Tuesday, October 02, 2018

POSTER - CHICAGO - NORTH AVENUE BEACH - LIFE IS BETTER ON THE BEACH - DRAWING SUGGESTS 1920s STYLE - CONTEMPORARY


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WINDY DAY ON LAKE MICHIGAN - WAVES CRASH AGAINST PIER - TINTED - 1908


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SKYLINE PANORAMA FROM SHEDD AQUARIUM - WENDELLA TOUR BOAT - CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - NICE VERSION - c1965


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PANORAMIC AERIAL VIEW OF LAKEFRONT AND SKYLINE AROUND GRANT PARK - CALLED LOVELY LAKEFRONT -1974


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SHEDD AQUARIUM AND NEW OCEANARIUM LOOKING INTO LAKE - AERIAL VIEW LOOKING E - c1990s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NEW OUTER DRIVE BRIDGE - AERIAL LOOKING E - TINTED - 1937


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH STREET - CALLED GREAT WHITEWAY - LOOKING W FROM E OF STATE - NIGHT- AERIAL - 1959


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE AND MONROE - MONROE BUILDING AND UNIVERSITY BUILDING - TINTED - 1915


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DEL PRADO HOTEL - COUPLES WALKING NEAR ENTRANCE - ON THE LEFT IS THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE WHICH JOINS JACKSON PARK TO WASHINGTON PARK - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - VIEW FROM SOUTH VERANDA - CARS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - WHERE LAKE SHORE DRIVE MEETS N MICHIGAN AVE - AERIAL LOOKING S - c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BATHING BEACH AND PIER - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - 1660 E HYDE PARK BLVD - NUMBER OF CHILDREN - LADIES SITTING ON PIER - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT - RANDOLPH AND WABASH - NIGHT PICTURE - PICTURE OF ART KASSEL ORCHESTRA - LOGO - TINTED - c1940


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SKY ROCKET CABARET RESTAURANT - DINE AND DANCE - OUTDOOR GARDEN - ROUTE 41 SKOKIE BLVD - 1938


ILLUSTRATION - CHICAGO - WELLS STREET BRIDGE - CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN DEPOT - FROM 5TH AVE - 1890


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST - GROUND LEVEL - HUGE CROWD - PART OF AN HISTORICAL SERIES - 1960s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK AVE AND 61ST STREET - HANDSOME APARTMENT BUILDING - NOTE AWNINGS - 1913


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LOUIS E MISHELI RESTAURANT DE LUXE - MICHIGAN AVE AND 11TH STREET - ITALIAN DISHES - MUSIC - TINTED - c1920


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE ATLAS APARTMENTS - EAST CHICAGO IND - BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD BUILDING - 1920


POSTCARD - CHICAGO- 36TH PLACE AND MICHIGAN BLVD - HANDSOME APARTMENTS - NOTE AWNINGS - 1910s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HALL OF SCIENCE DETAIL - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - 1933


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CONGRESS HOTEL AND ANNEX - MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS - TINTED - c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ART INSTITUTE SCHOOL PAINTING CLASS - 1916


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AUGUSTANA HOSPITAL - CARS PARKED ON THE STREET - 1957


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - YMCA HOTEL - ROOF GARDEN - 3 IMAGES - LOOKING E TOWARDS LAKE - c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - 63RD STREET - E FROM MONROE AVE - ELEVATED - STREETCAR - PEDESTRIANS - PYATT PHARMACY - 1908


Sunday, September 23, 2018

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MONTROSE-WILSON BEACH - PANORAMA WITH WOMAN IN FOREGROUND UNDER A LARGE BEACH UMBRELLA - BACKGROUND SKY OVERCAST - AN ICONIC IMAGE - NICE VERSION - 1945


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEACH AT JACKSON PARK - BIG CROWD WALKING SITTING IN CARRIAGES - NOTE MUCH OF SHORE IS BRICKS - TINTED - 1912


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WILSON AVE BEACH - GROUND LEVEL LOOKING N - HUGE CROWD - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WILSON AVENUE BATHING BEACH - HUGE CROWD MOSTLY STANDING DRESSED BY WATER - NOTE LONG SITTING PAVILION LEFT BACKGROUND - TINTED - 1915


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST - ALMOST NO ONE ON BEACH - PANORAMA LOOKING N FROM UNDER A TREE - PART OF CITY BEAUTIFUL SERIES - MID - 1960s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST - BIG WAVES IN THE LAKE - 1964


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST - PANORAMA LOOKING N - 1961


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CLARENDON MUNICIPAL BATHING BEACH - AERIAL - BUILDING AND FACILITIES - c1920


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL - 5555 N SHERIDAN ROAD - AERIAL PANORAMA WITH BEACH AND LAKE - TINTED - 1951


Monday, August 27, 2018

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HARDING'S COLONIAL ROOM RESTAURANT - 21 S WABASH AVE - HOSTESS AND TWO WAITRESSES - "WONDERFUL FOOD AT REASONABLE PRICES" - NICE VERSION - 1959


PHOTO - CHICAGO - WHITE CASTLE TRUCK - JOHN'S BAKE SHOP - 653-671 W 83RD - BUNS FOR WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGERS - TRUCK IN FRONT OF KRUMDICK AND SONS AUTO PAINTING - c1930


PHOTO - CHICAGO - GROUP OF FRIENDS POSED BEFORE OR AFTER SOFTBALL GAME - NOTE THE TWO SOFTBALLS HELD BY THE MAN WITH THE BATS - THEY APPEAR TO BE THE 16-INCH "CHICAGO SOFTBALLS" WE PLAYED WITH AS KIDS AND WHICH REQUIRED NO MITTS OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT - 1913


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - J R BEIERSDORF AND BRO - PORK PACKERS CHICAGO - 1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OUTER DRIVE LINK BRIDGE - AERIAL PANORAMA - SURROUNDING SKYLINE - YOU CAN SEE THE "BABY RUTH" SIGN ON THE FACTORY NEAR THE RIVER CLEARLY - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1950?


Sunday, August 26, 2018

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GREEN STREET - S OF 65TH - BEAUTIFUL TREE-LINED STREET OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS - CHICAGO AT ITS BEST - TWO WOMEN WITH BABY STROLLER - c1910


PHOTO - CHICAGO - BOY IN SHIRT AND TIE KNEELING IN A WAGON WITH SIGN FOR THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS - c1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - KIMBALL PIANOS - MYRTLE ELVYN SITTING AT A KIMBALL GRAND PIANO


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - KIMBALL PIANOS - BACK OF CARD WITH SLOGAN THE ARTIST'S FAVORITE


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HANDSOME FRAME HOUSE WITH FAMILY POSED ON PORCH - NOTE ON SIDE ENTRANCE SIGN FOR MARINCELLO BEAUTY SHOP - 1910s


POSTCARD- CHICAGO - WILSON BATHING BEACH (CALLED THAT) - PANORAMA - BIG CROWD - NOTE SIGN FOR NIGHT BATHING - c1908