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Bridges - 92nd Streetc1912. Old 92nd street swing bridge over Calumet River connected communities of South Chicago and East Side. View looks west across river toward earliest section of South Chicago near Harbor Avenue. The scene also reflects the river traffic bottleneck caused by swing bridges which were built on piers in the middle of the river channel. Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; SCH_Transportation; SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - 100th and Ewing AvenueStreetscape of Ewing Avenue looking south from 100th street c1910. Filson Saloon, 10003 South Ewing, at left. Streetcar tracks visible. Subject: SCH_East_Side; SCH_Streets; SCH_East_Side; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Ewing AvenueStreetscape of Ewing Avenue looking north from 100th Street c1910. Hotel St. Elmo (9921 South Ewing) at right. Street car tracks visible. Original shopping district of East Side community was centered around 99th Street and Ewing Avenue. As community grew, development moved south. Subject: SCH_East_Side; SCH_Streets; SCH_East_Side; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Panoramic Viewc1912. View of East Side Albert Schwill Plant located at 103rd and Avenue C. Part of a set of five images. Shown in the foreground is a dirt road, currently Indianapolis Boulevard. Also in view is Gallistel School (center right). In center background are Keystone Grain Elevator and mills along the Calumet River. Subject: SCH_East_Side; SCH_Industry,_Steel; SCH_Industry,_grain_elevators; SCH_Streets; SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; SCH_East_Side; SCH_Industry,_Schwill_Company; SCH_Industry,_grain_elevators; SCH_Streets; SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Panoramic ViewView of East Side from Albert Schwill Plant located at 103rd and Avenue C. Part of a set of five images. Shown in foreground is dirt road, currently Indianapolis Boulevard. Also in view at center is Bethlehem Lutheran Church, at right center is St. Francis De Sales Church and School, and grain elevators along the Calumet River. Subject: SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; SCH_Streets; SCH_Industry,_grain_elevators; SCH_East_Side; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Panoramic View from Albert Schwill Company, 1912View of East Side from Albert Schwill Plant located at 103rd and Avenue C. Part of a set of six images. Shown in foreground is dirt road, now Indianapolis Blvd. Also in view are Pennsylvania RR tracks, now Burnham Greenway. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Pennsylvania Railroad DepotPennsylvania Railroad East Side station, c1908, located at 100th Street and Ewing Avenue. The station is at ground level. The tracks would be elevated a few years after the photo was taken. View looks west, intersection of 100th Street and Avenue L is to the left of the station in the background. House visible at right on Avenue L. Subject: SCH_East_Side; SCH_Streets; SCH_Transportation; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Republic Steel Millgate Photos c1940East Side - Republic Steel Millgate Photos c1940 Subject: SCH_East_Side; SCH_Industry,_Republic_Steel/LTV; SCH_Streets; ; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side - Willy Hardware StoreWilly Hardware was established by George Willy in 1902 at 10550 Ewing Avenue. Picture shows Geroge Willy in front of the store. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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East Side parade floatRobert E. L. Brooks, Inc. float, part of the 106th Street Bridge Opening Celebration, in front of the East Side Bank, 101st and Ewing Avenue. Truck was property of C. G. Osterberg Co. Circa 1930 Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_East_Side; SCH_Bridges; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Beacon TowerIn 1936, Hegewisch resident John Serafin built this radio tower to house a planned local radio station. Serafin was injured during construction, and the project was never completed. The tower stood for a number of years on 133rd and Baltimore Avenue. The land was sold to a funeral parlor next door for a parking lot. The tower was referred to as the "Beacon". Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_Hegewisch; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Dedication of 130th Street Bridge, 1949Veterans orginizations lead parade dedicating bridge. The fixed span bridge replaced a swing bridge. The bridge marks the end of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which handles lake boats and ocean ships and the beginning of the Illinois Waterway primarily used by barges and recreational boats. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Delaware HouseThe Delaware House, a Hegewisch institution located at 130th Street and Wolf Lake, was originaly used as a state building for Delaware at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) in Jackson Park. It was purchased by a French-Canadian fur trapper and adventurer, Elias Bennet, who relocated the house from the Columbian Exposition by putting it on a barge and towing it down Lake Michigan into Wolf Lake. He set it on the best piece of land he saw, even though he didn't own it. Since then it has been operated as a tavern, eating house, and living quarters. Muskrat dinners were served to notables such as John G. Shedd, Honore Palmer, and Anton J. Cermak. Due to poor maintenance the Delaware House caved in and was eventually torn down in the 1950GÇÖs. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_Hegewisch; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Greetings from Hegewisch, ILc1900. Photo from postcard. Includes various scenes from Hegewisch including streetscapes, houses, churches, and Henry Clay School. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_Hegewisch; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Looking NorthwestStreetscape view of Hegewisch looks northwest from Braniard Avenue and Brandon Avenue. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_Hegewisch; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Looking South on Erie Ave. cor 133rd StreetPhoto from postcard. Streetscape looking south toward intersection of 133rd and Erie Avenue (former name of Baltimore Avenue). Opera House is visible on the left beyond intersection. This was the major shopping district in the community of Hegewisch. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Ontario St. No. of 135th StreetStreetscape of Ontario Street (former name of Brandon Avenue). View looks north toward horsedrawn wagon and people in the street. Small businesses, including tavern with "Manhattan Beer" sign and residences are in view. Subject: SCH_Hegewisch; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Hegewisch - Wolf Lake State Park Dedication 1946Illinois Governor Dwight Green unveiled this marker to dedicate Wolf Lake Conservation Park on October 13, 1946. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_Hegewisch; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Labor - Local 65 MeetingLocal 65 union meeting at Marquette Gardens, 83rd and Marquette Avenue. Exterior view from 83rd Street, 1960s. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Labor - Local 65 Parade FloatCar towing Local 65 U. S. Steel Workers' parade float on 92nd Street and Exchange Avenue in front of South Chicago Post Office, c1950. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Labor,_Local_65_(US_Steel); Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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Republic Steel - 79th Street FacilityRepublic Steel facility at 79th Street and South Chicago Avenue. Originally Grand Crossing Tack Company, a predecessor company to Republic. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Republic_Steel; LTV; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - 92nd Street and Exchange Avenuec1950. U. S. Post Office. Other businesses in view are Club 21, Brown's Apparel, and across Commercial Avenue are the Washington Hotel and Gassman's Clothing. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - 92nd Street view east from Commercial Avenue, c 1925Cars and trolleys on 92nd street with Fredup Florist Shop (3017 E. 92nd), Marquee of Bowen Theater (3201 E. 92nd) General Furniture Co. (3039 E. 92nd) and C. R. Cave Department Store (3049 E. 92nd) visible at right. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Commercial Avenue 9100 block c1950Streetscape of east side of 9100 block of Commercial Avenue. View looks SW toward 92nd Street. Businesses in view include Red Robin, Scott Stores 5 and 10, Jane Lee, R and S Shoes, Kresge, and the Commercial Theater. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Commercial Avenue and 91st Streetc1950. Streetscape of intersection of 91st and Commercial Avenue. View looks SW toward Goldblatts Department Store, probably the most important shopping establishment on the Southeast Side. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Commercial Avenue and 92nd Streetc1950. Streetscape of intersection of 92nd and Commercial Avenue, heart of South Chicago shopping district. This was an important transfer point for several trolley, and later, bus routes. View looks north down Commercial Avenue. Among well-known South Chicago sights visible in the photo are the Commercial Theater, Goldblatts, and Washington Hotel. Subject: SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Commercial Avenue Shopping Districtc1950. Streetscape of Commercial Avenue in South Chicago business district. Businesses in view include the Commercial Market, Kinney Shoes and the New Exchange Fruit Market. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Goldblatt's Department Store Grand OpeningGoldblatt's was the most popular department store on the southeast side. It was located on Commercial Avenue at 91st Street and stood on the site of the former Lederer Store. When first opened, the store was three stories (as shown here) but almost immediately was determined to be too small, and two additional stories were added. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Chicago; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Mexican Independence Day ParadeGroup Del Coro from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on a float in the Mexican Independence Day Parade on 92nd Street in South Chicago, September 15, 1957. Pictured from left to right are: Ana Maria Miranda, unidentified, Balbino Carillo, Dolores Palos, Christina Garcia, Agustin Beloz, Frances Garcia, unidentified, Antonio Palos, Jr. Subject: SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Mexican Independence Day ParadeNina Margarita Vorduzco, parade Queen, 1957. South Chicago's is the oldest Mexican Independence Day Parade in Chicago and is a very popular local event. The parade is heading east on 92nd Street. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, oldest Mexican parish in Chicago founded in 1923, is visible in the background. Subject: SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago - Vietnam MemorialCommemoration service for young men killed in action during the Vietnam War from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Memorial is located near the church at the corner of 91st and Brandon. Twelve young men from the parish were killed in the war. Pictured at left is Joe Gutierrez, by flagpole is Ray Castro. Subject: SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; SCH_Ethnics; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Chicago Civil Defense Parade 1942Parade down Commercial Avenue, ended at Bessemer Park. Subject: SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; World_War_II; SCH_South_Chicago; SCH_Streets; World_War_II; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Deering - 100th StreetStreetscape of 100th Street looking east from west of Escanaba Avenue, c1960. Commonwealth Edison 100th Street generating plant in the background. Three people walking on the street. Subject: SCH_South_Deering; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Deering - 106th and TorrenceStreetscape looking north from intersection of 106th and Torrence Avenue. Subject: SCH_South_Deering; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Deering - Fire Station No. 81c1912. Fire Station located at 10458 Hoxie Avenue. Captain M. Strook on seat of hose cart with driver H. Kroll. Jim Hurley standing on step. Lieutenant Axelson on seat of fire engine with driver, Joe Weidemeyer. David Nathanson engineer in rear. Kate and Annie O'Connor are females in the picture. Subject: SCH_South_Deering; SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Deering; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Deering Improvement AssociationJuly 4 parade float 1938 in front of South Deering Methodist Church on Torrence Avenue. The Fourth of July parade, activities and fireworks at Trumbull Park were highlights for South Deering residents every year. The events were sponsored by the South Deering Improvement Association. Subject: SCH_Streets; SCH_South_Deering; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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South Deering Improvement Association FloatParade float for July 4th parade in front of Wisconsin Steel works on Torrence Avenue. The 4th of July parade, activities and fireworks at Trumbull Park were highlights for South Deering residents every year. The events were sponsored by the South Deering Improvement Association. Subject: SCH_South_Deering; SCH_Streets; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
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