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Title:

Medill Ave. (1638-40, 1642-50, 3145-49; Melrose St. and Major Ave.; Menomonee St. (166-72, 215-17); Merrimac Ave. (2626); Michigan Ave. and Calumet Expressway; Michigan Ave. and 55th St.; Michigan Ave. and 56th St.; Michigan Ave. and 57th St.; Michigan Ave. and 58th St.; Michigan Ave. and 59th St.; Michigan Ave. and 61st St. (Folder 433)

Identifier:

JPCC_01_0041_0433

Permalink:

https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3x05xh99

Notes:

Copelin Commercial Photographers recorded exteriors and interiors of buildings that Chicago's building inspectors visited when they investigated problematic structures during the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. Some general views of streets and intersections taken for the Department of Streets and Sanitation, as well as major commercial buildings also fill out the picture of various neighborhoods. The following items list street names followed by specific addresses within parentheses as well as intersection coordinates and landmark building names. Addresses covered: Maypole Ave. (2333, 2342, 2518, 2528, 2537, 2632, 2728, 3200-08, 3238, 3853, 2858, 4130); McLean Ave. (2041); McVicker Ave. and Northwest Hwy.; McVicker Ave. (5423)

Rights:

Copyright not evaluated

Access:

Public access

Photographer:

Copelin Commercial Photographers

Form:

Photographs

Medium:

negatives (photographs)

Extent:

8 x 10 in.

Collection Information

Collection:

James S. Parker Collection

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Series:

Series II: Architecture by Street Name

Box:

41.0

Folder:

433.0

Repository:

University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)

Repository Collection Type:

Manuscript Collections

Repository Location:

Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements:

This project was funded through a generous grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.