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Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company building
The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
1933
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 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
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
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
View looking west along the north side of West Ontario Street at 222 West Ontario (home to Lino's Ristorante at the time of the photograph), the Deahl Building (also with address of 222 West Ontario), and the Leahy Building (226 West Ontario). To the left of these buildings, the intersection with West Franklin Street is visible, with the CTA elevated tracks running above Franklin Street. A large billboard advertising Newport cigarettes is affixed to the side of the elevated track structure.
1985
70 West Erie Street
View of the front facade of a four-story, nineteenth-century building located at 70 West Erie Street, just east of the intersection with East Clark Street. The address of this building is also given as 661 N. Clark Street. At the time of the photograph, the building had been renovated to house Salvador's, a Mexican restaurant.
1985
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
Michigan-Ohio Building with corner restaurant, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Michigan-Ohio Building, an eight-story office building formerly located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street (612 N. Michigan). At the time of the photo, the building housed a Chinese restaurant on the corner, and other retail businesses on the street level and second floor.
1992
Szechwan House Restaurant, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Szechwan House, a Chinese restaurant located at the street level of the Michigan-Ohio Building (612 N. Michigan), at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street. Andriana Furs is above it on the second floor.
1993
Wabash Avenue with Mort's Deli
View along North Wabash Avenue, showing Mort's Deli (159 North Wabash Avenue) with outdoor seating along the sidewalk. The CTA elevated tracks are visible on the upper left.
1987
Restaurant workers prepare tables at the Swift exhibit during the Century of Progress International Exposition.
1933
Lincoln Oasis
View of the Lincoln Oasis, located along the Tri-State Tollway near South Holland, Illinois.
1970
Crossroads Restaurant, Wilmette
View at dusk of the Crossroads Restaurant (601 Green Bay Road) situated on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Green Bay Road. The neon sign for the Wil-Shore Motors Ford dealership (611 Green Bay Road) is visible at the right.
1975
"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
1976
East 23rd Street with Sauer's Restaurant sign
View looking east along East 23rd Street towards McCormick Place. Sauer's Restaurant is in the right foreground. Behind that, the red brick facade of the P. S. Recording Studio (formerly at 323 East 23rd Street) is visible.
1978
East Ontario Street at Rush Street
View looking west along East Ontario Street. On the right of the image is Lawry's restaurant, at the corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets. The Hanley Dawson Cadillac dealership (now demolished) is behind Lawry's, on the block between North Rush Street and North Wabash Avenue. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Chicago), at the southwest corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets is at the left. Part of the Medinah Temple with its distinctive onion dome is visible behind the Croydon.
1976
Nankin Restaurant, North Dearborn Street
View of Nankin Restaurant at 230 North Dearborn Street and West Wacker Drive, with high-rise buildings in the background.
1951
Hyatt Regency Chicago
View of a cafe located on the bridge between Tower 1 and Tower 2 in the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel.
1980
Replica of main dining room of the Heidelberg Inn
1933
The Old Heidelberg Inn restaurant at the Century of Progress Foreign Villages exhibition.
1933
Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company exhibition building at the Century of Progress International Exposition
The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
1933
Belvidere Oasis, Illinois Tollway
View of the Belvidere Oasis, located along the Illinois Tollway I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway), east of Rockford Mile Marker 54.5.
1971
Cermak Road near Whipple Street
View looking west along West Cermak Road. Nuestra Senora del Tepeyac (Our Lady of Tepeyac) church is on the left, at the intersection with South Whipple Street.
1970
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
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II
View of the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II (201 East Wacker Drive). The restaurant peninsula on the right sits above a shallow pool with fountains. There is a raised circular lounge area behind that to the left, and another bar/lounge area with a piano is visible on the extreme left.
1980
East Erie Street at Rush Street
View looking northwest along the north side of East Erie Street from the intersection with North Rush Street. The Chez Paul restaurant (660 North Rush Street) is visible on the right of the image. The top of Nickerson House (now Driehaus Museum) is visible through the trees near the center of the image. At the far left is a corner of the American College of Surgeons building at 55 East Erie Street (demolished).
1976
East Illinois Street looking west from North Rush Street
View looking west along East Illinois Street from east of the intersection with North Rush Street. There is a parking garage on the corner of Rush and Illinois Streets and the Corona Cafe (501 North Rush Street) stands on the opposite corner. In the middle of the image, an elevated portion of North Wabash Street passes over Illinois Street. Beyond that is a warehouse structure at East Illinois and North Dearborn Streets.
1976
Shop signs and awnings, 535 North Michigan Avenue
View of awnings and signs for restaurants and shops at 535 North Michigan Avenue. Nathan's Downtown is on the upper level. Below it are signs for Croissant and Co. and The Forgotten Woman.
1993
Oasis, Illinois Tollway
View of an oasis located on the Illinois Tollway. A restaurant and gift shop were located in the bridge over the tollway.
1971
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
View north on North Lincoln Avenue towards Lawrence Avenue. The outer part of Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza is in the foreground. Diagonal on-street parking is available in front of some of the shops. Banners for the Meyer Delicatessen (formerly at 4750 North Lincoln Avenue) are on the left.
1980
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
Lino's Ristorante canopy
Canopy over the entrance to Lino's Ristorante, which occupied the street level of 222 West Ontario Street at the time of the photograph.
1985
Small businesses, North Wells Street
Independent small businesses occupy the street level of a nineteenth-century building at 544-550 North Wells Street, located just south of the intersection with West Ohio Street. Delish offered lunch items and pizza; next to it is "3 Little Bakers" bakery.
1985
Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant
View of the entrance to Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant, located at 110 East Pearson Street, on the street level of the Elysees Condominium building. The sign on the wall to the right of the door reads "Don Roth's at the Water Tower".
1982
Rear of Henrici's Restaurant, W. Randolph Street
View of the rear of Henrici's restaurant (67-71 W. Randolph Street) from the alley.
1962
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 56)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Manzo's Restaurant parade float with Cece Parker
Manzo's Restaurant parade float with Cece Parker in downtown Chicago
1982
Wesley's Dining Room sign, Skokie
Night view of the illuminated sign for Wesley's Dining Room.
1975
La Rosa Restaurant sign, Skokie
Night view showing the illuminated neon sign for the La Rosa Italian Restaurant in Skokie.
1975
Walker Bros Original Pancake House, Wilmette
View looking south through the rain along Green Bay Road at Walker Bros Original Pancake House restaurant, with its neon sign illuminated. The restaurant is located at 153 Green Bay Road in Wilmette.
1975
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
North Broadway Avenue businesses
View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Broadway, south of the intersection with West Bryn Mawr Avenue. 5549 North Broadway, a two story brick building, is near the center of the photograph. 5545 North Broadway, which housed a photo studio at the time the photograph was taken, is partly visible at the far right.
1980
Hanley Dawson Cadillac and Lawry's restaurant
View looking northwest along East Ontario Street. The Hanley Dawson Cadillac dealership (now demolished) stands on the block between North Rush Street and North Wabash Avenue. Lawry's restaurant, at the northeast corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets, is partially visible on the right.
1976
Design for a cafe on the State Street Mall
Rendering showing an outdoor sidewalk cafe on the State Street Mall. The Carson Pirie Scott store is in the background on the left.
1979
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II
View of a circular dining area in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II. The area is raised above a shallow pool with fountains.
1980
West Granville Avenue
View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
1980
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
1976
Restaurants on Rush Street
View of restaurants located in nineteenth-century residential buildings along the east side of North Rush Street. At the far right of the image is Armando's Restaurant, at Rush and East Superior Streets. A large sign for Club Alabam (747 North Rush Street), a dining and dance establishment, stands on the rooftops near the center of the image. On the left is the south facade - facing Chicago Avenue - of Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn). Part of the John Hancock Center is visible at the upper right.
1976
Apartment houses and businesses on North State Street
View along the west side of North State Street, looking north from West Ontario Street. On the left are dilapidated nineteenth-century apartments with street-level retail businesses. On the right is the Dana Hotel at 666 North State Street (demolished). The top part of the Lawson House YMCA building (Victor F. Lawson YMCA) located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, is visible in the background.
1976
Signs and awnings, 535 North Michigan Avenue
View looking east along East Grand Avenue at awnings and signs for shops and restaurants on the Grand Avenue facade of 535 North Michigan Avenue.
1993

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