From Postcards to Photos
to Everything Else - Part Two
updated 11/2023
1) Vintage Matchbooks
2) Vintage Tokens
3) Lake View High Yearbooks & Quarteries
4) Vintage Lincoln Park, the park postcards
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
Unlike
pushy calls-to-action, the matchbook imposes a subtle influence on the match
user. The cover is attractively printed
with a restaurant name. But not just any
restaurant. It is the restaurant where
they shared an intimate meal with a loved one.
Or maybe there was a gathering at the pub, friends and food and craft
brew. The matchbook went home in their
pocket, and now they reflect on the special time when the see the book resting
on the table top.
How Old is the Matchbook?
The three offices lying just outside the city limits had
no numerical designation and were known simply as the Stock Yards, Oakland and
Ravenswood. In 1889, Stock Yards was
changed to Yards while Ravenswood to Lake View remained the same.
In that same year, the telephone growth brought about the first use of
5-digit numbers, the Oakland series running from 9800 to 10,999 and the Lake
View series from 12,001 to 12,499. - read the full article from link above
My Collection:
I begin with...
Rutter Coal Company
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
Bryson's Lunch
Biastett's Cocktail Lounge
and
Aquarium Cafe
Marigold Arcade
Frank Helsing's [Restaurant]
Marigold Car Service
and
Victorian House Restaurant
turned ...
Cornelia Lounge & Restaurant
and
Clubland at the Vic Theater
reverse side
Bert Weinman Ford
Cubs Grill
currently The Cubbie Bear
The Rienza Hotel
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
Illinois Masonic Hospital
The Loading Dock
Ash Manor Restaurant
Sidetrack
Jack's on Halsted
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Christopher Street
The Loading Dock
Ash Manor Restaurant
& Lounge
Sidetrack
the Video Bar
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
The Elk's Restaurant
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Rudey's Tavern
Idle Hour Restaurant & Tap Room
Belmont Lounge
reverse side
Pops for Champagne
Wieboldt's
Hollywood Barbq
and
Victoria Restaurant & Ice Cream Shoppe
and
The Lincoln Knitting Mills
reverse side
reverse
reverse side
The Kaverne Bar
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reverse side
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reverse
inside flap
Little Ted's
Famous Door
Norshore Medical Service
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New Capri
Belmont Hotel
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Tango (Restaurant)
at the Hotel Belmont
Barry Beauty Salon
an oversized appointment
Weiblinger's Tavern
reverse
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reverse
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Green Parrot
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Barry Tavern
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Cocktail Lounge
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reverse
inside flap
reverse
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inside flap
reverse side
reverse
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reverse
inside flap
The Circus
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Math Igler's
Casino
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Ivanhoe Restaurant
Gallaghers Tavern
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The Two Step Inn
and
C and G Luncheonette
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and
3810 Club
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reverse
inside flap
Bauers' Wine & Liquors
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and
Show Club/Barry Tavern
reverse
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reversed
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inside
reverse
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inside flap
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reverse side
inside flap
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reverse
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Block and Clark
(oversized)
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Bowling/Billards
3239 N Clark Street
Belmont Bank
Texaco Station
The Park-Lane
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Belair (SRO) Hotel
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La Scala
Restaurant
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Diversey Arms Hotel
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A Salesman's Sample
This matchbook was cut from a sheet of matchbooks
to used for a potential client purchase
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
Vintage Business Tokens:
Bismarck Gardens
1894? - 1915
became Marigold Gardens 1915-1923
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 by 1891
The school's 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
once a all girl's high school
located at 442 W Wellington & established by 1891
The school's 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
I begin with ...
1907
1916
January Semester
1928
June Semester
(soft cover)
1930
annual
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1940
1941
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1949
75th Anniversary Book
1951
1952
75th Anniversary Book
1956
1957
1958
1961
1963
1964
1965
1967
1968
1972
1974
1980
Student Handbooks
1925
1925
1943
The Red & White's
Monthly:
literary works from students
literary works from students
1902 November
1903 February
1903 March
1903 Christmas Issue
1918 March
1933 March
total of 32 pages
LVHS Programs
1917
1919
Lake View High
School Pins
1932 Girl's Physical Effiency Test and
1934 Physical Effiency Test
Lincoln Park, the park
Vintage Views:
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 stereoscope is a device for viewing a stereoscopic pair
of separate images, depicting left-eye and right-eye views of the same scene,
as a single three-dimensional image.'
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
by the seller on Ebay
this card is part of my collection
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
The Research
of the Stereo-view Card
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 incorrect, I would love to know."
Cheers,
Lee & Lynn
Regular Size
Postcards
at the turn of the 19th century
Winter Scenes
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
above 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 Monuments
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
Fountian of Lincoln Park
The Santiago Cuba Cannon
Beethoven
A List of lost/removed monuments
according to 'Giants at the Park'
and part of my personal collection
and this one
image - from 'Lincoln Park 1899'
The Park's 'High Bridge'
nicknamed Suicide Bridge
according to 'Giants at the Park'
Formerly standing near the northwestern end of Diversey
Golf Course, east of intersection of West Briar Place and North Lake Shore
Drive. The statue no longer exists.
A SAD TALE OF VANDALISM
The final insult: In 1945, the sculpture was further
vandalized, with the face smashed in and the right arm torn off. And as if any
more damage could be inflicted on what remained of the rifle, it was bashed in
on the end and twisted down, bending the wrist. A newspaper article of the time
blamed "pacifists" for the damage. As a result, the statue was
removed by the Kiwanis Club in 1946 and possibly placed in storage somewhere.
Any information as to what happened to it after it was removed would be
welcome.
photos from link above
My Source:
image - from 'Lincoln Park 1899'
Before the Harbors:
pier fishing
Waters of
Lake Michigan
nicknamed Suicide Bridge
1894 -1919
This is a north view from the North Lagoon. Ferris Wheel Park is in the distance - left of postcard with Lincoln Park Sanitarium
in the forefront. 
the bridge to the beach side
This bridge was once located a few blocks south of Fullerton Avenue. By the 1910's the High Bridge earned the infamous name of 'Suicide Bridge'. Due to the high volume of lives lost per week the bridge was demolished in 1919
View of Lake Shore Drive
from the High Bridge
In the 19th century this road along the existing lakefront was
called 'Breakwater and Carriage Drive', a precusor to LSD
Just Passing
Though
A Lake Excursion:
with Lakefront Point of Entry
to the Park
just south of the High Bridge
Once located between of North Avenue & Fullerton
The Postcards of
Street-End Beaches
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
Fullerton Avenue Bathing Beach
only for children and their mothers
Wilson Avenue Bathing Beach
Montrose-Wilson Bathing Beach
Edgewater Beach & Hotel
The Harbors
to the South & North:
Diversey Harbor
Montrose Harbor
a view of Montrose Harbor from Irving Park Road
The Diversey Avenue
Golf Course
Postcards of
Vintage 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
Driving on LSD
View of the Boardwalk
that highlights a Horse & Carriage
Once called Sheridan Road from Belmont to Grace now called (inner) Lake Shore Drive - view south from Grace
A Good Chicago Parks
Resource
part of my collection
this reprint was original authored
by Andreas Simon in 1893
part of my collection
by Andreas Simon in 1893
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
the post 1909 address was 1120 W Belmont Avenue
A Ravenswood Grocer
District of Lake View pre -1909
Pickard Studio
Chinaware
Community of Ravenswood, District of Lake View
Small Display Logo
1911 advertisement
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Dinner Set
1898-1903
with its trademark - one of many types
the blank china plate was from Austria
Soup Bowl & Plate
1912-1918
Coffee Pitcher
1919-1922
Vase
medium size
1912-1918
Gravy Bowl
1898-1903
Cream & Sugar Set
1912-1918
blank china from Austria
Another Cream
& Sugar Set
1925-1930
Lemonade
Pitch
1912-1918
Salt & Pepper Shakers
1910-1912
Small Tea Pot
1912-18
Small Sauce Bowl
1898-1903
Small Plates:
Small Plate 1
1912-1918
Small Plate 2
1898-1903
blank china rom France
Small Plate 3
1898-1903
Small Plate 4
1912-1918
Small Plate 5
1912-1918
1903-1905
Small Sugar Bowl
1898-1903
1912-1918
Small Plate with Handles
1912-1918
1912-1918
Vellum Motif Plate 2
1912-1918
'Century of Progress'
1933-34
Souvenir Plates
Egg Cups
1930-38
The Great Owl Plate
post 1938
with phamplet about the artist
A 1910 Catalog &
Collector's Book
history section
Their historical products
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