Tinted view looking north east at Michigan Ave and the river, 1935, Chicago
Looking south on State from Randolph, Christmas 1968, Chicago.
Black Jesus is playing at the Roosevelt, 110 N. State.
Christmas on State Street, 1962, Chicago. Lee Balterman
Looking north on State at Lake, December 1965, Chicago
Chicago Coliseum, October 30, 1927, Chicago
Original caption:
One of the greatest attractions at the National Radio Show, held at the Coliseum this week will be Saturday night when Bernays Johnson sits in the death chair for the second time in his life. There will be three times as much electrical current passed through his body as is required to run an ordinary street car. Photo shows left to right, Officer William McCullough, Bernays Johnson in chair, and Adolph Girsch, testing the switch
The Rose Bowl night club, 865 N Rush @ Chestnut, 1943, Chicago
Un Ballon Foudroyé a Chicago, (A balloon is struck (by lightning) in Chicago).
French newspaper cartoon, 1891.
This reminds me of Chicago native and Frances Parker alum, Edward Gorey’s drawings.
Skyline, looking south west from the top of the Hancock Tower, 1971, Chicago
Looking north along the ‘L’ tracks above Wabash from Adams, 1981, Chicago
Stebbins Hardware, 15 W Van Buren, 1972, Chicago.
Harold Washington Library stands here now.
Found an interesting article from the Sunday Trib, June 22, 1919 that mentions Stebbins: Girls Get Day to Shop!
Collage of Old Town businesses, 1960s Chicago
Which ones do you remember?
Looking east on Polk St. @ Dearborn Station, 1900, Chicago
Source: archive.org
Old St. Pat’s, NW corner of Adams and Des Plaines, 1861, Chicago
One of Chicago’s oldest buildings, construction on Old St. Pat’s began in 1853 and was then dedicated in 1857. The Great Fire of 1871 missed the church by two blocks.
Sunday market on Jefferson Street (@Maxwell) in the Jewish ghetto, 1905, Chicago
In the first photo, Jefferson looks impassable to street traffic.
Skyline view just south of North Ave Beach, 1951 and 2018, Chicago
Looking south on Lake Shore Drive from Diversey, 1890, Chicago
Chicagoans rummage through what remains of their city, October 1871, Chicago. The fire burned October 8th through the 10th, 1871.
As I’ve mentioned in the past, my favorite post-fire photos are those with people in them. I can only imagine what they were faced with - though, history tells us they wasted no-time rebuilding the city; almost immediately after the last ember went out.
Section #2 of Professor W.T. Eckley's dissecting class, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 813 W Harrison St., 1898, Chicago
University of Illinois At Chicago Library of the Health Sciences University Archives
Darlene decided to keep the spirit alive post-season with her Halloween costume.
Body painting, 1980, Chicago