Saturday, June 30, 2012

PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN - CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN - STEAM ENGINE 1353 - c1950


PHOTO - CHICAGO - OLD FEDERAL BUILDING POST OFFICE - RAZED 1965 - c1960


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AVE BEACH - LIFEGUARDS SETTING UP CHAIRS FOR ANOTHER SEASON - 1960s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MISS PHYSICAL FITNESS 1964


PHOTO - CHICAGO - COLUMBUS DAY QUEEN 1978


TOKEN - CHICAGO - COLOSIMO'S RESTAURANT - 2126 S WABASH - ONE DOLLAR IN TRADE - THIS WAS A GANGSTER PLACE


TOKEN - CHICAGO - ADMIRAL RESTAURANT AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE - 24 DEARBORN - ONE DOLLAR IN TRADE


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BELMONT HARBOR - BOATS WITH SKYLINE - 1944


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - STEAMER EASTLAND - A FEW YEARS LATER THE SHIP SUFFERED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - M.A. TEMPLETON PORTRAIT OF FASHIONABLE WOMAN - 1909


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE BUILDING - c1910


Thursday, June 28, 2012

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HYDE PARK HOTEL - 51ST AND LAKE VIEW - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JEWEL TEA COMPANY - WASHINTON AND ADA HEAD OFFICE - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL BISMARCK - BERLIN ROOM - INTERIOR - c1910


PHOTO COVER - CHICAGO - GARRICK LOUNGE - 58 W RANDOLPH - DOWN BEAT ROOM - 1944


PHOTO - CHICAGO - WRIGLEY FIELD BASEBALL STADIUM - AERIAL - SURROUNDING "WRIGLEYVILLE" NEIGHBORHOOD


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN - WABASH LINE - STEAM ENGINE 2462 - 1940


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN - BELT LINE - STEAM ENGINE 150


PHOTO - CHICAGO - POLICE THREE-WHEELER MOTORCYCLE - ARRIVAL OF NEW FIBRE-GLASS MODELS - 1967


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MR AND MRS RICHARD J DALEY - LEAVING VOTING STATION - 1955


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - WATER TOWER - PALMOLIVE BUILDING - LOOKING N - AERIAL - 1943


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MAYOR RICHARD J DALEY - ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE - MAYOR AND OTHER POLITICIANS ALWAYS USED TO MARCH WITH HATS - 1958


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA KEDZIE YARD - NEW BUSES - FIRST OF NEW FLEET TO RUN ON PROPANE - 1950


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - NORTH PIER - FREIGHTER UNLOADING - 1946


PHOTO - CHICAGO - 7624 EUCLID AVE - TWO-FLAT BUILDING BEING MOVED - 1954


STUDIO PORTRAINT - BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN WITH HAIR BOW - HARRISON AND COOVER STUDIO - CENTRAL MUSIC HALL - STATE AND RANDOLPH - EARLY


Monday, June 25, 2012

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STEVENS HOTEL - SEVENTH STREET ENTRANCE - GUESTS AND CAB AND DOORMAN - UNDER LIGHTS - 1930s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ST BERNARD HOTEL DIEU - ENGLEWOOD - EARLY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SQUIRES AND FISHER LUMBER - 80 E JACKSON - WOMAN IN SURF - 1927


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PARK ROYAL HOTEL - 451 W WRIGHTWOOD AVE - BEDROOM AND STUDIO APARTMENTS - WALK-IN KITCHENS - ROOM INTERIOR - 1950s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - GIGANTIC FOUNTAIN - NIGHT COLORED LIGHTS - 1933-34


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AVE BEACH - WINTER - ICE BERGS WE USED TO ENJOY CLIMBING - 1960


PHOTO - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - 2 WOMEN RUNNING THROUGH THE WATER - 1965


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AVE BEACH - GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE RUNNING THROUGH WATER - 1965


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AVE BEACH - DRINKING FOUNTAIN WITH 3 CHILDREN - 2 PLAYING THE TRICK OF COVERING SPIGOTS TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON THE THIRD - 1965


PHOTO - CHICAGO - IVANHOE RESTAURANT - COURTYARD FOUNTAIN AND ROCK WALLS - FORMER SPEAKEASY - 1956


PHOTO - CHICAGO - HOTEL LORRAINE - WABASH AVE AND VAN BUREN - 1942


PHOTO - CHICAGO - DAILY NEWS BUILDING - 2 N RIVERSIDE - CORNERSTONE IS LAID - 1925


NEWSPAPER - CHICAGO - SOUTHEAST ECONOMIST - JAN 14 1954 - FAMILIAR NAMES AND PLACES - NOTE ADS FOR AVALON AND SHORE THEATERS


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - COLUMBIA LIQUOR STORES - 523 W 63RD - BARREL BEER - PUMPS LOANED FREE - FREE ICE CUBES


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - CENTER THEATRE - LINCOLN AVE AND IRVING PARK BLVD - COOL BY REFRIGERATION - NO INCREASE IN PRICES


DOORKNOB - CHICAGO - LASALLE HOTEL


AD - CHICAGO - SANTA MARIA HOTEL - 674 E 63RD STREET - 9 MINUTES FROM WORLD'S FAIR - 1893


AD - CHICAGO - MURAD CIGARETTES - TURKISH TOBACCOS - CHICAGO BEACH SCENE - DRAWING - EARLY


AD - CHICAGO - DRAKE AND BLACKSTONE HOTELS - CARTOON - MAN ON ISLAND WITH RADIO AND BEAUTIFUL MERMAIDS


AD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO SHERATON HOTEL - MICHIGAN AVE - WHEN NEW - CONVERTED FROM MEDINAH CLUB - 1952