From Postcards to Photos
to Everything Else - Part Two
This post has 5 sub-posts:
1) Vintage Matchbooks
2) Lake View High Yearbooks
(with a link to Facebook album)
3) Lincoln Park, the park
4) Vintage Dish Plates
This post has 5 sub-posts:
1) Vintage Matchbooks
2) Lake View High Yearbooks
(with a link to Facebook album)
3) Lincoln Park, the park
4) Vintage Dish Plates
5) Postcards of Lake Shore Drive
This is the second of five posts on my private collection. The first post is in Part I of postcard to photos to everything else.
The third and fourth posts are called Vintage Wrigley Field
Part I & Part II. The images in this particular blog post are of Lincoln Park, the park, the Lake View High School yearbooks from 1916 to 1974 that includes two student handbooks of 1933 and 1943. The pages of each yearbook were selective due to time and space.
The next post is called Warner Printing Collection which is assortment of Lake View businesses from 1929 to 1935 - Warner Printing's clients, mostly office & promotional supplies.
Vintage Matchbooks:
This is a collection of matchbooks of businesses and sport fiqures
that was once part of old Lake View along with a
that was once part of old Lake View along with a
An online article from CBC Radio called
Striking Images: Matchbook Advertising
‘There was a time when the humble matchbook was the top advertising medium in North America. They were handy, colorful, cheap and even a moderate smoker would be exposed to the advertising over 20 times a day. Matchbook advertising pre-dated radio, and was embraced by almost every industry; from big beer and tobacco companies, to the war effort, to Hollywood, to the smallest Mom & Pop businesses, and [sports], matchbook advertising was effective and affordable for everyone. [It is estimated that] up to eight additional people were exposed to a single matchbook. They get borrowed and shared. Every time a matchbook got pulled out of a pocket, the owner was reminded of the bounty.'
Small Businesses:
and
Lake View Recreation
Lake View Recreation
Reed's Candy Company
and
Isbell's Magic Bar & Restaurant
Midget Bar
and
Carl's Swanson's Tavern
reverse side
reverse side
reverse side
Lake View Tavern
Carl's Swanson's Tavern
reverse side
Vanity Fair
(formerly Bismarck Gardens)
and
Louie's Service
Irving-Southport Garage
and
Merry Gardens Ballroom
Lake View Tavern
and
J.B.'s Bleachers Tavern
(now Murphy's Bleachers)
reverse side
Old Hickory Inn
J.B.'s Bleachers Tavern
(now Murphy's Bleachers)
reverse side
Old Hickory Inn
and
Bryson's Lunch
reverse side
reverse side
reverse side
inside cut-out
another look at it
reverse side
Cornelia Lounge & Restaurant
Clubland at the Vic Theater
reverse side
Bert Weinman Ford
Cubs Grill
currently The Cubbie Bear
The Rienza Hotel
Bryson's Lunch
Biastett's Cocktail Lounge
and
Aquarium Cafe
Marigold Arcade
Frank Helsing's [Restaurant]
Marigold Car Service
Victorian House Restaurant
turned ...
Cornelia Lounge & Restaurant
Clubland at the Vic Theater
reverse side
Bert Weinman Ford
Tut's Chicago
a music venue
Marigold Gardens
former Bismarck Gardens
promoting a German-American Chorus
Buckingham Theatre
Vanity Fair/Grill
once known as Bismarck Gardens
and Marigold Gardens
Lake View Trust & Savings
Surf Laundry
Melrose Beauty Shop
Cubs Grill
currently The Cubbie Bear
The Rienza Hotel
an apartment hotel
Aldine Barber Shop
reverse
The Loading Dock
Ash Manor
Sidetracks
Ted's Famous Door
Jack's on Halsted
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Christopher Street
The Loading Dock
Ash Manor
Sidetracks
Ann Sather
their second location
Belmont Club
Cornelia Tavern
Leona's Restaurant
and their first location ....
but a business card
Georges' Aquarium
Melrose Restaurant/Grill & Bakery
two locations
Character Club
and
Screw Ball Club
and
Cranes Pharmarcy
reverse side
Alfo Photo Studio
and
"L" Corner Tavern
reverse side
Old English Pub
and
Isbell's Restaurant
Marr's Drug
Lincoln Lumber Company
Rudey's Tavern
Idle Hour Restaurant & Tap Room
Belmont Lounge
reverse side
A Salesman's Sample
This matchbook was cut from a sheet of matchbooks much like Rudy's Tavern above
How Old is my Matchbook?
In order to have some idea of the age of a matchbook one
needs to understand the Chicago telephone numbering evolution
Diamond Company Matchbooks
of Sports Figures 1930's:
Chicago Bears
Luke Johnsos 1929-36;
George Grosvenor only 1935 for the Bears and
1936-37 for the Chicago Cardinals
Edgar Manske 1933-40
and
George Corbett 1932-38
Milton Trost 1935-39
Jonhn Manders 1933-40
Raymond Nolting 1936-43
Carl Brumbaugh 1930-36
reverse side
Wrigley Field was home from 1931 thru 1939
Dave Cook 1934-1936
and
Al Nichelini 1935-36
reverse
Chicago Cubs:
Charles Klein 1934-36
Gabby Harntet 1922-38
and manager 1938-40
and manager 1954-56
August Galan 1934-41
reverse
Riggs Stephenson 1926-34
Lou Warneke 1930-36
reverse
William Herman 1931-41
James K. O'Dea 1935-38
reverse
reverse
Charles Grimm 1922-40
as manager and player
reverse
Charles Grimm
as manager & VP
Lake View Business Tokens:
Bismarck Gardens
1894? - 1915
became Marigold Gardens until 1923
Chicago Rapid Transit
1913? -1947
reverse side
Chicago Transit Authority
1954-1999
reverse side
Illinois Masonic Hospital
reverse side
reverse side
St. Joseph Hospital
reverse side
Ivanhoe Restaurant/Theater
The High Schools
of the Area:
Lake View Institute 1917
once a all girl's high school
located at 442 W Wellington established in 1891
The school apparent initial location was 1844 Briar Place in 1902 with a post 1909 address of 516 Briar Place
selected pages
The Lake View High School Yearbooks
once a all girl's high school
located at 442 W Wellington established in 1891
The school apparent initial location was 1844 Briar Place in 1902 with a post 1909 address of 516 Briar Place
The Lake View High School Yearbooks
I am in the process of photo-coping selective pages
of each yearbook to my Facebook page as an album and linking the each FB album to date of that yearbook on here
I begin with ...
1907
1916-1918
I begin with ...
1907
1916-1918
(Facebook Album - selected pages)
1916
1917
1918
1921
(Facebook Album)
January Semester
1921
1925
1926
1927
1928 January Semester
Greeley Satellite
Ravenswood Satellite
1916
1917
1918
(Facebook Album)
January Semester
June Semester
1925
Due to the rapid expansion of the student population some elementary schools were used to compensate
1956
1957
1958
1925
1933
1943
1902 December
1903 January
1903 February
1903 May
1903 June
1903 October
1917 April
1918 March
1933 March
32 pages
Stereograph Cards
zoomed from above
A Stereograph Viewer
refurbished
The metal section is probably original and the wooden section had to have been refinished
the triangular piece is the handle laid in place
the Ebay seller photo of the handle extended
and the manufacturer was called Sun Sculpture
Regular Size Postcards
Winter Scenes
this photo looking south of the Palm House which was the original name of the current conservatory building
Lincoln Park Zoo
Hans Christian Andersen Monument
Kwa Kwa Rolas
(Addison Street Totem Pole)
The Missing Monuments of Lincoln Park:
The Santiago Cuba Cannon
1933
1943
The Red & White Monthly's:
(selected pages)
(selected pages)
1902 November
1903 February
1903 March
1903 Christmas Issue
1918 March
1933 March
32 pages
Lake View High School Pins
1932 Girl's Physical Effiency Test and
1934 Physical Effiency Test
Lincoln Park, the park
Vintage Postcards:
The Lake View Connection
Most the postcards date between the 1890's to 1910's during a time when the property taxpayers & bondholders of Lake View Township/City & North Chicago Township had influence in the administration of the park and paid for it from 1870 until the
turn of the 20th century. Use the link above to explore the link between old Lake View and this famous park along the lake.
a 11x17 page from Harper's Weekly in 1887
zoomed sections below
Stereograph Cards
the lagoons were apparently once referred to as the 'canal'
A Stereograph Viewer
The metal section is probably original and the wooden section had to have been refinished
the triangular piece is the handle laid in place
and the manufacturer was called Sun Sculpture
Lincoln Park Conservatory
all part of my personal collection
a stereograph image - front and back
scene of garden from the Palm House-Conservatory
The original name of the Conservatory was the Palm House
men in the the Palm House
the second building that was once called the Palm House
Lincoln Park Zoo
from 1890's to about 1910ish
'The zoo was founded in 1868, when the Lincoln Park Commissioners were given a gift of a pair of swans by Central Park's Board of Commissioners in New York City. Other animals were soon donated to the park, including, a puma, two elk, three wolves, four eagles, & eight peacocks. In 1874, a bear cub from the Philadelphia Zoo was the first animal purchased by the zoo. The bear became quite adept at escaping from its home and could frequently be found roaming Lincoln Park at night. In 1884, reportedly the first American bison born in captivity was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo. At this time, the species had almost been hunted to extinction in the wild so in 1896, the United States government bought one bull and seven cows from the Zoo's bison herd to send to Yellowstone National Park to assist in the species' revival.' - Wikipedia
is actually a Axis Deer (also known as Chital) from India according to Peter Boul, a member of the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association. He states that the author Robert May, the author of the book 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer', observed them at Lincoln Park zoo and was inspired to write the song we know today.
The Abraham Lincoln Monument
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument
The Alarm
originally called The Indian Monument
another view of it
Signal of Peace
Dolphin Fountain
Shakespeare Monument
The Eugene Field Monument
Ulysses S. Grant Monument
Hans Christian Andersen Monument
Robert Cavelier de LaSalle Monument
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Monument
Robert Cavelier de LaSalle Monument
at another angle
The monuments would be surrounded by a path
for walkers and horse & carriage
Benjamin Franklin Monument
(Addison Street Totem Pole)
The Missing Monuments of Lincoln Park:
Carl von Linné Monument
relocated to Midway Plaisance in 1976
Beethoven
A List of lost/removed monuments
according to 'Giants at the Park'
part of my personal collection
and this unidentified monument ...
image - 'Lincoln Park 1899'
The Park's 'High Bridge'
nicknamed The Suicide Bridge
according to 'Giants at the Park'
part of my personal collection
image - 'Lincoln Park 1899'
nicknamed The Suicide Bridge
1894 -1919
This bridge was once located a few blocks south of Fullerton Avenue. By the 1910's the High Bridge earned a new infamous name of 'Suicide Bridge' Due to the high volume of lives lost per week the bridge was demolished in 1909
View of the Boardwalk with Horse & Carriage
View of Lake Shore Drive
from the High Bridge
In the 19th century this road was called
'Breakwater and Carriage Drive'
A View of the High Bridge from the lake side of it
View of the Lagoon from the High Bridge
now called as the South Pond
Just Passing Though
A Lake Excursion from the Park
Once located between of North Avenue & Fullerton
Its probable location ...
(see pier to the right)
A Good Chicago Parks Resource
part of my collection
this reprint was original authored
by Andreas Simon in 1893
The Postcards of
Street-End Beaches & Harbors:
Diversey Avenue Bathing Beach
the entrance to Diversey Harbor
Clarendon Municipal Bathing Beach
Wilson Avenue Bathing Beach
This was a members only beach, hence private. A wall separated this beach from the Clarendon Municipal
The Daily News Sanitarium
(see pier to the right)
A Good Chicago Parks Resource
part of my collection
by Andreas Simon in 1893
Street-End Beaches & Harbors:
Fullerton Avenue Bathing Beach
only for children and their mothers
Wilson Avenue Bathing Beach
Montrose-Wilson Bathing Beach
Edgewater Beach & Hotel
Established in 1887 in the Township of Lake View north of the existing park, Lincoln Park, just north of Fullerton Avenue
The Harbors to the South & North:
Diversey Harbor
Montrose Harbor
a view of Montrose Harbor from Irving Park Road
The Diversey Avenue Golf Course
Vintage Plates:
A Belmont Avenue Store
a turn of late 19th or early 20th century
the post 1909 address was 1120 W Belmont Avenue
A Ravenswood Grocer
District of Lake View pre -1909
A Belmont Avenue Store
the post 1909 address was 1120 W Belmont Avenue
A Ravenswood Grocer
District of Lake View pre -1909
Postcards of Lake Shore Drive
Their was a gravel Lake Shore Drive within the park
and a concrete one along the lake from Oak Street
to the south end of Lincoln Park
by the seller on Ebay
this card is part of my collection
"Edward Lovejoy and Henry Foster were only in business as a united front until around 1878. with first noted record of registration together showing up in 1866 (although they very well may have been together before this). By 1880 Lovejoy was registering on his own; although some stereos dated during the first few years of the 1880's have the Lovejoy & Foster label. However, it is thought the photos were actually taken a few years earlier and were only being sold this way due to licensing. Foster may not have even ever taken a photo himself actually. This is on yellow card, which usually dates from 1861-1870 and has rounded corners which usually dates from 1868-1890; although these are not hard and fast, just the traditional dates that the vast majority out there fall into. Some rounded corners are earlier and later and yellow does show up later, normally old new stock, and in some respects earlier. The same goes true for the normal dates and colors for flat mount and curved mount and some flat mounts have curved with age and some originally had a slight curve, but do not fall into curved. Also, the print type also helps to narrow down dates; but in this case these types were done at varying points for the duration of stereoview manufacturing. Anyways, after researching it this way I began to look at photos of the park from this time period and got conflicting dates, so I finally contacted an couple of historical societies in the area and got a date from them as the last half of the 1860's and late 1860's to early 1870's; so I reverted back to the traditional dates of the stereo construction to narrow down the dates to the 1860's, second half. Sometimes with photos I have to narrow it down in a few ways and rely on others, who have info about the area or the subject. If this decade is in correct, I would love to know."
Cheers,
Lee & Lynn
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Post Note:
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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
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