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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 1 (Folder 17)
21 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 1 (1996)
Date:
1996
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
246 Images
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.
Date:
1994
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Howard CTA station
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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.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Train overpass, South Martin Luther King Drive
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View looking north along South Martin Luther King Drive towards a viaduct which serves as a train overpass. The intersection with East 91st Place is just beyond the viaduct. At the right side of the photograph, behind a "Children Crossing" sign, two billboards advertise cigarettes and crackers.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 3 (Folder 19)
36 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 3 (1997)
Date:
1997
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Chicago and Northwestern RR Bridge through Ogden Ave. Bridge (Folder 28)
10 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Chicago and Northwestern RR Bridge (undated); Morgan St. Bridge (1914); Ogden Ave. Bridge (1924, 1943, 1969); Ogden Ave. Viaduct (1995)
Date:
1914-1995
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 113)
232 Images
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. This folder includes images of E. 95th St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge ; 106th St. Bridge; 130th St. & S. Halsted; State St., Lake Shore Drive. Outer Drive (Ogden Slip).
Date:
1972
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA elevated tracks north of Howard station
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue towards the viaduct for the CTA elevated tracks (now part of the Purple Line). The east wall of the building at 222 Chicago Avenue (Evanston) is visible at the far left.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Monroe St. Bridge and North Ave. Bridge (Folder 27)
12 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Monroe St. Bridge (1917, 1919, 1975, 1984); North Ave. Bridge (1914, 1953, 1954, 1982)
Date:
1917-1982
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Halsted St. Viaduct through Jackson Blvd. Viaduct (Folder 41)
29 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Halsted St. Viaduct (rendering, 1960); Harrison St. Bridge (1940, 1958); Jackson Blvd. Bridge (1953); Jackson Blvd. Viaduct (over Kennedy) (1958)
Date:
1940-1960
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 6 (Folder 22)
25 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Michigan Ave. Viaduct 6 (1997)
Date:
1997
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (Folder 48)
31 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (undated 4 x 5 negatives, 1935, 1966, 1967)
Date:
1935-1967
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: 23rd St. Viaduct; W. 35th St. Bridge; 55th St. Underpass; 91st. St. Viaduct; 92nd St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge. (Folder 84)
53 Images
Bridges and viaducts: 23rd St. Viaduct; W. 35th St. Bridge; 55th St. Underpass; 91st. St. Viaduct; 92nd St. Bridge; 100th St. 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.
Date:
1969
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago South Shore Line Station
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View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard near the Indiana Toll Road, just south of the intersection with South Roxanna Drive. The overpass for the South Shore Line electric railroad crosses above Indianapolis Boulevard; the station house and parking for the East Chicago station is just to the right of the viaduct. The embankment for the South Shore Line is visible beyond the station on the right side of the image. A billboard for a local car dealership stands on the roof of the station house. A sign on the right side of Indianapolis Boulevard reads "Dr. John B. Nicosia, Mayor, Welcomes You To East Chicago Indiana. Please Drive Carefully!"
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (Folder 47A)
22 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (1939, 1940, 1947, 1953)
Date:
1939-1953
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: E. Randolph St. Viaduct; Roosevelt Road Viaduct; N. Sangamon St.; N. State St. Bridge (Folder 82)
101 Images
Bridges and viaducts: E. Randolph St. Viaduct; Roosevelt Road Viaduct; N. Sangamon St.; N. State St. 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.
Date:
1969?
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: S. Harlem Ave.; W. Indiana Bridge; Kedzie St. Bridge (Folder 89)
118 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Harlem Ave.; W. Indiana Bridge; Kedzie St. 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.
Date:
1970
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Western Ave. Bridge through 19th St. (Con-Rail Viaduct) (Folder 34)
28 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Western Ave. Bridge, 1934, 1953, undated aerial including Belmont Ave. Bridge); S. Western Ave. Bridge at 27th St. (1932, 1939, 1943); S. Western Ave. Bridge at 31st St. (1943, 1972); Wilson Ave. Bridge (1914, 1940); 18th St. Viaduct (undated, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975)19th St. (Con-Rail Viaduct) (undated)
Date:
1914-1975
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 97)
160 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Kennedy Feeder ramp; W. Kinzie St. Bridge; Kilpatrick-Kinzie Viaduct; E. Lake St. Viaduct; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive (Outer drive. Ogden Slip); Lake Shore Drive at Wilson; La Salle 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.
Date:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Archer Ave. Bridge through California Ave. Bridge and various images (Folder 36)
18 Images
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Bridget, the Bridge Mascot (1942); Bascule Bridge model (1942); Chicago before bridges (Indian rendering, undated, copy negative); Aerial photos over South Branch of Chicago River (undated); Aerial photo over main branch of Chicago (undated); Archer Ave. Bridge (1964); Argyle St. Bridge (1964); Ashland and Medill (1954); Balbo Ave. Viaduct (undated); Belmont Ave. (viaduct over Kennedy expressway) (1959); California Ave. Bridge (1954)
Date:
1942-1964
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct (Folder 118)
124 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. 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.
Date:
1973
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View north on Western Avenue from north of West Fulton Street towards the train overpass and Western Avenue station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Train overpasses, West 87th Street
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View looking east along West 87th Street from just east of the intersection with South Eggleston Avenue, towards three viaducts of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (C&WI railroad) line which serve as a train overpasses. In the distance, a freight train with oil cars is visible crossing the third overpass. Billboards flank both sides of the entrance to the viaduct.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Polk St. Bridge through Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (Folder 29)
31 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Polk St. Bridge (1941, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1966, 1969); Polk St. Viaduct (1983); S. Pulaski Rd. Bridge (1942, 1975); Randolph St. Bridge (1914, 1944, 1971? rendering, 1971?); Roosevelt Rd. Bridge (1922, 1924. 1927, 1929, 1930, 1954, 1994); Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (1925, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1994)
Date:
1914-1994
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Post Office Viaduct and Randolph St. Bridge (Folder 45)
36 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Post Office Viaduct (1966); Randolph St. Bridge (drawing related to the Chicago Fire, undated rendering, 1940
Date:
1940-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 86)
69 Images
Bridges and viaducts: W. Adams St.; W. Addison St.; Archer-Ashland Overpass; Argyle and Wilson Underpass; N. Ashland Ave.; W. Belmont; Berwyn Underpass; Bryn Mawr Underpass; Chicago-Halsted Viaduct; W. Cortland St. 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.
Date:
1970
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA elevated tracks north of Howard station
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue towards the viaduct for the CTA elevated tracks (now part of the Purple Line). A corner of the building at 222 Chicago Avenue (Evanston) is visible at the left.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View north on Western Avenue from north of West Fulton Street towards the train overpass and Western Avenue station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A train is passing in front of the station.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Independence Boulevard
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View looking north along Independence Boulevard from the intersection with West Fillmore Street. A railroad viaduct passes over the boulevard in the distance, and playground equipment stands on the median in front of the viaduct.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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