Chicago History Today

Ah, the 1950s on the North Shore!  The tranquil afternoon of the Eisenhower Era.  Peace, prosperity, and apple pie. Beaver Cleaver could have been growing up here. Then there was this day.  The day of the Great Winnetka Riot. At New Trier High School, they were playing a football game against Harrison High of Chicago.  […]

1906–Milwaukee Avenue @ Ashland Avenue, view northwest 2026–the same location Here, just north of the Ashland-Division intersection, Milwaukee Avenue cuts diagonally through. With a junction of three major streets and their streetcar lines, in 1906 this was a well-established commercial hub. Today, 120 years later, Milwaukee-Ashland-Division is still busy. Some newer buildings a...

(1) WHO is this? Orson Welles (1915-1985) (2) WHERE is this? 209 Main St. (Woodstock) (3) WHY does this person have a statue? Actor, Writer, Director

(1) WHO is this? (2) WHERE is this? (3) WHY does this person have a statue? Answers posted at 5 P.M.

1937–109th Street @ Avenue L Boulevard, view west 2026–the same location 1937—Another photo from the Park District’s traffic survey, when Avenue L was newly-designated as a boulevard. A neighborhood in the process of development. Looking west in the distance, there’s the Wisconsin Steel plant at Torrence Avenue. 2026—A residentially-mature neighborhood. Avenue L is no longer […]