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Wednesday, September 02, 2015

What a Dump! Chicago Just Can't Stop Adding Real Estate

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click images for larger view As best as I can tell, not so much as an inch of Chicago's lakefront has any continuity to its original...

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

First Class Lady Barber Shop (and Cigars): Three Views of 1890's Dearborn and Jackson - from one photograph

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Detroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress (click images for larger view) southeast corner Dearborn and Jackson today

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Rookery: How to Get Lit without Getting Drunk With It

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Click images for larger view. (And, yes, I need to buy a wider angle lens) While we could always use a few more - I'm thinking espec...

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

At the Rookery

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