From Postcards to Photos
to Everything Else - Part One
This is the first of five posts of my private collection on vintage Lake View - this one, Part I & then Part II. The last section of this post is a collection of matchbooks.
Part II has a collection of purchased postcards in a post called Lincoln Park, the park due to the fact that there is a Lake View connection to that park. These postcards date at the dawn of the 20th century and are located in Part II. I have a collection of yearbooks about Lake View High School that is also in Part II. I am in the process of photographing selected pages in each yearbook and posting them on my Facebook site called LakeView Historical.
The third post is about the businesses of Lake View from 1929-1935 called the Warner Printing Collection. The fourth & fifth posts are called 'Vintage Wrigley Field' Part I and
then Part II. These posts contains black & white photos - mostly press photos & very few reproductions, an assortment scorecards and newsletters.
Most of the contents of the these first five blog posts were purchased through Ebay and a few by gifted by donation.
Part II has a collection of purchased postcards in a post called Lincoln Park, the park due to the fact that there is a Lake View connection to that park. These postcards date at the dawn of the 20th century and are located in Part II. I have a collection of yearbooks about Lake View High School that is also in Part II. I am in the process of photographing selected pages in each yearbook and posting them on my Facebook site called LakeView Historical.
The third post is about the businesses of Lake View from 1929-1935 called the Warner Printing Collection. The fourth & fifth posts are called 'Vintage Wrigley Field' Part I and
then Part II. These posts contains black & white photos - mostly press photos & very few reproductions, an assortment scorecards and newsletters.
Most of the contents of the these first five blog posts were purchased through Ebay and a few by gifted by donation.
this street banner was purchased in 2015 from the Lake View Chamber of Commerce to be used for my exhibits
The Township of Lake View
drafted and originally published in 1879
this publisher re-produces old text
The Township Era Documents
this publisher re-produces old text
The Township Era Documents
A Township 1857-1887
A City 1887-1889
1871 and backside of the receipt
1872
another 1872 receipt
1873 City of Lake View
long rectangular receipts for same taxpayer
1895 township assessors notice to taxpayer
Graceland Cemetery
and the back side
I highly recommend it!
Established in 1860 when Lake View was a township
The Rocky Waters of the Lake
A City 1887-1889
These photos are property tax receipts of a K. Langland from 1871-76. He apparently lived on Wrightwood Avenue when the Lake View was a township 1857-87 and City 1887-89, the southern border was Fullerton Avenue. The last two photos is a 1895 township assessor's notice to a property owner. Homes from the old township/city of Lake View was still assessed by the former township. This taxpayer lived on Damen Avenue. The western border of the old township/city was Western Avenue. Some homes are still have the Lake View name on their Cook County property tax notice.
K. Langland Receipts
1872
1895 township assessors notice to taxpayer
I highly recommend it!
Established in 1860 when Lake View was a township
The Rocky Waters of the Lake
Belmont Yacht Harbor
open to the public by 1913
Apparently depicting the build-out of the harbor.
The harbor opened to the public in 1913
The harbor opened to the public in 1913
about the artist & this lithograph...
not sure this is Belmont Harbor but it does look like the first boat-house, the Carrier
Join the Yacht Club 193_?
Join the Yacht Club 193_?
Photographic Art
without a frame
by an artist name of 'Berry' with additional info
some information the craft itself
The First Hundred Years ...
about the club-houses in Lake Michigan
without a frame
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
about the club-houses in Lake Michigan
For decades Belmont Yacht Harbor
was staging area for the race from Chicago
Before W.H. 'Big Bill' Thompson was mayor of Chicago he raced from Belmont Harbor. He and his wife lived on Sheridan Road and Belmont Avenue
the harbor in 1986
jumbo sized photo
Bismarck Gardens
to renamed Marigold Gardens in 1915
below is a good summary ...
at the southwest corner of Broadway & Grace Street
the name change ...
from a Beer Garden to a Boxing/Wrestling Venue
reverse side
Riverview Park
another place to have fun
While not in Lake View it was a place to visit with the kids.
There was a streetcar on Roscoe that lead folks
west through Lake View
Buildings & Street Scene Postcards
both postcards south of Grace Street view south
This building, the Lehmann Mansion,
appears in the previous two postcards.
J.L. Lehmann died in 1900 leaving his heirs $10 million.
He owned the Fair Department Store once located in the Loop and owned scores of property in old Lake View.
Fullerton Avenue was once the border between Chicago
and the Township/City of Lake View
across the street in Buena Park
and across the street in Lincoln Park
it still stands!
inner Lake Shore Drive view north near Waveland Avenue
The Stout Mansion
once located on Barry and Sheridan Road
Real Estate:
Pine Grove booklet
The Dorian on Barry
Apartment/Hotels:
Wellington Arms
The Lessing Annex Apartments
Rienzi Hotel
once located 1/4 of a block east of Broadway on Diversey
Brewster Apartments
Brompton Palace Apartments
Chateau Hotel
Belair Hotel
Park Lane Hotel
The Hotel Belmont
reverse side
Houses of Worship:
Lake View Presbyterian
St. Peters Episcopal
Evanston (Broadway) Methodist
now called Broadway Methodist Church
This the original building
St. Alphonsus
Temple Sholom
b&w photos
An Anniversary Booklet
their first temple in Lake View was on the corner of Grace & Pine Grove, now called Anshe Emet Synagogue
The Lake View Free Mission Church
love the ads! (missing the cover)
the first church on Roscoe & (Osgood) Kenmore
by 1893 there were two buildings - the first building in back and connected with a 'walk bridge'.
Ravenswood Elementary
Ravenswood School with a building along Paulina Avenue now a open space for the students
Lake View High School
The building to the left of the photo was replaced - it was the built after a fire destroyed the initial building
in the late 19th century
zoomed below
reverse side
this booklet covers from 1929-1932
Social Clubs:
Turn Verein Lincoln
now the Lincoln Park Athletic Club
This German-American club was a combination of a gym/dining established in the Township of Lake View. The south border of the
City of Lake View was Fullerton Avenue.
Their Anniversary Booklet
Restaurants/Cafe/Tavern:
Rienzi Cafe
This restaurant/cafe was located to the best of my knowledge on the northeast corner of Broadway/Diversey
and not Clark, as indicated in both postcards. Decades later the same owner would build an apartment hotel
just east of the cafe (see apt hotel section)
Jaeger's Road Home
Gastis Restaurant
Johnny's Restaurant
Marty's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
folded postcard
Sheridan Restaurant & Lounge
Grandma's Receipts
Schwaben Stube
a menu
a paper mat with a zoomed view below
Ivanhoe Restaurant and Playhouse
the playhouse blended dining with live theater performances
small plate & cream pitcher
Ann Sather Swedish Diner
and then moved ...
some good recipes
Franksville
once across street from Wrigley Field
on the southwest corner
Jack's on Halsted
Taverns/Bars:
Old English Pub
The Loading Dock
A Pre-1909 Advertisement
the post 1909 address was 1608 Fullerton Avenue
Theaters:
The Julian Vaudeville
once located midway from Clark Street to the Red-Line
on the north-side of Belmont Avenue
once located across the street from Marigold Gardens
on Grace & Broadway - northwest corner
Victoria Theatre
known currently as the Vic
love the ads!
A Swedish Singing Club
Merry Garden Ballroom
once located on Sheffield south of Belmont
- west side of street
selected pages from the original album
zoomed from above
a booklet
This ballroom was noted for making money from dancing
for the maximum hours
during the Great Depression of 1929
Hospitals:
The Marine Hospital
This Federal Hospital was once located in the Township/City of Lake View and then in the neighborhood of Buena Park. Currently the location of Malt Disney Magnet School. The hospital's complete name was 'Marine Hospital for Sailors and Soldiers' built in the 1870's and razed by the 1960's.
at the same location of the initial building
Their Nursing School
located just west of Broadway on Belmont Avenue
Smoking was OK back then, I guess ...
A Township Library
once located on the southwest corner of
Montrose (Sulzer Road) & Hermitage (Commercial Ave)
YMCA Lake View
Lake View's old Commercial District
sold at Wieboldt's
a back to school globe
A Green Stamp Book
Banks:
Lake View Trust & Savings
an advertisement booklet of their newer building
front and back covers are the same
Savings bank Tin
patent in 1918
Lake View State Bank
1929 to the early 1930's
and then a name change
Diversey Golf Course 9 holes
The Outer Drive - Lake Shore Drive
Vintage Businesses:
Northwestern Terra Cotta & Company
a salesman's calling card to a client
promotional pages
Deering Works/International Harvester
an interesting advertisement and on the other side ...
their product was truly international
postcard size
their Newsletter
12 x 12 in size
a letter signed by the president of the company
a 1934 advertisement above
a 1939 advertisement below
Curt Teich
on the flip side of the postcards is
the name of the manufacturer
Mini-Postcards in an Envelope
zoomed from above
American Color-Type
two locations
Their Short Story Booklets:
a zoomed view
a zoomed view
Chicago Tribune Inserts 1914
full page in size
date on the bottom of print
the back of each print
selected pages from booklet
Curtiss Candies Company
a framed puzzle
the reverse side
Chicago Coin Company
the original published story of Lake View
The 2nd Edition
the second edition
I was acknowledge in the book as a contributor
I was acknowledge in the book as a contributor
Big Bill [Thompson] of Chicago
William Hale Thompson was a three term mayor of Chicago and a resident of Lake View
a true 1899 story of murder and politics in Lake View
Dick Simpson was a lakefront liberal who represented the 44th ward in the Chicago City Council.
He tried to revolutionize his ward
by trying to broaden the democratic process
his book
Preservation Magazine
a 2001 publication
this magazine features the community of Ravenswood
and the future of Wrigley Field
LGBTQ (Gay) News & Entertainment
LGBTQ History
Black and White Photos:
I am a member of the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association. The Association loaned this photo
to a Lake View business association
that was established in 1951
a zoomed view below
The Chicago Gospel Tabernacle was located on the southwest corner of Barry & Halsted Street.
Along Belmont Harbor
Belmont Yacht Harbor 1920's
The harbor opened to the public in 1913
Notice the 'people bridge' towards the center of the photo
and love the vintage cars on Sheridan Road (inner LSD)
I bought the negative from Ebay and then had a photo business produce the black & white
The Storm of 1929
The lakefront suffered thought two storms in 1929, one in April and the other in October - the month of the
Great Depression of 1929
zoomed view below
Notice the 'people bridge' below once again
a zoomed 1932 view below
the harbor by 1940
view is south - no overpass bridge until 1942
zoomed view below
zoomed view below
zoomed view
a View in 1959
a zoomed view below
zoomed below
zoomed below
Chicago Mayor & Lake View Resident
'Big Bill' Thompson was a three term mayor in the early part of the 20th century. He and his wife lived on the northwest corner of Sheridan (inner LSD) and Belmont Avenue
Big Bill in 1927
zoomed below
his 1932 Campaign Newsletter
selected pages
Transportation
a # 8 Halsted from Clark Street
Chicago Electric Railways in 1917
8.5 x 11.5 in size
zoomed below
The North Shore Line
with a stop at Belmont Station
a 1946 Brochure
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
Transfer Tickets
pre-CTA
CTA Transfers
Chicago Rapid Transit Brochure
1933
a war year
zoomed from above
The north-side border has not change
from 1921 very much
the north-side
the backside of the brochure
An A/B Station Metal Sign
Negatives to Prints
I purchased these negatives from Ebay and then had them professionally developed by
Artlynn Photography in Evergreen Park.
According to Ebay the negatives date to 1949 and appear to be from Montrose Harbor looking southwest??
Snap Shoots 1950
above southeast corner of Clark & Belmont
These photos are postcard size
below northwest corner of Clark & Belmont
below view east on Fletcher Avenue that highlights the
Curtiss Candy factory on Broadway
Press Photos & a Negative
zoomed from above
from a negative to a print by
Artlynn Photography in Evergreen Park
zoomed from above
and the next year the protest moved to Belmont Harbor
Political Protest
zoomed from above
Flood on the Golf Course
Medal & Buttons
original buttons
Masonic Chapters in Lake View
reverse side
Small Businesses:
zoomed view of the words 'Lake View, Illinois' probably indicating the City of Lake View 1887-1889
Wieland Dairy Company
Croname & Company
a manufacturer
once located on Grace Street and Ravenswood Avenue
4 x 2 envelope
in transition 1913
the interior
The Crib
The Lake View Crib was demolished
at the turn of the 20th century
The underground tunnel
the first occupants of the property
Then in 1914 ...
known as Weeghman Park
reverse side of previous image
the baseball park a some name changes in the beginning
reverse side of previous image
reverse side of previous image
same design but another color scheme
same design but another color scheme
and the reverse side ...
R
a 1945 pin
and below Chicago Bears who called Wrigley Field home (from 1920 as the Staley's) 1921-1970
1943
above image is probably dated in the 1940's
and below the 1932 Chicago Bears
at snowy Wrigley Field 1921-1970
2001 US stamp and postcard
jumbo sized photo
to renamed Marigold Gardens in 1915
the name change ...
Concert Programs
During World War I there was a name change
to Marigold Gardens
from a Beer Garden to a Boxing/Wrestling Venue
reverse side
another place to have fun
There was a streetcar on Roscoe that lead folks
west through Lake View
Buildings & Street Scene Postcards
both postcards south of Grace Street view south
appears in the previous two postcards.
J.L. Lehmann died in 1900 leaving his heirs $10 million.
He owned the Fair Department Store once located in the Loop and owned scores of property in old Lake View.
and the Township/City of Lake View
and across the street in Lincoln Park
it still stands!
inner Lake Shore Drive view north near Waveland Avenue
once located on Barry and Sheridan Road
Real Estate:
Pine Grove booklet
Real estate pamphlets
The Dorian on Barry
Wellington Arms
The Lessing Annex Apartments
Rienzi Hotel
once located 1/4 of a block east of Broadway on Diversey
Brewster Apartments
Brompton Palace Apartments
Chateau Hotel
Belair Hotel
The Surf Apartments
a vintage hanger from the Park Lane Apartment Hotel currently called Reside on Surf
a matchbook
a silver tray
Lake View Presbyterian
Evanston (Broadway) Methodist
now called Broadway Methodist Church
This the original building
St. Alphonsus
Temple Sholom
b&w photos
An Anniversary Booklet
The Lake View Free Mission Church
on the northwest corner of Kenmore/School Street.
The building was converted to condos. The building below also was converted to residential living.
Ravenswood Methodist Episcopal Church
church construction 1889
Baptist Missionary Training School
Lake View Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran 
their Program Booklet
love the ads! (missing the cover)
the first church on Roscoe & (Osgood) Kenmore
Local Schools:
Nettelhorst
Ravenswood School with a building along Paulina Avenue now a open space for the students
Lake View High School
in the late 19th century
Social Clubs:
Turn Verein Lincoln
now the Lincoln Park Athletic Club
This German-American club was a combination of a gym/dining established in the Township of Lake View. The south border of the
City of Lake View was Fullerton Avenue.
Restaurants/Cafe/Tavern:
Rienzi Cafe
and not Clark, as indicated in both postcards. Decades later the same owner would build an apartment hotel
just east of the cafe (see apt hotel section)
Gastis Restaurant
below is a shopping bag from this restaurant
Marty's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
folded postcard
Grandma's Receipts
Schwaben Stube
Math Igler's Casino
a menu
the playhouse blended dining with live theater performances
a menu mailer
a token for the wishing well
Gruss Dom Deutschen Erk
Ann Sather Swedish Diner
and then moved ...
Franksville
once across street from Wrigley Field
on the southwest corner
Isbell's Restaurant and Lounge
Gate of Horn on Broadway
Jack's on Halsted
Taverns/Bars:
Old English Pub
Christopher Street
The Loading Dock
A Pre-1909 Advertisement
the post 1909 address was 1608 Fullerton Avenue
The Julian Vaudeville
on the north-side of Belmont Avenue
Buckingham Theatre
Chateau Theatre
on Grace & Broadway - northwest corner
Victoria Theatre
known currently as the Vic
A Swedish Singing Club
once located on Sheffield south of Belmont
- west side of street
a booklet
This ballroom was noted for making money from dancing
for the maximum hours
during the Great Depression of 1929
Hospitals:
The Marine Hospital
Lake View Hospital 
Established a decade after the annexation of the City of Lake View. Between 1889 and late 1920's the former township/city
was referred to as the District of Lake View.
Union Hospital
to later be called Illinois Masonic
at the same location of the initial building
Their Nursing School
located just west of Broadway on Belmont Avenue
Smoking was OK back then, I guess ...
St. Joseph's
A Township Library
Montrose (Sulzer Road) & Hermitage (Commercial Ave)
Lake View's old Commercial District
Banks:
Lake View Trust & Savings
an advertisement booklet of their newer building
front and back covers are the same
1929 to the early 1930's
Diversey Golf Course 9 holes
The Outer Drive - Lake Shore Drive
Pine Grove & Diversey
Northwestern Terra Cotta & Company
Illinois Malleable Iron Company
This company had 3 plants
in the Township/City/District of Lake View
Sausage Works
an interesting advertisement and on the other side ...
their product was truly international
A Story Book
12 x 12 in size
a 1939 advertisement below
the building are now residences
some of their products below ...
the name of the manufacturer
Mini-Postcards in an Envelope
zoomed from above
A Salesman Book
for F.W. Woolworth & Company
a zoomed view
a zoomed view
Postcards in an Envelope
Chicago Tribune Inserts 1914
full page in size
date on the bottom of print
A Cut-Out Booklet
Curtiss Candies Company
the reverse side
once located at 1725 Diversey Parkway
across the street in Lincoln Park
Books/Magazines:
The Lake View Saga
the 1st edition - selected pages
The 2nd Edition
the second edition
Other Perspectives of Lake View
I was acknowledge in the book as a contributor
I was acknowledge in the book as a contributor
William Hale Thompson was a three term mayor of Chicago and a resident of Lake View
American Priestess
a story of Lake View missionaries
The Crime of the Century
Alderman Dick Simpson
He tried to revolutionize his ward
by trying to broaden the democratic process
St. Alphonsus Parish
Preservation Magazine
a 2001 publication
this magazine features the community of Ravenswood
and the future of Wrigley Field
LGBTQ History
I am a member of the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association. The Association loaned this photo
to a Lake View business association
that was established in 1951
The Chicago Gospel Tabernacle was located on the southwest corner of Barry & Halsted Street.
The harbor opened to the public in 1913
and love the vintage cars on Sheridan Road (inner LSD)
Great Depression of 1929
Advertisements that highlighted Belmont Harbor
Traffic Flow in 1935
zoomed view below
A Militarized Harbor in 1954
zoomed view below
Heading out to the lake in 1958
zoomed view
a zoomed view below
Biking it in the Winter in 1965
Restocking Fish in 1977
zoomed below
Salmon Fishing in 1977
zoomed below
Big Bill in 1927
zoomed below
Transportation
a # 8 Halsted from Clark Street
8.5 x 11.5 in size
with a stop at Belmont Station
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
pre-CTA
CTA Transfers
Chicago Rapid Transit Brochure
1933
Lincoln Park is as far north Bryn Mawr
zoomed map from above
Chicago Rapid Transit Brochure
1942
The north-side border has not change
from 1921 very much
the north-side
I purchased these negatives from Ebay and then had them professionally developed by
Artlynn Photography in Evergreen Park.
According to Ebay the negatives date to 1949 and appear to be from Montrose Harbor looking southwest??
Snap Shoots 1950
These photos are postcard size
below northwest corner of Clark & Belmont
Curtiss Candy factory on Broadway
This 1955 photo was donated to this site by a Carole E. Brennan who also donated all of her Lake View High School yearbooks. The photo depicts the Annual Spring Festival
zoomed from above
from a negative to a print by
Artlynn Photography in Evergreen Park
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
Alderman of the Area
zoomed from above
Political Protest
zoomed from above
original buttons
C. Hoffman and Company
The Best Brewing Company
Martha Washington Candies
on Broadway
Croname & Company
a manufacturer
once located on Grace Street and Ravenswood Avenue
a Florist Shop
A local Walgreens
a local Newspaper Business Card
Reproductions:
The Lake View Water Works and Crib
1875-1965
These photos were purchased from Ebay then later edited by me. I added information on the reverse side and finally laminated all of them
in transition 1913
the second building
the interior
The Crib
The Lake View Crib was demolished
at the turn of the 20th century
The underground tunnel
Wrigley Field Postcards
& Publications
This selection contains postcards, magazines, and books. I have another post about WF that will only contain black & white photos - mostly press photos
Then in 1914 ...
reverse side of previous image
same design but another color scheme
and the reverse side ...
Matchbooks
R
and below Chicago Bears who called Wrigley Field home (from 1920 as the Staley's) 1921-1970
Retro Postcards
More Postcards
An Over-sized Postcard 9''x 7''
Jumbo Reproduction s
and below the 1932 Chicago Bears
at snowy Wrigley Field 1921-1970
5''x 7'' postcards
Greeting Cards
Calendar Postcards
Vine Line Collection Postcards
The Vine Line Collection 2001
Baseball Cards
This section of the post is devoted to baseball cards that were purchased from Ebay and donated by my neighbor - there son was a collector - he donated his Cubs cards to me. I begin with the Chicago Whalers also known as the Chicago Federals after the construction of Weeghman Park in 1914.
1963 Chicago Bears
The Lincoln-Belmont Booster
a 1930ish business card
This local paper
served the Lake View community for decades
Please continue to
for more of my collection
Post Note:
I hope my collection will entice the viewer to explore my extensive blog and learn more of the history of our community that I once called home. Donations (not a non-profit) are wonderful to receive and will be posted in the blog with full credit to the donor.
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 - thanks!
