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Devon Avenue commercial area
View west along the north side of West Devon Avenue. The intersection with North Artesian Avenue is on the left side of the image. Numerous shops, including Towne Shoes and Slivka's Shoes, line the street.
1978







West 95th Street business corridor
View looking east along West 95th Street. The intersection with South Leavitt Street is in the middle of the photograph. At the right, the sign for the parking lot for Himmel Furs (2201 West 95th Street, now Andriana Furs) is visible.
1974








18th Street, Pilsen
View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
1981

Gately's People's Store, South Michigan Avenue commercial strip
View looking north along a thriving commercial strip on South Michigan Avenue. Gately's department store (Gately's People Store, 11201 South Michigan Avenue at East 112th Street) with its five-story parking garage is visible near the center of the image. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street. The light posts are decorated for the Christmas holiday season.
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

Apartment block with street-level retail, North Clark Street
View looking southwest along the west side of North Clark Street, at a 1920s apartment block with street-level retail businesses, located between West Thome Avenue and West Granville Avenue (6200 - 6244 North Clark Street).
1976







North Clark Street, Andersonville
View north along the west side of the 5200 block of North Clark Street from the intersection with West Farragut Avenue. Svea, a Swedish restaurant, is visible.
1981





Halsted Street at 13th Street
View north along the east side of South Halsted Street from the intersection with West 13th Street. Howard Style Shop and Weinstein's Modern Clothing are in the foreground at the right.
1981