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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Before Becoming an Actor and President, Ronald Reagan Was a Proud Lifeguard
This post was originally published on this siteRonald Reagan is the only U.S. President to ever be a movie star before he was President. But […]
President Abraham Lincoln’s Hearse in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was laid to rest in […]
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 […]
April 19, 1928: Charlie Birger Was the Last Man to Be Executed by Public Hanging in Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 19, 1928, Charles “Charlie” Birger was hanged in Benton. He was a notorious bootlegger and gang […]
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 […]
Incredible Photos of the 1937 Harrisburg Flood
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ohio River flooded for about three weeks in early 1937, leaving one million people homeless and 385 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
40 Amazing Color Pics Capture Chicago During the 1967 Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting […]
You Could Stop at Five or Six Stores, or Just One
This post was originally published on this siteBut once you see the one you’ll probably want to look at the other five stores… “You Could […]
Beautiful Photos Show Exterior and Interior of an Illinois House in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA beautiful photo collection from the Huebner family that shows exterior and interior of a house at 316 Grove Street, […]
Robert Plant’s Sexy “Food Play” Ice Cream Photos, Chicago, 1977
This post was originally published on this sitesitophilia (food play) – a form of sexual fetishism in which participants are aroused by erotic situations involving […]