO GAIN FROM THE NAME – IT OPENED IN 1905 AND WAS POPULAR – IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE IN THE 1930s AND WAS CONDEMNED IN 1939 – ITS PROPERTY BECAME THE SITE OF A HOUSING PROJECT IN THE 1950s – TINTED – 1916   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK - ELECTRIC TOWER AND BAND STAND - FAKE NIGHT - 63RD STREET AND SOUTH PARK AVE - TINTED - 1916

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BLACKSTONE LIBRARY – 4904 S LAKE PARK – KENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD – LIBRARY OPENED 1904 – REALLY NICE VERSION – TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BLACKSTONE LIBRARY - 4904 S LAKE PARK - KENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD - LIBRARY OPENED 1904 - REALLY NICE VERSION - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLOSIMO’S RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB – 2126 S WABASH – DINING ROOM AND STAGE – A LAVISH PLACE NOTED FOR MAFIA ASSOCIATIONS (NOTE THAT IN CHICAGO THE NAME TRADITIONALLY USED FOR THE MAFIA IS “THE OUTFIT”) – SHOW WITH “COLOSIMO’S CUTIES” – “LARGEST ELEVATING DANCE FLOOR” – “BIG JIM” OPENED A SALOON IN 1909 AT ANOTHER LOCATION – HE SHORTLY MOVED HERE INTO WHAT WAS A SMALL HOTEL CALLED THE HARMON – HE REMODELLED IT INTO A REAL SHOWPLACE IN 1913 – IN 1920 “BIG JIM” WAS SHOT IN HIS RESTAURANT – THE RESTAURANT CONTINUED IN VARIOUS FORMS UNTIL ABOUT 1960 – WE CAN SEE HERE THAT IN THE MID-1940s IT WAS STILL A REAL SHOWPLACE – TINTED – 1944   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLOSIMO'S RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB - 2126 S WABASH - DINING ROOM AND STAGE - A LAVISH PLACE NOTED FOR MAFIA ASSOCIATIONS - SHOW WITH COLOSIMO'S CUTIES - ELEVATING DANCE FLOOR - TINTED - 1944

Posted July 12, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO YACHT CLUB HOUSE – GRANT PARK FRONT – AERIAL LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE – LOTS OF PEOPLE – LOOKS LIKE A BIG EVENT WITH LOTS OF BOATS BEHIND – TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO YACHT CLUB HOUSE - GRANT PARK FRONT - AERIAL LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE - LOTS OF PEOPLE - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO’S PICASSO – CIVIC CENTER PLAZA – 50 W WASHINGTON – BUILDING OPENED IN 1965 – SCULPTURE ADDED IN THE YEAR OF THIS CARD (1967) – THE SPECIAL COR-TEN STEEL USED GRADUALLY WEATHERS FROM THE BRIGHT COLOR SEEN HERE TO A TEXTURED PURPLISH DEEP BROWN – 1967   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO'S PICASSO - CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - 50 W WASHINGTON - BUILDING OPENED IN 1965 - SCULPTURE ADDED IN THE YEAR OF THIS CARD - THE COR-TEN STEEL USED GRADUALLY WEATHERS TO A PURPLISH DEEP BROWN - 1967

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD – GROUND LEVEL VIEW DOWN STREET – BUILDINGS BEHIND TREES – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DREXEL BLVD - GROUND LEVEL VIEW DOWN STREET - BUILDINGS BEHIND TREES - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DEARBORN STREET – S FROM MONROE – ELEVATED VIEW – HEAVILY TINTED – 1900s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DEARBORN STREET - S FROM MONROE - ELEVATED VIEW - HEAVILY TINTED

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL PLANTERS – 19 N CLARK – ELEVATED THREE-QUARTER STREET VIEW – ONE CAR PARKED – GREATEST VALUE HOTEL – TINTED – c1940   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL PLANTERS - 19 N CLARK - ELEVATED THREE-QUARTER STREET VIEW - ONE CAR PARKED - GREATEST VALUE HOTEL - TINTED - c1940

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB – INTERIOR LOUNGE ROOM – OLYMPIA FIELDS IS A FAIRLY FAR SOUTH SUBURB – CLUB HOUSE BUILT 1924 – TINTED – c1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB - INTERIOR LOUNGE ROOM - CLUB HOUSE BUILT 1924 - TINTED - c1950s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AIRWAYS FIREPROOFING – DUCTWORK CLEANED – “WHEN GREASE STARTS TO DRIP” – CARTOON OF RESTAURANT KITCHEN WITH DRIPPING GREASE – 1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AIRWAYS FIREPROOFING - DUCTWORK CLEANED - WHEN GREASE STARTS TO DRIP - CARTOON OF RETAURANT KITCHEN WITH DRIPPING GREASE - 1950s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MASSAGIC SHOE STORE – STORE IN LA SALLE HOTEL – 160 W MADISON – AIR CUSHION SHOES – X-RAY FITTING – $6.95 TO $7.50 – TINTED – 1941   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MASSAGIC SHOE STORE - STORE IN LA SALLE HOTEL - 160 W MADISON - AIR CUSHION SHOES - X-RAY FITTING - $6.95 TO $7.50 - TINTED - 1941

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MATH IGLER’S CASINO – 1627-29 MELROSE – HALF BLOCK N OF LINCOLN AND BELMONT – W OF LINCOLN – CHICAGO’S GAYEST NIGHT SPOT – FEATURING ART KOCH PIANIST – MUSIC UNTIL 4 AM – 1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MATH IGLER'S CASINO - 1627-29 MELROSE - HALF BLOCK N OF LINCOLN AND BELMONT - W OF LINCOLN - CHICAGO'S GAYEST NIGHT SPOT - FEATURING ART KOCH PIANIST - MUSIC UNTIL 4 AM - 1950s

Posted July 12, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – BOATHOUSE AND LANDING – WATER LEVEL VIEW – SMALL AWNING-COVERED PLEASURE BOAT WAITING – SOME PEOPLE STANDING – TINTED – 1919   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK - BOATHOUSE AND LANDING - WATER LEVEL VIEW - SMALL AWNING-COVERED PLEASURE BOAT WAITIG - SOME PEOPLE STANDING - TINTED - 1919

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – EVANSTON POSTCARD CLUB – MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT CARD – LOVELY FRENCH NUDE DRAWING – 1970s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - EVANSTON POSTCARD CLUB - MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT CARD - LOVELY FRENCH NUDE DRAWING - 1970s

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ASHLAND BLVD – GROUND LEVEL – GRACIOUS TREE-LINED NEIGHBORHOOD – NOTE STONE BLOCKS FOR GETTING IN AND OUT OF CARRIAGES LOWER LEFT – TINTED – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ASHLAND BLVD - GROUND LEVEL - GRACIOUS TREE-LINED NEIGHBORHOOD - NOTE STONE BLOCKS FOR GETTING IN AND OUT OF CARRIAGES LOWER LEFT - TINTED - 1911

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BENNERT’S CAFE – 80 E JACKSON BLVD – CARTOON OF BOY AND GIRL AND DOG EATING AT TABLE WITH TABLECLOTH AND FLOWERS – “THERE AIN’T AGOIN TO BE NO LEAVINS” – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BENNERT'S CAFE - 80 E JACKSON BLVD - CARTOON F BOY AND GIRL AND DOG EATING AT TABLE WITH TABLE CLOTH AND FLOWERS - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT BUILDING – TINTED – 1933   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD 'S FAIR - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT BUILDING - TINTED - 1933

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL – STATE AND SUPERIOR – PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – 1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL - STATE AND SUPERIOR - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - 1964

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LANE HIGH SCHOOL – DIVISION AND SEDGWICK – STREET LEVEL THREE-QUARTER VIEW – CROWD OF PEOPLE IN FRONT- OPENED 1908 -TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LANE HIGH SCHOOL - DIVISION AND SEDGWICK - STREET LEVEL THREE-QUARTER VIEW - CROWD OF PEOPLE IN FRONT- OPENED 1908 -TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD – BREVOORT HOTEL – CRYSTAL TAP – MADISON E OF LA SALLE – MAYBE 1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - BREVOORT HOTEL - CRYSTAL TAP - MADISON E OF LA SALLE - MAYBE 1950s

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE GEORGIAN HOTEL – ALBERT PICK HOTEL – HINMAN AND DAVIS – WATERCOLOR DRAWING – EVANSTON – CRYSTAL DINING ROOM – DUNCAN HINES RECOMMEND – 1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE GEORGIAN HOTEL - ALBERT PICK HOTEL - HINMAN AND DAVIS - WATERCOLOR DRAWING - EVANSTON - CHRYSTAL DINING ROOM - DUNCAN HINES RECOMMEND -1950s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – QUALITY MARKET – 6102 MILWAUKEE AVE – WEEKLY SPECIALS AND DELIVERY – 1952   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - QUALITY MARKET - 6102 MILWAUKEE AVE - WEEKLY SPECIALS AND DELVERY - 1952

Posted July 3, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BUSH TEMPLE – 108 W CHICAGO AVE AT N CLARK STREET – NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS – NOTE AWNINGS ALONG SIDEWALK – BUSH AND GERTS PIANO COMPANY – BUILT 1901 – STREETCAR – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BUSH TEMPLE - 108 W CHICAGO AVE - NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS - BUSH AND GERTS PIANO COMPANY - BUILT 1901 - STREETCAR - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW - TINTED - c1910

Posted July 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – C W GILSON RESTAURANT – 535 S LASALLE – AT HARRISON – INTERIOR – STAFF ALL LINED UP IN LONG WHITE APRONS – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - C W GILSON RESTAURANT - 535 S LASALLE - INTERIOR - STAFF ALL LINED UP - TINTED - 1910s

Posted July 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL SQUARE – JUST S OF E 51ST BETWEEN COTTAGE GROVE AVE AND DREXEL BLVD – FOUNTAIN – DOUBLE-DECKER BUS – TINTED – 1925   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DREXEL SQUARE - FOUNTAIN - DOUBLE-DECKER BUS - TINTED - 1925

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK ZOO – TWO BABY ELEPHANTS – CHARMING IMAGE – TINTED – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK ZOO - TWO BABY ELEPHANTS - CHARMING IMAGE - TINTED - c1910

Posted July 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – LOVER’S LANE – GROUND LEVEL – I WILL SERIES (NOTE: “I WILL” IS THE CITY MOTTO) – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - LOVER'S LANE - GROUND LEVEL - I WILL SERIES - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL LA SALLE – NE CORNER LA SALLE AND MADISON – THE GRAND BALLROOM – INTERIOR – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL LA SALLE - THE GRAND BALLROOM - INTERIOR - TINTED - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – BUILDINGS ALONG LEXINGTON AVE – MANDEL HALL – HUTCHINSON TOWER – REYNOLDS CLUB – BARLETT GYMNASIUM – HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1914   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - BUILDINGS ALONG LEXINGTON AVE - MANDEL HALL - HUTCHINSON TOWER - REYNOLDS CLUB - BARLETT GYMNASIUM - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1914

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DUTCH VILLAGE – AERIAL VIEW – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – TINTED – 1933   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DUTCH VILLAGE - AERIAL VIEW - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - TINTED - 1933

Posted July 1, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CAFE VENICE – 339 WABASH AVE – ARTWORK – “SPLENDID ITALIAN DINNERS” – “AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE AUDITORIUM” – c1960   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CAFE VENICE - 339 WABASH AVE - ARTWORK - SPLENDID ITALIAN DINNERS - AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE AUDITORIUM - c1960

Posted June 30, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BISMARCK HOTEL – BISMARCK INN (NIGHTCLUB) – 128 N LA SALLE – NIGHTLY FUN FESTIVAL OF SONG – AROUND THE CORNER FROM CINERAMA – CARTOON OF BAND AND CUSTOMERS – 1950s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BISMARCK HOTEL - BISMARCK INN (NIGHTCLUB) - 128 N LA SALLE - NIGHTLY FUN FESTIVAL OF SONG - AROUND THE CORNER FROM CINERAMA - CARTOON OF BAND AND CUSTOMERS - 1950s

Posted June 30, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HEINLY’S RESTAURANT – NE CORNER DEARBORN AND MONROE – “THREE ENTRANCES” – “CHICAGO’S HIGH CLASS RESTAURANT” – MODERATE PRICES – SEVEN COURSE DINNER SIXTY CENTS – 1916   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HEINLY'S RESTAURANT - NE CORNER DEARBORN AND MONROE - CHICAGO'S HIGH CLASS RESTAURANT - MODERATE PRICES - 1916

Posted June 30, 2019 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTH MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL NEAR WATER TOWER – CROWD OF PEDESTRIANS NEAR SHOP LOWER LEFT – BUS – PALMOLIVE BUILDING – WATER TOWER – THE KIND OF IMAGE WITH THE BUS AND CROWD THAT JUST TAKES YOU BACK AS THOUGH YOU WERE THERE WALKING ALONG THE SIDEWALK – CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – c1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NORTH MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL NEAR WATER TOWER - CROWD OF PEDESTRIANS NEAR SHOP LOWER LEFT - BUS - PALMOLIVE BUILDING - WATER TOWER - CITY BEAUTIFUL - c1964

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON AND CRAWFORD AVE – STREET LEVEL LOOKING NW – A WEST SIDE SHOPPING DISTRICT – THREE SISTERS STORE AND WALGREEN’S DRUG STORE – c1950   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MADISON AND CRAWFORD AVE - STREET LEVEL LOOKING NW - A WEST SIDE SHOPPING DISTRICT - THREE SISTERS STORE AND WALGREEN'S - c1950

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL – CLARK AND JACKSON BLVD – THREE-QUARTERS VIEW SOMEWHAT ELEVATED FROM GROUND – SOME PEDESTRIANS – CARRIAGE – TINTED – REALLY NICE VERSION – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL - CLARK AND JACKSON BLVD - THREE-QUARTERS VIEW SOMEWHAT ELEVATED FROM GROUND - SOME PEDESTRIANS - CARRIAGE - TINTED - REALLY NICE VERSION - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – NORTHERLY ISLAND AND LAGOON WITH SOME OF CITY BEHIND – AERIAL PANORAMA – BLIMP AND SHADOW LOWER LEFT – 1933   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - NORTHERLY ISLAND AND LAGOON WITH SOME OF CITY BEHIND - AERIAL PANORAMA - BLIMP AND SHADOW LOWER LEFT - 1933

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AMERICAN MUSIC HALL – VAUDEVILLE – THREE-QUARTER VIEW STREET LEVEL – ADDRESS UNKNOWN – SEE HELPFUL READER COMMENTS ABOUT LOCATION – TINTED – 1910s   5 comments

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AMERICAN MUSIC HALL - VAUDEVILLE - THREE-QUARTER VIEW STREET LEVEL - ADDRESS UNKNOWN - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – EXCURSION STEAMER LEAVING FOR A LAKE TRIP – TUG BOAT – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - EXCURSION STEAMER LEAVING FOR A LAKE TRIP - TUG BOAT - TINTED - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL – EARLIER VICTORIAN CAMPUS OF BUILDINGS – ADDRESS UNKNOWN – AERIAL PANORAMA -TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1912   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL - EARLIER VICTORIAN CAMPUS OF BUILDINGS - ADDRESS UNKNOWN - AERIAL PANORAMA -TINTED - 1912

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DOUGLAS PARK – 1401 S SACRAMENTO DRIVE – HAVLICEK MONUMENT – VERY NICE VERSION – TINTED – c1920   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DOUGLAS PARK - 1401 S SACRAMENTO DRIVE - HAVLICEK MONUMENT - VERY NICE VERSION - TINTED - c1920

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAND BLVD FROM 35TH STREET – SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW – CROWD OF CARRIAGES AND PEDESTRIANS AND A BICYCLE – NOTE STREET LIGHT – TINTED – c1910   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRAND BLVD FROM 35TH STREET - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW - CROWD OF CARRIAGES AND PEDESTRIANS AND A BICYCLE - NOTE STREET LIGHT - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN – BUILDINGS ON RANDOLPH AND MICHIGAN IN BACKGROUND – CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES – c1964   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN - BUILDINGS ON RANDOLPH AND MICHIGAN IN BACKGROUND - CITY BEAUTIFUL - c1964

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL ATLANTIC – CLARK NEAR JACKSON BLVD – LOBBY – 450 ROOMS – 300 WITH BATH – TWO DOLLARS A DAY AND UP – TINTED – MAYBE 1940s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL ATLANTIC - CLARK NEAR JACKSON BLVD - LOBBY - 450 ROOMS - 300 WITH BATH - TWO DOLLARS A DAY AND UP - TINTED - MAYBE1940s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – BOATHOUSE WITH MANY SMALL BOATS – PART OF I WILL SERIES – NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - BOATHOUSE WITH MANY SMALL BOATS - PART OF I WILL SERIES - NICE VERSION - TINTED - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MCKINLEY PARK – W 37TH AND S ROBEY AND W 39TH AT S WESTERN BLVD AND ARCHER AVE – CROWD OF BOYS PLAYING IN LARGE WADING POOL – TINTED – c1920   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MCKINLEY PARK - W 37TH AND S ROBEY AND W 39TH AT S WESTERN BLVD AND ARCHER AVE - TINTED - c1920

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN BLVD – LOOKING N FROM 22ND STREET GROUND LEVEL – PARKED CAR AND YOUNG MAN ON LEFT – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN BLVD - LOOKING N FROM 22ND STREET GROUND LEVEL - PARKED CAR AND YOUNG MAN ON LEFT - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – MADISON AND CLARK – TERRACE GARDEN RESTAURANT – WOMAN ICE SKATER WEARING BALLET-LIKE OUTFIT IN DANCE POSE – HOME OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST ICE SKATERS – OPENED 1925 RAZED 1965 – TINTED – 1920s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MORRISON HOTEL - MADISON AND CLARK - TERRACE GARDEN RESTAURANT - WOMAN ICE SKATER WEARING BALLET-LIKE OUTFIT IN POSE - HOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ICE SKATERS - OPENED 1925 RAZED 1965 - TINTED - 1920s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PEOPLES GAS BUILDING – 122 S MICHIGAN AT ADAMS – LOBBY INTERIOR – OPENED 1911 – TINTED – 1914   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PEOPLES GAS BUILDING - 122 S MICHIGAN AT ADAMS - LOBBY INTERIOR - OPENED 1911 - TINTED - 1914

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PLAZA HOTEL – NORTH AVE AND N CLARK – LOBBY AND OFFICE INTERIOR – OVERLOOKING LINCOLN PARK AND LAKE MICHIGAN – 600 ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH – NEW FURNISHED ROOM WITH BATH $1.50 A DAY – TINTED – 1913   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PLAZA HOTEL - NORTH AVE AND N CLARK - LOBBY AND OFFICE INTERIOR - OVERLOOKING LINCOLN PARK AND LAKE MICHIGAN - 600 ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH - NEW FURNISHED ROOM WITH BATH $1.50 A DAY - TINTED - 1913

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE CHICAGO TEMPLE (SKYSCRAPER CHURCH) – FIRST METHODIST – CLARK AND WASHINGTON – CIVIC CENTER BEHIND BUILT WITH COR-TEN (WEATHERING) STEEL – 1970   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE CHICAGO TEMPLE - SKYSCRAPER CHURCH - FIRST METHODIST - CLARK AND WASHINGTON - CIVIC CENTER BEHIND BUILT OF CORTEN (WEATHERING) STEEL - 1970

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WILSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC – 6255 KIMBARK AVE – ALMA WILSON MCMAHILL – 1950   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WILSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC - 6255 KIMBARK AVE - ALMA WILSON MCMAHILL - 1950

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – BOAT LANDING – STEAMER FERRY LANDED – LINCOLN PARK BOAT LINE – HUGE CROWD ON SHORE – TINTED – REALLY NICE VERSION – 1915   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - BOAT LANDING - STEAMER FERRY LANDED - LINCOLN PARK BOAT LINE - HUGE CROWD ON SHORE - TINTED - REALLY NICE VERSION - 1915

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ARAGON BALLROOM – 1106 W LAWRENCE – INTERIOR – OPENED 1926 – MANY BIG BANDS PLAYED HERE – 20 000 SQUARE FEET OF THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR IN THE WORLD – THE CLOUDS ON THE CEILING WOULD MOVE ACROSS THE STARS – TINTED – 1940s   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ARAGON BALLROOM - 1106 W LAWRENCE - INTERIOR - OPENED 1926 - MANY BIG BANDS PLAYED HERE - 20 000 SQUARE FEET OF THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR IN THE WORLD - TINTED - 1940s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AUDITORIUM HOTEL – S MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS – A LOUIS SULLIVAN BUILDING – COMPLETED 1889 – LOBBY WITH OFFICE – NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AUDITORIUM HOTEL - S MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS - A LOUIS SULLIVAN BUILDING - COMPLETED 1889 - LOBBY WITH OFFICE - TINTED - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BREVOORT HOTEL – 120 W MADISON STREET E OF LA SALLE – OPENED 1906 AS SECOND LARGER HOTEL OF THAT NAME – PRIVATE DINING ROOM -TINTED – 1946   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BREVOORT HOTEL - 120 W MADISON STREET E OF LA SALLE - OPENED 1906 AS SECOND LARGER HOTEL OF THAT NAME - PRIVATE DINING ROOM -TINTED - 1946

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD’S FAIR – BELGIAN VILLAGE EXHIBIT – PEOPLE WALKING – TINTED – 1933   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - BELGIAN VILLAGE EXHIBIT - PEOPLE WALKING - TINTED - 1933

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO METHODIST TEMPLE – 77 W WASHINGTON – SKYSCRAPER CHURCH – OPENED 1924 – SANCTUARY INTERIOR – ORGAN HAS 6300 PIPES – NOONDAY ORGAN MEDITATIONS DAILY – CHURCH OPEN EVERY DAY FOR MEDITATION AND PRAYER – NICE VERSION   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO METHODIST TEMPLE - 77 W WASHINGTON - OPENED 1924 - SANCTUARY INTERIOR - ORGAN HAS 6300 PIPES - NOONDAY ORGAN MEDITATIONS DAILY - CHURCH OPEN EVERY DAY FOR MEDITATION AND PRAYER - NICE VERSION

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLISEUM – 15TH AND WABASH – INTERIOR – ELECTRICAL SHOW – HUGE LIGHT DISPLAY ON TENTED CEILING – TINTED – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLISEUM - 15TH AND WABASH - INTERIOR - ELECTRICAL SHOW - TINTED - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COMMERCIAL AVE- SOUTH CHICAGO – LOOKING N – THE HEAVY TINTING MAKES IT LOOK A BIT LIKE A UTRILLO PAINTING – NOTE: SOUTH CHICAGO WAS AN AREA OF HEAVY INDUSTRY SUCH AS STEEL MILLS – 1908   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COMMERCIAL AVE- SOUTH CHICAGO - LOOKING N - THE HEAVY TINTING MAKES IT LOOK A BIT LIKE A UTRILLO PAINTING - 1908

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CONTINENTAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK BUILDING – ADAMS S LA SALLE QUINCY AND FIFTH AVE – THREE-QUARTERS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED GROUND VIEW – TINTED – 1916   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CONTINENTAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK BUILDING - ADAMS S LA SALLE QUINCY AND FIFTH AVE - THREE-QUARTERS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED GROUND VIEW - TINTED - 1916

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DOWNTOWN AERIAL PANORAMA – LOOKING S W FROM N OF RIVER – ILLINOIS CENTRAL ON LEFT – CALLED CITY OF TOWERS – STYLIZED TINTED – 1951   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DOWNTOWN AERIAL PANORAMA - LOOKING S W FROM N OF RIVER - ILLINOIS CENTRAL ON LEFT - CALLED CITY OF TOWERS - STYLIZED TINTED - 1951

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD SCENE – WOMAN WITH BABY IN CARRIAGE – SUN-DAPPLED WALKWAY – ULTIMATE IN URBAN GRACEFULNESS -TINTED – 1911   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DREXEL BLVD SCENE - WOMAN WITH BABY IN CARRIAGE - SUN-DAPPLED WALKWAY - TINTED - 1911

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FERNAL MANUFACTURERS – 316 W 105TH PLACE – AD FOR FERNAL RED DRAGON ELECTRICAL HEATING FURNACES – 1945   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - FERNAL MANUFACTURERS - 316 W 105TH PLACE - AD FOR FERNAL RED DRAGON ELECTRICAL HEATING FURNACES - 1945

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FIRST SUBWAY – STATE STREET – TRAIN PLATFORM AND TRAIN – NOTE: CHICAGO NEVER DID BUILD MUCH SUBWAY – IT DEPENDED, STARTING IN THE EARLY 1890s, ON THE ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT (THE “L”) – LATER IT WAS AN INNOVATOR IN BUILDING RAPID TRANSIT LINES DOWN THE CENTER MEDIANS OF EXPRESSWAYS – HOWEVER CHICAGO ALSO HAD A REMARKABLE PARALLEL SYSTEM OF REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROADS WHICH IN PART ALSO SERVED THE CITY SINCE AT LEAST THE 1920s – MANY OF THESE WERE ELECTRIFIED FROM THE START AS THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL COMMUTER (THE “IC”) AND THE CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND COMMUTER (“THE SHORE LINE”) – THERE WERE SUCH COMMUTER RAILROADS FANNING OUT IN MANY DIRECTIONS (ROCK ISLAND LINE, NORTH SHORE LINE, NORTHWESTERN COMMUTER) – OF COURSE THEY WERE BASED ON THE HUGE TRACKAGE OF WHAT WAS THE WORLD’S GREATEST RAILROAD CITY FOR SOME TIME – TINTED – NICE VERSION – 1947   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - FIRST SUBWAY - STATE STREET - TRAIN PLATFORM AND TRAIN - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1947

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HALSTED STREET LIFT BRIDGE – SOUTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER – IN RAISED POSITION – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HALSTED STREET LIFT BRIDGE - SOUTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER - IN RAISED POSITION - TINTED - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HENRICI’S RESTAURANT – 67-71 W RANDOLPH STREET – DINING ROOM INTERIOR – CHAIRS ARE DIFFERENT THAN LATER VERSIONS OF THE CARD – ROOM THE SAME EXCEPT CEILING STOPPED BEING PINK – TINTED – MAYBE 1930s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HENRICI'S RESTAURANT - 67-71 W RANDOLPH STREET - DINING ROOM INTERIOR - CHAIRS ARE DIFFERENT THAN LATER VERSIONS OF THE CARD - ROOM THE SAME EXCEPT CEILING STOPPED BEING PINK - TINTED - MAYBE 1930s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL SHERMAN – N W CORNER W RANDOLPH AND N CLARK STREET – THE FOURTH OF FIVE SHERMAN HOUSE HOTELS – THREE-QUARTERS VIEW ELEVATED – TINTED – 1911 – 1925 WHEN REPLACED BY STILL ANOTHER AND LARGER HOTEL SHERMAN   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL SHERMAN - N W CORNER W RANDOLPH AND N CLARK STREET - THE FOURTH OF FIVE SHERMAN HOUSE HOTELS - THREE-QUARTERS VIEW ELEVATED - TINTED - 1911 - 1925 WHEN REPLACED STILL ANOTHER HOTEL SHERMAN

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT – MICHIGAN AVE AT 12TH STREET – S END OF GRANT PARK – AERIAL PANORAMA – TINTED – 1913   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT - MICHIGAN AVE AT 12TH STREET - S END OF GRANT PARK - AERIAL PANORAMA - TINTED - 1913

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL PEDESTRIANS SEATED ON BENCHES TOWARDS LAKE – SOME CARS – GERMAN BUILDING FROM 1893 WORLD’S FAIR IN BACKGROUND – TINTED – 1910s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK - LAKE SHORE DRIVE - LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL PEDESTRIANS SEATED ON BENCHES TOWARDS LAKE - SOME CARS - GERMAN BUILDING FROM WORLD'S FAIR IN BACKGROUND - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – SCENE FROM BOAT HOUSE – PEOPLE WAITING ON PIER – SMALL PLEASURE BOAT WITH AWNING – TINTED – 1925   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK - SCENE FROM BOAT HOUSE - PEOPLE WAITING ON PIER - SMALL PLEASURE BOAT WITH AWNING - TINTED - 1925

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JOHN G SHEDD AQUARIUM – 1200 S LAKESHORE DRIVE – TINTED – OPENED 1930   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JOHN G SHEDD AQUARIUM - 1200 S LAKESHORE DRIVE - TINTED - OPENED 1930

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA SALLE HOTEL – N W CORNER LA SALLE AND MADISON – PRESIDENTIAL SUITE PARLOR INTERIOR – TINTED – NICE VERSION – OPENED 1909   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LA SALLE HOTEL - N W CORNER LA SALLE AND MADISON - PRESIDENTIAL SUITE PARLOR INTERIOR - TINTED - NICE VERSION - OPENED 1909

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LA SALLE STREET – 31ST TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE – KNIGHTS TEMPLAR – TEMPORARY ARCH OVER STREET – IT WAS A BIG AFFAIR WITH A HUGE PARADE – THERE WERE ALSO TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND DECORATIONS ON STATE STREET AND ON MICHIGAN AVE (NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER CARDS ON THE SITE ABOUT IT) – NICE VERSION – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LA SALLE STREET - 31ST TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE - KNIGHTS TEMPLAR - TEMPORARY ARCH OVER STREET - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – LINCOLN MONUMENT BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS – TINTED – c1920   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - LINCOLN MONUMENT BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS - TINTED - c1920

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK ZOO – ELEPHANT BATHING IN POOL – CROWD BEHIND – TINTED – NICE VERSION – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK ZOO - ELEPHANT BATHING IN POOL - CROWD BEHIND - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL PARK AT BROOKFIELD – THE ELEPHANTS – LARGEST COLLECTION OF LARGE LAND ANIMALS IN THE WORLD – TINTED – 1940s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL PARK AT BROOKFIELD - THE ELEPHANTS - LARGEST COLLECTION OF LARGE LAND ANIMALS IN THE WORLD - TINTED - 1940s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE – DINING ROOM – PACKED WITH PEOPLE – WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN – NICE VERSION – TINTED – MAYBE 1920s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE - DINING ROOM - PACKED WITH PEOPLE - WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN - NICE VERSION - TINTED - MAYBE 1920s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORRISON HOTEL – MADISON AND CLARK – A DELUXE BEDROOM – HOTEL OF PERFECT SERVICE – 1944 OUTSIDE ROOMS WITH BATH – 3400 ROOMS WHEN COMPLETED – $2.50 PER NIGHT AND UP – TINTED – OPENED 1925 – RAZED 1965   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MORRISON HOTEL - MADISON AND CLARK - A DELUXE BEDROOM - HOTEL OF PERFECT SERVICE - 1944 OUTSIDE ROOMS WITH BATH - 3400 ROOMS WHEN COMPLETED - $2.50 PER NIGHT AND UP - TINTED - OPENED 1925 - RAZED 1965

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – THEN TEMPORARILY FIELD MUSEUM UNTIL NEW BUILDING BUILT – HAD BEEN ART GALLERY FOR 1893 WORLD’S FAIR – SOUTH FACE BY LAGOON – BOATERS – DRAMATIC DARK TINT – c1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY - THEN TEMPORARILY FIELD MUSEUM - S FACE BY LAGOON - BOATERS - DRAMATIC DARK TINT - c1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY – THEN TEMPORARILY FIELD MUSEUM – HAD BEEN ART GALLERY FOR THE 1893 WORLD’S FAIR – SOUTH-FACING SIDE ON LAGOON – JACKSON PARK WITH 540 ACRES – TINTED – 1910   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY - THEN TEMPORARILY FIELD MUSEUM - SOUTH-FACING SIDE ON LAGOON - JACKSON PARK - TINTED - 1910

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTHWESTERN PASSENGER STATION – MADISON STREET ON W SIDE OF RIVER – CITY’S LARGEST AND FINEST WHEN OPENED – NICE VERSION – TINTED – 1915   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NORTHWESTERN PASSENGER STATION - MADISON STREET ON W SIDE OF RIVER - CITY'S LARGEST AND FINEST WHEN OPENED - TINTED - 1915

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAK STREET BEACH – LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL TOWARDS GOLD COAST SKYLINE – 1960s   Leave a comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL TOWARDS GOLD COAST SKYLINE - 1960s

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM ADAMS – MOUNTED POLICEMAN IN FOREGROUND – BIG CROWDS WALKING – TINTED – c1920   1 comment

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM ADAMS - MOUNTED POLICEMAN IN FOREGROUND - BIG CROWDS WALKING - TINTED - c1920

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