July 27, 2023

Lake View: My OverView of It

My Perspective
of Lake View
by Garry Albrecht

This post contains lot of photos of the Community of Lake View, events that shaped the Community of Lake View. the Neighborhood Associations, as well as vintage articles that may help the reader understand my view of my northside community of Chicago.
photo - Lake View Patch
Broadway near Grace/Halsted
poster by Studio Chris
2014 highlights of neighborhood by
 Moore Chicago Art
Moore Chicago Art above
2023 photo - My America/Facebook
2010 photo below - Chicago's Lake Shore Drive 
by Neal Simors & Beranrd Judge
An aerial photo below as of 2021
by  Rolando Moreira
that highlights the Belmont Bypass CTA Project
with a view north to northwest
1869 Map of Lake View Township
A Rufus Blanchard Map
The township was established in 1857 
& incorperated in 1864
The township 1857-1887 ranged from Devon Avenue (Church Street) to the north and Fullerton Avenue (Road) to the south; Western Avenue (Northwood Avenue) to the west to the then exiting lakefront to the east. Landfill for the northward extension of Lincoln Park, the park would not begin 
until the turn of the 20th century.
Also, the voters of the township voted to change the governmental status from a township to a city 1887-1889 while not changing its territory. 
More on Old Lake View in my other blog posts.
Community of Lake View 
map - Etsy
The decrease of the geographical size of the Lake View occured when offical Communities were established by the City of Chicago by early 1930's.
After the annexation of Lake View in 1889 the City of Lake View was referred as a District within the City of Chicago.
artwork - John Fluent Art 
Some Marketing 
Videos
a video view by ABC 7 Chicago
Aerial Photos
by Jacob Hill in 2019
view south and view northwest

and finally a view west at Belmont Harbor

Various Other 
Photographers Below

Chris Cullen Photography
2016 photo from a helicopter - Bobby Blinner 
via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Mike Mitchell via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Jim Jasiota via Living History of Illinois & Chicago -Facebook
2018 photo - Greg Moorehead
 
Chevon - photo by Sian Erten
 
Mike Mitchell via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
with the Chevon sculpture in the background
From the Belmont L - Lake View Patch 
Clark & Halsted - Chris Cullen 
via Pictures of Chicago -Facebook
along Broadway
photo - Chris Cullen via Original Chicago-Facebook
photo - Chicagoland-Facebook
waiting for a train - People on the CTA-Facebook
view of the neighborhood along with the Blue Angels
Chris Cullen Photography 2017
Ndine Vincent via Original Chicago-Facebook 
photo - Southport Corridor News & Events-Facebook
Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
and then in the Winter months ...
Arlyn Mena via Original Chicago/Facebook in 2019
photos - Bill Rush
Sunset by Dave Gelfand 2021
February 2021 photo - WatchMarquee/Twitter
photo - Boystown-Facebook
along Clark Street north of Roscoe Street
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook 2016
2017 photo - Chris Cullen - Oakdale Avenue
2018 photo - Chris Cullen - Oakdale Avenue
2018 photo - Chris Cullen - Oakdale Avenue
next to the Brewster Apartments
2019 photo - Chris Cullen via Picture of Chicago-Facebook

2018 photo - Chicago Transit Authority-Facebook

Raymond Kunst - Fine Art Photography
Raymond Kunst - Fine Art Photography
photo - Gregg Moreland
2018 photo - Southport Corridor News & Events
2018 photo - J Scott Sykora 
via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photo - Chris Cullen Picture of Chicago-Facebook
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook 
The Seasons building along Broadway
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook 
corner of Southport & Belmont Avenue
photos - Lake View Roscoe Chamber of Commerce
David Caballero via Forgotten Chicago-Facebook
and its marker ...
 photos - Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook 
 photo - Gregg Morehead via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photo - John Hohenade via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photo - Greg Moorehead 
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook 
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Raymond Kunst - Fine Art Photography
Emanuel Torres 
Raymond Kunst - Fine Art Photography
The New York Private Residences
photo - Gonzalo Alfredo Escobar
The New York Private Residences by Chris Cullen
Chris Cullen Photography
Lincoln/Racine/Diversey
Chris Cullen Photography
along Paulina Avenue
Carina Sawaya, Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photo - Lake View Patch
photo - Greg Moorehead via Original Chicago-Facebook
Alta Vista - Chris Cullen
Greg Moorehead via Picture of Chicago-Facebook
below photo - Xavier Quintana-Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
More Photos Later ....
but for now 
A Deep Historical Dive:
It Began as a Township & 
then a City
and then a District
and then finally 
one the the 77 Communities
within the City of Chicago
map - Illinois Genealogy Trails
 The North/West/South areas in the map above were originally townships that the city of Chicago annexed by the mid 1800's. 
Some Definitions & Background
A township is a widely used unit of local government, particular east of the Mississippi River, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county (Cook for us) within given state. 
The specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide with one another. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships (called "towns" in New England, New York and Wisconsin) as minor civil divisions. When reading articles in my blog posts notice that 'town' refers to the word 'township' by a newspaper.
A township governmental functions are generally attended to by an elected governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk or trustee. Township officers once frequently include the justice of the peace, road commissioner, assessor, constable, and surveyor. 
wikipedia commons
Today, Illinois townships are charged with three basic functions:
1) general assistance for the indigent; 2) the assessment of real property for the basis of local taxation; and 3) maintenance of all roads and bridges outside federal, state, and other local jurisdiction. Beyond the three mandated services township government provides other vital services. This may include senior citizens programs, youth programs, assistance to the disabled, parks and recreational facilities, health services, and cemetery maintenance. Township government can serve its population from the cradle to the grave within the direct authority of their State government. In the 20th century many townships also added a township administrator or supervisor to their governing board. 
Today, the township governments maintain over 71k miles of roads in Illinois or 53% of all roadways as of 2010.
The Lake View Settlement
by A.T. Andreas 1884
One of the most noteworthy events in the history of the town[ship] was the opening of the Lake View House on the 4th of July 1854. It was situated and is still standing south of Graceland Avenue on the lake shore. The hotel was built by James H Rees and Elisha E Hundley and was intended to be the nucleus of a settlement. It was a three story wooden structure of generous proportions and its’ opening was made the occasion of a grand jubilee and dinner. There were present many of the brilliant men of Chicago speeches were made and everything passed off smoothly and with joy. The hotel was rapidly filled principally by cholera refugees from the city. 
As the projectors of the Lake View House [had] intended in the vicinity of the hotel a number of fine residences were erected among others those of S B Chase, S H Kerfoot, John B Le Moyne, HG Spofford, Dr Thomas Sim, James B Waller, [Elisha] Hundley, George W Snow, TM Bradley, Charles Cookson, and Edgar Sanders. 
The present of [neighborhood] Pine Grove covers what was then the settlement of Lake View most of the above gentlemen owning quite extensive tracts of land in this vicinity and around the Marine Hospital. In the autumn of 1854 the property owners who had clustered around the Lake View House proceeded to construct a plank from the city. It was called the Lake View Plank (Broadway) and followed the Green Bay Road (Clark Street) from Fullerton Avenue to Diversey Street (Parkway) and thence north on what is [now] Evanston Avenue (Broadway) to Sulzer Street (Montrose Avenue).
townships of 1862
W.L Flower Map via Library of Congress
Lake View Township 1862
W.L Flower Map via Library of Congress
Zoomed views below

Devon Avenue to Irving Park Road 
(Graceland Avenue)
and then Graceland Avenue to Fullerton Avenue

A 1887 Map
the transition year from township to city
Lake View Township
the Rules of the Road in 1879
There is an old adage, 
'Nothing Arrises in a Vacuum'
"meaning nothing happens in and of itself. It's always a sequential process of events that bring things to its' present situation. 
So, to in history...  The events in the City of Chicago (as well as in Europe) during the mid to late 19th century allowed the townships north of Chicago to create an identity of its' own such troubles in Europe, the numerous cemeteries and the Chicago Fire of 1871. 
The Township of Lake View and the authority before it called Ridgeville Township was of no exception. Emigration from Europe due to the 
European revolutions of 1848 and unending famines and pandemics along with the aftermath chronic health issues in Chicago particularly the cholera outbreak of 1854. 
It's my opinion that sequential processes of events occurred in the 19th century in the Chicago area that assisted in the advanced development of Lake View Township. The first was the ill planned location of the first north-side cemetery called Chicago Cemetery and The Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
The failed north-side cemetery once located along the lakefront was due to the human-health issues that were to be discovered during that time period that forced the closure and for development plans for locations that were of 'higher ground' along the old Native American trail along Green Bay Road (Clark Street). Chicago residents traveled to these several cemeteries prior and after the Great Chicago Fire on Sundays to visit their either relocated deceased relatives or new ones. Their would stay in roadhouses along the Green Bay route and discovered a new land northern of the then limits of Chicago - North Avenue. 
 The Borders of 
Old Lake View
The borders of Township/then City of Lake View were north of Fullerton Avenue to Devon; Western Avenue except along the Chicago River from Wrightwood to Fullerton and to the then existing lakefront - before the landfill for Lincoln Park. That chunk of land west of the Chicago River was annex to Chicago in the 1856 - one year before Lake View became a township.
zoomed views:
a zoomed view - northern section
a zoomed view - mid section
 a zoomed view lower section
The Chicago Fire of 1871 
had its Influence
in the township
The Great Chicago Fire aftermath created a climate of growth in the existing townships of Cook County outside the City of Chicago - for it allowed houses to be built of just wood and limestone and cemeteries to be located outside the forbidden Chicago in the Township of Lake View. 
Chicago in flames October 1871 
- Chicago History Museum
Downtown Chicago 
Map showing in blue the extent of the fire towards the Township of Lake View just beyond the Chicago border on Fullerton Avenue - University of Chicago Map 1871
image - Chicago Fire Department
According to an interactive map from Chicago Fire Department the fire crossed into the township north of Fullerton Avenue along Clark Street (Green Bay Road) west a block but no further north then present day Arlington Place.
Harpers Weekly November 1871
In fact, it was reported that only one property was damaged north of Fullerton Avenue (p. 399). The property of John A. Huck was saved and the fire was stopped by a team of neighbors and police Sparse surroundings and better climate were other factors that ended the fire from traveling northward. Many refugees of the fire were given shelter north of Fullerton Avenue.
What if the Fire Happened 
in 1955
a 1955 CBS broadcast perspective
 Chicago's Annexation Map Overview
1837-1929
This map will give the reader a general overview of township annexations along with other data
zoomed image - University of Chicago Digital Collection
This legend is from another annexation map (1911) that highlights the increase of population per annexation of land mass. The largest land increase was in June 1889.
The Southern Border at Lincoln Park
Prior to 1889 Fullerton Avenue was the border with Chicago
This University of Chicago digital map (zoomed) shows the plans for the northern segment of Lincoln Park, the park, that had dual representation by the Township of Lake View, Township of North Chicago, and City of Chicago as of 1869. The southern border of the Lake View Township was Fullerton Avenue, at the time. According to this map the road along the lakefront was to be referred to as Lake Shore Drive - the original one. The Lincoln Park Board of Commissioners, the the Illinois sanctioned governing entity for it, planned to extend the park space beyond Fullerton Avenue - landfill into the lake. It was thought at the time filling in the lake was less expensive than buying up private property. 
Township of Lake View 1887
image - Historical Map Works
Lake View Township spanned an estimated 125 square miles and was divided into seven governmental districts. Each district population had to 'power of petition' within their own districts to the township council on any issue of concern - one popular one was liquor licenses. 
The borders of Lake View Township ranged from Devon Avenue to the north, Fullerton Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and the lake to the east. Due to the expansion of the Lincoln Park (the park) more land was added by landfill to the entire lakefront beginning in the late 19th century to the mid 20th century.
Lake View Township (p. 263) was officially established by the State of Illinois by 1857 but not formally organized as a functional governmental entity until 1865. 
The City of Lake View (1887-89) chartered by the State of Illinois in 1887 & was divided into seven wards (former township districts). William Boldenweck, who was the last township supervisor, was the mayor for two years prior to annexation by the City of Chicago in 1889. Those years were full of polictical drama.
 zoomed Views
  Fullerton Avenue to Belmont Avenue
from Belmont Avenue to Wilson Avenue
and then from Wilson Avenue to Devon Avenue
City of Lake View Ready
for Annexation in 1888
On November 5, 1889 the City of Lake View formerly known before 1887 as the Township of Lake View was annexed by the City of Chicago after a June 'referendum' election that was held by the citizens of the city. The special election pitted the citizens who demanded 'Chicago-like' services, particularly those voters who demanded clean drinking water vs businesses owners, particular salon-owners, who did not want City of Chicago regulations and increases in taxation. That same year the City of Chicago doubled in geographical size annexing southside townships, as well. The following townships were annexed by the City of Chicago: On the north-side was Lake View and Jefferson townships and on the south-side: Hyde Park and Lake townships.
This 1893 UIC collection map still shows the old townships of Lake View and Jefferson that were annex by the City of Chicago in 1889. Complete administrative integration to the City of Chicago would take years to complete. Example, the officials in the new District of Lake View still controlled the water supply from the lakefront. 
Annexation Map
of Chicago
zoomed from above
The township lost territory in 1869 (H&I)
A New 'District' within Chicago: 
Points of Interest
according to the Chicago Daily Tribune
The former city of Lake View
became two Chicago wards - 25th & 26th
The solid blackened line indicates the border between the 25th & 26th wards (25th is along the lakefront)
Current Communites of Old Lake View
The edited map below highlights official Chicago neighborhoods and communities that once was within the 2 x 10 mile Township/City of Lake View
'District of Chicago' Reference
I mention this only to justify my range of historical scope & research of anything & everything Lake View until official neighborhoods were established by 1930. After that date I narrow my scope to the present borders of the Community of Lake View.
Mayor Dever lived at 5901 N Kenmore
within the District of Lake View
according to the article below
1939 Aerial Views 
of our Community 
 Diversey Harbor and southeastern Lake View
1939 photos - Chicago Past
 Western Lake View along the Ravenswood L 
1939 photo - Chicago Past
 northern Lake View looking at the Waveland Golf Course
1939 photo - Chicago Past and
Central and Northwest Lake View looking at 
Wrigley Field and Graceland Cemetery
Evolution of old Lake View 
per articles at that time
The State of Lake View:
anyone with a library card can access these articles 
from the Chicago Public Library
The State of Lake View (Township) 
in 1876
Beer and Politics
The New Water System
The State of Lake View 
in 1885
Township of Lake View
photos of the book - Ebay
The State of Lake View 
in 1889
City of Lake View
the quest for annexation
and taxation
The City Govenment Experiment was Failing
The State of Lake View 
in 1931
Places to Shop & Play
Commercial vs 
Residencial Areas 
by 1939
red=commercial & blue=residencial
dark red=manufacture
The State of Lake View 
in 1957
One hundredth anniversary
 old vs new Lake View 

The State of Lake View 
in 1963
 also in 1963

The State of Lake View 
in 1967
The State of Lake View 
in 1969
State of Lake View
in 1971
a Neighborhood called New Town
late 1960's - early 1980's
This area covered most of Lake View East and was to market the area as something new and different like the area of 
Old Town - based on diverse and trendy lifestyles.
  The Neighborhood of 
New Town in 
1971
State of Lake View 
in 1990
Status of Lake View in 1983
*to be downloaded to your computer
as a pdf file*
Lake View's
Neighborhoods/Corridors 
Within
Neighborhood vs Offical Chicago Community Areas
A Review ...
A neighborhood can change, and its boundaries may shift over time. Neighborhoods subdivide, emerge, revitalize, decline, and experience population shifts. Community areas are defined by the same boundaries in generally the same way over time. Amanda Seligman’s entry in the Encyclopedia of Chicago, is very helpful on this point. She writes, “Despite the uses scholars and planners have found for the concept of community areas, they do not necessarily represent how Chicagoans think about their city. So, as Seligman suggests, a neighborhood usually corresponds more closely to how we think about our city.' In other words, 'neighborhoods' may come and go within a 'community area' but community areas will remain the same in Chicago.
image - Google Maps
the light tan area is the Community of Lake View
photo - Airphotona
More views from John Picken with a link from YouTube, and finally Flickr.
The Neighborhoods Within:
Graceland West
photos - Greeta Hootman via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
This neighborhood has neighborhood association that is independent from the Lake View Citizens Council. This association was established by 1979.
their borders of responsibility 
per their website 

Greenview Avenue photo - Private Tour Chicago
photo - Greeta Hootman via Pictures on Chicago-Facebook
These separate neighborhoods span from (East) Ravenswood Avenue to Clark Street east - Montrose to Irving Park Road. Ashland Avenue is the apparent border between this neighborhood and Graceland West. South-East Ravenswood is part of the original borders of the old Lake View Township, Community of Ravenswood. The South-East Ravenswood Association was organized in 1983 to serve residents of Chicago's North Side in the area from Irving Park Road to Montrose Avenue and Ashland Avenue to Ravenswood Avenue. The original borders of old Ravenswood was Clark Street to Western and then Lawrence to Irving Park Road. After the establishment of official 'community areas' by 1930 the former Community of Ravenswood was divided between the communites of Lake View, North Central, Uptown, and Lincoln Square. As of 2016 it would seem the South-East Ravenswood community does seem to have an association but maybe just block clubs. It was a shame Ravenswood did not become a neighborhood of its own - just say'in.
a photo from yester-year
Charles Linthicum Family - Hermitage Avenue (Commercial Avenue) north of Berteau Avenue
Lake View East
photo - Laurel Delaney
photo map of area - Lake View Chamber of Commerce
This neighborhood of Lake View East is the home of the community areas' namesake - The Lake View Hotel (House) that was once located on the then existing lakefront on Grace Street. The hotel was constructed in 1853 as a residence during pre-township days to until the annexation of the City of Lake View by Chicago in 1889. 
Some History on this Community
(Facebook Album)
Elisha Hundley owned a major portion of the subdivision of Pine Grove - the original name of the area until his death by 1874. It would appear he owned property from Cornelia Street to both sides of Grace Street (hotel shown); from the original lakefront to Evanston (Broadway) Avenue. 
 
 The first building - photo 1860's? 
The hotel grew in size and popularity
Wrigleyville & Boystown/Northhalsted area map
photo - DNAinfo
Simply put, the home of Wrigley Field 
and the Chicago Cubs
below photo - Southport Corridor News & Events
Boystown/Northhalsted
Northalsted (also known as Boystown) is one of the most country’s inclusive LGBTQ+ communities and the oldest officially recognized gay neighborhood in the United States. It’s known for its welcoming vibe, nonstop nightlife, LGBTQ+ owned businesses, and excellent dining options. It’s also the center of some of Chicago’s most popular events and festivals. 
Other Noteworthy 
Areas:
The Ravenswood Corridor
2023 map below
The corridor includes the properties on both (East) Ravenswood Avenue and (West) Ravenswood Avenue. The community area of Lake View ends at East Ravenswood Avenue and only on south-side on Montrose Avenue. Theis area within Lake View is 'part and parcel' the neighborhood of South-East Ravenswood mentioned above. It is a separated out due to importance and its' complexity/evolution of a manufacture and residential area. This corridor that spans a number of neighborhoods and was part of a TIF that began in 2005 and expired 2018. The TIF map below ...
The entire corridor ranges from Irving Park Road to Bryn Mawr Avenue from Bowmanville to Lake View along the vintage defaunted and forgotten Chicago & Northwestern railroad. 
image via Curbed Chicago
'Up and down the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor, scrappy letterpress operators and screenprinters are carving out an analog niche in the digital world, setting type with their fingers instead of keystrokes and cranking out greeting cards and prints one piece of paper at a time by hand—kind of like swapping out an iPhone for a rotary model. Just like Printer’s Row, the corridor was hit hard by automation, innovation and consolidation, which rendered many of Ravenswood’s manufacturing plants and the products they produced obsolete. Though a handful of the corridor’s abandoned factories were converted to loft-style condos, plenty weren’t. Building owners carved up these cavernous plants into warrens of studios that happen to be the right size and the right price for printers, and it doesn’t hurt that the spaces look cool too.' - link above from Curbed Chicago.
image below via Central Square Journal
(click to enlarge)

photo above - EveryBlock 
Some of the shops on Southport Avenue in 2016
from the L platform
photo - Southport Corridor News and Events
photos below - Chicago Magazine

a citizens action organization
The LAKE VIEW CITIZENS COUNCIL (LVCC) aims to improve the quality of life for the area bounded by the Lake Michigan on the East, the Chicago River on the West from Irving Park on the North 
to Diversey on the South.
the old map above
The Belmont Harbor Neighbors - BHN dissolved in 2013. The area was mostly absorbed by East Lake View Neighbors - ELVN
2020 map 
2023 map
Triangle Neighbors & Hawthorne Neighbors merged 
in 2023
The LV Chambers 
of Commerce:   
past and present   
 Lake View Chamber of Commerce
merged with 
Roscoe Village Chamber
in 2021
former logos 

'The [former] Lakeview Chamber of Commerce is a community of entrepreneurs working together and supporting each other to create a stronger neighborhood and business environment, through advocacy, promotion, networking and education. Our organization is a leader in supporting businesses with valuable resources, programming and services that advance our neighborhood's business success, guided by our Lakeview Area Master Plan. We leverage private funding, government resources and programs, and support from more than 250 members to help our local business community thrive. The Chamber is a 501(c)6 nonprofit originally founded in 1951 as the Lincoln Belmont Ashland Business Association. The Chamber serves as the sole service provider of SSA 27, a taxing district that supports additional programs and services, including public way maintenance and enhancement.' - per their website        
 3831 N Broadway

 'The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is a broad community based organization designed to represent and help merchants and other business people in the community. It is a policy of the organization to promote goodwill and a pleasant business environment for merchants, consumers, and area residents. The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is the Sole Service Provider for Special Service Areas #8 and #17. Combined, the two business districts include Sheffield Avenue from Irving Park Road to Diversey Parkway; Clark Street from Byron Street to Diversey; Broadway from Grace to Diversey; Belmont Avenue from Racine Avenue to Halsted Street and Halsted from Belmont to Diversey. This area is famous for attractions like Wrigley Field, The Briar Street Theater, a thriving dining district, exciting nightlife and a number a boutique hotels and Bed and Breakfasts.' 
-  per their website
merged with 
Central Lake View Merchants Association in late 2010's
The office was once located at 
3355 N Clark Street
a video from 2016 by WGN
their new territory
the grey area in the middle belongs to the next 
mentioned organization
Visit the Chamber
in 1923
 Northhalsted Business Alliance

 logo - Pride Splash Chicago
below photo - TimeOut Chicago
Facebook
Twitter
'Since 1980, Northalsted Business Alliance (NBA) has worked collectively to enhance the entertainment district known as Boystown. Representing over 100 In & Proud businesses, NBA is recognized by the City of Chicago, national media outlets and residents for its leadership of advancing economic vitality and quality of life for the total community. To this end, NBA provides programs and services that will increase investment, security, opportunity and activity in our district.' - per their website
LGBT Chamber of Commerce
of Illinois
3179 N Clark Street
Our chamber's focus is bringing together LGBTQ+ 
along with friendly businesses  
The Greater Ravenswood 
Chamber of Commerce
the area
The Continuation of more 
Photo Snippets 
of Lake View
2021 photos - Oleg Tiunicov via Original Chicago/Facebook  
a video of the width of the harbor
2017 photo - Tom McDonald
Chris Cullen via Original Chicago-Facebook
photo - Chris Cullen Photography
Brian Hassell via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
north corner of Halsted & Clark
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
2019 photo - Sandy Gordon - Whole Foods
The 'Seasons' building at Broadway & Melrose
photo - Chris Cullen Photography
view southeast from Irving Park Road & Ravenswood tracks
photo - Chris Cullen Photography
2018 photo - Joshua Mellin 
via Southport Corridor News & Events
Sheridan el steps
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
855 W Belmont
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
via Judith Geisenheimer Saistone, Pictures of Chicago
2021 photo - Amit Jhingran
a former SRO hotel
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Sheridan Red Line “L”, Irving Park Road, Seminary Ave., & Dakin Street - the space under the tracks
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Historical District of Alta Vista
Photography by Chris Cullen
500 block of Barry
2019 Photography by Chris Cullen
also on Barry ...
George Street and Lincoln Avenue
Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
2019 photo via Southport Corridor News and Events
2019 photo - Chris Cullen via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
2019 photo - Wrigley Field Rooftops-Facebook
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Century Mall
photo - Greeta Hootman via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
on a wall - Lake View Presbyterian Church Parish House
photo - Southport Corridor News and Events-Facebook
 photographer Jackie Jones 
via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photographer Jackie Jones 
via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
photographer Jackie Jones 
via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
former Wieboldt building
Chris Cullen Photography 2017
former Sexauer Garage near Whole Foods on Halsted
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Southport & Belmont
3400 block of Clark Street
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
J.R. Schmidt Photography
'Jewish Graceland'
photo -  Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
photo - Chris Cullen Photography in Wrigleyville
Lincoln & Paulina
2021 photo - Chris Cullen
Chris Cullen Photography
Wellington, Southport, Lincoln
on Belmont at Broadway
Chris Cullen Photography
Chris Cullen Photography
Lincoln Avenue and George Street
The Brundage Building, built 1923, was originally a bank. Lincoln Avenue between School & Roscoe along with the Lake View YMCA building on Marshfield Avenue
photo - Chris Cullen Photography via Pictures of Chicago-Facebook
Diversey, Lincoln, Racine intersection view north
2019 photo - Chris Cullen via Picture of Chicago-Facebook
photo - Southport Corridor News & Events via @thadgs
once a home a grand mansion on Stratford Place
and my starting point for thie blog
Mike Butland via Forgotten Chicago-Facebook
2019 photo - Chicago Cubs-Facebook
2018 photo - Chris Cullen via Picture of Chicago-Facebook
3300 N Halsted Street
Chicago Harbors-Facebook
and below - Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Living in Lake View 
in the Day:
A Diane Wasserman-Drell Story
"I lived in the neighborhood (Patterson Avenue) from 1945-1955, and then my family moved to a house in suburbia. It was a wonderful neighborhood to grow up in at that time. Everyone knew their neighbors and everyone was friendly. There were all kinds of grocery shopping on Broadway -- everything you could imagine; a butcher shop, a fresh fish store, grocery stores, a huge Woolworths at Irving Park and Broadway. In the other direction was a couple of children's shoe stores, two drug stores on the corner of Addison and Broadway. Just to the south of Patterson on the east side of the street was Millie's dime store which was a tiny version of FW Woolworth's. At Patterson and Broadway was Borden's Dairy on the west side of the street. There was a large indoor parking garage there, and that's where my dad parked his car. The "streetcars" were on Broadway, then came the Green Hornets and then regular buses. 
when she was in her 20's
It was a wonderful, much less stressful way of life. We were one of the first people on our block to get a television (10" screen), so all the kids hung out at our apartment. And..... I found a rent receipt in one of my mom's old cookbooks several years ago. It [our apt] was for $40.00 -- for a one bedroom, one bath apartment with a tiny kitchen, a large dining room, living room and a sun parlor. It also had a Murphy bed on the living room wall. We had radiators... and the coal was delivered to the basement where the washing machine (with wringers) was, and women used to hang their clothes to dry on rope with clothespins that was hung in the basement. My mother used to send a lot of her laundry out... linens, my dad's undershorts, rags and the shirts my dad wore to work. Such fond memories of a wonderful neighborhood and very decent people. I also went to Le Moyne school through 4th grade. At that time, the Chicago public schools were way ahead of the educational system in suburbia. Even though we can never turn back the clock, it's nice to reminisce about wonderful things and times in one's life. Thanks for filling in the blanks and sharing your information about the rocks and the totem pole."
Lake View Township
is Still a Thing
as a property taxing body
and as of
2021
2025
Lake View Stats
in 2025
The 2025 Plan

My Collection of 
Vintage Lake View
most were donated to Sulzer Regional Library and Lake View High School Alumni in 2025
Volume 1
505 Stratford Place
505 Stratford Place began my quest 
for Lake View's historical past 

10 by 14 inches in size page
505 Stratford Place
The residence of Edith (Lehmann) Behr once graced the corner of Stratford Place & inner Lake Shore Drive, now a parking lot for the Temple Sholom. The curiostiy of the the parking lot encourage me to write a blog about the history of my block and Lake View from its inception.
Lake View Township 
Governmental Reciepts

reverse side
The Tax Reciepts 
of K. Langlard
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k. Langland owned property in "Wrightwood" that was originally called Wright Woods, then Wrightwood Grove. The Community of Lincoln Park lays claim to this area south of Diversey Parkway to probably Fullerton Avenue.
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a notification from the County's Assessor's Office in 1895 of property in an assessed area called Lake View Township
pre 1909 address above
post 1909 address below
2710 N Lincoln Avenue
and reverse side of postcard
The Pathways In & 
Out of Lake Viewentering from the south from Lincoln Park, the park Fullerton Avenue was once the border between the City of Chicago and the City of Lake View
 prior to 1889
and then without pedestrians
Entering from the south along the broadwalk at Diversay along the Outer Drivepassing Elk Memorial heading northward to Diversey Parkway from either Cannorn Drive 
or Lake View AvenueBefore there was the Elk Memorial the property was the residence of Mrs J.L. Lehmanntraveling north along the then existing lakeshore in Lake Viewpassing the Pattington Apartments at Pine Grove 
& Irving Park Roadexiting Lake View on the Outer Drive and 
Irving Park Road
Fullerton Avenue was once the border between the City of Lake View and the City of Chicago prior to 1889. Lake View Avenue once stretched from Fullerton Avenue to Belmont Avenue before the existence of Sheridan Road in the lat 1890s.
zoomed from above
View of Lake Michigan
from Lake View
zoomed from above
(City of Lake View??)
Belmont Yacht
 Harborthe first boathouse 
- operational 
The Second Boathouse 
a steel bottom double deck structure
with a partially covered fabric canopy
*from a 8 by 10 full page book*
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zoomed text belowThe 9 Hole Golf Course
There was once a nine hole golf course just north of Diversey Parkway currently the location of the driving rangeThe bridge toward Diversey Parkway along the Outer Drive with the Signal of Peace to the lower leftThe Stout 
Estate
once located between Briar Place & Barry Avenue and Sheridan Road & inner Lake Shore DriveKwa Ma Rolas
still located at the Outer Drive & Addison StreetNegatives and the Print
Merry Garden Ballroom
an album view
selected pages
the home of Depression Era marathon dances
tri-fold phamplet below
Vintage 
Landscapes
the broadway along Lake View
the broadway along what was then Sheridan Road ranged from Diversey Parkway to just north of Grace Street
some of the messages are interesing to read
zoomed text from above
the Stout Estate border Sheridan Road and inner Lake Shore Drive between Briar Place & Barry Avenue
viewing north just north of Brompton Place 
on Sheridan Road (inner LSD)
Stratford Place Apartments
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Sheridan Road & Irving Park Road
The Lake View Telephone Exchange building
(pre AT&T)
an interior view
before the high-rises 
text view below
Albert Fuchs owned property and buildings north of Grace Street along Halsted Street
view of Lake View East from Diversey Harbor - St Joseph Hospital, white colored building
Houses of Worship 
Landscapes
&
The Township of Lake View Library:
First Up....
St. Alphonsus Parish
a miniture pocket mirror
the second church building
the first Temple Sholom building
currently Anshe Emet Synagogue
Ravenswood Methodist Evangelical Church
Academy of the Sacred Heart
on Pine Grove Avenue
Lake View 
Congregational Church
silk 1890's book markers
zoomed views
calendar of church sermons
Ravenswood 
Presbyterian Church
11 by 14 inch page
the Lake View Township Library
once located on Montrose & Hermitage
Lake View's School 
Landscapes
Class of 1913
Lake View School [Township] #2
zoomed from above photo
back of photo
Nettelhorst School
once known as Lake View Township #1
The original brick & mortor school behind the newer by street 
a 1959 newsletter
selected pages
the graduates for that year

back page
Ravenwood School
Lake View 
High School
the newer & current  building and the second constructed building 
to the right
the other addition to the school
Class of 1913
zoomed view below
a more closer view
the older building on the right replaced
an anniversey postcard
Lake View's
Theatres:
Chateau Theatre
Roscoe Theatre 
Booklet
the back cover
The Victoria (Vic) 
Theatre
selected pages
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the back cover
Julian Theater
Lake Shore Theatre
bi-fold
Buckingham Theatre
Music Box
with an aniversery metal pin
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Lake View's Hotel
Landscapes:
The Rienza Cafe
once located on the northeast corner of Broadway & 
Diversey Parkway
Winter View
Spring View
from a cafe to a hotel just east of the original cafe location
Hotel Belmont
currently called Reside on Belmont
8 by 10 full page article


This hotel was constructed in 1924
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the hotel with the Sheridan Monument in the forefront
Belmont Apartments
Brewster 
Apartments
 
The Belair 
[Apartment] Hotel
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Palais Brompton 
Hotel
currently called Majestic Hotel
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The Surf Hotel
&
Park Lane Hotel
both apartment hotels
reversed 
inside flaps
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The Cambridge 
Apartment Hotel
currently called the 
530 Diversey Apartments
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The Lessing & Lessing Annex Apartments
both located north and south of Surf Street
currently called the Commordore and Green Brier Apartments
Diversey Arms 
[Apartment] Hotel's  Lounge
The hotel is currently called 
The Versey Hotel Days Inn
reversed
Lake View's Hospital
Landscape:
Lincoln Park Sanitarium 
for Sick Babies
Constructed just north of Diversey Parkway on a inlet along the lakefront in 1886 when Lake View was a township and later to be renamed Chicago Daily News Sanitarium
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Marine Hospital of Chicago 
 Township of Lake View
District of Lake View
Community of Uptown
Initially called the Federal Hospital for Sailors & Soldiers was constructed between 1869-72 when Lake View was a township. Currently the area location of Walt Disney Magnet School in the Community of Uptown
A Report Card Letter for Repairs
to the Congress in 1901
zoomed view below
Other Lake View
Past & Present Hospitals:
St. Joseph Hospital
currently called the
Acension St. Joseph Hospital
Union Hospital
the precusor to 
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
currently called
Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital
zoomed text below
Illinois Masonic 
School of Nursing
the building is currently used as apartments
when smoking was legal
reverse
German American Hospital
on Diversey Blvd (Parkway)
zoomed view below
Lake View Hospital
District of Lake View
renamed Frank Cuneo Hospital 
to replaced by a newer building across the street
Columbus Hospital
District of Lake View
zoomed view below
The  home of St Frances Xavier Cabrini
Lake View's 
Social Support Organizations
Landscape:
zoomed text below
established in 1869
Their church on Wilton Avenue
a photograph
a cadet from the Wilton location
Baptist Missionary
 Training School

the reverse side of all these postcards
 Lake View's 
Transportation Landscape:
The Belmont L Station
published in 1982
also published in 1982
The Trip to Milwaukee 
from the Belmont L Station
As late as 1963, it was possible to board high-speed electric trains on Chicago's famous Loop "L" that ran 90 miles north to Milwaukee. This was the 
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad, commonly known as the North Shore Line.
zoomed views below
timetable zoomed from full page
typical pages below
back cover
North Shore
ticket subs
a complete ticket below
a conductors round trip ticket

Chicago Area Maps:
The Native American Trails
according to this 1804 (reprint) map
a zoomed view of our area below
The Highway System
of 1852 
(reprint) map
Before there was the Township of Lake View (1857-1887) there was Ridgeville Township (1850-1857). I superimposed labels and a border to this map. Ridgeville was composed on the areas of Lake View and southern Evanston. The population of Ridgeville was 443 according to this map.
zoomed further below
Chicago Rapid Transit 
Maps:
The CRT was the precusor to the CTA
These maps focus on the expansion
of Lincoln Park, the park
Rand McNally
Pocket 1910 Map
this map shows the proposed Lincoln Park extension 
to Devon Avenue in green
zoomed view of our area below
Hebard
Street Guide
Rand McNally
Chicago Guide
published in 1927
Rand McNally 
Street Guide of Chicago
published in 1942
Sight Seeing
via Chicago Surface Lines
this map was published in 1921
the folded out map below
a zoomed view below
Lincoln Park extended only to Cornelia Avenue 
at this time
Rand McNally 
Map
unknown date on the map but probably the late 1920's early 1930's
Lincoln Park extended to Irving Park Road at this time
The Rapid Transit Lines 
1935 Map
zoomed from above
highlighting Lincoln Park northward limits at the time
below is the backside of this phamplet
The Rapid Transit Lines 
1942 Map
zoomed view below
Lincoln Park extends to just north of Foster Avenue
Chicago 
Motor Coach Map 
from the early 1950's?
zoomed below
on our area's routes
Chicago Rapid Transit Line
Tickets
The Northwestern, Metropolitan and South Side companies consolidate in 1924 
under the Samuel Insull control
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT)
1935 ticket
1941 August 11 ticket
1941 August 25 ticket
1942 ticket
1 by 1 inch in size
Transfer Tickets
1932-1947
Chiago Surface Lines
Chicago Transit Authority
zoomed from one of the paper transfers
The Status 
of Sheridan Road
published in 1916
8 by 10 magazine
total of 2 pages on subject
with zoomed view of one section
back cover
An Auto Repair 
Shop 
at Lincoln/Ashland avenues
zoomed below
zoomed view below
Building Shingles 
vs
The Elevated
materials donated by Arelene Nybakken Chase
This a photo story a church building that got in the way of the construction of the Northwestern Elevated (Howard/Redline) tracks. The 1906 letter below was issued by the company to a 
Nels Anderson to remove some items from the church building before construction of the tracks. His other building in the back (view map) was not effected.
zoomed below
the items to be removed below
the 1887 deed to the building/church below
when Lake View was a township in Cook County
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another deed in 1889
zoomed view 
Color Slides:
The #8 Halsted heading south on Halsted Street just south of Waveland Avenue
and below
Belmont L Station
on the Ravenswood tracks
Diversey L Station 
on the Ravenswood tracks
The Halsted #8? heading south from  
Clark Street toward Halsted Street
Full Page Advertisements
11 pages worth
1945
1946
Jan 14
1946 
January 21
1946
March 4
1946
September 16
features Halsted-Clark trolly
1946
July 30
features Montrose Avenue
1946
July 8
1947
April 24
Lake View
Township Cemeteries:
RoseHill Cemetery
reverse
Graceland
Cemetery
back side
1901 owners handbook
back cover
Graceland Cemetery Property Deed
issued in 1887
when Lake View was a city in Cook County
reverse 
Street-End 
Bathing Beaches
Before Sheridan Road, North Lake Shore Drive. and the park beyond North Avenue there was a beach at the end of countless streets that ended at the lakefront during the 19th century to the early 20th
Fullertona Avenue Bathing Beach
(Children & Women only)
Diversey Avenue Beach
Belmont Harbor Beach
and 
Local Harbors:
and the narrow beach
the entrance to the harbor
Chicago History 
in Postcards
an artist view
the artist

Early Chicago
in Postcards
The Mouth of the 
Chicago River
Fort Dearborn
Century of Progress Exibit
Illinois 
in Postcards
his  apparent Kentucky home
his apparent Illinois home
 Illinois State Capitals:
(maps not included)
Kaskaskia
as the Illinois Territorial capital
1809-1818 
and then the Illinois state capital
1818-1820
Vandelia
1820-1837
highlights the then existing counties 
The most northern area still belonged
 to the Native Americans
Springfield
1837-present
Volume 2
and Lake View ...
a leather postcard

The Photographic Studios:
W.C. Lorteman [Studio]
738 Belmont Avenue
with a post 1909 address
1622 W Belmont Avenuereverse side
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A.H. Genizel [Studio]
659 Lincoln Avenue
City of Lake View
(1887-1889)
post 1909 address of
2740 N Lincoln Avenue
Belmont Studios
960 Belmont
post 1909 address
Lake View
Personalities:
Mayor of the 
City of Lake View
a 1900 campaign button
he tried and failed to run for mayor of Chicago
Mayor 'Big Bill'
 William Hale Thompson
Mayor of Chicago
1915-1923 & 1927-1931
A Resident of Lake View East
a campaign song sheet
back cover
anti - British
he tried to ban so-called 'british published' books for schools
thought himself a cowboy at heart

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a 1929-31 tally sheet
reverse side
press photos below
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He tried and lost a campaign for Illinois governor while between jobs as a mayor
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He loved campaign stunts
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a circus in the chambers of City Hall
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William Hearst, 
the champion of 'yellow' journalism
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campaign rally in 1931
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anti-war supporter in 1938
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Gloria Swanson
a young resident of the 
District of Lake View
a press photo
a reprint
of Sunset Boulavard
a 1923 magazine
zoomed from above
back cover
a 1945 playbill
back cover
Fire
Postcards
Volume 3
A 1922 view
of the Nascent Harbor
opened to the public in 1913
 zoomed from above
The first clubhouse (1921-1923) was called the Carrier, a rig that was reconfigured toa schooner. The Carrier was built in 1865 apparently used to traffic cut timber in the Lake Michigan region. View the 1930ish Belmont Yacht Harbor boat application view below for details.
 and zoomed from above showing the Carrier
a 1920's view
zoomed from above
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once had a foot bridge
and traffic heading north & south below
printed from a negative I purshased from Ebay
Another 1920's view
zoomed from above
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double deckers below
A Vintage Aerial 
View
a 1930's? view
zoomed from above
it appears that the pedestrian bridge was removed
at this time
The Second Clubhouse
This clubhouse had a fabric canopy
Artic Explorer
in Harbor
The Storm
of 1929
Photography by Berry
Ships in the Harbor
unknown date
the ship shown could be the first clubhouse, Carrier
zoomed from above
Before the Belmont 
Overpass Bridge
before the construction of the Belmont Overpass Bridge that was constructed by 1942, the final piece to the WPA's Lake Shore redevelopment
Boat 
on Fire
An Aerial View
in 1940
zoomed from above
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A Personal Photo
I believe this photo was taken of Belmont Harbor
The Widening 
of Lake Shore Drive Photos
(construction of the Belmont Overpass Bridge
 by 1942)
probably taken from the Park Lane Apartment Hotel
these photos are from negatives
An Application to Chicago Motor Yacht Club at Belmont Harbor
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the 'Club Ship' was called The Carrier

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Home of a 
Nike Missile Site
Boats 
at Rest
zoomed from above
Aerial View
in 1959
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A Foggy
Day
A Stormy
Day
Smelt 
Fishing
Russians in the 
Harbor
Automobile
Sank in Harbor
Dead
Elewifes Piling Up
Another
Foggy Day
Safety
First
zoomed from above
Biking
in 1965
Taking the Schooner
Out for the Day
zoomed from above
Missiles 
in the Harbor
Aerial View
in 1970 with of view 
of the Missile Site
Coast Guard 
to the Rescue
jumbo photo
What Remains
of the Nike Missile Site
Ocuppied 
Belmont Harbor
The Belmont Rocks
in 1973
jumbo photo
The Seiche
A Race
at Belmont Harbor
jumbo photo
Oil Slick 
in the Harbor
zoomed from above
Another Race
Event
Pay 
as You Go
The Mayor and Salmon 
Dumping
Alone
and Fishing
View Looking
Northeast
jumbo photo
An Annual Race
at Belmont Harbor
Sails
and the Winter Ice
Boat
on Fire
Smelt Fishing
in 1985
An Xmas
Visit 
Boating Season
Begins Again
Doggie 
Beach
Walking 
the Pet
Chicago Tabernacle Gospel
Church
referred to as the Radio Church
By the early 1920's the radio, still a relatively new means to communicate wirelessly, grew in popularity. The sermons used the radio to spread their message to the nation and the world from a location in Lake View.
a memorial booklet for Paul Rader
the leader of this congregation
selected pages
1879-1938
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back cover
a 1930 song booklet
selected pages

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back cover
1943 press photos 
 Ivanhoe Restaurant 
& Playhouse (theater + dinner)
Once known for its' live theatre performances from nationally known personalities after enjoying a dinner, hence blending a dinner with theatre.
a cardboard cover 
to a possible menu
and below
a paper drink mat
a menu 
zoomed from above
draw and color while you wait???
back cover
zoomed below
a mailer
zoomed from above
1964 press photo
a 1967 playbill
zoomed below
zoomed from above
back cover
1967 press photo
1968 playbill
zoomed from above
back cover
a 1969 press photo
a 1973 press photo
a mailer
zoomed from above
Menu's & Dishes
a menu booklet
zoomed from above

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zoomed from abovc
back cover
a mailer
zoomed from above
an insert
opens from the middle

zoomed from above
back cover
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Relish Plate
Small Plate 
& Creamer
another smail plate
Plastic Mixing Sticks
Small Decorative Plate
1975 photo
a jumbo photo
1976 press photo
a 1977 press photo
The Hotel Belmont
& their hotel restaurants
currently called 
Belmont by Reside

stationary
matchbook
reverse
inside flap
a 1943 menu
zoomed from above
back cover
matchbooks
reverse
inside flaps
a later date menu
a Hungarian restaurant
zoomed from above
back cover
Metal 
Bread Trays 
zoomed from above
with the hotels' tradmark below
a relish folk??
reverse side
zoomed from above
Volume 4
View of Sheridan Road 
at Belmont Yacht Harbor 1925
A page from an apparent magazine that advertised a product that features Sheridan Road at Belmont Harbor in 1925. Belmont Yacht Harbor opened to the public in 1916. The images below are zoomed for this page.
the view is north to northeast
Union Hospital
a precusor to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital
1901-1921
zoomed from above
the automobiles are parked on Wellington Avenue steps away from Halsted Street
zoomed from above
Lake View 
Post Office
a 1930ish photo
zoomed from above
backside
zoomed from above
North Lake Shore Drive and 
Sheridan Road
at Melrose Street 1932
a page from a magazine
zoomed from above
Lake Shore Drive (not Belmont Avenue) to the right and Sheridan Road to the left and Melrose Street to the left of the inserted photo - view north from the General Sheridan Monument
Ashland, Belmont, Lincoln
Intersection 1922
Elevated Curbs
on Lake Shore Drive
in 1940
Ice Skating at Waveland Park
in 1947
Three Personal Photos
1940's?
Looking east from Fletcher and Clark through vacant lots towards Halsted Street showing the Curtiss Candy factory - Baby Ruth sign. To the right is the future Briar Street Theater
No Heat on the Elevated
in 1950
Chicago Mayor at Wrigley Field
in 1951
The Diversey Chicago Motor Couch
unknown date
Street Signage on Lake Shore Drive
in 1954
view is at Melrose Street on Lake Shore Drive 
looking north installing a new sign
Lake View High School Dress Rehearsal
in 1955
This was a donation from Carol Brennan. She was a student of Lake View High School during the early 1950s. She not only donate this photogragh but all her yearbooks to me.
Fire at Waveland & Halsted
in 1956
Nettelhorst Elementary Students 
at Science Fair
in 1956
Ice Skating Practice at Waveland  Park in 1957
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North View on Inner Lake Shore Drive
in 1957
zoomed from above
Nettelhorst Elementary Health Fair
in 1958
Lake View High School Band
in 1958
Vistitor at the Old Town Hall
in 1958
Portable Heater at 
Old Commerical District
in 1958
zoomed from above
Window Shopping at the 
Old Commerical District
in 1960
zoomed from above
Protesting Against War 
in 1961
zoomed from above
from purchased negatives
View of Temple Sholom
in 1961
The Mourning of Kennedy 
at Temple Sholom
in 1963
zoomed from above
WOOGM'S Parade 
on Oakdale Avenue
unknown date
James Addams Center 
on Broadway 1963
Drama at the Wellington Hand Laundry in 1967
The 'Slave Desk' at
Illinois Masonic Hospital
in 1967
Singer Wins Aldermanic Race
in 1969
alderman of the 44th ward 1969-71
and the 43th 1971-75
Lincoln Park Gun Club Range
in 1969
Native American Protest in Wrigleyville in 1970
Alderman Simpson at Hearing
unknown date
alderman of 44th ward 1971-79
Alderman Singer at the Democratic Convention in Chicago
1972
A Protest Performance on 
Wellington Avenue in 1971
 zoomed below
eastern Lake View was once called New Town during the 1970's as part of a re-make very diverse area
Flooding along the Lakefront
in 1972
Wrigley Field Ticket Booth
in 1972
Police Investigation
on Patterson Avenue in 1972
A Sidewalk Hazard on Oakdale
in 1973
Flooding of Golf Course
in 1973
Summer Fun along the Waveland Avenue Rocks in 1974
Overcrowd Platform
in 1975
Snow & Tennis 
in April 1975
Waveland Avenue Golf Course
in 1975
AKA 
'Tokyo Rose' at Family Business
in 1976
the family business was once located on 851 W Belmont Avenue - worked there with her family
Out of the Park at Wrigley Field
in 1980
Packed Crowd at Wrigley Field 
in 1977
Protest of a Strike at Wrigley Field
in 1985
zoomed from above
Line-up of Abandon Cars
in 1980

A Snowy Commute on LSD
in 1981
the location is more near Grace Street then Belmont but the view is still south of LSD
A Storefront Composite on Broadway 
in 1981
Playing in the Puddle
in 1981
A Cold Day for Baseball
in 1981
The Old Commerical District
in 1982
Fitness along Lake Shore Drive
in 1982
Tons of Pumkins
in 1982
A Pet Parade 
in the Old Commerical District
 in 1982
Broadway & Belmont
in 1983
Southport Lanes
in 1984
The Governor at Murphy's Bleachers
in 1984
Fires on Halsted Street
in 1984
Another Pet Parade
in 1984
Running along the Rocks
in 1985

The Return of Kwa Ma Relas 
in 1985
zoomed from above

Golf and Fog
in 1988
Maintenance on Sheffield Avenue
in 1990
Hockey at Waveland Park
in 1991
The Re-Sufface of Lincoln Park Gun Club in 1993
zoomed from above
Vintage Real Estate:
The Clark House
southwest corner of Barry Avenue & Halsted
zoomed from above
Constructed when Lake View was a township 
in Cook County
Judge Jameison Residence
on Stratford Place
zoomed from above
Constructed when Lake View was a city from 1887-89
JL Silsbee Residence
Constructed when Lake View changed its form of government from township to a city
Mayor Thompson's 
Residence
Lochby Court Apartments
photo & layout
zoomed from above
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Pine Grove Apartment Hotel 
Booklet
constructed in 1922
zoomed from above
fold-out blueprint page below
zoomed from above
back cover
Some blueprint 
phamplets
Once a Slum
in 1965
3180 N Lake Shore Drive
in 1955
3550 - 3600 N Lake Shore Drive
in 1974
the age of condos

3900 N Lake Shore Drive
in 1977
Red-Lining
in 1977
3730 N Lake Shore Drive
in 1977
The Brewster Apartments
in 1979
zoomed from above
The Hawthorne House
on Hawthorne Place 
in 1984
The Kellogg Homes
a 1980 brochure
once proposed as the future mayor's residence
zoomed from above
Volume 5
Vintage Business:
full page advertisements
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Visit my 'Arts & Artifact' post of the other items I collected from this company
8 by 11 company newsletter
reverse side
export advertisement postcards
agricultural products used in Romania
agricultural products used in Serbia
signed by the owner
photo of the factory on the reverse side
pocket size booklet
selected pages
back cover
Bismarck/Marigold Gardens
The Evolution 
1896-1963
Eitel brothers also owned the Bismarck Hotel 
in the Loop

zoomed text below
a program booklet
(Facebook album)
a program booklet
double page
zoomed from above
Their Other Properties
in the Loop area
The Boxing & 
Wrestling Era
1935 & 1938 respectfully
reverse side
1946 & 1947
reverse side
1942 bi-fold program
1950 advertisement
Newsletter
8 by 10 inches
reverse side
Lincoln Turner Hall
Cafe & Cafeteria
reverse side
reverse side
inside flap
Pickard China
once located in Ravenswood
Visit my 'Artifact' post on my collection of chinaware from this company
A.L. Luetgert's Sausage Worksa Lake View Township companyThe Abbott Alkaloidal Companyzoomed from above

Curtiss Candiesstationary - the first location

the location on Belmont Avenue

Invoices - the headquarter location
a 1927 magazine advertisement
10 by 14 in size
zoomed from above
a 1939 magazine advertisement
zoomed from above
a 1951 magazine advertisement
puzzles & the envelope
reverse side
pocket size lipstick tissue pads
reverse side
the inside flap that contains the tissues
Exposition Publications 
& Novelties
Postcard Album
zoomed from above
back of the album
American 
Color-Type 
American Color-Type Company existed from 
1900-1956. This printer and publisher was once located 1151 W Roscoe with the factory of buildings
 along one full block along Racine Avenue.
a catalog for the FW Woolworth Company
selected pages
zoomed from above
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zoomed from above
back cover
Full Page Inserts
Chicago Tribune 1915
These color prints have been laminated 
for its protection
 3 by 5 sized booklets
back cover
the other booklets in my collection
Curt Tiech Company
common reverse side
pocket size postcard album
zoomed from above
stationary
zoomed from above
selected pages
zoomed from above
back cover
Other Lake View
Busineses:
Henry Clay Shoes
for Men
Gustav Friede
Northwestern 
Coffee & Tea Company
once located in the City of Lake View
Grus aus
the postcard works
on Roscoe Street
Hanson's Laundry
on Southport
zoomed from above
WWII Ration Book 
from a residenton Barry Avenue

Walgreen Drug Stores
on Pine Grove Avenue
2 inch by 2 inch envelope
Lakeview Perscription Laboratory
on Diversey Parkway
Charles Hohmeier Lumber
Company
on Belmont Avenue
Albert Hall Florist
on Sheridan Road
reverse side of business card
Restaurants:
once located across the street from the Old Town Hall police station aka the original 
township townhall building
Jaeger's Road House - the German Room
3101 Evanston Avenue (Broadway)

the second location 
inside flap
jumbo matchbook
& inside flap below

a bi-fold postcard
zoomed text below
once across the street from Wrigley Field on the southwest
 corner of Sheffield & Addison
a paper restaurant table mat
once located two blocks south of Lake View
reverse side
Math Iglers
home of the singing waiters
zoomed text below
bottom right image different from the previous postcard
zoomed text below
zoomed text and message below
a menu
zoomed from above
another view of it
zoomed from above
back cover
matchbooks:
inside flap
inside flap
The Ivanhoe Restaurant
& Playhouse
Regards as 
'Chicago's Eight Wonder of the World'
zoomed text below
zoomed text below
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The Lay-out
the reverse side of each of these cards

full page booklet advertisements
matchbooks
inside flap

inside flap
Some of their 
Progam Booklets:
selected pages
selected pages
selected pages
k
Zum Deutschen
Erk
samples below
Math Igler's Casino
1627 W Melrose Street
paper placemat
zoomed view below
photo albums
New Years 1946/47
inside menu
Cornelia's
750 W Cornelia Avenue
Ann Sather
Restaruant 
1980's
take-out menu

former residence of JL Lehmann & family
Martha Washington 
Candies
zoomed from above
Change of Address
In 1909 most of the City of Chicago converted to a new address system. 
In 1911 the Loop area did the same. 
George A Gubb
Fancy Groceries
1408 Halsted Street
converted to 2849 N Halsted Street in 1909
City of Lake View (1887-1889)
Ink Pads:

Flagship Stores from the Old Commerical District:

large cotton bag
reverse side
flip side
zoomed from above
Woolworth's 
counter signage
selected pages
zoomed from abovezoomed from aboveback cover
reverse side
Lake View's 
Banks:
Lake View 
Trust & Savings
zoomed from above
1905-1914 booklet
zoomed from above
back cover
1905-1931 booklet
a fold-out page
and zoomed from above page
back cover
Lake View 
State Bank
reverse side 
reverse side
Belmont National 
Bank
reverse side
flip side
back cover
same owner, another passbook
back cover
minature measuring tape
reverse side
Best Brewing Corporation
of Chicago
reverse side
Illinois Malleable Iron Company
(various locations in old Lake View)
J.C.Deagon
Werner Brothers 
Fire-Proof Storage Company
Steward & Clark
Manufacturing Company
Chicago Coins
reverse
Leona's Pizza
business card
reverse business size 
Lincoln - Belmont Booster
Newspaper
business card

Matchbooks:

inside flap

inside flap

picture of bowler stands from flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
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inside flap

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zoomed from above

inside flap

inside flap
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inside flap

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inside flap

inside flap
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inside flap
inside flap 1
inside flap 2

inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
inside flap

inside flap
inside flap
inside flap
Belmont Bowl
the former Belmont Theater
reverse side
inside flap
The Cove at Belmont Hotel
and
Broadway Arcade
reverse side
inside flap
Southport Cleaners
and
Johnny's Club
reverse side
inside flap
Mansion House
in the Belmont Hotel
Lake View YMCA
Pins
& Tokens:
Masonic Tokens
reverse side
reverse side
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Token
aka 
Adovacate Illinois Masonic Hospital
reverse side
Chicago Rapid Transit 
Token
a precusor to the Cta
CTA Token
Ivanhoe Restaurant
Token
reverse side
St. Joseph Hospital
aka
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
reverse side

Bismarck Gardens
Token

WOOGMS
since 1963
A Labor & Memorial Event
everyone marches in this one
LaSalle Bank Marathon
precusor to Bank of America Marathon
Flagship Stores to the Old Commerical District
Pins
A Company once located in the 
District of Lake View
reverse side
Fast forward to ....
 2023
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
Volume 6
The Art:
8 by 10 framed
Chamber of Lake View
Street Pole Banner
A Lake View
1980's Commerical Map
39 by 28 in size
with some zoomed sections below
published in cooperation with
 Lake View Chamber of Commerce
section
section
section
Maps:
Expansion of Lincoln Park
in 1909
the proposed extension of Lincoln Park from Fullerton Avenue to Belmont Avenue
(reproduction & laminated)
zoomed from above
the proposed expansion of Lincoln Park 
from Cornelia Avenue to Belmont Avenue
(reproduction & laminated)
zoomed from above
Belmont Harbor was initially designed as a lagoon
1914 RR Map
(original)
zoomed from above
Belmont Harbor is now a yacht harbor
The Artifacts:
Pickard China 
The Jewel of my Collection
(Facebook Album)
established in Ravenswood, 
District of Lake View
early 20th century products
I own over 35 pieces of this chinaware
some zoomed views below
'Century of Progress International Exposition' plates
Northwestern 
Terra Cotta Products
salesmans' samples
Lion at Rest
6" H x 5" W x 4" D
Bear with Shield
11" H x 5"W x 3" D
Chimney Pot Top
42"H x 14"W x 14"D
according to Urban Remains (seller) manufactured 
by Northwestern Terra Cotta; a Lake View Township 
established company
view from the top down
St Boniface School
Cornice Panel
Pipe Holder
(the pipe not part of collection)
Street & CTA 
Signs
Wieboldt's 


Chicago Cub's Mascot
called Clark 
Postcard Sized 
Artwork:
bought from Mi Mi Gallery on Halsted Street
Yoshi's on Halsted
Angelina's on Broadway
The Diner on Halsted
zoomed views below
 View from the 
Lake View Hotel
 at Newberry Library
zoomed view with some shadow
Dredging of 
Belmont Harbor
a print 'wood cut' by Fred Lawson
zoomed view below
Belmont Harbor
Clubhouse
the first one called the Carrier
1921-23
View of
Lake View East
at Waveland Avenue & Lake Shore Drive, north view
with a lot of shadow
View from Belmont L Platform
in 1984
zoomed from above
Wilmont Hotel on the right
Julian Hotel on the left
Artist View of
Halsted Street/Roscoe Avenue
Boystown/NorthHalsted
small towl
and
handkerchief below
Fabric Lake View
Badges
Rife Club once located at the Lake View Hotel property
Chicago Council - Lake View District
zoomed view below
j
Lake View High School
Medal Pins
extra small 
h
Rutter Coal Company
calendar
front and back view
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
back of calendar
jj
The Dorian Apartments
playing cards
Wrigley Field/Cubs
related artifacts
a full size flag
and
jumbo size metal container
17 by 12 in size
Decorative Baseball
1951 Rodeo Slides
kk
A Movie
A League of Their Own


filmed in 1992
back cover
;;
A 1969 45 RPM
reference below
ll
A Jumbo size Bag
NO LIGHTS 
T-Shirt
Merry Garden Ballroom
a personal album
selected pages
zoomed from above
back cover
The Flag Ship Store Ads
and Shopping Bags:
Woolworth's
Goldblatt's
Wieboldt's
once located in the old Commerical District
from the 1950's
The full page advertisments
zoomed from above

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jj
zoomed from above
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ashtry from an elevator
kk
The Shopping Bags
and other artifacts
reverse side
Cement tool
zoomed from above
reverse side
Counter Displays
reverse side
zoomed from above
reverse side
Ornament Set
zoomed from above
reverse side
reverse side
Some Menu's 
and other Artifacts:
Ivanhoe Restaurant
jj
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
(other menu's list in another post)
Biastett's
on Irving Park Road
zoomed from above

back cover
Tango
in the Hotel Belmont
on Sheridan Road
zoomed from above
back cover
Medici
on Surf Street
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
Gate 
of Horn
on Broadway

zoomed from above
reverse side

zoomed from above
Cornelia's 
on Cornelia Avenue
Math Igler's
Casino
on Melrose Street
zoomed from above
back cover

zoomed from above
Zum Deutschen Erk 
Restaurant
on Southport Avenue
ll
zoomed from above
menu insert below
back cover
zoomed from above
a paper placemat
Their Hats 
Coffee Cup
Medium Size Pitcher
Tea Cup
Ann Sather
Restaurant
on Belmont Avenue
Coffee Mug
and then
across the street on Diversey Parkway
 in Lincoln Park
Isbell's Restaurants
on Diversey Parkway
also a location on Rush Street
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
The Park Lane 
Apartment Hotel
A hanger
Best Brewing 
Company 
Their Products 
Martha Washington 
Candies
Candy Box
Reed's Candies
Storage Tins
another view from above

zoomed from above
Medium Size Jar
k
Curtiss Candies
Storage Box
this company had several different locations
other views
Life Magazine 
Advertisements
2 full page inserts in magazines
zoomed from above
zoomed from above

these ads are laminated
An In-Store Advertisement
Train Cars
other views
inside box
other train cars
m
Broadway Trust 
& Savings
Coin Bank
Lake View Trust
& Savings
Coin Bank
'
a promotional Yo-Yo

Monastery Hill Bindery
Playing Cards
A Deed Table 
& Other Related Deeds
donated by Arlene Nybakken Chase
Arlene grandparents resided at 946 Noble (Barry) Avenue, a few property lots east of Sheffield Avenue. This deed table records the property history of the area from 1830's through the turn of the 20th century from Sheffield to the Redline along Barry Avenue. 946 Barry lot had two dwellings on it, one a residence and the other a church both belonging to Arlene's family.
below is a referenced 1950 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the location area
selected pages 
zoomed from above
first page
zoomed from above
and flipped
property initially owned by Canal Trustees 
of Cook County as of May 21, 1830
zoomed from above
original property lot sizes
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new property lot sizes
zoomed from above
back cover
zoomed from above
Package of Titles & Warrants
inside the flap
C.F. Hoffmann 
Pharmacial 
Medicine Bottle
when this company's location 
was in the City of Lake View
Dr. Blumer's Cleaner
a product of 
Lincoln Chemical Works
each side
reverse side
J.C. Deagon, Inc.
A Dinner Chime
A Ravenswood Business

reverse side
zoomed from above
Bismarck Gardens
once located at Grace & Halsted streets
a spoon
The North Shore Line
A Homemade Plaque
Belmont Station Stop
reverse side
Wieland Dairy
&
Bordon-Wieland Dairy
Small Jars

A Gallon Size Metal Container
reverse side
Lake View 
Baseball Club
once a Independent Rooftop Business
B.L.U.E.S.
once a Jazz Entertainment Business
Lake View High School
Letters & Ribbons
mid 1950s
William Henckhuus
Once a Dry Good Business
Plate
zoomed from above
reverse side with added notation
the plate has a pre 1909 address
J.H. Haake
once a Ravenswood Grocer
Plate
zoomed from above
reverse side with added notation
Orphei Singers
Plate
reverse side with added notation
Abbott Alkaloidal Company
 once Community of Ravenswood Business
Medicine Bottle
Hotel Belmont
Silver Plate Creamer 
on Pedestal
zoomed from above
zoomed from above

Lake View Central 
Business Assocation 
Map 1985
reverse side
zoomed segments
Volume 7
and another good read is if the author experienced 
the history in real time
These types of books keeps the original format of the text
This book mentions all the laws/ordinaces of Lake View Township 
at that time
This book contains Lake View's earlest schools
A chapter on Lincoln Park and Lake View Township's
 contribution to the initial amenites
The Academy for Boys 
at the edge of the township
zoomed below 
back cover
the second & last edition
back cover
zoomed contents below
Yearbooks
& Monthly's and more: 
(need to buy 1899/25 years, 1924/50 years)
Yearbooks
1907


1916
 
 1917
1918
1921
January Semester
1921
June Semester
1923
semi-annual
1925
1926
1927
1928
first semester
the second semester
1930 Annual
1931
January
1931
Annual/June
1932
1933
1934
1935
 1936
all pages - Newberry Library
all pages - Newberry Library
all pages - Newberry Library
1941
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1949 
75th Anniversary Book
1950
1951
 1952
1953
1955
 1956
 1957
 1958
1959
1961
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1972
1974
100th Anniversary Book
1980
1982
2004
2006
The Monthly's
*These school's monthly publications 
began in 1898*
Lake View High 
Student Handbooks
1925
1933



1943


School Student 
Newspaper
October 1936
4 pages
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
1937
The January Grad Class was Featured
4 pages
zoomed from above
some of the elementary schools housed
 their freshman class for a period of time
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
newspaper staff at work
Volume 8
Lake View's Involvement
This post is mostly of postcards dated from the turn of the 20th century and corresponds to the Lake View's involvement in the initial financing of the amenties to Lincoln Park, the park.
Welcome to
Lincoln Park
1887 Harper's Weekly
11 by 17 in size
zoomed from above
How do I Get There?
Travel by Bus to 
Lincoln Park
or
Travel by Boat 
the ferry boats would dock just south of Fullerton Avenue and north of the High Bridge
or
Travel by Horse & Carriage, the Horseless Carriage/Automobile

a landmark to Lake View 
The Scenery of Lincoln Park, 
the park
Currently, Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre (489-hectare)
park along Lake Michigan
1893 Harper's Weekly
front page
11 by 17 in size
zoomed from above
The Grounds
before the reconfiguation of the 1940's when Lake Shore Drive was widen and lengthen
 stereograph cards
8 by 10 matted photos of a woman 
in the park
zoomed notation below
More of my Postcards
that includes more of the grounds, the zoo, 
conservatory, and monuments

zoomed text below
zoomed text below
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zoomed below
Winter Scenes
Lincoln Park 
Zoo
Cy DeVry conforting a lion
Negative Glass Plates


zoomed text below
a Cy DeVry demonstration
Lincoln Park
Conservatory
8 by 10 page from a book
scene of the garden outside the conservatory
crowd of visitors leaving the conservatory
zoomed text below
some of the messages are interesting to read
Lincoln Park
Monuments

The Eli Bates Fountain
Robert Cavelier de La Salle Monument
William Shakespeare Monument
The Dolphin Fountain
Ulysses S Grant Monument

its my educated guess is that this photo was to be pasted to its cardboard mailing backing 
Johann Christope Friedrich von Schiller Monument
The Alarm Monument
Benjamin Franklin Monument
The Signal of Peace Monument
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument
General Philiip Henry Sheridan Monument
Kwa-Ma-Rolas
before the original was returned to British Columbia, Canada
Alexander Hamilton Monument
In 1993 the granite monolith was removed
Some Missing Monuments of
Lincoln Park
my reference on some were
Giants in the Park 
by Krista August
The Electric Fountain
Ludwig van Beethoven Monument
Fort Dearborn Block House
Cuban Cannon
Doughboy Memorial
metal structure restored in 2003
The Sphynx(s)
(bottom left)
apparently once located at the north entrance of Lincoln Park
zoomed below
another view
The Suicide Bridge
aka
The High Bridge
and the views from it
1893-1919
zoomed text below
 Michigan Waters 
& Fishing
1872 depiction of schooners in Lake Michigan by artist Alfred Robert Waud & published by Harpers Weekly - 8x10 page

Stereocards of the Lake

regular size postcards

View of the
Lincoln Park Sanitarium
(Daily News Sanitarium)
and
Ferris Wheel Park
1896-1903
a double fold postcard
Lincoln Park Sanitarium with orange roof
and to the upper left Ferris Wheel Park
reverse side
The Wheel Up Close
reverse side of each card
zoomed view from above

A History of Postcards

Volume 9 

GG

Warner Printing Company, once located in old Lake View, produced business & organization products such as business cards, stationary, business receipts, and posters mostly for clients located in the northside of Chicago. This post contains a micro-view of products printed during the early days of the Great Depression for their Lake View clients.


1923 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the location
listed currently as 3351 N Sheffield.
photos of the building as of 2021 belowThe building's use currently residentalTheir Own Productszoomed from abovea typical product order folderreverse sidean order request letterreverse sidereverse sidethe first locationverus their second and final location

Some of their Clients
reverse side
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
reverse side

jumbo poster above
biisness card below
Salvation Army
on Wilton Avenue


back cover
Claremont Theater 
on Clark Street
jumbo poster prototype
jumbo poster prototype above
jumbo poster prototypes
jumbo poster prototypes

reverse side
Communist Party of United States 
of America

"During the early years of the Great Depression, the CPUSA emerged as committed militants within the unemployed movement. Later in the 1930s, with approximately 65,000 members and New Deal liberalism sweeping the country, the CPUSA became influential in many aspects of life in the United States."

the worksheet for publication from above

Trinty Lutheran Church
 on Seminary Avenue
a newsletter
list of their finances
back page



their menu
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
shopping bag from Gastis 
- a Swedish food store
Carlson Ice
a coupon booklet
zoomed from above
back cover
Mostly
Business Cards
St. Sebastian's 
Catholic Church
12 by 5 in size prototype
zoomed from above
folders out
reverse side
reverse side
booklet
back cover
Swedish-American 
Athletic Association
jumbo poster prototype
Volume 10
Wrigley Field
This is Part 1
This collection is vast so I needed to created several posts on the history of Wrigley Field beginning with its original name - Weeghman Park.

This post contains original postcards, magazines, newspapers, baseball cards, photos, metal pins, & matchbooks.
'The first seminary building was a home for the Rev. Revere Franklin Weidner, a professor at the school. In 1893, Elizabeth Hall opened with classrooms and a dormitory. And in 1899, two double sized houses were built for the professors. But as the seminary grew, so did the neighborhood.' - Chicago Tribune
This church support the seminary college before 1909 when the Luthern Seminary moved apparently due to the noise of the L above. 
zoomed from above

'When it began, it was known as Weeghman Park and was the new home park of the Chicago franchise of the upstart Federal League. The park was built in less than two months before the 1914 season, and was named for the owner of the Chicago Federal League team, Charles H. Weeghman.' 
- Society of American Baseball Research
zoomed text below
'Between the 1922 and 1923 seasons the ballclub, now owned by William Wrigley, had the park substantially altered. The principal change was effected by jacking up and placing on rollers the grandstand and 3B pavilion and moving them 60 feet to the west.18 This movement of the stands and home plate allowed the construction of RF-CF bleachers and at the same time an increase in the RF foul line distance from 298/299 to 318.' - Society of American Baseball Research
9 by 7 inches in size
zoomed text below
Robert C Door was the original Ground Supertenident of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. This business card is part of my collection
zoomed from above
Back in Chicago ...
zoomed stamp below
Vine Line
George Brace Photography
reverse side
A Decal
unknown date
Way Back When 
Postcards
Bi-Fold Cards
zoomed text below
inside fold - blank for writing
zoomed text below

zoomed text below
A Day at the Park 
1984
Newspapers:
Matchbooks:
Cubs, Bears, Cardinals 
at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs



Chicago Bears


Chicago Cardinals

Metal Pins
2016
Baseball Cards
a Chicago Federal League 
aka Chicago Whaler player
Chicago Federal League aka Whaler player and 
first manager of Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field
Colorized Reprints
8 by 10
the original view
the original scoreboard
vs
the second one
1915 Chicago Federal Team 
Minature Photo
Boxing at Wrigley Field
1934
Chicago Rapid Transit 
(pre CTA)
Ticket 1938
Tickets via 
Western Union 1939
(selected pages)
1945 Cubs Pin
Chicago Bears 
Press Ticket 1955
Minuture Stamp 
Album
2 by 3 inches
Magazines
Small Felt 
Pennants
Full Sized Felt 
Pennants
Volume 11
This is Part 2
This post contains press photos, George Brace photos (reprints), N.E.A. photos, Cubs at Wrigley Field original scorecards, and newsletters from 1916 to through 1955 in chronlogical order.
below is a reproduction
zoomed from above
1914
Joe Tinker signs contract as the manager of the Chicago Federals (Whalers) as Charles Weeghman, 
the owner, gazes on. Joe Tinker managed the Chicago Cubs in 1916 at Weeghman Park 1914-23
 (Wrigley Field). 
an original newspaper clipping
1928
an original scorecard
zoomed from above
Cubs vs Cardinals
zoomed from above
Charles Grimm 
Chicago Cubs 1925-36 - player
Chicago Cubs 1932-38, 1944-48 - player/manager
a George Brace photo
'Hack' Wilson
Chicago Cubs 1926-31
a George Brace photo
'Red' Grange
Chicago Bears 1925, 1929-31
The Chicago Bears called Wrigley Field home 
from 1921-1970
Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field
George Brace photo
unknown date
jumbo photo
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears 1930-36, 1943
a George Brace photo
Wrigley Field 
a George Brace jumbo photo
unknown date
view northeast from Addison, Clark Streets & Seminary Avenue along with a view of the railroad tower and gate that once flank Weeghman Park aka Wrigley Field
 Fixing the Netting 
at Home Plate 
unknown date
a George Brace photo
and about George Brace
A Fathers vs
 Sons Game
unknown date
a George Brace photo
Chicago Cubs 
Clowning Around
1931ish
zoomed from above
with a list of players I added to the back of the photo
a George Brace photo 
1932 
Chicago Cubs Team
a George Brace photo
1934
original scorecard
Cubs vs Pittsburgh
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
Chicago Cubs players
a George Brace jumbo photo
Cubs at 
Catalina Island California
unknown date
an original newspaper clipping
1935 
Chicago Cubs Team
a George Brace photo
Claiborne Bryant
Chicago Cubs 1935-40
a George Brace photo
1935 World Series 
a waiting line
probably slept overnight
a press photo
1936
back page
zoomed from above
The First Scoreboard
a George Brace photo
The Second Scoreboard
a George Brace photo
1937
a George Brace Jumbo photo
Phil Cararretta
1934-53
1938
original scorecard
the 1938 team
a Greoge Brace photo
Philip Cararretta
a 1938 photo
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
1939
zoomed from above
Chicago Bears vs Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Cardinals home base was Wrigley Field 
from 1931-1939
back cover of program booklet
1941
WWII Begins
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
back cover
1943
1944
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
zoomed from above
1945
WWII Ends
 a George Brace photo
1946
1947
zoomed from above
back cover 
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
back cover
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
1948
zoomed from above
back cover

zoomed from above
back cover
1949


1950
back cover
zoomed from above
back cover
zoomed from above
back cover
Clark Street & Sheffield Avenue
view northwest
unknown date
reproduction photo
unknown source
1951
back cover
1952
1953
back cover
1954
Kodak Prints
according to Ebay

1955
back cover
Volume 12
This is Part 3
This post contains original scorecards, newsletters, and press photos in chronological order
1956
Clean-up after a Bears game
zoomed from above
back cover
1957
zoomed from above
back cover
1958
1959
1960
back cover
zoomed from above
1961
back cover
1962 
you never know who you may meet
ink marks not birds, just sayin
1963
champions that year
original playing cards
reverse side below
a reproduction photo view of Wrigley Field
 in 1963 per the Ebay seller

1964
1965
1966
zoomed from above
back cover
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
back cover
1967

1970
zoomed from above

zoomed from above
back cover
1971
back cover
zoomed from above
1972
1973
jumbo photo

1974
zoomed from above
jumbo size photo
1975
1976
jumbo photo
1977
zoomed from above
zoomed from above
1978
jumbo photo
zoomed from above
1979
zoomed from above
Volume 13
Part 4
This post contains original scorecards, newsletters, and press photos in chronological order
1980 
1981
1982

zoomed from above
zoomed from above
back cover
zoomed from above
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back cover
zoomed from above
1983
1984
zoomed from above
back cover

a mailer on the concert
zoomed from above
1985
zoomed from above
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zoomed from above
back cover
1986
1987
1988
a photo sent by FAX
the lights are on!
zoomed from above
zoomed below
zoomed from above
I added this article to the photo
1989
1990
1991
1992
zoomed from above
back cover
1993
1997
back cover
zoomed from above
back cover
Post Notes:

The Status of the United States
when Lake View was Established
1857–1861: 
Lake View was established in 1857 and later incorporated in 1865

General map of the United States, showing the area and extent of the free & slave-holding states, and the territories of the Union: also the boundary of the seceding states - Library of Congress

The 1850’s were violent and tension-filled years in the United States, as arguments about slavery and states' rights exploded all over the country. Despite all the efforts of many lawmakers, the hostility between the North and the South seemed to increase with each passing month. A number of events in the early and mid-1850s contributed to this deterioration in relations between the two sides, from the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to the bloody battle for control of Kansas. But the blows that finally broke the Union in two took place in the final years of that decade, as the North and the South finally saw that their vastly different views of slavery would never be resolved to everyone's satisfaction. "There were serious differences between the sections," wrote Bruce Catton in The Civil War, "[but] all of them except slavery could have been settled through the democratic process. Slavery poisoned the whole situation. It was the issue that could not be compromised, the issue that made men so angry they did not want to compromise." One of the most important legal decisions in American history took place in 1857, when the U.S. Supreme Court had to decide whether a slave named Dred Scott (c. 1795–1858) should be granted his freedom. The Court's ruling against Scott further increased the hostility and distrust between America's Northern and Southern regions, in part because it suggested that slavery could be legally instituted anywhere in the country.

My Last Word, .... for now
Lake View is one of the 77 'community areas' in the City of Chicago. 
I have posted nearly 70 entries to this blog. 
You can contact me at lvhistorical@gmail.com 
Feel free to comment/question on anything in particular including spelling and grammar errors. I add text and images all the time. I am sure there is more knowledgeable individuals then me and better writers who can enrich this site even more. 
I welcome your insight!

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