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Howard Street at Clark
View west along West Howard Street from west of the CTA Howard station looking towards the intersection with North Clark Street and overpass for what is now the Metra train tracks. Small businesses line the street and an advertisement for the North Shore National Bank is painted on the side wall of the building adjacent to the parking lot in the foreground. There is an office building on the far left (1791 West Howard Street).
1975
35th Street CTA station
View north across a parking lot towards the elevated tracks and 35th Street CTA station.
1975
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
View of the south end of the Western Avenue railroad station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A parking area for passengers is in the foreground.
1976
Parking at Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
View of the parking lot for the Western station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A train is at the station. A Georgian Revival office building at 2450 West Hubbard Street is at the right.
1976
East 154th Street, Harvey, Illinois
View looking east along a block of East 154th Street from the intersection with Broadway. Part of the men's' wear store Marks Toggery is visible at the right. The intersection with Park Avenue is in the distance, with a corner of the IC (Illinois Central) Electric station, and the viaduct for the Illinois Central Railroad tracks visible.
1976
Parking lot, Benson Avenue at Clark Street, Evanston
View looking northeast, of a parking lot situated at the northeast corner of the intersection of Benson Avenue and Clark Street in Evanston.
1976
Hubbard Street, west of North Wells Street
View looking northeast from a parking lot towards West Hubbard Street, with North Wells Street at the far left side of the image. The grey-painted building on the left is 431 North Wells Street; next to it on the right is 154 West Hubbard Street, home to the store "workbench" at the time of the photograph. Further to the right, the side of 505 North LaSalle, and the front of the Boylston building (116-122 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center rises behind the Boylston Building.
1985
Industrial buildings, Near North Side
View to the north from West Kedzie Street. The Wallace Business Forms Building (originally Wallace Press Building, now the River Bank Lofts, located at 550 N. Kingsbury Street) is on the left. At the far right, part of the John Sexton building is visible. To its left, other buildings are visible: 422 West Grand Avenue, and behind it, the Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street). The rear of the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is on the left of the Kirchheimer building. The East Bank Club now stands on the site of the large parking lot in the foreground.
1972
Factory and warehouse district, Near North Side
View looking northwest from West Grand Avenue, just east of North Franklin Street. Near the center of the image is 300 West Grand Avenue. The south facade of 555 North Franklin Street is visible at the far right.
1975
Navy Pier, parking area
View of a parking area at Navy Pier, looking west towards the city. An access ramp is visible on the left of the image. Lake Point Tower rises in the background, and to the left the North Pier Apartments are visible under construction.
1990
North Branch Street, Goose Island
View northwest along North Branch Street, with the Lissner Corporation warehouse (later Pickens-Kane warehouse) visible against the sky in the distance. The elevated stretch of North Ogden Avenue crossing Goose Island is visible across the middle of the photograph.
1986
Tree Studios and Annexes
View looking east towards the Tree Studios (Lambert Tree Studios), located at 601-623 North State Street between West Ohio and West Ontario Streets. Behind the Studio building, the top of the Medinah Temple, part of the Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) and the top part of the 625 North Michigan building are visible. On the extreme right are the Regency Hotel at 17-19 East Ohio Street, and the Hotel Ohio East at 15 East Ohio Street.
1976
Storage facilities along the Chicago River
View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Near North Side skyline. Storage sheds, warehouses, and a truck parking lot occupy riverfront land on the north side of the river between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Tribune Tower is on the upper left of the image, with the Sheraton Hotel (now InterContinental) to the right of it. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) are also visible to the right of the hotel.
1972
High-rises from Navy Pier
View of the skyline looking southwest from the west end of Navy Pier. Harbor Point apartment building is on the left of the image, with 400 East Randolph next to it. On the right of the image are a number of high-rises, with the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) prominently visible.
1986
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
1984
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
View northeast along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 155th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station is in the middle distance and atop the raised embankment at the right.
1976
Area near railroad station, Evanston
View looking northwest from the railroad embankment near the former Railroad Avenue, north of Davis Street and east of Maple Avenue. The Chicago and North Western railroad station is partially visible at the left. Businesses along Church Street, including a Dominick's grocery store, are visible in the center of the image.
1976
Benson Avenue, Evanston
View looking north along Benson Avenue towards Emerson Street, from the intersection with Church Street. A raised embankment for the CTA tracks is at the left, with adjacent on-street parking along Benson Avenue. The tower of the Second Baptist Church (1717 Benson Avenue) is visible at the right.
1976
Church Street near Maple Avenue, Evanston
View looking northwest from a parking lot north of Davis Street at the former Railroad Avenue towards of the rear of a department store and shops along Church Street. A Chicago and North Western railroad station and elevated tracks are at the left.
1976
Alley, West Washington Boulevard
View of cars in parking lots and the rear of aging brick buildings from an alley along West Washington Boulevard.
1980
George W. Collins High School
View from the parking lot towards George W. Collins High School (later Collins Academy High School), 1313 South Sacramento Drive. The school is located within Douglas Park.
1979
Garden Courts townhouses, South Racine Avenue
View of the Garden Courts townhouse development (851 South Racine Avenue) from the parking lot on the east side of South Racine Avenue. The top of University Hall on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, and the upper part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) are visible in the distance above the townhouses.
1982
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
View of the rear of industrial buildings on West Ontario Street, west of North Orleans Street, facing the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp. On the left of the image is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street), for sale at the time of the photograph. Next to it on the right is 369 West Ontario, with the words Artcrest Suspended Ceilings painted on it. To its right is 401 West Ontario Street, with a billboard on its side facade announcing "The condominiums are here, The condominiums are here".
1978
Merchandise Mart from Wolf Point
View of the lower part of the Merchandise Mart, looking southeast from Wolf Point. North Orleans Street runs in front of the building.
1972
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
1978
Division Street bridge and Goose Island
Aerial view looking northwest towards Goose Island, with a scrap metal yard and numerous industrial buildings on the island. The West Division Street bridge over the North Branch Canal is in the foreground. In the distance on the right, the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its tall white smokestack is visible. At the extreme right, part of the J. W. Petersen Coal & Oil Co. building is visible, and behind that, part of the red brick warehouse building at 860 West Evergreen Avenue.
1986
House and parking lot, Old Town
Side view of a nineteenth-century house with a parking lot adjacent to it, near the intersection of North Wieland Street and West Schiller Street. The Eugenie Square apartment building is visible in the distance at the upper right.
1976
Old Town apartment buildings from Atrium Village
View northeast across North Wells Street from the eastern perimeter of Atrium Village. A parking lot is on the east side of Wells Street, and behind it at the right, the rear of the LaSalle Park Apartments (1140 North LaSalle Street) is visible. The LaSalle Towers Apartments (1211 North LaSalle Street) is to the left of it. Eliot House, part of the Sandburg Village development, is behind the trees to the left of the LaSalle Towers.
1980
North Dearborn Street from State Street
View west from North State Street to the block of North Dearborn Street between West Ohio and West Ontario Streets, with a large parking lot in the foreground. On the left along Dearborn Street is a nineteenth-century hotel; a Commonwealth Edison substation stands next to it to the north. Part of the former Chicago Historical Society building at 632 North Dearborn is visible at the extreme right.
1976
Northwestern University Memorial Hospital campus from Huron Street
View of Northwestern University Memorial Hospital campus seen across East Huron Street. The McGaw Pavilion (240 East Huron Street) stands on the left. The Prentice Women's Hospital (demolished) is partially visible at the far right.
1980
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
View of a driving range and golf course on land immediately south of East Wacker Drive near North Lakeshore Drive. The North Pier Apartments (renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive) and Lake Point Tower are the two high-rise apartment towers in the distance.
1994
Loop skyline from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus
View towards the Loop from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (then University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). Part of the Science and Engineering South building (SES) is visible on the left. A large parking lot is to the right of that building.
1973
Plaza del Lago and 1500 Sheridan Road, Wilmette
View southeast from the Plaza del Lago shopping center (1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette). Part of the shopping center's parking lot off Sheridan road is visible in the foreground. The shop directory is on the brick wall at the far right. The 1500 Sheridan Road condominiums stand across Sheridan Road.
1975
Harrison Tech High School
View in winter of Carter Harrison Technical High School (2850 West 24th Boulevard).
1979
Juvenile Court Building of Cook County
View from West Ogden Avenue of the Juvenile Court Building (1100 South Hamilton Avenue).
1979
Inland Steel from Dickey Road, East Chicago
View from Dickey Road in East Chicago, showing a parking lot, Illinois Central railroad cars, and part of the Inland Steel plant. A tall utility pole with multiple power lines stands out against the sky.
1972
West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street
View northwest from North Franklin Street and West Illinois Street. A large parking lot occupies the block on the southeast corner of West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street. 318 West Grand Street is visible at the right, home to Caravans Awry (a rug store) at the time of the photograph. To the left of that, the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible in the distance. The rear of Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is near the center of the photograph, and the side of Clark & Barlow Hardware (353 West Grand Avenue) is visible at the far left.
1985
North Kingsbury Street and West Superior Street
View looking southeast from North Kingsbury Street, from just south of the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. Parking lots for the Montgomery Ward Company headquarters occupy the block from North Kingsbury Street to North Hudson Street, and the next block to the south, between West Superior and West Huron Streets. The rear of 400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street can be seen facing North Hudson Street. The tan brick building at the southeast corner of North Hudson and West Superior Streets has since been demolished. The John Hancock Center rises on the left, and on the right side of the photograph, the Marina City towers are visible.
1985
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
Navy Pier, parking area
View of a parking area at Navy Pier, looking west towards the city. An elevated walkway covered with a striped awning connects both sides of the terminal building. Bunting decorates the upper level walkways, in celebration of the nation's Bicentennial. Lake Point Tower rises in the background.
1976
Gino's East pizzeria sign and parking lot
View looking east from a parking lot at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Superior Street. There is a sign for Gino's East painted on the wall of the restaurant at the eastern end of the lot. Some of the oval windows of the Prentice Women's Hospital can be seen in the distance on the right.
1976
Huron Street and Wabash Avenue
View northeast from the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Huron Streets. A large parking lot occupies the corner lot in the foreground. Visible behind the parking lot is 48 East Superior Street; to its right, part of the side facade of the Methodist Book Concern Building (740 North Rush Street) is visible. The John Hancock center rises behind.
1976
Aerial view of the area around Ogden Slip
Aerial view to the east from the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) showing land use on the Near North Side around Ogden Slip. Parking lots occupy a large area around Ogden Slip; cleared but unused land is on its south side. North Columbus Drive is in the foreground. In the distance, the James Jardine Water Filtration Plant and Navy Pier are visible on the lakefront. The Kraft-Phenix building and plant, and North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) are in front of Lake Point Tower to the west.
1985
Lakefront at East Monroe Street
Aerial view looking east at Chicago Harbor, the Chicago Yacht Club, and Lake Michigan. East Monroe Street is visible on the lower right.
1972
Parking lot, Linden CTA terminal, Wilmette
View southeast from Linden Avenue towards the parking lot at the CTA Linden terminal. The train yard tower is in the distance in the center of the image.
1971
Church Street and Maple Avenue, Evanston
View northeast from the intersection of Church Street and Maple Avenue. A Dominick's grocery store and its parking lot occupies the northeast corner of this intersection. Behind this, a CTA train travels along the raised embankment. The tower of the Second Baptist Church is visible behind the train embankment.
1976
Industrial buildings and elevated train tracks, North Franklin Street
View looking northeast along North Franklin Street, from the intersection with West Erie Street. The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks run above Franklin Street. In the foreground behind the tracks is 217-225-233 West Huron. Visible next to it on the left is the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). 230 West Superior is to the left of the Bauer Building.
1978
Parking lots along the North Branch of the Chicago River
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are just visible on the upper right of the photograph.
1978
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press Building stands along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
1978
Parking lots and Near North Side buildings
View to the northeast from the southern end of North Saint Clair Street, with parking lots in foreground. In the distance at the upper right is the Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre (now a Doubletree hotel). The Veteran's Administration Research Hospital (later V.A. Lakeside Medical Center) formerly at 333 East Huron Street (demolished), is the grey building to the left of the hotel. At the left is the red brick Underwriters Laboratories building (demolished), with high-rises at 230 and 233 East Ontario Street behind it.
1976

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