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Friday, November 30, 2018

ABOUT JOHN CHUCKMAN

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John Chuckman is former chief economist for a large Canadian oil company. He has many interests and is a lifelong student of history. He...

AD - CHICAGO - NEWSPAPER AD FOR RVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK - WESTERN AT BELMONT - LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY - NEW FLYING CARS - 1954

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BOX - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD CHRISTMAS GIFT BOX - GREEN AND IVORY - VICTORIAN VILLAGE SCENE - YEAR UNKNOWN

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MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - GIMBEL'S RESTAURANT - 30 W RANDOLPH - FEATURING CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH - A 1937 EARLY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISE FOUND A NUMBER OF PLACES

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MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - HARRIS RESTAURANT - 3150 IRVING PARK ROAD - JUST E OF KEDZIE AVE

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MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - MELODY LANE RESTAURANT - 1425 W 87TH

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MENU - CHICAGO - KUNGSHOLM RESTAURANT AND PUPPET OPERA - RUSH AND ONTARIO - FORMER MCCORMICK MANSION - DINNER MENU INSIDE WHEN RUN BY FRED HARVEY - SOLD TO THEM IN 1957

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MENU - CHICAGO - KUNGSHOLM RESTAURANT AND PUPPET OPERA - RUSH AND ONTARIO - FORMER MCCORMICK MANSION - MENU COVER WHEN RUN BY FRED HARVEY - SOLD TO FRED HARVEY IN 1957

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING NE LIKELY FROM TOP OF SEARS TOWER - DATE UNCERTAIN - MAYBE 1970s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - AMTRAK TRAIN - ELEVATED - CITY BUILDINGS BACKGROUND - 1978

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - AMTRAK TRAIN CURVING ACROSS TRACKS - ELEVATED VIEW - COMPLEX RAILS IN BACKGROUND RAILYARD - c2004

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - AMTRAK TRAIN HEADED OUT - SKYLINE FEATURING SEARS TOWER IN BACKGROUND - 1978

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - AMTRAK TRAINS IN YARD - BASCULE BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND - SOME OF SKYLINE IN DISTANCE - 1994 - EDITED FROM A PAUL SCHNEIDER IMAGE

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING - 141 W JACKSON AT BOTTOM OF LA SALLE STREET - FLAGS - PARKED CARS - PEDESTRIANS - 1950s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN - COUPLE WALKING BY - LOOKING W FROM GRANT PARK TOWARDS MICHIGAN AVE BUILDINGS - 1967

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - BUILDINGS SILHOUETTED NEAR SUNSET - 1970

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CONRAD HILTON HOTEL - MICHIGAN AVE FROM BALBO DRIVE - LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL - 1977

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA 2400 SERIES RAPID TRANSIT CARS BEING BUILT - LOCATION UNKNOWN - THIS MODEL WAS BUILT BY BOEING-VERTOL IN PENNSYLVANIA AND CTA SKOKIE SHOPS DID MAJOR OVERHAUL WORK - 1976

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT - N WELLS AND W LAKE AERIAL VIEW - 6-CAR TRAIN - 1982

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT - NEW CARS FOR BICENTENNIAL - CAR IN FRONT NAMED BEN FRANKLIN - 1976

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - FIELD MUSEUM - TWO BOYS STANDING BY ENTRANCE SIGN - 1956

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRACKS - MICHIGAN AVE SKYLINE BEHIND - SOUTH SHORE LINE COMMUTER TRAIN APPROACHING - LOOKING N ELEVATED - 1962

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - INTERNATIONAL TEEN PRINCESS CANDIDATES - FRANCE - FINLAND - CHICAGO - 1967

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - LOOP ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT - 2200 MODEL ALUMINUM CARS TURNING CORNER - 1979

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL FROM NEAR UNDERGROUND PARKING EXIT - MAN CROSSING STREET - HEAVY TRAFFIC - YELLOW CABS - c1960

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - MISS CHICAGO - NANCY KESLER - SITTING ON A STEP LADDER - 1961

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - N MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - TAXI BUSES - POLICE CAR - 1980

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - OUTER DRIVE BRIDGE AND S-TURN PLUS SURROUNDINGS - AERIAL LOOKING E - ILLINOIS CENTRAL YARDS - RIVER - NAVY PIER - 1956

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - PALMOLIVE BUILDING - TWILIGHT - LOOKING N FROM HIGH LOCATION NOT TOO FAR AWAY - c 1960

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK - ALADDIN'S CASTLE FUN HOUSE - AERIAL PANORAMA - NEIGHBORHOOD BACKGROUND - c1960

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - RUSH STREET - GROUND LEVEL - DAYTIME - MARYLAND HOTEL ON LEFT IS AT DELAWARE - BOURBON STREET - FACES - CABARET - c1970

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - SHEDD AQUARIUM - CROWDS GOING UP STAIRS - TAXIS - EARLY-1950s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - SHERIDAN ROAD - CTA BUS PULLED UP - LADY ON SIDEWALK - TRAFFIC - 1976

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - SIGHT-SEEING BOAT BY SHEDD AQUARIUM LETTING OUT PASSENGERS - 1966

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - SOME MICHIGAN AVE BUILDINGS BEYOND GRANT PARK - SEEN FROM OUTER DRIVE - LINCOLN MONUMENT LOWER RIGHT - MID-1960s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - SOUTH SHORE LINE RAILROAD COMMUTER - HEAD-ON FRONT - SOMEWHERE IN INDIANA - 1989

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING UP AND N - MARINA CITY - CHICAGO AND LOOP THEATERS MARTIAN STREETLIGHTS - 1972

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET AND GRAND - LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL - 1963

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - THREE OLDER STREETCARS - ILLINOIS RAILROAD MUSEUM DISPLAY - 1999

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - WABASH AND WACKER - GROUND LEVEL LOOKING E - BIG CROWD BREAKING UP - LOOKS LIKE AFTER A BIG PARADE - 1950s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - WABASH AT LAKE - LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL - CTA ELEVATED TURNING W - 1950s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN IN GRANT PARK LINED UP WITH PRUDENTIAL BUILDING - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - c1960

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE CLUB - LOCATION UNKNOWN - PART OF I WILL SERIES - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CITY HALL SQUARE BUILDING AND PALACE THEATER - TINTED - 1914

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CIVIC OPERA BUILDING - 20 N WACKER DRIVE - VIEW FROM RIVER - TINTED - c1950

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CIVIC OPERA BUILDING - ENTIRE BLOCK BETWEEN MADISON AND WASHINGTON - DRAMATIC VIEW FROM OVER TRAIN SHEDS - TINTED

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DON ROTH'S BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT - WABASH AT RANDOLPH - INTERIOR DINING ROOM DRAWING - SPINNING SALAD BOWL - ROAST BEEF CART - OPEN HEARTH STEAKS - SINCE 1920 - LATE 1960s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - FIELD BUILDING - LA SALLE CLARK AND ADAMS - AERIAL CORNER VIEW BETWEEN NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS - 1940s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - FRENCH RESTAURANT - 180 E DELAWARE - DINING ROOM - JACQUES FUMAGALLY MANAGER - THE EARLY VERSION OF JACQUES RESTAURANT - 1930s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SEEN FROM ACROSS LAGOON GROUND LEVEL - TINTED - 1940s

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