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California Avenue: Dickinson Seed Company (Folder 17)
Street photography of Dickinson Seed Company Warehouse, 2750 W. 35th Street, South California Avenue and 35th Street
1957
Bus parked behind a prototype to Henry Ford's popular Model T automobile
1933
Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
1933
Cars driving around track at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934
1933
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 53)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
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.
1994
Kalom Drugs, 12th Street and Central Park Avenue
1955
Jastromba Drugs, 12th Street and Keeler
1955
Golden Drugs, 12th Street and East Avenue
1955
Dulla Pharmacy, 25th and Central, Cicero
1955
Havranek Pharmacy, Cermak Road and Kenilworth, Berwyn
1955
Lyons Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue at Prescott, Lyons
1955
Westchester National Park & Shop
1955
Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange
1955
La Grange Road and Burlington Avenue
1955
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
1955
Kopecky Drugs, Roosevelt Road, Broadview
1955
Kopecky Drugs, Roosevelt Road, Broadview
1955
Horky's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield
1955
Fairview Pharmacy, Downers Grove
1955
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
View looking west along West Argyle Street towards the Argyle CTA station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the foreground. Various restaurants and small businesses line both sides of the street.
1975
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
Howard CTA station
View west on West Howard Street at the intersection with North Paulina Street and the CTA Howard station (now part of the Red Line). The entrance to the station is under the viaduct. De Mar's Restaurant and Pancake House is at the right.
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
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
View looking southwest along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 154th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station runs along the east side of the street (now the location of the Harvey Metra Station).
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
Elm Street shops, Winnetka
View looking east at shops along the north side of Elm Street in Winnetka, between Chestnut Street and Green Bay Road. The green awning at the far left is for Phelan's Drug store. Porter's Electric is next to it on the right.
1970
Dempster Street and Skokie Boulevard (U.S. 41), Skokie
View from Dempster Street at Niles Center Road looking southeast across the intersection with Skokie Boulevard (U.S. 41). A Sinclair gas station is in the foreground, and a Standard station is across the street from it. A modern two-story bank building is in the distance, at the southeast corner of Dempster Street and Skokie Boulevard (Skokie Highway).
1969
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
Houses, Emerson Street, Evanston
Houses on the north side of Emerson Street, just east of the intersection with Oak Avenue. 1103 Emerson is at the left.
1976
Apartment houses, West Hutchinson Street
View of apartment houses on the 5200 block of West Hutchinson Street, west of North Laramie Avenue.
1981
Houses and apartments, South Tripp Avenue
View looking north along the east side of South Tripp Avenue, north of the intersection with West 49th Street, showing brick houses and apartment houses. 4847 South Tripp Avenue is at the far right.
1981
Apartment buildings, Hyde Park Boulevard
Apartment buildings on the north side of East Hyde Park Boulevard, just east of South Woodlawn Avenue. The building partially visible at the far left is located at 1220 East Hyde Park Boulevard.
1981
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
Western Avenue at Lawrence
View looking northwest from the intersection of North Western Avenue and West Lawrence Avenue. The Californian Restaurant and Local Loan Company occupy the building on the northwest corner of this intersection.
1967
North Ashland Avenue
View looking south along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of West Ohio Street. The house partially visible at the far right is located at 530 North Ashland Avenue. Next to it on the left is Samuel Caminiti Plumbing and Heating, with a large billboard advertising Sun Life of Canada Insurance installed on the property.
1968
Jefferson Street at West Jackson
View in winter looking north along South Jefferson Street from the intersection with West Jackson Boulevard. Part of 600 West Jackson is visible at the far left. 222 South Jefferson is the small building next to it on the right, and 216 South Jefferson Street is next to that.
1978
Germano-Millgate Apartments
View of the Germano-Millgate Apartments, a public housing complex located at 8808 South Burley Avenue.
1974
West 63rd Street at Kedzie
View looking west along the north side of West 63rd Street. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is in the foreground. Businesses include a Walgreens and a Rexall Drug Store, Marquette Sports Equipment, and Mid-State Beauty School.
1978
Residential and Industrial buildings, East Cullerton Street
View looking southeast across South Indiana Avenue, from the intersection with East Cullerton Street. A parking lot is in the foreground at the southeast corner of the intersection, with the side of a nineteenth-century house at 213 East Cullerton behind it. Rising behind that is the Atwell Building (221 East Cullerton Street). Part of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant is visible in the distance on the far right.
1980
West Morse Street near Elevated train station
View looking east along West Morse Street from just west of the Morse station on the CTA Red Line. Numerous retail businesses including a bakery, restaurant and liquor store occupy the single story building on the 1400 block. The east half of that building is now demolished.
1982
Western Avenue at West Devon Avenue
View looking northeast across Western Avenue at the intersection with West Devon Avenue. A low-rise commercial building (2348-2358 West Devon Avenue) occupies the northeast corner of the intersection. Devon Hobby Models occupies the retail space on that corner. In the distance on the left is the Devon Bank (6445 N. Western Avenue).
1982
North Lincoln Avenue businesses
View looking north along the sidewalk on North Lincoln Avenue, north of the intersection with West Leland Avenue. Diagonal on-street parking is provided in front of the large mixed-use building at 4717-4729 North Lincoln Avenue, which includes street-level retail businesses and apartments on the upper floors. A neon sign reading "Photography by Furla" is suspended over the sidewalk in front of this building. Delicatessen Meyer (closed, formerly 4750 North Lincoln Avenue) is in the distance on the left.
1980
East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
1976
North Michigan Avenue at Superior Street
View looking northwest across North Michigan Avenue towards the intersection with East Superior Street. At the upper left is the Central Life Building (North Central Life Insurance Building, 720 North Michigan Avenue). To its right, the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished) is partially visible.
1976
North Wells Street from West Evergreen Avenue
View looking north along the east side of North Wells Street from the intersection of West Evergreen Avenue. The Bijou Theater, a gay adult venue at 1349 North Wells Street, and the Over 21 store next to it are now closed.
1976
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
1970
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 55)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Bittersweet Place (Folder 11)
High-rise apartment buildings, located at 732 Bittersweet Place
1952

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