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Old 10-09-2009, 02:44 AM
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Wow, that makes Chicago look like Houston.


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Old 10-09-2009, 05:32 AM
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hell of a find obt

ill be up all night now

how this view has changed. I wonder why they built the Aon Tower so tall considering there is nothing around it and where Lakechore East is not is not recessed in the picture below.


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Wow! It would be incredible to see a shot from the same perspective today. What an incredible change.


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Old 10-15-2009, 03:36 AM
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Wow! It would be incredible to see a shot from the same perspective today. What an incredible change.
Took about 5 minutes to find on flickr.



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Old 10-17-2009, 12:57 AM
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Inland Architect Jan/Feb 1990 Vol.34, No.1


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Old 10-17-2009, 07:21 AM
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People do some stupid shit sometimes:

Ski jump at Soldier Filed Circa 1954:
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Don't show those to Daley or we'll be bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics


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Old 10-23-2009, 01:02 AM
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Here are a few more from the late 60's/Early 70's

September 1968



September 1968



April 1972 - Notice Construction of Standard Oil Building



April 1972 - Notice Sears Tower (I think) on Left, Standard Oil on Right



April 1974



August 1974



1974 - Mark_L_Lunuza - Flickr



1977



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Old 10-24-2009, 05:49 AM
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Great IC and early Amtrak pics! Thanks for showing.


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Old 10-24-2009, 08:26 PM
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All Pictures This set are from: zeusofhollywood at Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeusofh...7615748797666/


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Old 10-24-2009, 08:50 PM
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^^^Ryan81, thanks for posting all those great vintage photos.


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Old 10-24-2009, 09:31 PM
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All Images this Set are from:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1214993@N23/

1948





1950’s





1965



1972



Full Size of Previous Image (sorry for size)



1979





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wow is there some awesome stuff on here


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Old 10-25-2009, 04:04 PM
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Images Below: Citebehr – Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24898087@N06/3828190001/


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Images Below – fakeisthenewreal – Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fakeist...al/2417819124/

Early 1970s





Images Below – Lee_Balterman – Flickr:















Images Below – Lee_Balterman – Flickr:



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Old 10-26-2009, 03:35 AM
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^Great finds, Ryan. Amazing, shots I haven't seen before.^



http://www.flickr.com-photos-actionl...in-photostream




http://www.flickr.com-photos-7846115...ool-898567@N25


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Old 10-26-2009, 06:17 AM
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Amazing how many buildings in this photo posted above have stuck around with us today. Quite a bit of it still there...except alot more polished up nowadays.



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Old 10-26-2009, 07:42 PM
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All Photographs This Great Set are from:

Joe+Jeanette Archie at Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarchie...57616284990338

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Was the southside rough back then?


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Old 11-07-2009, 04:34 PM
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Misc. Flickr Finds:

KostonPhotograpy – Flickr:

1950



Late 1960’s?



Charles Cushman:

1958



1963



Mindfrieze – Flickr:

1960’s



MisterScantastic – Flickr:

1963















Robernstring – Flickr:

1968



WhatMakesThePieShop – Flickr:

1963


EdHume3 – Flickr:

1968









JessAnderson – Flickr:

1968



Robernstring – Flickr:

1968





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Old 11-07-2009, 07:35 PM
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^^^Excellent!!


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^Great finds, Ryan! Keep up the amazing work.^


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