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Creating Montrose Point and Montrose Beach via landfill and dredging, 1932, Chicago. You can make out Montrose and Wilson stretching west. It is remarkable to see how urban developers were able to drastically change the landscape. 80 years later, the land in these areas is still unstable which is most apparent after a rain or a thaw. The ground is like walking on a sponge.

Creating Montrose Point and Montrose Beach via landfill and dredging, 1932, Chicago.

You can make out Montrose and Wilson stretching west.

It is remarkable to see how urban developers were able to drastically change the landscape. 80 years later, the land in these areas is still unstable which is most apparent after a rain or a thaw. The ground is like walking on a sponge.

Enjoying water melon at Montrose Beach, 1951, Chicago. Wallace Kirkland.

Enjoying water melon at Montrose Beach, 1951, Chicago. Wallace Kirkland.