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North Lake Shore Drive at North Avenue
View looking southwest from the southern terminus of Lincoln Park, just north of East North Boulevard, toward apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive. 1550 North Lake Shore Drive is visible in the right foreground. Next to it on the left is 1540 North Lake Shore Drive, designed in the style of a French chateau, with a slate roof and projecting turrets on the front facade.
1985
Chicago Harbor and city skyline
View of the Chicago harbor, looking northwest from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. Grant Park is visible behind the harbor, and the city skyline rises behind it. The First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) stands on the left; the Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), John Hancock Center, and 400 East Randolph are near the center of the image. Lake Point Tower stands out on the right.
1970
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza looking northeast. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. High rise apartment buildings Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive) are visible behind.
1982
Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking southwest from Grant Park. The University Club is visible at the far right of the image. Next to it, across Monroe Street to the south, stands the Monroe Building. The People's Gas Building, located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, is at the center of the image.
1984
Loop high-rises from Grant Park
View from Grant Park toward the Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center) and Loop high-rises, including the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building).
1972
Auburn Park lagoon and apartment building
View northwest west across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway.
1974
Apartment buildings, Kenwood
View looking northeast from the lakefront towards high-rise apartment buildings across South Lake Shore Drive. Regents Park North Tower (5020 South Lake Shore Drive) is on the left, with one of the Twin Towers Apartments (1649 East 50th Street) visible next to it on the right. Further to the right is The Powhatan (4950 South Chicago Beach Drive).
1981
West Lawn Park play area and Fieldhouse
View of a playground area with swings and a sandbox at the north end of West Lawn Park. The rear of the West Lawn Park Fieldhouse is visible behind this.
1977
Apartment building and house overlooking Auburn Park
View looking northwest across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building (462 West Winneconna Parkway) and a nineteenth-century house (demolished).
1974
Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
1995
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
1982
Loop skyline from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall and Loop skyscrapers, looking northwest from Grant Park. The Chicago Cultural Center (originally Chicago Public Library) is visible near the center of the image. The Prudential building is at the right, behind the tree.
1982
Michigan Avenue streetwall from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall looking southwest from Grant Park. From left to right are the CNA Plaza, the Metropolitan Tower on the Park (formerly Britannica Center), Santa Fe Building, The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street), People's Gas Building, Monroe Building, and University Club. The "Gage Group" buildings are visible near the right.
1982
Municipal Parking Garage, State and Wacker
View of the Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1 at the corner of North State Street and West Wacker Drive. The address was 11 W. Wacker.
1982
First Baptist Congregational Church
View northwest from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
1974
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View of the top part of one of Fernando Botero's bronze sculptures, during the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The upper parts of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza) and the Aon Center are visible behind the work.
1994
Apartments and shops, Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street, Winnetka
View southeast from the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street. A sign for Indian Hill Park is in the foreground. A number of shops occupy the ground floor of the mixed-use residential-commercial building adjacent to the park on the north side of Winnetka Avenue, including White's Drug Store, Avery Murphy TV Radio, A Record Store, Indian Hill Cleaners and Indian Hill Beauty Salon.
1984
Boats in Diversey Harbor and Lincoln Park apartment buildings
View looking southwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor, and towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) in Lincoln Park. The Diversey Yacht Club building is visible on the left side of the image, and the 345 West Fullerton Parkway condominiums rise behind that. The 2400 North Lakeview Apartments are near the center of the image, and to the right of it are 2430 North Lakeview Avenue, 2440 North Lakeview Avenue, and 2450 North Lakeview Avenue.
1980
Navy Pier, Auditorium Building
View of the Auditorium Building at the east end of Navy Pier, looking northeast from the lake. The Beer Garden entrance arch is visible on the far left, part of a major Navy Pier renovation project completed in 1995.
1995
Near North Side high-rises from Navy Pier
View looking northwest towards Near North Side high-rises from a park near the entrance to Navy Pier at the intersection of North Streeter Drive/ East Ohio Street and East Grand Avenue. Part of the Lakefront Trail is visible in the foreground. The Days Inn hotel (originally a Holiday Inn, 644 North Lake Shore Drive) is visible on the right. The Onterie Center (later Axis Apartments) at 441 East Erie Street is behind the hotel. The John Hancock Center is visible at the far right.
1995
Grove Street at Chicago Avenue, Evanston
View looking northwest from that corner of Raymond Park. The building on the left with the colonnaded portico (1490 Chicago Avenue) is the First Church of Christ Scientist. The apartment buildings on the right face Grove Street. The American Hospital Supply Corporation building (1560 Sherman Avenue) is visible under construction in the distance.
1976
Navy Pier, outdoor patio
View of people seated in an outdoor patio near the western end of Navy Pier. The entrance to Charlie's Ale House restaurant and pub is behind them. Now closed, the restaurant was part of a major Pier renovation project completed in 1995.
1995
Illinois National Guard Chicago Avenue Armory
View looking west between East Chicago Avenue and East Pearson Street, at the Illinois National Guard Armory building (222 East Chicago Avenue). Lake Shore Park is in the foreground. Part of the First National Bank of Chicago building (now Chase Tower) and Water Tower Place are visible against the sky.
1990
Lincoln Park and Near North Side skyline
View of the skyline of the Near North Side, seen from the southern tip of Lincoln Park, where sunbathers are relaxing. The Oak Street Beach is visible in the middle of the image.
1970
Daley Bicentennial Park
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Park and Plaza (now part of Maggie Daley Park), located south of East Randolph Street and east of South Columbus Drive. The prominently visible high-rise apartment buildings are Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive).
1982
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View southwest from Grant Park, showing buildings forming the South Michigan Avenue "streetwall".
1984
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View southwest from Grant Park towards early skyscrapers along South Michigan Avenue. The Congress Hotel and Auditorium building stand in the center of the photo.
1972
Prudential Building from Grant Park
View of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza), located at 130 East Randolph Street, from Grant Park.
1962
Apartment buildings, Indian Boundary Park
View of the Park Gables apartments, Tudor Revival style co-op apartment buildings facing onto the northern edge of Indian Boundary Park.
1981
Douglas Park Fieldhouse
View of the fieldhouse in Douglas Park, seen across the lake in winter.
1979
Navy Pier Headhouse
View of the Navy Pier Headhouse from the park immediately to the west of it. The sign for the Chicago Children's Museum, which opened at Navy Pier in 1995, is visible on the front of the building.
1995
Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking southwest from Grant Park, The Monroe Building (104 S. Michigan Avenue) is at the right. The People's Gas Building, located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, is visible at the center of the image.
1984
Apartment building adjacent to Loyola Park
View looking west across the western edge of Loyola Park towards an apartment building at 1122 West Lunt Avenue. A parking lot for users of the park facilities sits between the apartment building and the park itself.
1982
Boats in Diversey Harbor, and high-rise apartment buildings
View looking northwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor and high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums). 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, and one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway) are partially visible through the trees.
1983
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from Pearson Park
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near the corner of East Pearson Street, with Pearson Park (now Lake Shore Park) in the foreground. Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are prominently visible.
1976
Daley Bicentennial Park
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Park and Plaza (now part of Maggie Daley Park), located south of East Randolph Street and east of South Columbus Drive. The prominently visible high-rise apartment buildings are Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive).
1982
Indian Boundary Park and apartment buildings
View northeast from West Lunt Avenue towards apartment buildings facing the western perimeter of Indian Boundary Park. The building with the turrets is the Park Castle Apartments (2416-2458 West Greenleaf Avenue).
1981
Chess Pavilion and Near North Side skyline
View looking south toward Near North Side skyscrapers from the lakefront at the south end of Lincoln Park. The John Hancock Center rises in the center. A group of people, some of whom are playing chess, have gathered near the Chess Pavilion (far right).
1976
Loop skyline from Grant Park
View northwest towards Michigan Avenue and Loop high-rises from the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Monroe Street in Grant Park. The First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) is visible under construction at the upper left.
1968
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View towards South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park. Trees are in the foreground and Willoughby Tower rises behind.
1986
Marktown Park and houses, East Chicago
View in winter towards houses in Marktown, seen from Marktown Park.
1972
MacArthur Golf Course, East Chicago, Indiana
View in winter of buildings and park benches at MacArthur Golf Course, located along Indianapolis Boulevard (US-12) between McShane Avenue and West Columbus Drive.
1972
Boats in Diversey Harbor, and Lincoln Park apartment buildings
View looking southwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor, and towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) in Lincoln Park. The Diversey Yacht Club building is visible on the left of the photograph. The 345 West Fullerton Parkway condominiums are in the distance on the left. The 2400 North Lakeview Apartments are near the center of the image, and to the right of that are 2430 North Lakeview Avenue, 2440 North Lakeview Avenue, and 2450 North Lakeview Avenue.
1977
Diversey Miniature Golf Course
View looking west from the Diversey Miniature Golf Course, a 18-hole miniature golf course located within Lincoln Park at 141 West Diversey Parkway. 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway), and the Saint Joseph Hospital (2900 North Lake Shore Drive) are all partially visible in the distance.
1976
Boats in Diversey Harbor and North Lakeview Avenue apartment buildings
View looking northwest from Diversey Harbor towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) on North Lakeview Avenue. 2626 North Lakeview Avenue is on the left and 2650 North Lakeview Avenue is on the right.
1977
Grant Park, Art Institute and Michigan Avenue
View southwest from a corner of Grant Park near the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Monroe Street. The Art Institute buildings are visible, with the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" in the distance. The reddish-colored CNA Plaza stands against the sky near the upper center, and the Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower) is in front of it.
1982
Grant Park and Loop skyscrapers
Pedestrians walking in Grant Park with Loop skyscrapers in the distance. The Prudential Building and John Hancock Center are near the center of the image.
1970
Grant Park and South Michigan Avenue
View from Grant Park toward the Michigan Avenue "streetwall". On the left are the Hilton Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, and Torco Building (originally Chicago Musical College Building). The sign for the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage is just above the trees at the center of the image.
1984
First Baptist Congregational Church
View west from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
1974
First Baptist Congregational Church
View west from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
1974

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