40 Amazing Photos of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893
This post was originally published on this siteThe World’s Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary […]
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23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Chicago Night Clubs’ Scene From the Mid-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1975 and 1977, sometimes five nights a week, photographer Michael Abramson traveled from his northern Chicago suburb […]
Bike Keeps Family in Stitches, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteCarrying four persons and a sewing machine, the world’s weirdest bicycle had a tryout in Chicago, Illinois, in […]
Pictures of Graf Zeppelin over Chicago that left the onlookers in complete awe, 1929
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photographs show the airship Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 flying over Chicago in August 1929, on the […]
The Great Chicago Fire and the unimaginable destruction seen through rare photographs, 1871
This post was originally published on this siteOn the evening of October 8, 1871, more than 300,000 weary residents of the great city of Chicago […]
Collapsible Bike Trailer Has Comfortable Bunk for Camper, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA collapsible bicycle trailer which can be converted into comfortable sleeping quarters has been built by Joseph Dorocke, […]
Vibrant color photographs of Chicago’s Rail Yards taken by Jack Delano, 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942 and 1943, the Farm Security Administration photographer Jack Delano spent time in the rail yards of […]
In 1929, Prominent Woman Auto Racer Joan LaCosta Placed on Probation in Chicago Robbery Charge
This post was originally published on this siteNovember 7, 1929 — Joan LaCosta, prominent woman auto racer, was held by police in Chicago, Illinois for […]
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 […]
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 […]