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Chicago, 1960, Yasuhiro Ishimoto

Chicago, 1960, Yasuhiro Ishimoto

Looking south on Wabash from Van Buren, 1956, Chicago. Gamble Music is still around, although not in this location.

Looking south on Wabash from Van Buren, 1956, Chicago.

Gamble Music is still around, although not in this location.

Tinted lantern slide, looking down Lake St, 1916, Chicago Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago

Tinted lantern slide, looking down Lake St, 1916, Chicago

Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

The Thorndale L Station, 1977, Chicago.  via West Village Bob

The Thorndale L Station, 1977, Chicago. 

via West Village Bob

Subway station at North and Clybourn, 1956, Chicago. via Chicago-L.org

Subway station at North and Clybourn, 1956, Chicago.

via Chicago-L.org

Chicago “L” Car Series, 1934-1938, Chicago, Edmund Teske

The Elevated Chicago, 1939, Chicago. Gyorgy Kepes.

The Elevated Chicago, 1939, Chicago. Gyorgy Kepes.

State Street (Subway),1955, Chicago. Charles Swedlund

State Street (Subway),1955, Chicago. Charles Swedlund

I love these steampunk/fantasy images of Chicago from artist Matthew Buchholz’s Alternate Histories series.

Plan your escape route for the impending zombie attack by getting your own copy here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/alternatehistories/search?search_query=chicago&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search

The Northwestern Ravenswood Station, the West Side Kedzie Station and the South Side Princeton Station, 1910, Chicago via salon.com

The Northwestern Ravenswood Station, the West Side Kedzie Station and the South Side Princeton Station, 1910, Chicago

via salon.com

Making game day signs for the CTA, 1967, Chicago.

Making game day signs for the CTA, 1967, Chicago.

Beginning construction on the Lake St. ‘L’, Lake St and Milwaukee Ave, 1889, Chicago The Lake St. ‘L’ would not start operations until 1893 Greg Borzo Collection

Beginning construction on the Lake St. ‘L’, Lake St and Milwaukee Ave, 1889, Chicago

The Lake St. ‘L’ would not start operations until 1893

Greg Borzo Collection

Sailors on leave waiting in the Loop for the North Shore Electric Line, 1963, Chicago. Francis Miller

Sailors on leave waiting in the Loop for the North Shore Electric Line, 1963, Chicago. Francis Miller

LaSalle Street, 1919, Chicago

LaSalle Street, 1919, Chicago