Thursday, June 30, 2011

MENU - CHICAGO - CONGRESS HOTEL - MOCHA ROOM - COVER - 1954

PHOTO - CHICAGO - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - ANNUAL MIRROR REVIEW WITH CO-EDS - GYPSY ROSE LEE HERSELF DIRECTS FROM FLOOR - 1941

PHOTO - CHICAGO - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - ANNUAL MIRROR REVIEW - MANDEL HALL - 1936

PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN - NEW FREIGHT CAR BY RAMCO - ALL-DOOR CAR - 1967

PHOTO - CHICAGO - STUDIO PORTRAIT - CATHERINE CALVERT - OPERA SINGER - A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT - MOFFETT STUDIO CHICAGO - 1912

PHOTO - CHICAGO - STREET SCENE WITH LINE OF STREETCARS - 1906

PHOTO - CHICAGO - STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING - LOUIS SULLIVAN - NOT LONG BEFORE TORN DOWN - 1960s

PHOTO - CHICAGO - SOUTH SHORE - APARTMENT BUILDING 7370 S SOUTH SHORE DRIVE - INTERIOR - EDITED REAL ESTATE IMAGE

PHOTO - CHICAGO - SKYLINE - PANORAMA FROM FIELD MUSEUM - NOTE THERE USED TO BE PARKING IN FRONT OF MUSEUM - 1958

PHOTO - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET - BEFORE THE GREAT FIRE - 1870

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - APARTMENT BUILDING 2214 E 69TH - ENTRANCE - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - APARTMENT BUILDING 2214 E 69TH - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 7121 S PAXTON - INTERIOR - FRONT HALL - EVEN FURNITURE RESEMBLES WRIGHT - EDITED REAL ESTATE IMAGE

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 7121 S PAXTON - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 7121 S PAXTON - A VIEW THAT REALLY RESEMBLES FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - AKA THE MILLER HOUSE

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 6915 S CHAPPEL - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 6901 S CHAPPEL - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - PRAIRIE STYLE IN SOUTH SHORE - 6731 S BENNETT - EDITED FROM R. MCNEES IMAGE ON MCNEES.ORG

PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - SNOWSTORM - PEDESTIANS CROSSING IN FRONT OF ART INSTITUTE - 1938

PHOTO - CHICAGO - MCVICKERS THEATER - VAUDVILLE - TORN DOWN FOR MOVIE THEATER - 1922

PHOTO - CHICAGO - LYRIC OPERA - COSTUME DESIGNER BACKSTAGE FITS A SINGER - 1946

PHOTO - CHICAGO - LAKE MICHIGAN - OUTER DRIVE - HUGE WAVES CLOSE DRIVE - 1952 - IN 1954 A SEICHE STRUCK CHICAGO KILLING 8 PEOPLE

PHOTO - CHICAGO - FIRE ENGINE - LADDER TRUCK PARKED ON STREET - 1927

PHOTO - CHICAGO - COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION - ART PALACE (THE BUILDING LATER BECAME MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY) - FRANCE'S DISPLAY - 1893

PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - TUG AND LARGE STEAMER GOING UNDER STATE STREET BRIDGE - 1905

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MARINA CITY - CHICAGO RIVER - BOATS - c1960

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL CONTINENTAL - 505 N MICHIGAN - NEW HORIZON RESTAURANT - 1948

ENTIAL GRILL - 109 W MADISON - OPPOSITE MORRISON HOTEL - 1940s

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - FOX'S BEST EGGS - 168 W SOUTH WATER - TRUCK DOWNTOWN - SEPIA - 1920s

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY - ARCADE CARD - PIN-UP - WOMAN IN BATHING SUIT AND HEAD WRAP WITH HANDS ON HER HEAD - TINTED - 1920s

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BISMARCK GARDEN RESTAURANT - WINTER VERANDAH - EARLY

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AGOSTINO RESTAURANT - 1121 N STATE STREET - c1950

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - NIELSEN'S RESTAURANT - 79TH STREET AND WESTERN AVE

DRAWING - CHICAGO - CHICAGO'S FIRST LIBRARY - LASALLE AND ADAMS - 1875 - TEN THOUSAND BOOKS WERE SENT FROM ENGLAND AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871

Friday, June 24, 2011

MENU - CHICAGO - STEVENS HOTEL (LATER CONRAD HILTON) - THE OAK ROOM - COVER - 1940

MENU - CHICAGO - THE BARRELS - 512 E MICHIGAN AVE - COVER - 1940s

MENU - CHICAGO - GIBBYS - 192 N CLARK - COVER - 1945

MENU - CHICAGO - GIBBYS - 192 N CLARK - INSIDE - CHEF RECOMMENDS - 1945

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE - HEATHER HOUSE RESTAURANT

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE - HEATHER HOUSE RESTAURANT

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - HEIDELBERGER FASS - 4300 N LINCOLN AVE

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - STOUFFER'S RESTAURANT - GIBRALTAR ROOM - PRUDENTIAL BUILDING

MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - STOUFFER'S RESTAURANT - TOP OF THE ROCK - 120 E RANDOLPH - PRUDENTIAL BUILDING

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - TRAIN - ROCK ISLAND COMMUTER - 1960s

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE PIT - BARBECUE RESTAURANT - 875 RUSH STREET - DRAWING

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE BAKERY RESTAURANT - 2218 N LINCOLN AVE - CHEF LOUIS SZATHMARY SEATED - A FAVORITE PLACE OF GRANDPA'S - 1970s

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SOUTH CHICAGO - ILLINOIS STEEL WORKS - c1910

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SONNY GOLDSTONE'S YACHT CLUB - 50 E OAK - INTERIOR - c1940

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SHERMAN HOUSE HOTEL - COLLEGE INN RESTAURANT - COLORFUL DRAWING - c1910

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - MARSHALL FIELD RESTAURANT - THE CLOUD ROOM - NICE VERSION - SEPIA - 1950s