Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope and Content
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Custodial History
- Related Material
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Uptown Chicago Commission photographs of buildings
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Uptown Chicago Commission photographs of buildings
- Dates
- ca 1978-1991
- Identifier
- 1991.0311
- Creator
- Uptown Chicago Commission
- Creator
- Size
-
ca. 2000 photographic prints :
col. ;3 1/2 x 5 in. and smaller.
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Photographs of buildings in the Uptown community of Chicago (Ill.) and in adjoining community areas (Edgewater, Lake View, Lincoln Square) taken by the Commission to show housing conditions. For some buildings there are several photographs, interiors and exteriors, showing decline in condition over several years prior to demolition. Photographs are filed in order by street name and address number for each building. Streets well represented in the collection include Beacon, Belle Plaine, Bosworth, Broadway, Buena, Clarendon, Clark, Clifton, Dayton, Dover, Eastwood, Foster, Greenview, Kenmore, Lakeside, Leland, Magnolia, Malden, Montrose, Racine, Sheridan, Sunnyside, Wilson, Windsor, and Winthrop.
Conditions for Access
Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
Preferred Citation
A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.
Custodial History
Gift of the Uptown Chicago Commission (1991.0311).
Container list available online (1991-311).
Indexed Terms
- Uptown Chicago Commission
- Abandoned buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Apartment houses -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Hotels -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Beacon Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Belle Plaine Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Bosworth Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Broadway Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Buena Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Clarendon Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Clark Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Clifton Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Dayton Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Dover Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Eastwood Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Foster Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Greenview Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Kenmore Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lakeside Place (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Leland Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Magnolia Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Malden Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Montrose Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Racine Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Sheridan Road (Chicago, Ill.)
- Sunnyside Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Uptown (Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 1970-1999
- Wilson Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Winthrop Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
- Photographic prints
- Exterior views
- Interior views