Doe
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What I collect: Chicago Baseball & Lou Gehrig covers, Mars Exploration covers, Zeppelins & Manned Stratospheric Balloons , Anti-Fascism, Classic China (thru A31), Hong Kong (thru A25)
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Post by Doe on Feb 26, 2016 14:34:56 GMT
1908 Postcard Lincoln Park Zoo Zipper's Virtual Chicago Collection  |
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Post by smauggie on Feb 26, 2016 15:15:40 GMT
I think I last went to a Woolworths around 1986.
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Post by jamesw on Feb 27, 2016 4:56:26 GMT
I loved the trip the missus and I took to Chicago last summer. The architecture blew me away, and many of these buildings are still there! Repurposed for modern use. Brilliant! Here's a post card I just found in my pile, postmarked in Chicago in 1909. Compare this view of Lake Shore Blvd to the one zipper posted on page 2 of this tread. Looks to be taken from the exact same spot, maybe 20 years earlier.
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 0:26:05 GMT
This is from 1957, when the Prudential building was the tallest in Chicago.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 0:31:57 GMT
Art Institute.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 0:40:45 GMT
"New" Post Office Building.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 1:25:57 GMT
Was my favorite restaurant in the early '70's. It was torn down and replaced by Bloomingdale's. It's okay, because Jacque's was a French restaurant and I became a vegetarian in '74 or '75. Love shopping at Bloomie's!  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 1:29:33 GMT
Elks Memorial Building, sits at the end of my block. Doe and I sit on the stairs.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 1:44:08 GMT
This was "Yesterday," an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, which was one of the original buildings of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition. Located at 57th and Hyde Park Boulevard in Jackson Park. It even had a working Nickelodeon.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 1:54:17 GMT
Chez Paree, one of Chicago's fabulous old nightclubs where the best played Jazz. My mom hung out there.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:05:30 GMT
Grand Foyer, Hilton Hotel Ballroom  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:12:53 GMT
Lobby in the Hotel Atlantic  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:40:44 GMT
Check out the cool car and the gorgeous colors. The building on the left, with the clock jutting out, was Marshall Fields. They had a great stamp department.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:43:55 GMT
Elizabethan Room, Congress Hotel  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:46:52 GMT
Water Garden, Hotel Atlantic  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:49:25 GMT
Henrici's Restaurant, extremely popular way back when.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 2:57:47 GMT
LaSalle Hotel, Main Lobby  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:03:30 GMT
Louis Sullivan designed the metalwork you see on the entrance to Carson Pirie Scott on the right. Once the busiest corners in the world.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:09:41 GMT
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:23:31 GMT
Marble Room, Blackstone Hotel  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:29:33 GMT
Our beloved Marshall Fields. Now a Macy's. Was the finest store in the city and had a cool stamp department.  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:37:01 GMT
Marshall Field revolutionized the retail industry. He's famous for the quote: "The customer is always right." Years ago I bought a pair of house slippers for my roommate's grandmother at Christmas. They were too small and when I exchanged them I got a few dollars refund because they were now on sale! FABULOUS, glamorous, customer friendly establishment. Everyone really misses them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Field |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:42:24 GMT
LaSalle Hotel, Donatello Fountain  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 3:50:44 GMT
The Sherman House, downtown Chicago.
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:00:03 GMT
Washington Park  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:03:36 GMT
1893 Columbian Exhibition Postcard  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:06:03 GMT
Haymarket Square  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:08:34 GMT
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:14:23 GMT
Old City Hall  |
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 11, 2017 4:17:10 GMT
Interior of New Courthouse  |
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