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Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
View looking northwest across West Argyle Street from North Winthrop Avenue towards the Argyle CTA station. A grocery store is at the far left and other small businesses line both sides of the street.
1975

Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore, Evanston
View along the sidewalk on the east side of Sherman Avenue, north of Church Street, with a Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore (1723 Sherman Avenue, Evanston) in the white brick building.
1979

Small businesses, Chicago Avenue, Evanston
View looking south along the west side of Chicago Avenue, north of Dempster Street in Evanston. Ground level shops and businesses include Ken's barber shop, Vogue Beauty Salon, and Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop. Each shop has flower boxes installed in front of their storefront windows.
1980

Chicago Avenue at Damen
View looking east along West Chicago Avenue from the intersection with North Damen Avenue, showing mixed-used buildings with retail or services on the street level, and apartments above.
1970

Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
View northwest along North Lincoln Avenue from a landscaped outdoor seating area (Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza). Diagonal parking is available on-street near the plaza.
1979

Chicago Theater and Marshall Field's store
View looking south along the east side of North State Street, when the State Street Mall closed that part of State Street to automobile traffic. The Chicago Theater (175 North State Street) with its iconic sign is on the left. At the time, the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" starring Chita Rivera was playing there. The Marshall Field and Company Store (now Macy's State Street) is visible to the right of the theater.
1995

West Granville Avenue
View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
1980

Century Shopping Center
View looking southwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
1978

Donrose Galleries
View of the facade of Donrose Galleries, an antiques and art gallery at 751 North Wells Street, located on the east side of the street just south of the intersection with West Chicago Avenue.
1985

Pedestrians on North Michigan Avenue
Pedestrians walking past the shops along the east side of North Michigan Avenue between Erie and Ontario Streets. At the left, Morry's Men's Wear occupies the street level of the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue). The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is on the right. In the foreground, a low fence separates the grassy parkway from the sidewalk.
1982

Dominick's grocery store, Pipers Alley Mall
View looking north across West North Avenue at the Dominick's grocery store, part of the Pipers Alley Mall complex. A parking garage is located above the grocery store.
1978

600 block of North Michigan Avenue
View along the east side of the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue, showing enclosed beds with trees and flowering plants installed in the parkway area along the sidewalk. The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is at the right and the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue) is in the distance at the left.
1994

North Michigan Avenue at Erie Street
View of streetside landscaping at the southeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Erie Street. Enclosed beds with trees and flowering plants have been installed along the sidewalk. The Seasons Best shoe and clothing store occupies street-level corner retail space in the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue), at the right. A Sony store is to the left of that, across the intersection.
1994

Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
View along the sidewalk in front of the Crate and Barrel store (646 North Michigan Avenue) showing streetside plantings.
1994

Chicago Place, 700 North Michigan Avenue
View of part of the facade of the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue). The main entranceway is at the lower left. An awning for a Saks Fifth Avenue store is also visible.
1993

C.D. Peacock store, North Michigan Avenue
View from across the intersection toward the entrance to a C.D. Peacock jewelry store, then located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Huron Street, in the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue).
1992

FAO Schwarz store, North Michigan Avenue
View of shoppers entering the FAO Schwarz toy store at 840 North Michigan Avenue.
1993

Marshall Field's department store
View of the upper part of the Marshall Field's store (now Macy's on State Street) from Wabash Avenue and Washington Streets.
1987

One North State Street
View of Wiebolt's Department Store (now One North State Street).
1984

Carson Pirie Scott store
View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
1977

State Street Thanksgiving parade and Carson Pirie Scott store
View of a crowd gathered along the State Street Mall for the Thanksgiving parade. The Carson Pirie Scott department store (now Sullivan Center) is behind.
1980

Sculpture, State Street Mall [brighter version]
View of pedestrians walking past a large sculpture installed on the the State Street Mall in front of the Carson Pirie Scott department store (now Sullivan Center), taken around the time of the State Street Thanksgiving Parade.
1980

Clark Street (Folder 536)
Streetscapes (Urban design)
1955








Market Square, Lake Forest
View of shops in Market Square in Lake Forest's business district. These shops are closest to the intersection with North Western Avenue, at the far right of the image.
1975

Sherman Avenue shops, Evanston
View of the east side of Sherman Avenue just south of the intersection with Clark Street. A three-story building has street-level shops and apartments above. Among the shops visible are Laury's Records, Student Book Exchange, The Dannon Yogurt Store and Bresler's Ice Cream. Diagonal street parking is available in front of the shops.
1979

Church Street, Evanston
View along Church Street between Maple Avenue and the CTA train tracks (Purple Line). A Dominick's grocery store is partially visible at the left, and a parking lot is at the right.
1976

North Clark Street, Andersonville
View north along the west side of the 5200 block of North Clark Street from the intersection with West Farragut Avenue. Svea, a Swedish restaurant, is visible.
1981

Perkins Grocery Store
View of Perkins Grocery Store and School Store, once located on the northwest corner of South Calumet Avenue and East 32nd Street.
1967

Century Shopping Center
View looking northwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
1978

Neiman-Marcus at Olympia Centre
View looking southeast across North Michigan Avenue at the Neiman-Marcus store at Olympia Centre (at North Michigan Avenue and East Superior Street), during final stages of construction. The upper part of the Sheraton Plaza Hotel (originally Westbury Hotel) and part of the Allerton Hotel are visible at the upper right.
1983

Michigan-Ohio Building, North Michigan Avenue
View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue, showing the Michigan-Ohio Building, an eight-story office building formerly located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street (now demolished). At the time of the photograph, the building housed a number of businesses, including the Szechwan House Chinese restaurant and Shutterbug camera shop (608 N. Michigan) on the street level, and H. Berman furs and Galleries Sternberg on the second floor.
1982

Marshall Field's store, Water Tower Place
Street-level view of Water Tower Place, looking northeast from the intersection of East Pearson Street and North Michigan Avenue. A Marshall Field's store anchors the southwest corner of the shopping mall.
1982

Flower beds in front of Saks Fifth Avenue
View to the north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, north of the intersection with East Erie Street. Large flowerbeds and trees line the grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk. The windows and awnings of the Saks Fifth Avenue store are visible along the sidewalk.
1976

North Michigan Avenue landscaping, at Erie Street
View looking northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue between Ontario and Erie Streets. The parkway area has been landscaped with grass, bushes and trees. At the right, Morry's Men's Wear is on on the street level of John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue), with R. S. Johnson Fine Art above it on the second floor. Saks Fifth Avenue is in the distance on the left, across Erie Street.
1982

Crate and Barrel sign, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Crate and Barrel store sign on the upper part of the building facade at 646 North Michigan Avenue.
1992