Playing craps outside the Phoenix Lunch Room, 424 Sherman (now Financial Place @ Congress), 1908, Chicago.

Cool Seat, 1965, Chicago. Art Shay

Opening of the Michigan Ave Bridge, May 14, 1920 (ornamentation added later), Chicago.

Crowd gathered to watch a drowning rescue, 1975, Chicago. Burk Uzzle

Looking west along the river, 1957, Chicago.

Riverside stroll, 1953, Chicago.

Marshall Field’s, 1978, Chicago. Mati Maldre

Untitled (Nelson Algren and friend, silhouettes), 1949, Chicago. Art Shay

Docked at the Michigan Ave Bridge, 1940, Chicago

Coca-Cola delivery, North Clark Street, 1937, Chicago.

Train station, Clark, Carroll and Wells, 1907, Chicago.

Just finished reading Michael Hainey’s fantastic book, After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story.

The story follows Michael Hainey as he searches to uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his father, Bob Hainey, who was an editor at the Chicago Sun-Times in 1970.

The main plot of the story is, in itself,  extremely compelling. But I think I got more out of the parts discussing Chicago’s storied newspaper culture. Mike Hainey also goes into detail about growing up in Chicago, his relationship with his mother and his family’s long history in the city.

Learn more here: http://aftervisitingfriends.com/

A highly recommended read!

Looking north from the Field Museum, 1943, Chicago

Ad for United Airlines’ Chicago Executive “for men only” flight from NY to Chicago, 1953.