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Roscoe Street (Folder 129)
434 West Roscoe Street
1959

Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive (Folder 107)
Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken. Bridges and viaducts include: Indiana Ave. Bridge; Irving Park Rd. Bridge (including 1 print); Kinzie St. Ramp; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Dr. (Irving Park Rd. Belmont); Lake Shore Dr. (Foster, Lawrence, Montrose Viaducts); Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive Bridge. Ogden Slip; Lake Shore Drive (Wilson Ave. Viaduct).
1972

Giraffe sculpture and Cornelia Avenue apartments
View looking northeast across West Cornelia Avenue from North Elaine Place. A large sculpture of a giraffe stands at the southeast corner of the intersection. The apartment buildings at 714 West Cornelia Avenue and 712 West Cornelia Avenue are visible behind the sculpture.
1981

Belmont Harbor
View of boats moored in Belmont Harbor, looking south along the lakefront from a location adjacent to West Hawthorne Place.
1986

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Surf Street, Image 03
Sheridan Road; Surf Street. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Wellington, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Wellington Avenue. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Pine Grove, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Pine Grove Avenue. Looking east.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Fremont, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Fremont Street. Looking east.
1937

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Byron, Image 08
Sheridan Road; Byron Street. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 06
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
1936

Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic and others at Chicago Cubs Opening Day game
Mayor Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic, and others at the Chicago Cubs Opening Day baseball game.
1974

Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines St. Viaduct (Folder 105)
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines St. Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1972

Southport Avenue and Southport CTA station
View north along the west side of North Southport Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The Southport CTA station is atop the elevated train tracks which cross above Southport Avenue; the entrance to the station is under the tracks.
1975

CTA tracks with billboard, Ashland and Roscoe
View north along North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses Ashland Avenue.
1975

Sheridan Road and Sheridan CTA station
View north along North Sheridan Road from just south of the intersection with West Dakin Street, with the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct.
1975

Alta Vista Terrace
View along West Alta Vista Terrace. The street is lined with row houses.
1981

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Briar Place, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Briar Place. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Irving Park Road, Image 03
Sheridan Road; Irving Park Road. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Byron, Image 04
Sheridan Road; Byron Street. Looking south. Photograph was taken at 8:30 AM.
1935

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Byron, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Byron Street. Looking west.
1937

Bridges and viaducts: N. State St. Bridge; Torrence Ave. Bridge; W. Wacker Dr. Viaduct; N. Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge (Folder 100)
Bridges and viaducts: N. State St. Bridge; Torrence Ave. Bridge; W. Wacker Dr. Viaduct; N. Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1971

Sheridan Road at Dakin Street
View north along the west side of North Sheridan Road towards the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct. The intersection with West Dakin Street is near the center of the photograph. A sign for the Festival Theater is at the left.
1975

Houses and apartments, West Melrose Street
Houses and apartments along West Melrose Street at North Paulina Street.
1981

Belmont Harbor and North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings
View looking southwest from Belmont Harbor, towards high-rise apartment buildings on North Lake Shore Drive. 3470 North Lake Shore Drive is on the right, and behind it to the left is Hawthorne House (3450 North Lake Shore Drive).
1986

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Belmont, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Belmont Avenue. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Pine Grove, Image 03
Sheridan Road; Pine Grove Avenue. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Fremont, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Fremont Street. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Sheffield, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Sheffield Avenue. Looking east.
1937

Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 11
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. Looking south. Photograph was taken at 2:30 PM.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 07
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Roscoe
Lake Shore Drive; Roscoe Street. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 9:00 AM.
1938

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Byron, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Byron Street. Looking west.
1936

CTA tracks, Ashland at Roscoe
View north along the west side of North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train track overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses above Ashland Avenue.
1975

Apartment building, Roscoe Street
View of apartment building at 628 West Roscoe Street with a central U-shaped courtyard. The building is on the north side of the street, just west of the intersection with North Broadway.
1981

Row houses, Alta Vista Terrace
View looking north along the west side of West Alta Vista Terrace from just north of the intersection with West Grace Street. 3808 West Alta Vista Terrace is at the left.
1981

Greystones, West Newport Avenue
View looking east along the north side of West Newport Avenue, towards the intersection with North Halsted Street. A nineteenth century greystone at 824 West Newport Avenue is partly visible at the extreme left.
1981

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Briar Place, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Briar Place. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Belmont, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Belmont Avenue. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Fremont, Image 03
Sheridan Road; Fremont Street. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Irving Park Road, Image 05
Sheridan Road; Irving Park Road. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Irving Park Road, Image 04
Sheridan Road; Irving Park Road. Looking west.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Surf Street, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Surf Street. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 8:17 AM.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Irving Park Road, Image 02
Sheridan Road; Irving Park Road. Looking north.
1936

Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Irving Park Road, Image 01
Sheridan Road; Irving Park Road. Looking west. Photograph was taken at 11:35 AM.
1936

Junior Citizen's Committee: King School through Luella School (Folder 582)
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. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: King School (4/18/62); William King School (12/3/63); Kinzie School (2/7/62); Alfred Kohn School (4/9/64, 11/24/64, 2/25/66); Komensky School (2/15/65); Lathrop School (2/7/64); Lawson School (2/28/62); John F. LeMoyne School (n.d.); Lincoln School (10/27/61); Little Flower School (1/16/64); Luella School (12/20/65)
1962

Unidentified Community Activities, 1979 (Folder 616)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Chicago mayors Bilandic and Byrne's campaigns for a cleaner Chicago reached out to community groups, businesses, and students in Chicago's schools.
1979

Wellington Avenue (Folder 157)
455 West Wellington Avenue
1959

652 Roscoe Street, apartment building entranceway
Front entrance to an apartment building at 652 West Roscoe Street, between Broadway and North Elaine Place. The entrance facade features an arch with a carved keystone at the center and pilasters on each side and above.
1981

Saint Alphonsus Church
Saint Alphonsus Church (1429 W Wellington Avenue), seen from West Wellington Street just east of the intersection with Lincoln Avenue. The front entrance to the church is on North Southport Avenue. The Golden Nugget Pancake House is across from the church at the left.
1981

Land use along the lakefront near Lincoln Park
Detail of a land use map showing the area along the lakefront near Lincoln Park and Belmont Harbor. The brown-colored blocks show the locations of buildings which are six or more stories in height.
1980