Posts tagged Soldier Field

Looking north from 18th Street (Soldier Field to the east), 1954, Chicago.

Pink Floyd at Soldier Field, 1977, Chicago.

I saw Roger Waters last year at Wrigley; it was a pretty amazing show. I can only imagine what it would have been like to see them during their heyday.

Driving south past Soldier Field on S Lake Shore Drive, 1930, Chicago

Soldier Field parking lot, 1929, Chicago.

Civil rights rally at Soldier Field, 1966, Chicago.

Marting Luther King Jr. giving a speech at Soldier Field, 1966, Chicago.

photo via Progress Illinois

Soldier Field under construction, 1923, Chicago

Flamethrowing at Soldier Field, 1942, Chicago.

Cowgirls at Soldier Field, 1927, Chicago

Fire and police departments perform at Soldier Field, 1938, Chicago

Chicago Tribune Archives

Ice fishing, Soldier Field, 1986, Chicago. Thomas Hoepker

Raising circus tents at Soldier Field, 1952, Chicago.

Members of the Chicago Rockets hanging out, 1947, Soldier Field. From left: Crazy Legs Hirsch, Robert Dove, Max Morris and Alf Baumann.

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

Launching a stratosphere balloon from Soldier Field, 1933, Chicago.