Leo Robert Klein

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Calumet 415


Interesting photos from the historical photo blog, Calumet 415:

  • Map of the area destroyed by the Great Fire, Chicago, c.1871
  • The world’s first live “broadcast” via telephone on Michigan Ave, 1896, Chicago.
  • The intersection of Clark, Broadway and Diversey, c.1905, Chicago.
  • Clark, Diversey and Broadway, 1921, Chicago.
  • A shanty town on Northerly Island, c.1930, Chicago.
  • Looking south on Michigan Ave from Pearson, 1944, Chicago.
  • A derailed ‘L’ car above Lake and Wells, 1974, Chicago.

Also, links to Ultralocal Geography (Chicago).

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