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).