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1937–Avenue L Boulevard @ 103rd Street, view north 2025–the same location Avenue L has been widened and designated a boulevard in 1937. Houses and the occasional apartment building line both sides of the street. Saint Petri United Church of Christ stands on the northeast corner of the 103rd Street intersection. Today Avenue L is no […]
“Cop in Copter to Help Untie Traffic Knot” read the headline in the Chicago Tribune. Today, radio station WGN was sending a helicopter overhead to broadcast traffic reports during the afternoon rush hours. The reporter was Leonard Baldy, a 31-year-old Chicago policeman. He’d be focusing on major traffic arteries, such as Lake Shore Drive, Michigan […]
Jack London was known for writing adventure stories. He’d also led an adventurous life. His 1905 Chicago adventure was particularly momentous. In November of that year London was in the city on a lecture tour. Back in San Francisco, his wife Bessie was divorcing him. London was eager to marry Charmian Kittredge. On the evening of November […]
A week after five Loop streets became one-way, Chicagoans were having trouble adjusting. Randolph, Madison, and Adams were one-way westbound, while while Washington and Monroe were one-way eastbound. Police reported that drivers were still sticking to the right side of the streets, through force of habit. Buses and taxis served passengers at the right curb, […]
1919–Sheridan Road @ Balmoral Avenue, view south 2025–the same location The 1919 photo features the legendary Edgewater Beach Hotel. Located on the lake shore just north of Foster Avenue, the hotel had its own private beach. That lasted until the city extended Lake Shore Drive during the 1950s. Business dropped off, and the hotel closed […]
