30 Vintage Postcards Show Chicago’s Restaurants in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen American servicemen returned home from World War II, they brought with them stories and souvenirs from the […]
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Fascinating Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Tri-Taylor Neighborhood, Chicago in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by Lou Fourcher, a University of Chicago Ph.D. psychology student, for a project sponsored […]
20 Photos of Sheffield Garden Walk, Chicago in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Garden Walk was a vital part of the promotion of Sheffield as an attractive urban neighborhood. The […]
Photos of Southern Railway 4501 Visiting Chicago in June 1973
This post was originally published on this siteThe photos from Marty Bernard were taken from the Roosevelt Road Viaduct and the trains were on the […]
April 15, 1964: Gail Wise Was the First Person to Buy a Ford Mustang
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 15, 1964, two days before the Ford Mustang was officially supposed to go on sale, one […]
35 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMayor Richard J. Daley, a Democrat, was elected in 1955, in the era of machine politics. In 1956, […]
Beautiful Vintage Kodachrome Photos of Mid-Century Chicago
This post was originally published on this siteThese Kodachrome photographs were taken by Harold Mayer, a pioneer of urban geography and specialist in urban and […]
Chicago in the early 1970s Through Amazing Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteLife was good during the late ’60s and early ’70s. Railroad provided employment, church’s influenced a lot of […]
The Midget Club at 4016 W. 63rd St in Chicago, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteThe bar was run by Chicago native Parnell St. Aubin, who’d played a Munchkin soldier in The Wizard […]
40 Photos Show What Chicago Looked Like in the Mid-1990s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1990s, Chicago transformed itself from a would-be Rust Belt casualty to the global metropolis it is […]
30 Funny ”Your Ideal Love Mate” Arcade Cards From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteUsually, people seek answers to questions such as when and where they will magically find true love. These […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of the Marine Angel Going Through Drawbridges on the Chicago River in 1953
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, the 600-foot-long, 70-foot-wide Marine Angel transited the Chicago River. The freighter had only seven inches of […]
Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Chicago in 1988
This post was originally published on this site“A look at a man plunged into a rugged city in the diversity of his urbanism” is how […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Cloris Leachman as Miss Chicago in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteCloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended Illinois State University and […]
Michigan Loggers Pose Alongside Their World Record Haul, a Load of More Than 36,000 Board-Feet of Lumber Destined for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteTo show off Michigan’s forest industry at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, lumberjacks from the Great Lakes State […]
Potato Chip Distributor Wearing 2-Pound Container Tin Barrel at National Potato Chip Institute Convention, 1949
This post was originally published on this sitePotato Chip distributor wearing two pound container and arriving for National Potato Chip Institute convention at the Edgewater […]
Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1970s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteCharles William (Bill) Brubaker (1926-2002) was a member of the Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins & Will from 1950 […]
Woman Sitting on an Iron Girder Atop the Wrigley Building, 1920
This post was originally published on this siteAfter finding the bricklaying business too full of ups and downs, this amazing young girl decided to take […]
John Vachon’s Chicago in candid photos, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteIn the hardships caused by the Great Depression, the American government created the Farm Security Administration to help […]
Cabinet Card of a Provocative Woman on a Fainting Couch in Chicago, Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteThis cabinet card features a young smiling woman lying on a fainting couch. The image is quite risque […]
Found Photos Capture Young Women of Chicago in Swimsuits From the late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe bikini was officially invented in 1946 and named after the Bikini Atoll in the south Pacific, where […]
24 Amazing Color Photos Capture Chicago’s Street Scenes During the Blizzard of 1979
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January […]
50 Color Found Snaps That Show the 1948-1949 Chicago Railroad Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead
This post was originally published on this siteMildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she […]
45 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, white residents in several neighborhoods of Chicago left the city for the suburban areas – […]