{"id":31842,"date":"2018-07-24T12:02:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=31842"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:15:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:15:01","slug":"old-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/old-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"These Old Photos Show Off Chicago&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago has a unique and colorful history, and we often forget that the places that are around today, even buildings that have seemingly been here forever, were once just concepts in the minds of Chicago architects. Not only has construction morphed over the years, but so has the culture, turning once small but\u00a0quaint neighborhoods into gentrified examples of wealthy American living.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a refreshing backward look at Chicago history over the years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Uptown<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31843\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31843\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/WilsonEastFromElpg.4.jpg\" alt=\"Uptown\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/WilsonEastFromElpg.4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/WilsonEastFromElpg.4-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/WilsonEastFromElpg.4-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagotonight.wttw.com\/2013\/11\/20\/taking-look-uptown-40-years-ago\">Bob Rehak<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to Uptown, circa the mid-1970s. Shot with a\u00a0300mm telephoto, Rehak managed to capture the hustle and bustle of traffic traveling through our beloved Chicago neighborhood in light of the recent\u00a0OPEC Oil Embargo, which is dated at 1973. What&#8217;s crazy is that\u00a0many of the stores shown here don&#8217;t even exist today, and it wasn&#8217;t even that long ago, although I suppose that&#8217;s objective. I guess almost 50 years definitely takes a toll on business development in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Rogers Park<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31845 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PHOTO-CHICAGO-ROGERS-PARK-NEIGHBORHOOD-FROM-ROOF-OF-NEW-HILLMANS-AT-DEVON-AND-WESTERN-1950s.jpg\" alt=\"Rogers Park\" width=\"830\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PHOTO-CHICAGO-ROGERS-PARK-NEIGHBORHOOD-FROM-ROOF-OF-NEW-HILLMANS-AT-DEVON-AND-WESTERN-1950s.jpg 830w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PHOTO-CHICAGO-ROGERS-PARK-NEIGHBORHOOD-FROM-ROOF-OF-NEW-HILLMANS-AT-DEVON-AND-WESTERN-1950s-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/PHOTO-CHICAGO-ROGERS-PARK-NEIGHBORHOOD-FROM-ROOF-OF-NEW-HILLMANS-AT-DEVON-AND-WESTERN-1950s-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/chuckmancollectionvolume15.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/photo-chicago-rogers-park-neighborhood.html\">John Chuckman<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This photo was taken in the 1950s on the corner of Devon and Western, apparently from the roof of Hillman&#8217;s, a small grocery store no longer in business. In fact, most of\u00a0the places\u00a0you see in this photo don&#8217;t exist at all anymore. At this point, the\u00a0town was still\u00a0an underdeveloped, but charming location before renovations began in the 1960s. Just look at those cars. The hoods are so long, you could probably lay across it with room to spare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Bronzeville<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31844\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31844\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Regal-Theater-Bronzeville.jpg\" alt=\"Regal Theater\" width=\"764\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Regal-Theater-Bronzeville.jpg 764w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Regal-Theater-Bronzeville-600x456.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Regal-Theater-Bronzeville-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagodetours.com\/bronzeville-neighborhood\/\">The New York Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re going even a little further back to 1940, which is when that pictured film title, <em>Philadelphia Story<\/em>, was released. This theater, unfortunately, isn&#8217;t around anymore, but that would\u00a0have been dope. At this point in history, Bronzeville competed with Harlem as the quintessential black American neighborhood. Between 26th\u00a0and 29th Street was where all of the nightlife and entertainment venues resided, and\u00a0everyone would affectionally refer to this section of the neighborhood as &#8220;The Stroll.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>River North<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31871\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31871\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s.jpg\" alt=\"River North\" width=\"756\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s.jpg 756w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/02\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s\/photo-chicago-state-street-aerial-big-crowds-cars-streetcars-1930s\/\">John Chuckman<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With prohibition in full swing in the 1930s, let&#8217;s head to River North, specifically State Street, where Chicago&#8217;s population flourished. This photo shows some really early Ford automobile designs. If these were in full color, I&#8217;m sure some of these cars would look incredibly sleek. Of course, this is the wealth capital of Chicago, so even the Great Depression wouldn&#8217;t have had a full effect on this scene. People still bought cars. They still shopped. And they still lived in Chicago, despite its\u00a0high standard of living.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lincoln Park<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31870\" style=\"width: 1312px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell.jpg\" alt=\"Lincoln Park\" width=\"1312\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell-1300x866.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/103-1910-armirage-bissell-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagohistorytoday.wordpress.com\/tag\/lincoln-park\/\">Chicago History Today<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let&#8217;s travel back to 1914 in grand old Lincoln Park. That\u00a0street car you see is part of the original &#8216;L&#8217;, which ran a track along Center Street, now known as Armitage Avenue. Those structures are all still intact, though definitely very old at this point, so if you&#8217;re renting any of these spaces, you might want to make sure your building is up to code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To check out additional pictures of Chicago&#8217;s history, visit this beautiful collection of <a href=\"http:\/\/calumet412.com\/\">old photographs<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Find what really matters in Chicago with the UrbanMatter app!<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">To download or see reviews from our users, head\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/app\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago has a unique and colorful history, and we often forget that the places that are around today, even buildings that have seemingly been here forever, were 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