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Lewis Drugs, Archer Avenue

1955

Window at Harry's Drugs, S. Leavitt Street and 23rd Place

1955

Pelikan Drugs, 26th Street and Lawndale

1955

Jastromba Drugs, 12th Street and Keeler

1955

Finnegan Drugs, Roosevelt Road and Austin

1955

Golden Drugs, 12th Street and East Avenue

1955

Dulla Pharmacy, 25th and Central, Cicero

1955

Lyons Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue at Prescott, Lyons

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

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

Wilmette Avenue at Central Avenue, Wilmette

View looking northeast towards Wilmette Avenue from the intersection with Central Avenue, showing modern-styled traffic signals and raised brick planters installed at this intersection. Lyman Sargent's Pharmacy is on the left, and a used clothing resale shop, Once More With Feeling, stands on the northeast corner of the intersection.

1980

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

The Orange Crate, Long Grove, Illinois

View of The Orange Crate, a shop located in a nineteenth-century house at 114 Old McHenry Road, in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois.

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

Lake Street Mall, Oak Park

View of the Lake Street pedestrian mall in Oak Park, looking east along the north side of the street toward North Marion Street. Store signs for Singer (sewing machines), Whitney, and Maple Furriers are partially visible behind the trees.

1976

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

Division Street, west from Hoyne Avenue

View looking west along West Division Street from the intersection with North Hoyne Avenue, with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital (under construction.) Part of Roberto Clemente High School is visible behind the hospital.

1974

East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district

View looking west along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, towards the intersection with Indianapolis Boulevard. The intersection with Short Street is in the foreground at the far right. A number of small businesses line the street, including Schoenbergs, Hoffman Pharmacy, and Lewin's Wearing Apparel.

1972

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

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

731-733 North Wells Street

View of a four-story nineteenth century brick building located at the northeast corner of North Wells and West Superior Streets. The Brehon Pub (731 North Wells Street) is on the ground floor at the corner. Next to it on the left is Phoenix Design Ltd. (733 North Wells Street), a home furnishings store.

1985

Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue

View looking northwest across West Grand Street at the Off Center shopping mall (300 West Grand Avenue), an outlet shopping mall. The wall of the former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. On the extreme right, a CTA train passes on the elevated tracks above North Franklin Street.

1980

Tuscany Studios statuary display, Ohio Street at Wells

View looking northwest across the north side of West Ohio Street at the intersection with North Wells Street. In the foreground is a sidewalk display of concrete and plaster statuary at the retail location for Tuscany Studios, 163 West Ohio Street. 600 North Wells Street is at the far left. The building next to it on the right has been demolished. Behind that, the top part of 215 West Ontario Street (the former Kroeschell, Inc. headquarters) is visible.

1976

Flower beds in front of Saks Fifth Avenue

View to the north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, north of the intersection with East Erie Street. Large flowerbeds and trees line the grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk. The awnings of the Saks Fifth Avenue store (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) are visible above the sidewalk.

1976

Landscaped parkway in front of Saks Fifth Avenue

View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. The grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street is planted with trees and tulips. Saks Fifth Avenue (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind the landscaping.

1984

East Chicago Avenue from west of Rush Street

View looking east along the north side of East Chicago Avenue, from west of the intersection with North Rush Street. The lower part of Amanda Apartments (56-60 East Chicago Avenue) with their street-level stores are visible. Behind that, in the upper right, part of the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel is visible (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished).

1982

625 North Michigan Avenue

Street-level view looking northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the intersection with East Ontario Street. 625 North Michigan Avenue has its original open footings and recessed facade at street level. The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind it, across East Ontario Street. The center of the broad sidewalk along Michigan Avenue is landscaped with trees and shrubs, and offers bench seating.

1982

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

Ralph Lauren shop window, North Michigan Avenue

View of a window display at a Ralph Lauren store then located on the west side of North Michigan Avenue across from the Drake Hotel. The hotel's facade is reflected in the shop window.

1993

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

Stores on South State Street

View of street-level storefronts on the west side of State Street just north of 36 South State Street.

1987

Pedestrians in front of Marshall Field's Store

View of pedestrians on the sidewalk on the State Street Mall outside the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's) during the holiday season. A large yellow sculpture is visible on the left.

1980

Randolph Street at State Street

View looking southeast across Randolph Street towards the intersection with North State Street. On the upper left is the Marshall Field's store; At the right is the Bay State building (part of the Springer Block, 126-146 North State Street).

1980

Pedestrians on State Street Mall

Pedestrians stroll on the State Street Mall during the holiday season. The department stores Carson Pirie Scott (now Sullivan Center) and Wieboldt's (now One North State Street) are at the right. Marina City is in the distance at the left.

1980