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Garfield Park flower garden
View of an outdoor garden at Garfield Park, with crysthanthemums surrounding a pond.
1979

John Milton Gregory Elementary School
View looking southwest along West Polk Street at the side of John Milton Gregory Elementary School at 3715 West Polk Street (later Gregory Math & Science Academy).
1979

Eisenhower Expressway and CTA Congress Line train
View looking west along the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) from Independence Boulevard. A pedestrian overpass is visible in the distance. A CTA Congress Line (later CTA Blue Line) train runs in the median of the expressway.
1979

Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1980

Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1979

Neighborhoods bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway
Map of the area roughly bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway. Major streets and expressways are marked. Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace" system are visible, along with the boulevards that connect them.
1979

Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building, with a "For Sale" sign on it, is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1979

Garfield Park and Douglas Park
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace", and the boulevards that connect them. Annotations in red ink describe the type of land use in the areas surrounding the park system.
1979