Thursday, June 21, 2012

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NORTH SHORE BEACH - NOT IDENTIFIED - -c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL PLANTERS - 19 N CLARK - 3 INTERIOR IMAGES ANDSTREET VIEW - REASONABLE RATES - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CORT THEATRE - STREET VIEW - RICHARD CARLE IN JUMPING JUPITER - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLISEUM - SUMMER GARDEN - HUGE CROWD - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLISEUM - HUGE CROWD - LINE OF STREET CARS - 1914


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CLARENDON MUNICIPAL BATHING BEACH - CLARENDON AND SUNNYSIDE - HUGE CROWD - TINTED - 1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - PART OF SKYLINE - MARINA CITY - AERIAL - LOOKING W - MID 1960s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE - STREET LEVEL - MAIN AISLE - CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS - c1960


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BISMARCK HOTEL - ENTRANCE AREA - TAXIS - 1950s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ADLER PLANETARIUM PROMONTORY - c1950


BOOK COVER - CHICAGO ANTOINETTE POPE SCHOOL CANDY BOOK - ANTOINETTE AND FRANCOIS POPE - 1947


PAMPHLET - CHICAGO - PLASTIC BLOCK CITY INC - 4225 W LAKE STREET - 1950s


BOOK COVER - CHICAGO - ELGO PLASTICS - 1809 WARNER AVE - AMERICAN PLASTIC BRICKS MANUAL - 1950s


BOOK COVER - CHICAGO - BLOCK CITY MANUAL - 1950s


Monday, June 18, 2012

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRAIN - NEW YORK CENTRAL - INSPECTION ENGINE NAMED CHICAGO - c1910


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO CIRCLE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - BEATIFUL MODERN STARWAY WITH ARTISTIC LIGHTING - 1966


PHOTO - CHICAGO - HILLMAN'S FOOD STORE (AKA STOP AND SHOP) - 28 W WASHINGTON - GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AFTER MORE THAN 55 YEARS - 1983


PHOTO - CHICAGO - HOME DESIGNED BY LOUIS SULLIVAN - 4575 S LAKE PARK - ABOUT TO BE RAZED - 1964


PHOTO - CHICAGO - LAKE POINT TOWER - 505 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE - WINDOW WASHING - THEN WORLD'S TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING - BASED ON A MIES VAN DER ROHE IDEA - 1968


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH CHICAGO FIRE STATION - 1942


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N FROM MADISON - LEFT IS BOSTON STORE - RIGHT SIDE IS MANDEL BROTHERS - HUGE CROWD - 1920s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - UNION LEAGUE CLUB - MAIN DINING ROOM - 6TH FLOOR - 1959


Sunday, June 17, 2012

PHOTO - CHICAGO - ARLINGTON AND WARREN - GROCERY STORE IN TRIANGULAR BUILDING - EXAMPLE OF CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS AT THEIR MOST BEAUTIFUL - 1958


PHOTO - CHICAGO - BEAUTY QUEEN - MISS COLD POTATO RECEIVING HER PRIZE - HERE SURELY IS THE RECORD SILLY TITLE FOR CHICAGO BEAUTY QUEENS AND THE RECORD SILLY PRESENTATION - 1966


PHOTO - CHICAGO - SALVATION ARMY - CADET PLAYING TAMBOURINE IN PARADE ON MICHIGAN AVE AT SOUTH WATER - THE UNIFORM WAS A COMMON SIGHT IN THE 1950-60s - 1962


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AND WELLS - METER MAID WRITING PARKING TICKET - 1966


PHOTO - CHICAGO - FIGARO'S LOUNGE - 7 E OAK - 1985


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MCCORMICK PLACE - THE ORIGINAL - CARS PARKED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW - AN UGLY BUILDING IT WAS SOMETHING OF A BLESSING WHEN IT BURNT DOWN - 1961


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WENTWORTH AVE - STREETCAR - c1910


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - THE BROILER RESTAURANT - 2511 S MICHIGAN


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - MANLEY'S RESTAURANT - 2300 S STATE - 8 COURSE DINNER


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - HUTCHESON RESTAURANT - 546 W MADISON - CHILI


Friday, June 15, 2012

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WRIGLEY FIELD - AERIAL - DRAWING - c1940


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WILLOUGHBY TOWER AND MONGOMERY WARD TOWER - MICHIGAN AND MADISON - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WASHINGTON PARK RACE TRACK - HUGE CROWD - TINTED - 1906


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRAIN - SPIRIT OF 1776 - STREAMLINED DIESEL ENGINE - 1948


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRAIN - NYC STREAMLINED STEAM ENGINE - LASALLE STREET STATION - BOARD OF TRADE IN BACKGROUND - c1940


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRAIN - CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN - GREEN BAY DEPOT - STEAM ENGINE 1095 - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STRATFORD HOTEL - CORNER VIEW - NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SHEDD AQUARIUM AND SURROUNDINGS - AERIAL - c1960


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - REGAN'S RESTAURANT - 6400 W NORTH AVE - STREET VIEW - INTERIOR - c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RAINBOW BEACH - THEN MANHATTAN - CARS AND CARRIAGES PULLED UP - CROWD ON BEACH - STREETCAR TRACKS - 1916


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - POLICE DEPARTMENT PARADE - NOTE THE GIANT SETS OF MEDALS - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NAVY PIER - SHIPS UNLOADING - BOY WATCHING - NOTE RAIL CARS - 1950s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE AVE - NEAR ASHLAND - AERIAL - 1913


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN BLVD - LOOKING S - TINTED TO RESEMBLE NIGHT - 1938


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MENTOR BUILDING - 39 S STATE - AT MONROE - NOTE HUYLERS CANDIES AND ICE CREAM SIGN - 1912


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE - STATE STREET AISLE - 358 FEET - SEASONAL DECORATIONS - NOTE BEAUTIFUL CASES - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - GRANT MONUMENT AND LAGOON - GROUPS ROWING - NOTE TRAIN ON FAR SIDE - 1923