Historic Chicago - Page 17

nomarandlee · #**321** Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 8:56 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by george

http://www.hellochicago.com/Photos_Panoramic.Cfm

Damn, what I would give to go back and watch one game at that park. Looks like it was another old gem.

Kind of looks almost like a cross between Fenway and Wrigley.

jpIllInoIs · #**322** Posted **Aug 2, 2010, 12:42 PM**

^Damn that a bigass park. Left-centerfield looks like its 450'. Also plenty ot room for a football field.

george · #**323** Posted **Aug 2, 2010, 9:03 PM**

^You're close^

Location: About two miles west of downtown Chicago. Left field (E), South Wood Street; third base (N), West Polk Street; first base (W), South Lincoln (Wolcott) Avenue; right field (S), West Taylor Street.

Dimensions: Left field: 340 feet; center field: 560 feet; right field: 316 feet.

http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/wstsid.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Park

Mr Downtown · #**324** Posted **Aug 8, 2010, 1:33 AM**

Sanborn's Fire Insurance Map from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library

george · #**325** Posted **Aug 24, 2010, 12:40 AM**

A few random photos from: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/pacyga/gallery/

Adams St Swing Bridge 1895

Maxwell St. 1917

1948

1941

Congress Exp. 1958

spyguy · #**326** Posted **Oct 14, 2010, 1:50 PM**

UIC Digital Collections/ flickr

Tony · #**327** Posted **Oct 14, 2010, 5:59 PM**

Long live this thread of complete awesomeness!

george · #**328** Posted **Oct 14, 2010, 9:41 PM**

Love that Stock Exchange shot, spyguy.^

More amazing images from hoogbouw010 at SSC

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoogbouw010

Scanned from my own collection of old negatives:

1. 63rd St. & Halsted, 1935.

2. 25 March 1955.

3. 1954.

4. 6 February 1954, from Palmolive Building.

5. 9 October 1946, Merchandise Market.

6. Augus 1966, construction John Hancock Center.

7. 19 August 1954.

8. 13 November 1962.

9. 29 May 1961, from Prudential Building.

10. 2 May 1955.

11. 9 October 1947.

12. 19 August 1964.

13. 24 March 1962.

14. 9 October 1947.

15. 24 September 1953, LaSalle St.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...273147&page=22

Ryan81 · #**329** Posted **Oct 25, 2010, 1:04 AM**

simply beautiful.

jcchii · #**330** Posted **Oct 25, 2010, 1:53 AM**

this thread is ridiculous

citycobra · #**331** Posted **Oct 27, 2010, 7:35 AM**

Chicago Historical Photos 70ies

Busy Bee · #**332** Posted **Nov 1, 2010, 12:36 AM**

^Those b&w's are some of the finest shots I've seen... ever. Crystal clear! Stunning! Remind me of Feininger's Chicago.

wrab · #**333** Posted **Nov 1, 2010, 2:38 AM**

1927

LINK

patriotizzy · #**334** Posted **Nov 1, 2010, 4:45 AM**

Hard to point out bad architecture designs in the late 80s/early 90s pictures

george · #**335** Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 6:06 PM**

I've been reading an amazing volume, "Chicago and its Makers, A Narrative of Events 1833-1926" Felix Mendelsohn 1929. Over 400 photos of old Chicago. This book is big and is difficult to scan... but here's a few including a letter & pamphlet intended to promote the book at its publishing in 1929.

george · #**336** Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 7:35 PM**

More from "Chicago and its Makers, A Narrative of Events 1833-1926" Felix Mendelsohn 1929.

lawfin · #**337** Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 9:38 PM**

Too bad Crane Tower didn't get built it would have been bad ass

ethereal_reality · #**338** Posted **Dec 31, 2010, 2:10 AM**

george, those scans are great!!

Thanks for all your effort.

Mr Downtown · #**339** Posted **Jan 1, 2011, 8:27 PM**

Not many buildings visible, but here's a short clip showing State & Madison in 1897:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG2h-bGjjlw

Mr Downtown · #**340** Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 4:25 AM**

More people than buildings or streetscapes, but a remarkable collection of midcentury street photography has recently come to light:

http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEDOnBfDUI

Exhibit begins January 8th at the Chicago Cultural Center.