December 12, 2024

The Raw Outline

Community of Lake View
in Chicago
and its' Evolution
Blog Revised and Updated
Autumn 2024
1870 Revised Ordinances of the Town[ship]
of Lake View

Lake View began as a township in the mid-19th century and briefly as a city in Cook County just north of Chicago. After the annexation of the City of Lake View to Chicago the area was referred to as a District within Chicago until the late 1920's until the establishment of 77 official Communities in Chicago such as Lake View, Uptown, Lincoln Park, North Center, among a many.
This is a topical blog (over 70 posts) about the history of Lake View that covers topics like Wrigley Field, Houses of Worship, the Hospitals, Schools, Theaters, commerical establishments of the past, and much more. It also includes a subpost with links to my private collection of artifacts on everything Lake View that is listed below.
My Blog Investigation 
Began Here
My Blog 
Post Outline
(nearly 70 posts in all)
located on the right side of each post
a pictorial view below 

My Blog List
The Raw Outline
Why the Blog / Resources Used
Various Perspectives on Lake View
Lake View: My Over View of It
It Began Along the Lake
Some Notable Township Settlers
Lake View Township News
The Township/City Communities
The Lake View House
Township to a City to Chicago
The Cultural Influencer's of Lake View
The Land of Cemeteries
Our Historical Districts
Transit in Lake View
The North Shore RR at Belmont Station
This Missing Link: Diversey Boulevard
The Lake View Water Works & Your Health
Beer Gardens & Picnic Groves
Blue Collar Lake View
Ferris Wheel Park
Early Film Companies/Movies, TV, & Gloria Swanson
Land & Real Estate
Street Landscapes, Buildings, Clubs, & Kids
Ravenswood: a former township community
The Lincoln Park Connection, the park
Parks, Gardens (Walks) & Greenscape (ways)
Tied Houses & Min-breweries
Dwelling Teardowns
Music & Dance Venues
The Commercial District, Banks, Shop Lists & More
Let's Eat, Drink, & shop for it
Social & Military Gatherings
Public Art Forms
Library/Mail/Newspapers/Bookstores
Political Representation
Police & Fire
The Pride Parades of June
Boystown/NorthHalsted
Belmont Yacht Harbor
Belmont Harbor Press
Street-End Beaches/Area Harbors & Doggie Beach
Overseers of the Poor & Outcast
Hospitals: Past & Present
The Federal Marine Hospital
House of Worship: Notable Mentions
Worship: Jewish
Worship: Presbyterian
Worship: Methodist, Episcopal, & Baptist
Worship: Lutheran
Worship: Roman Catholic
Elementary Schools in the Area
The High Schools & Academy for Boys, Institute for Girls
Apartment-Hotels, SRO's, and B&B's
Local Community Theatre: past & present
Motion Pictures Theaters of the Past
The Survived Theaters: Their Evolution
Neighborhood Associations
One of the 77
Outer/Inner Drive & Sheridan Road
East of the Outer Drive
Green Landscaping
Dealerships, Garages, Filling Stations & Alleys
Wrigley Field: The First 100
Wrigleyville: the new field, the bars, the neighborhood
Special Gatherings at Wrigley Field
Races through the Hood
Recording Changes by the UIC
A History of My Block

My Private Collection 
Links:

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Why the Blog / Resourses Used

The Road Map
to this Blog + more
with nearly 70 Topical Posts
always adding & improving
The Seal of the 
Town[ship] of Lake View 
Researcher and Blogger 
Garry Albrecht 
 (Linkedin)
While my blog is to inform, 
my goal is to inspire further research by others
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Why this
Blog

Those of us who live in Lake View are all familiar with Temple Sholom at the corner of Stratford Place and (inner) Lake Shore Drive. But what do we know about the lot immediately south of it, now enclosed by a six-foot tall black ornate metal fence?

 

While living on Stratford Place just a stone-throw from the Temple, I often wondered about this over-sized property before it became a parking lot.  What did it used to be?  Curious, I decided to do a mini research project on the question.


This initial curiosity motivated me to create this blog, and make its focus broader, expanding it to cover the entire Lake View community from its very beginnings.

 

I started with search with Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association (I was one of several board members) and then branched off from there to include images/photos from contributors from social media pages and countless of other online sources that I have mentioned below, always trying my best to make sure to credit the source. I am constantly updating and editing my work - keeping it as real and authentic as possible. 

 

Now as a substitute teacher with some time on my hands, I welcome comments and constructive criticisms that will be meaningful to my work - to our collective work!

Contact me at lvhistorical@gmail.com

published by Inside-Booster Newspaper

the parking lot at 505 Stratford Place
This blog has over 70 topical posts - adding more information and photo/text all the time. I could have done a better job on formatting and geo-tagging. I am constantly trying to correct this deficit. Some posts are directly related to others and noted at the beginng to each post. I began my research in 2007 in my apartment on Stratford Place and continue my work in Oak Lawn. I will continue until I find a university library willing to adopt this type of online work. 
I have assembled a collection of purchased postcards, press photos, books, and collectibles mostly from Ebay - my offine work. 
Change can be Swift
 and Sometimes Forgotten
from a 1915 church advertisement booklet
and once located on the corner of Roscoe & Sheffield the Belmont L Overpass has completely change the landscape of this area of Lake View for better or worse. Sven J. Akeson's Home Bakery & Coffee should be remembered by someone.
2021 Google Map view of the current location
I was a Board of Director Member of
Members of Board of the Directors
The Association has a board with directors and three officers elected annually by the membership. 
The 2017 board of directors 
Patrick Butler, President
 Dayle Murphy, Vice President
Leah Steele, Secretary/Treasurer
Dorena Wenger, Program Chairperson
Garry Albrecht, Associate Director
Peter von Buol, Associate Director
Marcella Kane, Associate Director
Carolyn Bull, Associate Director
Ron Roenigk, Associate Director
Jon Stromsta, Associate Director

The Association's Story
begins in 1884
The Board Members 
as of 2024
An Event from
Yester-year
 This blog's 
domain name
 is protected by Square Space
and 
on the bottom of every post is the following 
in bold type:
Important Note: 
These posts are exclusively used for educational purposes. I do not wish to gain monetary profit from this blog nor should anyone else without permission from the original source.
 me hiding out in Andersonville in 2011
This historical coverage includes the township of, city of, district of, and finally the Community of Lake View. According to my readings the integration of the City of Lake View into the City of Chicago took awhile. I guessing almost a decade. This was a period in time that the former city was referred to as the 'District of Lake View' until the City of Chicago adopted the 'community areas' concept. 
The territory covered by this blog is Fullerton Avenue to Devon Avenue, Western Avenue to the existing lakefront. My focus narrows when Lake View became one of the 75/77 official community areas in the City of Chicago.
An Exhibit 
with Discussion in 2018
'I go on the road'
photos from the exhibit - Garry Albrecht
My collection has grown since then
The exhibit at Sulzer Library
Donations
are GGGGreat!!
image - Kidz World
Email me at
lvhistorical @gmail.com
For example, Carole Kulger-Brennan who lives in California donated all her yearbooks to me.
Very thankful!!!
 My Various 
Research Sources:
The Maps
Charles Rascher's Fire Insurance Map of Chicago was the first fire insurance atlas in Chicago, debuting in 1877. Rascher insurance maps are useful for city-level research. This series of specialized maps shows the outlines of buildings, names businesses, and uses colors to indicate construction materials. These maps were created to help the fire insurance industry assess the cost of replacing structures lost to fire.
Sample Location
Addison & Clark streets
1887
1891
(revised 1886 map)
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
(article with instructional video)
I have incorporated these maps into every post
photo - Wikipedia 
The Sanborn map collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the present and depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of some twelve thousand cities and towns in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally published by The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn), the maps were created to allow fire insurance companies to assess their total liability in urbanized areas of the United States. These maps always have been accepted as the most accurate and detailed building and construction record extant. Sanborn maps are crowded with detail and color. So is their history. Daniel A. Sanborn created these maps for one, very specific reason: to provide insurers a catalogue of city structures that could be fire risks. He was a social scientist, and a memorialist of American transcendentalism who wrote early biographies of many of the movement's key figures. He founded the American Social Science Association, in 1865, "to treat the great social problems of the day".
1894
1923
1950
(revised 1923 map)
(last map in its series)
Other Resources
(Chicago library card # required)
Chicago Examiner Digital Collection
(1908-1918)
The Chicagoan
(1926-1935)
Blue Book & Social Lists
(1890 - 1921)
Lake View Saga 1837-1974
(not online)
Lake View Saga 1837-1985
by Pat Butler
Lake View Ordinances 1879
Lake View Annual Report 1885-86
My LakeView Historical Albums
Chicago History in Postcards
History of Postcards
Explore Chicago Collections
Newberry Library - Chicago & Midwest 
Ravenswood - Lake View Community Collection
Chicago Public Library Index
Block Club Chicago
(registration required)
Inside Publication/Booster-online
Curbed Chicago - Lake View
Southport Corridor News and Events
46th ward Zone Changes
44th ward Planned Developments
47th ward Proposed Developments
32nd ward Land Use
Yimby-Lake View
Streetblog Chicago-Lake View
Trolley Dodger/Chicago
Chicago and Its Suburbs 1873 pp. 343-352
History of Cook County 1884 pp. 708-744
Chicago and its Environs 1893 pp. 136-140
Township of Lake View Laws 1879
Township of Lake View Treasurer 1879 Report
Township of Lake View Laws 1885-86
Library of Congress - Chicago
Chicago History Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
(Ryerson & Burnham Archives)
Internet Archive Digital Library
Building Up Chicago
(Lake View)
University of Illinois Carli - IDOT Collection
UIC-Chicago Photographic Images of Change
Ryerson & Burnham Archival Image Collection
Digital Research Library of Illinois History
Chicago Telephone Directory 1892
Chicago Highways: old and new 
Chicago City Rail Lines in 1897
Picturesque Chicago in 1882
Lincoln Park Report 1894
Lincoln Park Report 1899
Lincoln Park: Hidden Truths
Chicago, The Garden City 
(Lincoln Park, Boulevards & Cemeteries)
Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries
Cemeteries - Illinois Genealogy Trails
Asylums & Homes 1905
Chicago, the Garden City: Magnificent Parks
(boulevards and cemeteries)
Indian Incampment of Lincoln Park 1903
Chicago Alderman and Wards
(until 1937)
List of Chicago Alderman
(from 1923)
Vintage Wrigley Field/Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune - Classic Wrigley Field
Chicago History Museum - Wrigley Field
Explore Chicago Collection - Wrigley Field
Wrigley Ivy.com
Industrial History: C&E: 
Diversey and Wilson
Diversey South to Junction
South of North Avenue
John Chuckman Collection
Chicago History in Postcards
History of Postcards - Smithsonian Institute
History of Postcards -World Postcard Day
Chicago Historical Schools
CTA Calendars
Jazz Age Chicago
Calumet 412
The Trolley Dodger
Chicago Surface Routes Glossary/History
Edgewater Historical Society
Lake View Pumping Station & Crib
Moving Picture World
National Register of Historical Places
Northwestern Terra Cotta Catalogue
Chicago Cityscape
Chicago Sojourn
(story of 4+1's)
Yelp
Google Map Viewer
Google Map Earth
Yo Chicago
Chicago Past
Forgotten Chicago
IDOT Chicago Photographs UIC
Swedish - American Historical Quarterly
Chicago Gay History
Lake View Patch
Lake View Citizens Council
Graceland West Community Association
WBEZ 91.5 - Curiouscity
WTTW - Baer Tours
Chicago Landmarks
Moving Picture World
Evanston History Center
Edgewater Historical Society
Chicago Historic Schools
Chicago "L"
Encyclopedia of Chicago
Chicago Past
The Man on Five
Old Chicago
Ebay
CardCow.com
Hip Postcard
Historic Images Outlet
St. Croix Architecture
Urban Remains
DNAinfo Lake View & Wrigleyville
(out of business November 2017)
DNAinfo Boystown
(out of business November 2017)
Some Facebook Pages 
of Interest
Forgotten Chicago Discussion Group

Living History of Illinois & Chicago

Chicago Street Re-Numbering
Chicago Street Name Changes
Maps:
James Rees Map 1851 Library of Congress
Van Vechten / Synder 1868 Map
L.M. Snyder & Co. 1883
Library of Congress Cook County Map 1870
Blanchard's 1910 Map of Chicago and Suburbs
Ward Maps of Chicago
(1870-1940)
David Rumsey Historical 
Map Collection:
1869 map
1887 map
1903 map
Alabama University Maps:
Historical Maps of Chicago
Historical Maps of Illinois
University of Chicago Digital Collection
(a Luna version)
Social Scientists Maps
(a Luna version)
NETR Historical Aerials 1939-2011
Illinois Map 1824
Illinois Map 1829
Illinois Map - Counties 1822
Illinois Map - Counties 1827
Rascher's Atlas Maps:
Historical Map Works 1887
(in sections)
Fullerton to Devon
HIG 1887 - Volume 9
HIG 1891 - Volume 10 
(a revised 1886 map)
The Real Estate Map & Publishing Company
by Historical Map Works 1909
(scroll down/in sections)
HIG-Fire Insurance Maps:
(Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps)
Chicago library card # to access
South of Irving Park Road
HIG 1894  - Volume 9
HIG 1923  - Volume 9
HIG 1950  - Volume 9
(a revised 1923 map)
North of Irving Park Road
(Graceland West)
HIG - Volume A - 1894
HIG - Volume 17 - 1905
HIG - Volume 17S - 1928
HIG - Volume 17S - 1950
South of Fullerton Avenue
HIG - Volume 2 North 1892
HIG - Volume 2 North 1910
HIG - Volume 2 North 1935
HIG - Volume 2 North 1950
West of Western Avenue
north of Belmont
1905 Volume A
1913 Volume 19
1949 Volume 19
(revised 1913 map)
West of Western Avenue
south of Belmont
1896 Volume 10
1921 Volume 10
1950 Volume 10
Google Earth
Google Maps
Paper & E-books  
of Great Interest:
The Lake View Saga
1st edition
photos - Ebay
both editions part of my collection
Lake View Saga
2nd Edition
Hidden History of Ravenswood & Lake View
by Patrick Butler

 
Pat Bulter died December 2023. He was one of the last of his journalistic breed. Below is an excerpt from an article from the Inside Brooster/an Inside Publication
 that that employed him.
Lake View - Images of America
by Matthew Nickerson

East Lake View - Images of America
by Matthew Nickerson
 
75th Anniversary
 Special Magazine Edition
published by the 
Lincoln-Booster Newspaper
and part of my collection
Helen Zatterberg 
Manuscript 
This manuscript was written in 1937 
as the first known published historical narrative on Lake View
by Ravenswood-Lake View (Society) Association 
Helen Zatterberg  
Ms. Zatterberg help established the 
Ravenswood-Lake View Historical (Society) in 1935 
My Lake View
Artwork & Artifacts:
A commerical view of Lake View in 1980's
with some zooms
section 1
section 2
section 3
section 4
section 5
section 6
section 7
and below
a hand-painted view
of the 1945 World Series from a photograph
reprint photo of the first clubhouse of Belmont Harbor, the Carrier, a 50 + craft that moved logs within the Lake Michigan region
Depiction of the initial dredging 
of Belmont Harbor on rice-paper
and below
a  south view from the Lake View House/Hotel
Illustration of Lake Shore Drive
 north of Brompton Avenue 
prior to 1940's??
and below
2900 N Broadway - view south
Artwork 
of Lake View Restaurants:
Yoshi's on Halsted
Angelina's on Broadway
The Diner on Halsted
postcard size
Pickard China Dishware
1900's-1940's
plates from the Century of Progress below
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Post Notes: 

A Neighborhood Awaits
poem by Garry Albrecht
A neighborhood can captivate an endless story,
From its' noble beginnings to nondirectionalness ends,
An historical teller is what I do,
For study as well for its substance and tales,
For history repeats so told for those who do not
listen, study, and learn.

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 Various Perspective of Lake View

Important:
These posts are exclusively used for educational purposes. I do not wish to gain monetary profit from this blog nor should anyone else without permission from the original source.
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