[UrbanSophist]

Here's some old pics of Chicago to start out this thread. Hopefully people can dig up some classic pics!

Courtesy of the CHS:

 

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[tpe]

Very nice.

I'm trying to read the reversed labels on some of the pics.

 

[nomarandlee]

wow. those shots are great guys. Thanks for opening this thread. Those are beauties to be sure. I would love to take a time machine and go back to Chicago 1908 or even further back.

 

[goonsta]

here's stuff I scanned

the shots of the endless blocks of midrise buildings in River North is always sad.

 

[JB_Gold Coast]

It is absolutely amazing to compare the late 1970's / early 1980's photographs of River North and Streeterville with today.

 

[chukchi]

Great photos, thanks for starting this thread

 

[spyguy]

A simpler time. These pictures ROCK. My god, the sight from the lake in this picture:

It's like a beautiful painting.
I didn't know Marina Towers had antennas on them...

 

[UrbanSophist]

^ Yikes! Did they just not care about keeping buildings clean back then? I was at the Art Institute today, and it's spot clean!


Old skyline pic:

 

[Effer]

Very nice!

 

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[UrbanSophist]

I'll repost these pics when we get to page 2.

 

[UrbanSophist]

^ same with these

 

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More trains...

 

[UrbanSophist]

That Great Street

Printer's Row

 

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[UrbanSophist]

the shots of the endless blocks of midrise buildings in River North is always sad.

Which pic(s) are you referring to?

 

[UrbanSophist]

^ Oh, right, you mean pre-parking lots?