Posts tagged chicago history

Japanese Americans who had been “relocated” to Chicago during the WW 2, enjoy a day at Oak Street Beach, 1949.

Early morning, Maxwell Street, 1917, Chicago

Looking south past the Sherman House Hotel at Randolph and LaSalle, 1964, Chicago

Looking north on Michigan Ave from south of Van Buren, 1867, Chicago

Proposal for an unrealized amphitheater in Grant Park, 1940’s, Chicago

North Avenue Beach, 1951, Chicago

Untitled, 1978, Chicago. Vivian Maier

Looking north on Columbus Drive, 1927, Chicago

After work drinks at King’s Palace, 645 N Clark @ Ontario, 1959, Chicago

A lone float from the Gaslight Club heads across the Michigan Ave Bridge, 1960, Chicago.

“Work is the curse of the drinking classes…”

The Gaslight, a private club featuring scantilly clad women with a Gay ‘90’s theme, was a predecessor of the Playboy Club (and perhaps Hef’s inspiration).

Age of Adolescence, 1959-64, Chicago. Joseph Sterling

North Ave Beach, 1976, Charles Traub

Poster for Riverview Amusement Park, c.1930s, Chicago.