Historic Chicago - Page 14

george · #**261** Posted **Nov 12, 2009, 9:30 PM**

I thought these would fit in here, from 'hoogbouw010''s collection.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...3#post46071103

Chicago, Tribune Tower Observatory

7. Vroeger was er een observatiedek op de Tribune Tower.

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10. Kijkend richting noord-oost.

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ethereal_reality · #**262** Posted **Nov 13, 2009, 12:33 AM**

^^^Very COOL!
It's extremely difficult to find photos of the Tribune Tower's Observation Deck.

Thanks for posting.

george · #**263** Posted **Nov 15, 2009, 11:21 PM**

Life photos from the 30s 40s & 50s.

http://images.google.com/images?q=ch...=source%3Alife

edsg25 · #**264** Posted **Nov 21, 2009, 11:06 PM**

Love the one above with the shaft of one of the two Marina City towers underconstruction. What a shot.

jcchii · #**265** Posted **Nov 22, 2009, 4:04 PM**

^those are great, but I wish there were just a LITTLE more grit

wow

Busy Bee · #**266** Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 6:55 PM**

In no particular order...

Chicago Stock Exchange

Chicago Stock Exchange Demolition 1971

Kids playing in the water during a fire fighter demonstration of equipment. July 2, 1965

Students picketing Englewood HS 1967

NW Station Governors Pub 1967

Milwaukee Ave Subway UC

Daily News Regatta 1941

Mayor Richard J. Daley, and City officials, CTA Kennedy extension. January 31 1970

Photo of Chicago's naarrowes street. Dated December 9, 1947

Race strike Englewood HS 1945

Police Mingle Englewood HS students 1969

Last Stock Yard "L"

Last of the Kenwood "L"

Chicago & North Western smoker Daily News 1948

January 1977

1980 FD Strike

1965

Last Run old SSL cars

Industrial arts, Farragut HS Boys club 1968

Firehouse Racine & Wilson "Wino" Mascot 1980

1959

Chicago & North Western Commuters 1967

Randolph St 1974

B37 1973

1962

1965

Subway Opening

1973

1968

LSD Car crash 1976

Artist conception drawing Chicago Mercantile Exchange

1965

Belmont and Clark 1978

1963

1962

1984 NW Station Demolition

At the northern approach to the Belmont station, two North-South trains pass each other on inner tracks. On two outer tracks are Ravenswood trains. June 21 1956

Immaculate High School students 1975

Blue Streak The Daily News 1927

Playground at Nat King Cole Park 85th & South Park 1968

Students of Hyde Park school go across the street to dance at the park. April 13, 1971

1982

Daily News Paper Boat

Commuters using phones train delay 1968

Death scene Chicago South Shore Sep 1981

Homewood 1958

1982

Gang-related brawl Farragut high school Sun-Times 1990

Trader action 1987

Intersection of Damen and Fullerton 1982

1959

aic4ever · #**267** Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 7:30 PM**

^^^Phenomenal!

VivaLFuego · #**268** Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 9:11 PM**

Crilly Court in Old Town. Looks pretty similar today, except for the cars.

george · #**269** Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 9:54 PM**

Thanks for all the pics, Busy Bee. Great compilation.

ethereal_reality · #**270** Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 11:59 PM**

Thx for posting the great pics Busy Bee.

Does anyone know what this 1962 photo is depicting?
It looks like a bank in the middle of expressway construction.

Thundertubs · #**271** Posted **Jan 26, 2010, 4:05 AM**

Stunning. I would trade all of the post-war skyscrapers in this city for just half of the commercial street frontage that has been demolished. Hell, just give me the corner buildings.

emathias · #**272** Posted **Jan 26, 2010, 9:33 PM**

Here kitty, kitty ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

In no particular order...
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1959

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VivaLFuego · #**273** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 3:17 AM**

http://chicagopc.info/

too many good ones to post.

too many incredible buildings (neighborhoods?) long gone.

Thundertubs · #**274** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 4:50 AM**

Great find.

This is gone. All gone.

spyguy · #**275** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 6:20 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Thx for posting the great pics Busy Bee.

Does anyone know what this 1962 photo is depicting?
It looks like a bank in the middle of expressway construction.

I think it's still there on Harrison.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...2,191.18,,0,-5

VivaLFuego · #**276** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 6:58 PM**

Another streetscape that is 100% gone:

Good thing they compensated for the removal of Ogden by widening North Avenue.

Thundertubs · #**277** Posted **Jan 27, 2010, 11:01 PM**

^^^
That stretch of North Ave is shameful in it's current state. It's a suburban parkway in the middle of the city.

lawfin · #**278** Posted **Jan 28, 2010, 7:07 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

Another streetscape that is 100% gone:

Good thing they compensated for the removal of Ogden by widening North Avenue.

WoW.....why oh why can't we do better today instead of worse

Rusty Staub · #**279** Posted **Jan 29, 2010, 5:08 PM**

Masonic Temple 1901 via Shorpy...

VivaLFuego · #**280** Posted **Jan 29, 2010, 6:41 PM**

A glimpse at what Woodlawn was before the Blackstone Rangers bombed it.

This was on the NW corner of Stony Island and 67th St, overlooking the park.

Now a one story bank with a drive-thru:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.018454&z=16

It survived until sometime between 1972-1988.

This was located on the SW corner of 60th & Stony Island. It too survived until sometime between 1972-1988. It remained a prairie until sometime between 1998-2002, at which point the site was converted into a surface parking lot, which remains to this day.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...24.11,,0,-9.18

This was located on a triangle parcel at Woodlawn/64th/Minerva. It survived until sometime between 1988-1998. It remained a patch of prairie until sometime between 2005-2007, at which point it become a partially-landscaped surface parking lot: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...2.69,,0,-13.79