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Jelinek Drugs, Cermak Road and Damen

1955

Sindler Drugs, Pulaski and 21st Street

1955

Galler's Pharmacy, 16th Street and Kolin

1955

Westchester National Park & Shop

1955

Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange

1955

Rodgers Pharmacy, Hillgrove Avenue, La Grange

1955

Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center

1955

Paden's Drugs, Brookfield

1955

Horky's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield

1955

Kubricht's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield

1955

Vann's Drugs, Hinsdale

1955

Walgreens Drugs, Devon & Talcott Shopping Center, Park Ridge

1955

Wieboldt's Department Store, Evanston

View east along Church Street from the intersection with Oak Avenue. Wieboldt's department store is on the left.

1976

East 154th Street and Center Avenue, Harvey, Illinois

View looking east along East 154th Street from the intersection with Center Avenue. Bastar's Jewelry store and the Uptown Shoe Store are on the north side of the street, and the First National Bank in Harvey is in a modern building at the right. The elevated Illinois Central Railroad tracks are visible in the distance.

1976

Shops, Long Grove, Illinois

View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.

1976

Winnetka shops and apartments

View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.

1995

Gold Standard Liquors sign, Skokie

View looking east along the north side of Dempster Street in Skokie at the intersection with Leclaire Avenue, at a large streetside sign for Gold Standard Liquors (later a Binny's Beverage Depot). The Walton Chrysler car dealership is visible behind the sign.

1975

Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing signs, Skokie

Night view of illuminated signs for Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing.

1975

Marshall Field's store, Evanston

View of the Marshall Field's department store (807 Church Street), looking northwest across the intersection of Church Street and Sherman Avenue. The Varsity Theatre is visible on the right.

1984

Sherman Avenue shops, Evanston

View of shoe stores located in a two-story commercial building on the east side of Sherman Avenue south of Church Street in Evanston. A children's shoe store, the Little Chick Shoe Shop, (1629 Sherman Avenue) is on the right. To its left is the Florsheim Thayer McNeil shoe store.

1979

"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston

View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.

1976

Lawrence Avenue at Sheridan Road

View looking west along West Lawrence Avenue from the intersection with North Sheridan Road towards the Lawrence House Retirement Hotel (originally the New Lawrence Hotel) at 1020 West Lawrence Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom is visible in the distance at the left.

1981

Brickyard Mall

View of the central atrium at the Brickyard Mall, located at West Diversey Avenue and North Naragansett Avenue.

1981

Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park

View looking northwest along North Milwaukee Avenue towards the Northwest Tower (Coyote Building), which stands at the intersection with North Avenue. Part of the People's Gas Light & Coke Company building (1520 North Milwaukee Avenue) is visible at the far left. Lubinski Furniture occupied the building at the time of the photograph.

1982

Commercial area, West Cermak Road

View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.

1979

Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue

View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.

1979

State Street at Madison Street

View looking north along State Street from the intersection with Madison Street. The intersections and sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians, and the light posts have been decorated with flags in celebration of America's Bicentennial. Wiebolt's department store is on the upper right, and the Marina City towers are visible in the distance near the center of the image.

1976

Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue

View of the front facade of the Off Center outlet shopping mall at 300 West Grand Avenue. The wall of this former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. The entrance is visible at the lower left corner of the photograph.

1985

Tuscany Studios statuary display, Ohio Street at Wells

Concrete statuary, planters and fountains available for sale from Tuscany Studios sidewalk display, located at 163 West Ohio Street, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Wells Street. On the far left of the image, 600 North Wells is visible.

1985

Neiman-Marcus at Olympia Centre, Deli

View of the deli inside the Neiman-Marcus store at Olympia Centre (737 North Michigan Avenue). The deli case in the foreground contains a variety of salads and other prepared foods; the case in the background contains cakes and breads.

1983

Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue

View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. The Saks Fifth Avenue store (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) is behind them.

1984

700 block of North Michigan Avenue

View looking north along the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue from north of the intersection with East Huron Street, towards the intersection with East Superior Street. A Woolworth's store is on the left. To the right of that, boards surround the site of the former 700 North Michigan Avenue building. On the right is a grass parkway, landscaped with flowers and trees.

1982

Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue

View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. Saks Fifth Avenue is behind them, at that time located at 669-675 North Michigan Avenue, in space which included the former Korshak Building (Blackstone Shop).

1984

North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue

View looking north along the sidewalk in front of 777 North Michigan Avenue. A Walgreens drug store occupies the street level of this building. Part of the Water Tower Pumping Station and Water Tower Place are visible behind it, across East Chicago Avenue. In the distance on the left, One Mag Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) is under construction.

1982

Pedestrians on sidewalk, North Michigan Avenue

View looking north along the west side of North Michigan Avenue between Ontario and Erie Streets, showing trees planted in the grass parkway. The former Woman's Athletic Club building (626 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the upper left.

1982

500 block of North Michigan Avenue

View of businesses located at the street level on the east side of the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue. A Citibank bank branch is at the left at 539 North Michigan Avenue. At the right are a Chinese restaurant and a One Hour Photo shop, located at 535 North Michigan Avenue. There is a small planting of flowers along the sidewalk.

1994

Chicago Place sign, North Michigan Avenue

View of the sign above the entrance to the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue). A smaller sign for Saks Fifth Avenue is below it.

1992

Bus on the State Street Mall at Monroe Street

View of a bus stopping on the corner of State Street and Monroe Street. The Carson Pirie Scott store (now Sullivan Center) is across the street in the background.

1987