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Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
View looking southwest along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 154th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station runs along the east side of the street (now the location of the Harvey Metra Station).
1976

East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district
View looking west along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, towards the intersection with Indianapolis Boulevard. The intersection with Short Street is in the foreground at the far right. A number of small businesses line the street, including Schoenbergs, Hoffman Pharmacy, and Lewin's Wearing Apparel.
1972

East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
1976

Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
1970

Rush Street from Walton Street
View looking north along Rush Street from Walton Street, showing a mixture of residential structures and businesses. The sign for Faces disco (940 N. Rush Street) is prominently visible. The concrete skyscraper is the Oak Bank, located at 1020 N. Rush Street. The Carnegie Theatre (1026 N. Rush Street) stands next to the bank tower.
1976

East 23rd Street with Sauer's Restaurant sign
View looking east along East 23rd Street towards McCormick Place. Sauer's Restaurant is in the right foreground. Behind that, the red brick facade of the P. S. Recording Studio (formerly at 323 East 23rd Street) is visible.
1978

Rush Street at Oak Street
View looking north along Rush Street at Oak Street. The concrete skyscraper is the Oak Bank, located at 1020 N. Rush Street. A bakery and a grocery store are located in the low-rise buildings on the left.
1976

Lawrence Avenue and Winthrop
View west along West Lawrence Avenue towards the Aragon Ballroom at 1106 West Lawrence Avenue, and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the middle distance.
1975

Chicago Theater and Marshall Field's store
View looking south along the east side of North State Street, when the State Street Mall existed and the street was closed 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 Huron and North Wells Streets
View looking southwest across West Huron Street from just east of the intersection with North Wells Street. The parking lot in the foreground, located along the east side of North Wells Street between West Huron and West Erie Streets, is still in existence (2017). A billboard in that parking lot advertises Newport cigarettes. To the left behind the billboard, the yellow and turquoise exterior of Ed Debevic's restaurant (640 North Wells Street, demolished) is visible. To the right of the billboard, the three story building with the brown brick front facade became part of the Hooters restaurant at 660 North Wells Street. Behind this building is North Branch II (311-313 West Superior Street), with a banner reading "The North Branch Center". The Merchandise Mart is in the distance at the far left.
1985

East Oak Street from North Michigan Avenue
View looking west along East Oak Street from North Michigan Avenue. A parking lot occupies the southwest corner of the intersection of Oak Street and North Michigan Avenue. An advertisement for the Oak Trust and Savings Bank is painted on the side of the building adjacent to that lot. A number of shops, and the Esquire Theater are at the right across Oak Street. Beyond these at the upper right are three high-rise residential buildings: 2 East Oak, 40 East Oak, and Newberry Plaza (1030 North State Street).
1976

Hotel and apartment building with painted advertisements
View looking northeast, showing a nineteenth-century hotel and an apartment building on West Ohio Street at the northwest corner of North Dearborn Street. The sides of the buildings are painted with advertisements for nearby businesses. There is a street-level parking lot in the foreground. The upper part of Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are visible behind them. On the right of the image, the rear of the Hotel Cass (now part of Holiday Inn Express) is visible.
1976

Strip club "Candy Store", Wabash Street
View of the "Candy Store" strip club, located on Wabash Street near Delaware Place.
1976

Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
View looking southwest along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 154th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station runs along the east side of the street.
1976

Automobile dealerships, Wilmette
View of Fiat and Jaguar auto dealerships, looking south along Green Bay Road from south of Washington Avenue in Wilmette. The illuminated neon sign for Imperial Motors is prominently visible. The traffic signals at the intersection with Central Avenue are in the distance at the lower left.
1975

North State Street at Erie Street
View of the west side of North State Street from the intersection with Erie Street. Small businesses including a hair salong and barber shop are in the right foreground along East Erie Street. A residential building with a restaurant on its ground floor stands on West Erie Street at the northwest corner of North State Street (demolished). To the right of this building is the nineteenth-century Dana Hotel, located at 666 North State Street.
1976

Main Street and First National Bank, East Chicago
View along Main Street towards the seven-story First National Bank (originally United States National Bank of Indiana Harbor), located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway in East Chicago. Other businesses, visible on the right side of the photograph, include Edward's, Mann Floral Shop, Rothschild, and Berger's Bakery. Refinery smokestacks are visible in the distance at the far left.
1972

East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district
View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. A Walgreens drugstore is in the foreground on the left. Crossing arms for a level railway crossing are just visible in the distance.
1972

Archer Avenue commercial strip
View of the commercial strip along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is immediately to the right of the building on the right. Businesses pictured include Archer Jewelers and the Golden Heart Snack Shop Restaurant.
1978

Hanley Dawson Cadillac and Lawry's restaurant
View looking northwest along East Ontario Street. The Hanley Dawson Cadillac dealership (now demolished) stands on the block between North Rush Street and North Wabash Avenue. Lawry's restaurant, at the northeast corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets, is partially visible on the right.
1976

East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
1976

Stores on North State Street at Ontario
View to the northeast across North State Street at the intersection with West Ontario Street. A grocery store, liquor store, bar, laundromat, and a diner occupy the single-story buildings along this section of North State Street. A large billboard with a "Think Egghead" advertisement for vodka stands atop their roofs. The 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums), John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place are visible in the upper part of the photograph.
1976

Lawrence Avenue from Kenmore
View west along the north side West Lawrence Avenue from just west of North Kenmore Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom (1106 West Lawrence Avenue), and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station are in the distance.
1975

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

Restaurants on Rush Street
View of restaurants located in nineteenth-century residential buildings along the east side of North Rush Street. At the far right of the image is Armando's Restaurant, at Rush and East Superior Streets. A large sign for Club Alabam (747 North Rush Street), a dining and dance establishment, stands on the rooftops near the center of the image. On the left is the south facade - facing Chicago Avenue - of Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn). Part of the John Hancock Center is visible at the upper right.
1976

Terra Museum of American Art, North Michigan Avenue
View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue at the Terra Museum of American Art. Large vertical banners attached to the facades of adjacent buildings announce the museum's location.
1993

Randolph Street from State Street
View of Randolph Street from State Street including the Ford Center for Performing Arts Oriental Theater. The marquee for the Woods Theater (demolished in 1989) is in the distance at the left.
1980

East Ohio Street
View to the east along East Ohio Street, near the intersection of North State Street. Part of the Tree Studios (Lambert Tree Studios) is visible at the far left of the image. Across Ohio Street to the south are the Tokyo Hotel (17-19 East Ohio Street) and the Hotel Ohio East (now Comfort Inn and Suites) at 15 East Ohio Street. A large liquor advertisement for J&B Scotch is painted on the side wall of the Hotel Ohio East. The Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (540 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind.
1980

Archer Avenue commercial strip
View looking southwest along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Sacramento Avenue is to the left of the large Standard Federal Savings bank. Numerous stores and other small businesses line both sides of the street. A small sign suspended from the light post at the far right reads "Welcome to Brighton Park".
1978

Bank building, North Clark Street and West Morse Avenue
View looking northeast across North Clark Street from the intersection with West Morse Avenue. The First Commercial Bank (6945 North Clark Street) occupies the northeast corner of this intersection. The bank's parking lot, to the west across North Clark Street, is marked by a large sign.
1982

East Ohio Street from Wabash Avenue
View to east along East Ohio Street from the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. A parking lot with a large billboard celebrating the American Bicentennial is on the north side of Ohio Street between Wabash Avenue and Rush Street. The office and commercial building in the center of the image stood at 100 East Ohio Street. Olson Rug occupied the ground floor at the time of the photograph. The 625 North Michigan building rises behind it. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) is at the far left, and the St. Clair hotel (formerly at 162 East Ohio Street) is at the far right.
1976

Rush Street at Oak Street
View looking north along Rush Street at Oak Street. The concrete skyscraper is the Oak Bank, located at 1020 N. Rush Street. A bakery and a grocery store are located in the low-rise buildings on the left.
1976

Gino's East pizzeria sign and adjacent parking lot, North Michigan Avenue
View looking east across Michigan Avenue at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and Superior Street, showing a Gino's East sign painted on the side wall of that restaurant, and a parking lot in front of that.
1976