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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1994
Cityscape with Hertz sign and John Hancock Center
View from Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) with large Hertz Rent A Car sign and the John Hancock Center against the sky.
1971
Hertz sign and John Hancock Center
Large Hertz Rent A Car sign located along Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) at the Chicago River, with the John Hancock Center on the right.
1971
Stores on South State Street
View of street-level storefronts on the west side of State Street just north of 36 South State Street.
1987
James R. Thompson Center
View of the atrium of the James R. Thompson center in 1986.
1986
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
Chicago Theater Sign
View of the sign for the Chicago Theater with 35 East Wacker Drive (Jewelers' Building) visible at the upper left.
1980
Thanksgiving Parade crowd in front of Chicago Theater
View looking across the State Street Mall near the Chicago Theater. A crowd has gathered for the Thanksgiving Parade.
1980
James R. Thompson Center
View of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center). Jean Dubuffet's sculpture "Monument with Standing Beast" stands on the plaza outside the building. The Greyhound Bus sign is also prominently visible.
1985
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
Illuminated neon signs, North Clark Street
View of a cluster of illuminated neon signs on building facades, including a bathhouse, a movie house marquee, Hotel Planters (19 North Clark Street, now demolished), and the Bamboo Inn Restaurant (11 N. Clark Street, demolished.)
1960
Chicago Theater
View of the Chicago Theater on North State Street. The marquee advertises Steve Martin's film "The Jerk".
1980
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
Wabash Avenue with Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant
View along North Wabash Avenue, with the sign for Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant (139 North Wabash) prominently visible.
1978

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