Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- Special Collections and Preservation Division
- Title
- Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
- Creator
- Chicago (Ill.) Department of Urban Renewal
- Creator
- Chicago (Ill.) Department of Development and Planning
- Creator
- Chicago (Ill.). Department of Planning, City and Community Development
- Creator
- Chicago Plan Commission
- Creator
- Mead, Mildred, 1910-2001
- Identifier
- spe.n00096
- Size
- 41 Linear Feet in 127 boxes (including 3 audio cassettes, approximately 16,000 photographic negatives, 35 boxes of photographic images, and 3 boxes of video reels), plus 1 oversize folder
- Dates
- 1891-1992
- Predominant Dates
- 1950-1980
- Abstract
- The records in this collection were created and collected by the Department of Urban Renewal, its predecessors and other Chicago city departments with duties related to planning and development. The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of Chicago neighborhoods considered and targeted for improvement, including images that show buildings and neighborhoods that were subsequently razed. There are also papers related to the administration the Department's initiatives, publications related to planning and development, images of events related to various urban renewal and development projects and images of staff members of the Department of Urban Renewal, the Chicago Plan Commission and other related City entities.
- Language
- English .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records were transferred to Chicago Public Library in 1998 and 1999.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Preferred Citation
When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library
Processing Information
Neighborhood names assigned by the DUR employees who created the index have been translated into the corresponding 77 community areas by the archivist. Montclare/Dunning and Hyde Park/Kenwood have been kept together because that is how the Department of Urban Renewal referred to the projects in those areas. Within Hyde Park/Kenwood, researchers will find addresses that are completely within Hyde Park or completely within Kenwood. Often neighborhood names are used that are no longer part of the general parlance. For instance, the records refer to "West Kenwood," which is within the Community Area of Fuller Park. When the neighborhood name was used by the Department of Urban Renewal but is no longer recognizable to current day researchers, it has been placed in quotation marks. Other names, such as Bronzeville, do not appear in the records at all. Bronzeville locations are found in the Community Areas of Douglas, Oakland, Grand Boulevard, and Kenwood.
Biographical / Historical
The Chicago Department of Urban Renewal (DUR) was created through the combination of the Chicago Land Clearance Commission and the Community Conservation Board in 1962. This merger was the result of the State of Illinois Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961, which required municipalities to create departments of urban renewal to manage projects and funding related to land clearance and redevelopment. However, Chicago's long-standing interest in addressing the structural and demographic makeup of the city began earlier than the creation of the DUR, as evident through a 1939 Works Progress Administration enumeration study that documented dwellings by homeownership and racial demographics. These studies continued through the 1940s and 1950s.
Though the city continued to study land use and demographics, new building slowed drastically as attention was shifted to the war effort from 1939 to 1945. In the years immediately following World War II, Chicago faced new housing and development challenges. As suburbs developed, white, middle class residents moved out of the city in record numbers, resulting in lower property tax incomes and growing fear that "white flight," and deteriorating neighborhoods, especially those close to the downtown business center, could pose a threat to the city's economic future. Although the African American population had grown steadily throughout the Great Migration, from the 1920s to the 1940s, the vast majority of Blacks in Chicago lived in a limited area known as the "Black Belt," located on the city's South and West Sides. Overcrowding and lack of sanitation plagued many of these residences. After World War II, a national housing crisis exacerbated the urgent need for improved urban planning. Urban renewal was seen as a solution to these issues; city planners argued that if unsafe dwellings and objectionable businesses were removed, they could be replaced by improved buildings and raise property values at the same time.
Federal, state and local governments created legislation meant to safeguard the value of business centers and property tax bases while providing more modern structures for the city's residents. The State of Illinois passed the Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act and the Relocation Act in July of 1947. These Acts gave municipalities broader rights of eminent domain and created state-level funding sources to demolish old buildings and construct new ones. The United States passed the Housing Act of 1949, assigning financial support to urban renewal projects and slum clearance, and was amended in 1954 to add funding for the rehabilitation of existing structures. The DUR (and its predecessor, the Chicago Land Clearance Commission) chose many neighborhoods as "study areas." After collecting data and photographs, the DUR declared some areas "blighted" as a result of dilapidated buildings, overcrowding and outdated sanitation facilities. Some buildings in more stable areas qualified for conservation, which provided owners government funds to update structures. Areas deemed "slum" or "blighted" were often razed and replaced with public housing, private development or university expansions. In cooperation with the Chicago Housing Authority, the DUR facilitated the rapid expansion of high-density public housing projects in Chicago during the 1960s and 1970s.
Opponents of urban renewal claimed that the city's pattern for redevelopment consolidated wealth and removed poor and minority residents from valuable real estate near downtown business districts at taxpayers' expense and noted that public housing sites were chosen in racially segregated areas. In Chicago, activists such as Faith Rich of the Chicago N.A.A.C.P.'s Housing Committee questioned the criteria used for defining blighted areas and argued that slum clearance did not solve housing problems for those removed. Jane Jacobs's 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, critiqued the urban renewal movement as a continuation of existing racial and logistical problems in city planning. In 1963, author James Baldwin assigned Urban Renewal the pejorative nickname "Negro Removal."
The DUR oversaw site clearance selection and assigned rehabilitation funds, but it did not retain ownership of cleared land. Sites were transferred to the Chicago Housing Authority or private organizations at a subsidized price after the DUR approved proposed plans. In 1974, the federal funding program supporting urban renewal ended and was replaced by the Community Development Block Grant program.
In 1992, the City of Chicago combined the Department of Urban Renewal with the Commercial District Development Commission to create the Community Development Commission.
Scope and Contents
The Department of Urban Renewal Records (DUR) range from 1891 to 1992, with the bulk of the material covering 1950-1980. Documents were created and collected by the DUR, its predecessors and other Chicago city departments with duties related to planning and development. The DUR recorded the state of structures and neighborhoods in Chicago through studies, photographs and DUR-designated "study areas." After collecting this information, the department decided whether an area would be conserved through subsidized remodeling projects or cleared for redevelopment and new construction.
The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of Chicago neighborhoods considered and targeted for improvement, including images that show buildings and neighborhoods that were subsequently razed. There are also papers related to the administration and documentation of the DUR land clearance and redevelopment initiatives. These documents include correspondence, memoranda, brochures, magazines, articles, maps, land use surveys, reports, schedules and press releases. Also appearing in the collection are images of staff members of the Department of Urban Renewal, the Chicago Plan Commission and other related City entities, and images of events, including meetings, hearings and groundbreakings related to various urban renewal and development projects. A few audio cassettes also appear.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into four series:
- Series 1: General Files, 1891-1985 (bulk 1950-1980), undated
- Series 2: Publications, 1919-1982, undated
- Series 3: Location Project Photographs, 1909-1992 (bulk 1950-1980), undated
- Series 4: Audiovisual, 1977-1981, undated
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Indexed Terms
- City planning -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Public Housing -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Urban renewal
- Austin (Chicago, Ill.)
- Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
- East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
- Fuller Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
- Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
- Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill. : City section)
- Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
- Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
- Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
- Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
- New City (Chicago, Ill.)
- Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
- Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
- Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
- West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
- Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
- Race riots -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1960-1970
- Express highways -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Chicago (Ill.) Department of Urban Renewal
- Bilandic, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1923-2002
- Byrne, Jane, 1933-2014
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Land Clearance Commission
- Chicago Plan Commission
- Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976
- Hill, Lewis W.
- Hollander, Elizabeth L., 1939-
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- World's Fair (1992 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Bilandic, Heather Morgan
- Community Conservation Board of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
Inventory
General files are comprised of a variety of topics related to urban planning, development and renewal. It contains correspondence, reports, event programs and invitations and photographs, negatives and slides.
Series 1 is further divided into five subseries:
- Subseries A: Administrative Files
- Subseries B: Chicago Plan Commission
- Subseries C: Events
- Subseries D: Municipal Reference Library
- Subseries E: People
This small subseries includes blank forms and letterhead, an audio cassette, reports and draft material for an informational pamphlet.
Items are organized alphabetically.
- Title
- 1984 Chicago Development Plan (2 copies)
- Dates
- 1984
- Title
- Chicago informational pamphlet, draft text and errata
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Cook County Highway Department and Metropolitan Sanitary District projects
- Dates
- 1965-1966
- Title
- Correspondence with child's proposal for friendship movement
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Department of Urban Renewal and City of Chicago blank administrative forms and phone directories
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Master Plan of Chicago
- Dates
- 1943
- Title
- Preliminary Comprehensive Plan of Chicago and exhibit
- Dates
- 1946
- Title
- Preliminary Thoroughfare Plan
- Dates
- 1948
The Chicago Plan Commission was first created in 1909 to implement Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago. As of 2021, it continues as part of the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and Development. This subseries covers extensively the celebration held for the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Plan Commission in 1959. It also includes photographs of Commission members from the late 1930s through 1960.
Items are organized alphabetically.
- Title
- 50th Anniversary celebration photographs
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- 50th Anniversary invitations and responses
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- 50th Anniversary program planning
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- 50th Anniversary publicity
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- 50th Anniversary speeches
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Conference room photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Meetings
- Dates
- 1959-1964, undated
- Title
- Meetings
- Dates
- 1969, undated
- Title
- Meeting of Planning Advisory Board photograph
- Dates
- 1940 December 19
- Title
- Members
- Dates
- 1952, undated
- Title
- Presentation of plans photographs
- Dates
- 1960 November 29
- Title
- Portraits of members
- Dates
- 1938-1960, undated
- Title
- Portraits of members
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Charles H. Wacker portrait
- Dates
- undated
This subseries includes primarily photographs, negatives, contact sheets and slides documenting various events related to urban planning and renewal. Included are images of meetings and hearings about plans for Chicago, images of officials looking at maps and models of Chicago, groundbreakings, conferences, exhibits and events related to the 1979 mayoral campaign between Jane Byrne and Mayor Michael Bilandic. Mayor Richard J. Daley is pictured at many events, as well as various city staff in departments related to planning and urban renewal, especially Lewis Hill, who held positions as Commissioner of the Department of Urban Renewal and Commissioner of the Department of Development and Planning in the 1960s and 1970s. Of note are a set of slides of Mayor Jane Byrne's inauguration and a folder of minutes and correspondence related to planning the unrealized 1992 World's Fair in Chicago.
Items are organized alphabetically.
- Title
- 50th Anniversary of city planning in Chicago. Includes Richard J. Daley, Ira Bach, Daniel Burnham, Jr., Walter Blucher
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Basic Policies: A Comprehensive Plan of Chicago presentation and press conference. Includes Richard J. Daley, Ira Bach
- Dates
- 1964 August 19
- Title
- Basketball champions banquet photographs, Carver High School and Loyola University
- Dates
- [1963]
- Title
- Board of Education Theatre in Streets photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Budget hearing
- Dates
- 1967 November 17
- Title
- CTA Buses "New Look" photographs and correspondence
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- [Jane Byrne inauguration] slides
- Dates
- [1979]
- Title
- Campaign event for Michael Bilandic photographs
- Dates
- [1979]
- Title
- Campaign event for Jane Byrne photographs
- Dates
- [1979]
- Title
- Capital Improvements Program Meeting
- Dates
- 1969 May 6
- Title
- Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI) luncheons
- Dates
- 1964-1967
- Title
- Chicago Fest photographs with Jane Byrne
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Chicago International Trade Fair photographs
- Dates
- 1960-1961
- Title
- Chicago Magazine Restaurant Awards photographs
- Dates
- 1971 November
- Title
- Chicago Sesquicentennial press releases
- Dates
- 1983
- Title
- Chicago Urban League photographs. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- City Lab cocktail party photographs. Includes Liz Hollander
- Dates
- 1985 November 19
- Title
- Civil Service Forestry Training Program photographs
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Clean Up Parade
- Dates
- 1956 May 26
- Title
- Community Development Program meeting photographs
- Dates
- circa 1977
- Title
- Comprehensive Plan of Chicago public meetings
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Richard J. Daley's birthday photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Dearborn Real Estate Board dinner meeting photographs
- Dates
- 1963 October
- Title
- Dedication for police station
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Douglas-Lawndale picnic photographs
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Exhibits photographs
- Dates
- 1962-1967, undated
- Title
- Exhibits photographs
- Dates
- [1970]
- Title
- Exhibit on urban planning at Museum of Science and Industry photographs
- Dates
- 1974
- Title
- Exhibit on Plan of Chicago negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- First ship to enter Chicago photographs
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Folk Fair at Navy Pier. Includes Michael Bilandic and Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1976
- Title
- Greater North Michigan Avenue Association Luncheon photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Healthorama photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hill, Lewis 10th anniversary negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hill, Lewis doctorate negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Illinois Bell Telephone
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Illinois Democratic Convention photographs. Includes Jimmy Carter, then a candidate for president
- Dates
- 1976
- Title
- International Conference on Urban Design report
- Dates
- 1985 October 23-26
- Title
- Jim Rich All-Star Baseball Game photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lakefront Development Statement Hearings photographs
- Dates
- 1965 December 1
- Title
- Logelin Luncheon
- Dates
- 1969 June 10
- Title
- Magician Dee Yiploo performance photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- McCormick Place public hearing with Chicago Plan Commission
- Dates
- 1966 December 15
- Title
- Midwest Press Conference
- Dates
- 1967 June 1
- Title
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) meetings photographs
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Pan-American Games. Includes Richard J. Daley, Alderman Ralph Metcalfe
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Plane flights for low income kids photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Protests outside City Hall photographs
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Reach-Out Symphony Concert photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Reception for book Historic City: The Settlement of Chicago photographs
- Dates
- [1976]
- Title
- Regional Planning Commission meeting
- Dates
- 1969 November 21
- Title
- Release of Preliminary Subway Study. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1967 May 19
- Title
- Riverfront Park, Economic Impact, Chinatown, Bridgeport meeting recording
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Salvation Army Day Camp photographs; Bread Circus photographs; Quaker Physical Fitness photographs; Cub Scouts photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Senior citizens picnics photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Mickey Rooney
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- St. Patrick's Day Parade photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne
- Dates
- 1976-1979, undated
- Title
- Superior Public Service Awards Luncheon poster
- Dates
- 1970 May 21
- Title
- Trip by Commissioner of Public Works Milton Pikarsky to Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, slides
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Jane Byrne
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Richard J. Daley, Deton Brooks, Ralph Abernathy, Edward Allen, Jr., Cardiss Collins, Geraldine McCollough
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified event photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified events negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified banquets and awards photographs. Includes Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified banquets and awards photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified City Council session photographs. Includes Richard J. Daley, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- 1973-1978, undated
- Title
- Unidentified groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, unveilings photographs. Includes Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, unveilings photographs. Includes Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified house party photographs. Includes Lewis Hill, Richard J. Daley, Anthony Laurino
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified meetings
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified meetings and hearings photographs. Includes Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified meetings and hearings photographs. Includes Richard J. Daley, Ira Bach
- Dates
- 1961, undated
- Title
- Unidentified press conference photographs. Includes Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified staff training photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- United States Conference of Mayors meeting in Chicago photographs. Includes tours of Sandburg Village and Civic Center
- Dates
- [1968]
- Title
- Urban Homestead Lottery photographs. Includes Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Warehouse at 228 [unidentified street] photographs of unloading supplies
- Dates
- 1969 July
- Title
- White House Regional Conference photographs
- Dates
- 1961 November 8
- Title
- White House Regional Conference
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- 1992 World's Fair planning, minutes and correspondence
- Dates
- 1983-1985
This small subseries includes images from the Municipal Reference Library (MRL) primarily related to the Chicago Police and Fire Departments. It appears these images were checked out of the MRL for reference use by Planning and Urban Renewal staff and never returned. The images depict a variety of public safety topics over Chicago's history. Also included is one audio cassette explaining the services provided by the MRL and some images of the interior of the MRL itself. Images related to other topics, people and locations, also apparently checked out from the MRL and never returned, appear throughout the collection.
Items in this subseries are organized alphabetically.
- Title
- Fire Department
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Municipal Reference Library informational tape
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Municipal Reference Library – interior of MRL
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Police Department bicycle accident photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Police Department Communications and records, Telecommunications photographs
- Dates
- 1954 September 29
- Title
- Police Department crime analysis photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Police Department crime scene photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Police Department patrol photographs
- Dates
- 1891, 1958-1962, undated
- Title
- Police Department training photographs
- Dates
- undated
Subseries E includes photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of people out and about in Chicago, as well as staff photographs of various employees in departments related to planning and urban renewal.
Items are organized alphabetically, mostly by last name of subject.
- Title
- People and event slides
- Dates
- 1953-1973, undated
- Title
- Adler, Ruth. Junior Commissioner for Department of Development and Planning and Department of Urban Renewal
- Dates
- 1974 April
- Title
- Aldermen photographs
- Dates
- circa 1910
- Title
- Bach, Ira photographs
- Dates
- 1950-1954, undated
- Title
- Berger, Miles photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Bilandic, Michael photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Bilandic, Michael and others photographs
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- Brandt, Willy. Mayor of West Berlin
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Bronkehurst, Walter photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Byrne, Jane and Ted Kennedy photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Campbell, Clifford J. photographs
- Dates
- 1960-1961
- Title
- Cavanagh, J.J. Chicago Motor Club Executive Vice President
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Chicago Police and Fire Department patrol boats
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Christensen, Robert W. photographs
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- City of Chicago employees at work
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Cullers, Samuel photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Daley, Richard J. and others photographs. Includes Lewis Hill
- Dates
- 1959-1975, undated
- Title
- DeMent, George L. photographs
- Dates
- 1963 July 2
- Title
- Department of City Planning staff. Includes Liz Hollander
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Downs, James C. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Duba, John G. photographs
- Dates
- 1959-1967, undated
- Title
- Engles, W. Norbert photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Goldberg, Mayer photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Goldblatt, Joel photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Guy, Erven photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Harper, Jerry
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Harris, George S. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hill, Lewis photographs. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1968, undated
- Title
- Hill, Lewis photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Holabird, William photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Holy Family School students photographs
- Dates
- 1892
- Title
- Jacobsen, Jerome J. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Janicki, Valentine photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Jupiter Corporation, Jerry Wexler
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Kapsalis, Thomas
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Keane, Thomas photographs
- Dates
- 1971, undated
- Title
- Korshak, Marshall photographs
- Dates
- 1965-1966, undated
- Title
- Livermore, Charles P. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Logelin, Edward C. photographs
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Mackelmann, D.E. photographs
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- Macris, Marjorie photographs
- Dates
- 1960 May
- Title
- McCaffrey, John L. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- McFetridge, William L. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- McNulty, John photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Metcalfe, Ralph photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Murphy, Martin
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Nollett, George photographs
- Dates
- 1960 May 3
- Title
- O'Malley, P.
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Oppermann, Paul photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Organizations Youth Foundation
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Owings, Nathaniel A. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Parker, Norman photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Planning and Urban Renewal employees photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Planning and Urban Renewal employees photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Planning and Urban Renewal employees photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Public Building Commission
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Rev. Readeye
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Reich, Harry photographs
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Root, John Wellborn
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Serritella, Daniel A. Inspector of Weights and Measures
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Smith, Anna L. Commissioner of Public Welfare
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Sorrich, Frank photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Staff and exhibits photographs. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1953-1959
- Title
- Unidentified photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified photographs. Includes Lewis Hill
- Dates
- 1962-1969, undated
- Title
- Unidentified staff photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Visitors to Department of Development and Planning
- Dates
- 1959-1962, undated
- Title
- Wanzer, W. Stanley photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Washington, Harold and staff slides
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Weaver, Robert C. photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Wigoda, Paul photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Yondorf, Eric photographs
- Dates
- 1959 October 21
- Title
- Zeitlin, Philip photographs
- Dates
- 1963 October
- Title
- Ziegele, Leroy
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Zimmerer, Paul photographs
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Zisook, David photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Zralek, Robert photographs
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Zundel, Frank
- Dates
- 1975
Series 2 includes reports, pamphlets, brochures, articles and magazines about Chicago and its urban planning and renewal. While a wide range of publications appear, particularly relevant items include annual reports from the Department of Urban Renewal, Chicago Plan Commission's Land Use Map Surveys and the Department of Development and Planning's Development Area Series.
Items are arranged alphabetically by publishing entity when known or by publication type when publisher is unknown.
- Title
- Brochures and pamphlets attracting tourists and business
- Dates
- circa 1955-1962, undated
- Title
- Chicago Area Transportation Study, conducted under the sponsorship of the State of Illinois, the County of Cook, the City of Chicago
- Dates
- 1962 July
- Title
- Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, Air Rights Loom Big in Chicago's Future
- Dates
- 1970 June
- Title
- Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry brochures and pamphlets
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Chicago Commission on Human Relations, You and Chicago
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Chicago Park District brochures
- Dates
- 1965-1966, undated
- Title
- Chicago Plan Commission brochures and pamphlets
- Dates
- 1919, 1941-1953, undated
- Title
- Chicago Plan Commission Land Use Map Surveys, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) (1 of 3)
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- undated
- Title
- Chicago Plan Commission Land Use Map Surveys, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) (2 of 3)
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- undated
- Title
- Chicago Plan Commission Land Use Map Surveys, Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) (3 of 3)
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- undated
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- Chicago Plan Commission, Master Plan of Residential Land Use of Chicago
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- 1943
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- Chicago Plan Commission, Ten Square Miles of Chicago: A Report to the Land Clearance Commission
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- 1948 June
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- City of Chicago, A Report to the People on Chicago's Budget
- Dates
- 1961
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- City of Chicago, The Citizen's Guide and Handbook to the City of Chicago Services
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- undated
- Title
- City of Chicago, The Comprehensive Plan of Chicago
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- 1967 January
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- City of Chicago, The Lakefront Plan of Chicago & Summary Report
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- 1972 December
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- City of Chicago/Chicago Park District-commissioned, Progress Report Summary: A Study on the Future of Chicago's Lakefront
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- 1968 February
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- City of Chicago/Chicago Park District-commissioned, A Study on the Future of Chicago's Lakefront
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- 1972
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- Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, Astor Street District pamphlet
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- 1974 September
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- Committee for Economic and Cultural Development, Chicago: A City that Cares about Industry pamphlet
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- undated
- Title
- Community Renewal Program, An Atlas of Chicago's People, Jobs and Homes
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- 1963 June
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- Department of City Planning, Basic Policies for the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago
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- 1964 August
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- Department of City Planning, Basic Policies for the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago proofs
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- 1964
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- Department of City Planning, Basic Policies for the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago: A Summary for Citizen Review
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- 1965 February
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- Department of City Planning, Workable Program for Community Improvement
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- 1960
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- Department of City Planning, Workable Program for Community Improvement
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- 1962
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- Department of Development and Planning brochures and pamphlets
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- circa 1960-1965
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- Department of Development and Planning, Selected Statistics for Spanish Speakers of Chicago (in Spanish)
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- 1973 September
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- Department of Development and Planning, Northwest Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 January
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far West Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 July
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- Department of Development and Planning, O'Hare Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 December
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far Northwest Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 August
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far North Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 April
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- Department of Development and Planning, North Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1967 January
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- Department of Development and Planning, Near South Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1967 January
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- Department of Development and Planning, Illinois Central Air Rights Development (2 copies)
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- 1968 May
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- Department of Development and Planning, Near West Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1967 January
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- Department of Development and Planning, Mid-West Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1967 March
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far Southwest Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 September
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- Department of Development and Planning, Southwest Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 October
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- Department of Development and Planning, Mid-South Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 September
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- Department of Development and Planning, Southeast Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 July
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far Southeast Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 December
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- Department of Development and Planning, Far South Development Area (2 copies)
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- 1968 September
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- Department of Development and Planning, High-Accessibility Corridors in the Comprehensive Plan of Chicago
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- 1968 May
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- Department of Development and Planning/Chicago Plan Commission, Annual Report
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- 1971
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- Department of Planning/Chicago Plan Commission, Chicago 1992 Comprehensive Plan
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- 1982 October
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- Department of Planning, Chicago Waterways Study
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- 1982 October
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- Department of Planning, City and Community Development, Ho-o-den
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- 1978 January
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- Department of Public Works, rapid transit brochures
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- undated
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- Department of Urban Renewal, annual report
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- 1963-1964
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- Department of Urban Renewal, annual report
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- 1966
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- Department of Urban Renewal, annual report
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- 1967
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- Department of Urban Renewal, annual report
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- 1970
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- Department of Urban Renewal, Douglas-Lawndale: A Study, Park Mall Potential
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- undated
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- Department of Urban Renewal, Look at Chicago Now! Poster
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- undated
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- Department of Urban Renewal, Urban Renewal Review
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- 1966 August-September
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- Department of Urban Renewal Community Renewal Program, Lawndale Part 1: Background for Planning; Lawndale Part 2: Proposals and Recommendations for Planning
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- undated
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- Department of Urban Renewal Community Renewal Program, Proposals East Humboldt Park Near Northwest Community
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- undated
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- Executive Committee of Chicago Central Area Committee pamphlets
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- undated
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- House & Home
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- 1970 July
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- Housing and Urban Renewal, Progress Report
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- 1964 December 31
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- Housing and Urban Renewal, Progress Report
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- 1965 December 31
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- Medical Center Commission, Report to the 69th General Assembly of Illinois
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- 1955 January 1
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- National Geographic, "Illinois: The City and the Plain"
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- 1967
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- Office of Housing and Redevelopment, reprint of Chicago Tribune articles about Lincoln Park urban renewal
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- 1955 January 16
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- Realty & Building, "City with a Changing Face"
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- 1966 January 29
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- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Waterway brochure
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- undated
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- "What Sort of City Should Chicago Be?" pamphlet by Ruth Moore
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- undated
Series 3 forms the bulk of this collection and features photographs, negatives, contact sheets and slides of neighborhoods all over Chicago. Areas targeted by the Department of Urban Renewal are especially well documented, and contract photographer Mildred Mead's work is especially well represented.
The series is further divided into five subseries:
- Subseries A: Identified Single Locations
- Subseries B: Multiple Locations
- Subseries C: Expressways
- Subseries D: Unidentified Locations
- Subseries E: Indexed Negatives
Subseries A includes photographs, negatives, contact sheets and slides from all around the city. The following urban renewal areas are especially highlighted: Lincoln Park; Hyde Park/Kenwood, especially the E. 55th Street corridor west of the Illinois Central tracks; Near North Side, including Carl Sandburg Village and N. Clark Street skid row; Near West Side, including the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus, the Medical District and W. Madison Street skid row; the Bronzeville area, including Illinois Institute of Technology, the Mecca Flats building, Michael Reese Hospital, Prairie Shores, Lake Meadows and other housing complexes; the Loop, including South State Street skid row and the construction of the Civic Center (now Daley Plaza) and Federal Plaza; Englewood; and Woodlawn. The work of photographer Mildred Mead stands out in this series, and while she mainly documents the condition of the buildings and the process of demolition and construction, she also captures intimate portraits of the residents of these neighborhoods.
This Subseries is organized alphabetically by official Chicago Community Area name. Within Community Areas, folders are broken down further by neighborhood, address or event when appropriate. Montclare/Dunning and Hyde Park/Kenwood have been kept together because that is how the Department of Urban Renewal referred to the projects in those areas. Within Hyde Park/Kenwood, researchers will find addresses that are completely within Hyde Park or completely within Kenwood. Often neighborhood names are used that are no longer part of the general parlance. For instance, the records refer to "West Kenwood," which is within the Community Area of Fuller Park. When the neighborhood name was used by the Department of Urban Renewal but is no longer recognizable to current day researchers, it has been placed in quotation marks. Other names, such as Bronzeville, do not appear in the records at all. Bronzeville locations are found in the Community Areas of Douglas, Oakland, Grand Boulevard, and Kenwood. These Bronzeville locations are also present in Subseries B. Researchers are encouraged to consult the guide broadly and to refer to the City of Chicago's interactive Community Area map.
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- [Albany Park]. Includes Michael Bilandic, Anthony Laurino
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- undated
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- Albany Park – Albany Park branch library
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- undated
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- Albany Park – Chicago River
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- 1977 October
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- Albany Park – W. Lawrence Avenue and N. Troy Street
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- 1978
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- Albany Park – improvements along W. Lawrence Avenue
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- 1977 October
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- Armour Square. Includes White Sox Park
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- 1965-1977, undated
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- Armour Square – Chinatown
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- 1977, undated
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- Armour Square – Chinatown - Archer Courts. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1952 July 24
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- Armour Square – Chinatown - Sun Yat Sen Park, W. 24th Street and S. Princeton Avenue. Includes Michael Bilandic
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- 1977
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- Armour Square – Wentworth Gardens. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1954
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- Ashburn
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- 1943, 1966, undated
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- Ashburn – Recreational site acquisition at W. 77th Street and S. St. Louis Avenue
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- 1977 May 3
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- Ashburn – Southwest Pumping Station, W. 84th Street and S. Kedvale Avenue. Includes Richard J. Daley
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- 1959-1963
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- Auburn Gresham. Includes W. 87th Street and S. Ashland Avenue, Foster Park
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- 1963-1965
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- Austin. Includes DePriest School, Columbus Park
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- 1955-1977
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- undated
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- Austin
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- undated
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- Austin – Elevation of Lake Street track. Includes Richard J. Daley, Harold Collier, Daniel Ronan, Paul Corcoran, B.R. Meyers
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- 1962
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- Avondale
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- 1927, 1940, 1977, undated
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- Belmont Cragin. Includes Hermosa Park, W. Diversey Avenue and N. Narragansett Avenue brickyard, Blackhawk Park, N. Cicero Avenue and W. Armitage Avenue
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- 1965-1977, undated
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- Beverly
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- undated
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- Bridgeport. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1955
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- Bridgeport. Includes Bridgeport Homes
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- 1956-1978, undated
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- Brighton Park
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- 1977-1982, undated
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- Chatham – 9200-9210 S. Dauphin Avenue
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- undated
- Title
- Chatham – Chatham Park, E. 83rd Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue
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- undated
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- Chicago Lawn – Marquette Park
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- undated
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- Chicago Lawn – S. Western Avenue underpass near W. 75th Street
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- 1958
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- Clearing – Lawler Park
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- undated
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- Douglas. Includes Daniel Hale Williams School and photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1950-1960, undated
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- Douglas – 2600-3000 S. Cottage Grove Avenue and South Parkway (S. Martin Luther King Drive), Project #7. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1948-1951
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- Douglas – Dearborn Homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1954, undated
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- Douglas – Dearborn Homes and Ida B. Wells Homes
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- undated
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- Douglas – Doolittle School, 525 E. 35th Street Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1955
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- Douglas – Ida B. Wells Homes and Extension. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1955, undated
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- Douglas – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1959
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- Douglas – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
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- 1950-1966, undated
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- Douglas – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
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- 1963
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- Douglas – Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) demolition. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1956-1959
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1954-1961
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows
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- 1963, undated
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows
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- undated
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows construction. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1953-1959, undated
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows models
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- 1950, undated
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- Douglas – Lake Meadows Shopping Center. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1955-1956, undated
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- Douglas – layout for bond issue brochure
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- 1956-1966
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- Douglas – Mecca Flats, 34th Street & S. State Street. Includes demolition and photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1950-1952, undated
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- Douglas – Michael Reese Hospital. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1950-1958, undated
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- Douglas – Michael Reese Hospital
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- 1955, 1976, undated
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- Douglas – Prairie Courts. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1955
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- Douglas – Prairie Shores. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1954-1968, undated
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- Douglas – Prairie Shores and Lake Meadows aerial views
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- 1963, undated
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- Douglas – Project 6A and 6C, 2800-2900 S. Wabash Avenue and S. Michigan Avenue
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- undated
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- Douglas – Project 6D, E. 29th-30th Streets between S. Michigan Avenue and S. Prairie Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1958-1959
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- Douglas – South Commons
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- 1973, undated
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- Douglas – E. 35th Street & South Parkway (S. Martin Luther King Drive)
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- undated
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- East Garfield Park. Includes Garfield Park
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- 1957-1977, undated
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- East Garfield Park – Harrison Courts. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951 July 2
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- East Garfield Park – Industrial and Lake-Maplewood projects
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- 1963
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- East Garfield Park – Maplewood Courts/Rockwell Gardens. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1952 June 3
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- East Garfield Park – Urban League seeding party, 2900 block W. Walnut Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1955
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- East Side – George Washington School and Rowan Park, S. Avenue L & E. 114th Street
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- 1977
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- East Side – S. Avenue O
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- undated
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- Edgewater. Includes Andersonville
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- 1953, undated
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- Edgewater. Includes Temple Emmanuel, 5959 N. Sheridan Road and photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1953-1955
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- Englewood. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1952-1953
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- Englewood
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- 1955-1969, undated
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- Englewood
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- 1961 June, undated
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- Englewood
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- undated
- Title
- Englewood – W. 69th Street and S. Harvard Avenue groundbreaking
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- 1964 September 29
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- Englewood – 7401-7407 S. Vincennes Avenue demolition
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- 1964 April 6
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- Englewood – Building interior and exteriors
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- undated
- Title
- Englewood – Central Englewood improvement
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- 1968
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- Englewood – 253 W. Marquette Road rehabilitation
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- undated
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- Englewood – Meetings. Includes Vernon Jarrett
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- 1960 April 26
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- Englewood – "New Interracial Neighborhood." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1959
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- Englewood – Normal Park project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1953
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- Englewood – Normal Park project, W. 69th Street and S. Stewart Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1959
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- Englewood – Normal Park project
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- undated
- Title
- Forest Glen – Caldwell Golf Course
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- undated
- Title
- Forest Glen – Sauganash
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- 1977, undated
- Title
- Fuller Park
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- 1954
- Title
- Fuller Park
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- undated
- Title
- Fuller Park – 4109-4123 S. Princeton Avenue
- Dates
- 1977
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- Fuller Park – "West Kenwood." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
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- Fuller Park – "West Kenwood." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1951-1956, undated
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- Fuller Park/Grand Boulevard – "West Kenwood." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1956
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- Fuller Park – West Kenwood Council office opening, 216 W. 47th Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954
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- Fuller Park – "West Kenwood Gardens." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1952
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- Gage Park – Gage Park pool
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- undated
- Title
- Gage Park – Sewer, W. 58th Street and S. St. Louis Avenue
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- 1962 November 15
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- Gage Park – 5050 S. Kedzie Avenue
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- undated
- Title
- Garfield Ridge – Hearst School, W. 47th Street and S. Lamon Avenue
- Dates
- circa 1953
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- Garfield Ridge – Park 305
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- undated
- Title
- Garfield Ridge – LeClaire Courts
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- 1955
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- Garfield Ridge – Normandy Park
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- 1958-1963
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- Grand Boulevard. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955, undated
- Title
- Grand Boulevard
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- 1957, 1974-1975, undated
- Title
- Grand Boulevard – 4711 S. Calumet Avenue, building demolition
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Grand Boulevard – 4739 S. Langley Avenue, Urban League project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952
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- Grand Boulevard – Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments (Rosenwald Court), S. Michigan Avenue and E. 47th Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1952
- Title
- Grand Boulevard – 39th Street and S. State Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Grand Boulevard – 4134-4258 S. State Street
- Dates
- 1977
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- Grand Boulevard – 51st Street and S. State Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Greater Grand Crossing – Auburn Park – W. Winneconna Parkway
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- 1964, undated
- Title
- Greater Grand Crossing – Hirsch High School, E. 77th Street and S. Drexel Boulevard
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- 1977
- Title
- Greater Grand Crossing – Park Manor. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1953, undated
- Title
- Greater Grand Crossing – Playground at W. 72nd Street and S. Vincennes Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952
- Title
- Hegewisch – Recreational site acquisition, E. 131st Street and S. Brandon Avenue
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Humboldt Park
- Dates
- 1956, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
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- 1963-1964, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
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- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
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- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Block bounded by E. 48th Street, E. 49th Street, S. Ellis Avenue and S. Greenwood Avenue
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – E. 48th Street and S. Woodlawn Avenue town homes
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 1359 E. 52nd Street
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- 1962, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 1215 E. 54th Street
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- 1961, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – E. 55th Street demolition S. Lake Park Avenue to S. Ridgewood Court. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead [See also Box 13, Folder 15.]
- Dates
- 1956-1958
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 1234 E. 56th Street interior rehabilitation
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- 1962
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – E. 57th Street and S. Harper Avenue demolition. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 1224-1226 E. 57th Street, Pratt House. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1954-1955
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- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 57th Street Art Fair. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1953-1956
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- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Aerial views and plans
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- 1958-1965, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5000 S. Blackstone Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5456 S. Blackstone Avenue, first demolition in neighborhood project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5825 S. Blackstone Avenue
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5151 S. Cornell Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5346 S. Cornell Avenue, Cornell Towers
- Dates
- 1963, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5201 S. Dorchester Avenue
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5532 S. Dorchester Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5101-5105 S. Drexel Boulevard. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Fountain of Time sculpture by Lorado Taft, the Midway
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- 1951, undated
- Title
- Woodlawn – Home of Lorado Taft, 975 E. 60th Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, E. 58th Street and S. Woodlawn Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 4643-4647 S. Greenwood Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 4835 S. Greenwood Avenue
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5414 S. Greenwood Avenue
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- 1961, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Hotels. Includes Harvard Hotel, Hotel Windmere, Pearl Beach Hotel, Park Beach Hotel, Century Hotel, The Shoreland, St. Regis Hotel, Southland Hotel, Madison Park Hotel, East End Hotel and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1964, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Hyde Park Co-op grocery store and shopping center. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1954-1960, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC) projects. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1956
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- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Illinois Central railroad tracks and aerial shots. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1950-1957, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – I.M. Pei/Harry Weese town homes and University Apartments. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
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- 1959-1968, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Interiors. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1953-1956
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Interiors
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Jackson Park. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Jewish Children's Bureau Building, University of Chicago apartments, E. 55th Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue
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- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – KAM Temple, E. 50th Street and S. Drexel Boulevard. Includes photograph by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Isaiah Israel Temple, E. 51st Street and S. Greenwood Avenue. Includes photograph by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5140 S. Kenwood Avenue
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5615 S. Kenwood Avenue
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- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Kenwood Gardens Apartments, 5511 S. Kenwood Avenue demolition. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Kenwood High School groundbreaking
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5408 S. Kimbark Avenue
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5446-5448 S. Kimbark Avenue rehabilitation
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5447 S. Lake Park Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1956
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Luzzie residence
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – "Misery Manor," north side E. 55th Street between S. Dorchester Avenue and S. Harper Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead. [See also Box 12, Folder 8.]
- Dates
- 1951-1957
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Multi-family and apartment buildings. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
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- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Multi-family and apartment buildings. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1956-1958
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Multi-family and apartment buildings
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- 1961-1968, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Museum of Science and Industry
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- 1964-1979, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Parks and playgrounds. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1954, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – People – John (left) and Paul Cornell, grandsons of Hyde Park founder, 5436 S. Cornell Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – People in the neighborhood. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1956
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – People – public relations
- Dates
- 1963-1965, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Rear and alley views. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1959
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Rear and alley views
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Religious institutions. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1958, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Retail and business. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1957, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Schools. Includes Bousfield, Kozminski Elementary School, Kenwood High School, Ray Elementary School, Bret Harte Elementary School, and Gateway Garage at 5600 S. Stony Island Avenue near Bret Harte and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954-1955
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Shopping centers
- Dates
- 1968-1975, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Single family homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1959
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Single family homes
- Dates
- 1961-1964, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – Street scenes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1956, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – University of Chicago buildings and campus. Includes the Midway Plaisance and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1954
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – University of Chicago buildings
- Dates
- 1952, 1962, undated
- Title
- Hyde Park/Kenwood – 5504-5514 S. Woodlawn Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1950-1954
- Title
- Irving Park. Includes Chicago River across from Horner Park, Schurz High School, California Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Jefferson Park – Copernicus Center for the Elderly and Handicapped
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Lake View. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Lake View. Includes Wrigley Field
- Dates
- 1958-1965, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1954 July 6
- Title
- Lincoln Park. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955-1959
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1958-1964, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1960-1963, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1961-1963
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1962-1967
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1963 July
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1963-1964
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- circa 1966
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Administrative staff
- Dates
- 1964 May
- Title
- Lincoln Park – 441 W. Armitage Avenue temporary playlot
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Belden Triangle
- Dates
- 1965-1973
- Title
- Lincoln Park – 2621 N. Burling Street
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance in Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1974 September
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Contact sheets
- Dates
- 1971, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – N. Crilly Court
- Dates
- 1960, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Dedication of W. Wisconsin Street Mall. Includes Michael Bilandic, Heather Morgan Bilandic
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Lincoln Park – W. Fullerton Parkway trees
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – N. Halsted Street and W. Fullerton Parkway buildings to be demolished
- Dates
- 1961 January 27
- Title
- Lincoln Park – 2057 N. Howe Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – LaSalle School
- Dates
- 1962 March
- Title
- Lincoln Park – 1800 block of N. Lincoln Park West
- Dates
- 1966 May
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Mid-North garden walk
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Midwest Buddhist Temple
- Dates
- 1973, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Ogden Mall
- Dates
- 1953, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Lincoln Park
- Dates
- 1936, 1952, 1985, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Project I photographs and maps
- Dates
- 1965
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Second Evangelical United Bretheren Church architectural renderings, W. Wisconsin Street and N. Orleans Street
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Lincoln Park – St. Joseph's Hospital demolition and site clearance
- Dates
- 1966 April-May
- Title
- Lincoln Park – Walpole Point
- Dates
- 1972-1973, undated
- Title
- Lincoln Square
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- [Lincoln Square] – Ravenswood
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Logan Square – Bucktown
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Logan Square – Palmer Square
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- 1940s-1968
- Title
- Loop. Includes Grant Park and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1958
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- 1962-1963, undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- [1968]
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- [1968]
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- [1968]
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- 1968-1990, undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- 1972-1981
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Aerial photographs
- Dates
- 1959 June
- Title
- Loop – Aerial photographs
- Dates
- 1964-1978, undated
- Title
- Loop – Aerial photographs
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Air breaking ceremony Outer Drive East
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Loop – Art Institute of Chicago
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Auditorium Theater
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Board of Trade
- Dates
- 1971, undated
- Title
- Loop – Central Area models
- Dates
- 1958, undated
- Title
- Loop – Central Area East models
- Dates
- 1958-1964, undated
- Title
- Loop – Chicago River
- Dates
- 1959-1978
- Title
- Loop – Chicago River
- Dates
- 1976
- Title
- Loop – Chicago River bridges
- Dates
- 1948-1961, undated
- Title
- Loop – Chicago River
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – City Hall
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Civic Center (Daley Plaza) construction, Picasso statue, including unveiling
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Loop – Civic Center (Daley Plaza) events
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Civic Center (Daley Plaza) groundbreaking lunch. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- [1964]
- Title
- Loop – Civic Center (Daley Plaza) models. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1960-1962, undated
- Title
- Loop – W. Congress Parkway and S. Plymouth Court
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Loop – Congress Parkway survey
- Dates
- 1941
- Title
- Loop – Federal Center. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1962-1966, undated
- Title
- Loop – Federal Center dedication. Includes Richard J. Daley, Dan Rostenkowski
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Loop – Federal Center models
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – National Bank construction
- Dates
- 1966, undated
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park
- Dates
- 1968-1977, undated
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park – construction of new Petrillo Bandshell
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park baseball
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park parking garage
- Dates
- 1953-1954
- Title
- Loop – Grant Park Ward Memorial
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Loop – Greyhound bus station
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Hotels. Includes Executive House, Morrison Hotel, Blackstone Hotel
- Dates
- 1957-1962, undated
- Title
- Loop – Illinois Center groundbreaking. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Loop – Lake front/Monroe Harbor/Grant Park/Museum campus
- Dates
- 1964-1977, undated
- Title
- Loop – LaSalle Street
- Dates
- [1978]
- Title
- Loop – Merchandise Mart
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Outer Drive East Apartments
- Dates
- 1962-1964
- Title
- Loop – Place DuSable construction
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- Loop – Presentation slides
- Dates
- circa 1984
- Title
- Loop – Printers' Row
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – Printers' Row
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Loop – River Park dedication. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Loop – Scenes from Outer Drive; Illinois Central air rights
- Dates
- 1962-1964
- Title
- Loop – "South Loop"
- Dates
- 1980
- Title
- Loop – State Street Mall
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Loop – S. State Street skid row. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Loop – S. State Street skid row. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1978, undated
- Title
- Loop – Street scenes. Includes State Street; Carson Pirie, Scott; Pedway
- Dates
- 1956-1964, undated
- Title
- Loop – Wacker Drive. Includes Upper, Lower, and construction
- Dates
- 1960, undated
- Title
- Loop – W. Wacker Drive improvement N. LaSalle Street to N. Wells Street
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Loop – E. Wacker Drive, N. Michigan Avenue to N. State Street
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Loop – Willis Tower (Sears Tower) construction
- Dates
- 1971-1972
- Title
- Lower West Side – Pilsen
- Dates
- 1963-1977, undated
- Title
- Lower West Side – Pilsen
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lower West Side – Pilsen
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Lower West Side – Pilsen, 1130 W. Cullerton Street, Dvorak Park Fieldhouse
- Dates
- 1983 January 6
- Title
- McKinley Park
- Dates
- 1960-1965, undated
- Title
- McKinley Park – S. Archer Avenue/S. Ashland Avenue overpass
- Dates
- 1957-1961, undated
- Title
- McKinley Park – Outhouse alley, W. 35th Street and S. Honore Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1948-1955
- Title
- Montclare/Dunning – Bell Park
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Morgan Park – Beverly Woods
- Dates
- 1956
- Title
- Morgan Park – Racine Courts. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954 August
- Title
- Morgan Park – West Roseland – Recreational site acquisition
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- Near North Side
- Dates
- 1941-1965, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Cabrini-Green Homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1958, 1970, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Central District Filtration Plant
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – N. Clark Street skid row. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Near North Side
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Central District Filtration Plant
- Dates
- 1954-1962, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – N. Clybourn Avenue and W. Division Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1958-1967
- Title
- Near North Side – Fort Dearborn area. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954-1955
- Title
- Near North Side – Fort Dearborn area models
- Dates
- 1955, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – John Hancock Center
- Dates
- 1973, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Isham/New City Y.M.C.A. groundbreaking. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Near North Side – N. Kingsbury Street
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Near North Side – N. LaSalle Street
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Near North Side – N. LaSalle Street and W. Maple Street, N. LaSalle Street and W. Elm Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Marina City
- Dates
- 1960-1972, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Marriott opening, 540 N. Michigan Avenue. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- circa 1977
- Title
- Near North Side – Navy Pier
- Dates
- 1960-1963, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Navy Pier
- Dates
- 1973-1976, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Navy Pier construction
- Dates
- 1915
- Title
- Near North Side – New Cooley High School groundbreaking. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957-1961, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project
- Dates
- [1961]
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project – Carl Sandburg Village
- Dates
- 1960-1963, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project – Carl Sandburg Village
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project – Carl Sandburg Village
- Dates
- 1963-1966, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project – Carl Sandburg Village
- Dates
- circa 1964
- Title
- Near North Side – W. North Avenue and N. LaSalle Street project – Carl Sandburg Village models
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Northwestern University campus
- Dates
- 1962, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Ogden School, 9 W. Chestnut Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Near North Side – Old Town
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Near North Side – Piper's Alley event. Includes Michael Bilandic, Lewis Hill
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – River North/Streeterville. Includes Lake Point Towers
- Dates
- 1967-1990, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – River North/Streeterville
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – River North/Streeterville
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Streeterville/Magnificent Mile/Gold Coast. Includes Wesley Memorial Hospital
- Dates
- 1951-1990, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Town & Country Apartments built by Marshall Field, 1300-1500 N. Sedgwick Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951, undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Water Tower
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near North Side – Wolf Point
- Dates
- 1958
- Title
- Near South Side. Includes Soldier Field and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1953-1992, undated
- Title
- Near South Side. Includes McCormick Place and Museum Campus
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near South Side. Includes Soldier Field
- Dates
- 1986, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – E. 18th Street and S. Prairie Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1970-1980, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Burnham Harbor
- Dates
- 1965-1969, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Harold Ickes Homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near South Side – McCormick Place
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Soldier Field and Field Museum
- Dates
- 1919
- Title
- Near South Side – McCormick Place construction
- Dates
- 1959-1970, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Mercy Hospital
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Museum Campus, Meigs Field, Northerly Island
- Dates
- 1980-1986, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Soldier Field
- Dates
- 1947-1965, undated
- Title
- Near South Side – Soldier Field – Rotary Connection at Reach Out Kickoff
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955, undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1957-1965, undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1962, undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1952-1976, undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1964-1966
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1965
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- 1968-1969, undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – W. 13th Street and S. Blue Island Avenue project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Architectural plans and maps
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – S. Bishop Street
- Dates
- 1968-1975, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Chicago Stadium
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Near West Side – Christopher Columbus statue, Victor Arrigo Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 1200-1500 W. Flournoy Street
- Dates
- 1962, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Fulton Market. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – 1337 W. Harrison Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Harrison Street and S. Halsted Street project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957
- Title
- Near West Side – Home displays
- Dates
- 1968, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 1500-1800 W. Jackson Boulevard
- Dates
- 1975-1979, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Jane Addams and Grace Abbott Homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Near West Side – Jeffro Building, 555 W. Roosevelt Road
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 901-905 S. Laflin Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Lake Street and N. Ashland Avenue el station
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Lake Street and N. California Avenue and W. Lake Street and N. Maplewood Avenue projects. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957-1958
- Title
- Near West Side – 1300-1500 W. Lexington Street
- Dates
- 1963-1977, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 1067 W. Liberty Street
- Dates
- 1954
- Title
- Near West Side – 808 S. Loomis Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Loomis Courts. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954-1955
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Madison Street skid row. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Madison Street skid row
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Near West Side – Maxwell Street Market. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – Medical Center. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Near West Side – Medical Center. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Near West Side – Medical Center
- Dates
- 1946-1962, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Medical Center
- Dates
- 1965-1968, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Medical Center – Aerial photographs
- Dates
- 1947-1960, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 800 block S. Miller Street
- Dates
- 1953, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Near West Side Office and visit by Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- 1968, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – New Rockwell. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – Public hearing
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Robert Brooks Homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Roosevelt Road and S. Clinton Street project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957-1968, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Roosevelt Road and S. Halsted Street project
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – Saint Stephen Terrace Apartments. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Near West Side – Skinner School, 111 S. Throop Street. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – John M. Smith School
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – South of Medical Center project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead (1 of 2)
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – South of Medical Center project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead (2 of 2)
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Near West Side – South Roosevelt study area
- Dates
- [1964]
- Title
- Near West Side – South Roosevelt study area
- Dates
- [1964]
- Title
- Near West Side – South Roosevelt study area
- Dates
- [1964]
- Title
- Near West Side – South Roosevelt study area
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Near West Side – South Roosevelt study area
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – South Water Market, W. 14th Street and S. Racine Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955-1965
- Title
- Near West Side – Surrounding Roosevelt Road
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 1446 W. Taylor Street
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus
- Dates
- 1960-1972, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus and Medical Center
- Dates
- 1963-1965
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus
- Dates
- 1965
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus
- Dates
- [1965]
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus
- Dates
- [1965]
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus
- Dates
- 1965-1967, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus models
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago potential campus site models
- Dates
- 1960, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago preliminary campus site proposals
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus construction
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago check presentation. Includes Richard J. Daley
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side – University of Illinois at Chicago circle campus demolition
- Dates
- 1961-1962, undated
- Title
- Near West Side – 2048 W. Warren Boulevard
- Dates
- 1949
- Title
- Near West Side – W. Washington Boulevard and N. Hermitage Avenue project. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1958-1959
- Title
- Near West Side – West Central Industrial District. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957-1961
- Title
- New City. Includes International Amphitheater, Sherman Park and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1976, undated
- Title
- New City – W. 45th Street and S. Emerald Avenue school improvements
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- New City – S. Damen Avenue and W. 37th Street, W. 47th Street overpass
- Dates
- 1956-1961
- Title
- New City – "Laketown." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1953
- Title
- North Center. Includes Lathrop Homes photographs by Mildred Mead, W. Belmont Avenue and N. Western Avenue overpass, W. Addison Street and N. Lincoln Avenue underpass
- Dates
- 1945-1961
- Title
- North Lawndale. Includes Michael Bilandic, Douglas Park, Franklin Park
- Dates
- 1953-1963, undated
- Title
- North Lawndale – W. Douglas Boulevard
- Dates
- 1968, undated
- Title
- North Lawndale – 3056 W. Roosevelt Road. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1953
- Title
- North Park
- Dates
- 1961, undated
- Title
- North Park – North Park College
- Dates
- 1961, 1978
- Title
- Norwood Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Norwood Park – Oriole Park School
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Oakland – 4121 S. Ellis Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1958
- Title
- Oakland – Lake Grove Village
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- Oakland – Victor Olander Homes/Lake Parc Place, E. 39th Street and S. Lake Park Avenue. Includes newsletter and photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1954
- Title
- O'Hare Airport
- Dates
- 1951-1967, undated
- Title
- O'Hare Airport
- Dates
- 1960, undated
- Title
- Portage Park. Includes Infant Welfare Station
- Dates
- 1940-1977, undated
- Title
- Pullman
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Pullman – Gately Stadium
- Dates
- 1959
- Title
- Riverdale – Altgeld Gardens Homes
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Rogers Park. Includes Loyola University
- Dates
- 1949-1977, undated
- Title
- Rogers Park – N. Rogers Avenue Beach and alley at W. Juneway Terrace and N. Sheridan Road
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Roseland
- Dates
- 1962-1963, undated
- Title
- Roseland – Lowden Homes, W. 95th Street and S. Wentworth Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954
- Title
- Roseland – Princeton Park models, planned at W. 83rd Street and S. Cicero Avenue, built at W. 95th Street and S. Wentworth Avenue
- Dates
- 1943
- Title
- Roseland – Trumbull Park
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- South Chicago
- Dates
- 1954, undated
- Title
- South Deering – E. 95th Street Bridge
- Dates
- 1957, undated
- Title
- South Deering – Incinerator, E. 103rd Street and S. Doty Avenue
- Dates
- 1958-1959, undated
- Title
- South Deering – Jeffrey Manor aerial view
- Dates
- 1947
- Title
- South Deering – Lake Calumet aerial view
- Dates
- 1941, undated
- Title
- South Deering – Lake Calumet Harbor
- Dates
- 1956, undated
- Title
- South Deering – Trumbull Park Homes
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- South Lawndale – W. 28th Street and S. Trumbull Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- South Lawndale – Lawndale Gardens. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951, undated
- Title
- South Lawndale – Southwest Supplementary Fuel Processing Facility. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1976
- Title
- South Shore. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955, undated
- Title
- South Shore – Public hearing
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- South Shore – Rainbow Beach – South District Filtration Plant
- Dates
- 1940-1963, undated
- Title
- Uptown
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Uptown
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Uptown
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Uptown
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Uptown – Lake View Pumping Station demolition, 900 W. Montrose Avenue
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Uptown – map
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Washington Heights – Brainerd – Fort Dearborn School, 9025 S. Throop Street
- Dates
- 1977-1992
- Title
- Washington Park. Includes King's Home for Men, 360 E. 55th Street, photographs by Mildred Mead, and Washington Park pool
- Dates
- 1937, 1954, undated
- Title
- West Englewood
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- West Garfield Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- West Lawn. Includes Michael Bilandic
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- West Lawn – Ford City – S. Pulaski Road and W. 71st Street
- Dates
- 1960-1962
- Title
- West Town
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- West Town
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- West Town. Includes Humboldt Park, Pulaski Park
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- West Town
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- West Town – N. Ashland Avenue/W. Division Street/N. Milwaukee Avenue triangle
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- West Town – W. Division Street & Expressway playlot
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- West Town – N. Noble Street and W. Division Street
- Dates
- 1964-1966, undated
- Title
- West Town – N. Noble Street and W. Division Street project
- Dates
- 1964-1966
- Title
- West Town – Wicker Park
- Dates
- 1963, undated
- Title
- West Ridge. Includes Indian Boundary Park
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Woodlawn. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Woodlawn. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Woodlawn. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1956
- Title
- Woodlawn
- Dates
- 1962-1972, undated
- Title
- Woodlawn – Aerial views
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Woodlawn – 6139 S. Ellis Avenue
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Woodlawn – Midway Gardens. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1954
- Title
- Woodlawn – Proposal presentation
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Cities outside Chicago
- Dates
- 1956-1963, undated
- Title
- Brookfield, Illinois – Brookfield Zoo
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Evanston, Illinois – Northwestern University
- Dates
- 1958, undated
- Title
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Gary, Indiana – Gary Works, Carnegie-Illinois Steel
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Robbins, Illinois; Hinsdale, Illinois. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1957
This subseries contains folders that have either subject matter that appears throughout the city in multiple locations (branch libraries, for example), or locations that cross neighboring Community Area boundaries (Douglas/Oakland/Kenwood, for example). Of note is a folder of images taken of damage caused by riots on the West Side in 1968 following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Files are arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- Aerial views
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Ashburn/West Lawn/Ford City
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Bridges and overpasses
- Dates
- 1961
- Title
- Burnham plans – reproductions of Daniel H. Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago
- Dates
- 1909
- Title
- Bus shelters
- Dates
- 1977-1978
- Title
- Central Area Plan
- Dates
- 1958
- Title
- Central Area Plan
- Dates
- 1958
- Title
- Central South Area Plan
- Dates
- 1960
- Title
- Chicago Dwellings Association housing developments. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954-1963, undated
- Title
- Chicago Park District
- Dates
- 1959-1963, undated
- Title
- Chicago Park District and road improvements
- Dates
- 1978
- Title
- Chicago Public Library branch buildings. Includes Albany Park, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Northtown, Main Branch/Central Library (Cultural Center), Rogers Park, Scottsdale, Bezazian
- Dates
- 1943-1964, undated
- Title
- Chicago River
- Dates
- 1976-1980, undated
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) equipment
- Dates
- 1935-1965, undated
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) stations
- Dates
- 1954-1970, undated
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) stations
- Dates
- 1958-1965, undated
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) station proposals
- Dates
- 1961-1965, undated
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) subways
- Dates
- 1950-1963, undated
- Title
- City and regional maps
- Dates
- 1943-1978, undated
- Title
- Department of Streets and Sanitation
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Douglas/Hyde Park
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Douglas/Hyde Park – Hyde Park and Lake Meadows shopping centers
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Douglas/Grand Boulevard – S. State Street and Pershing Road. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1966, undated
- Title
- Douglas/Grand Boulevard – Urban League activities. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952
- Title
- Douglas/Oakland – E. 37th Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue models, press releases, reports
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Douglas/Oakland/Kenwood – "South Side Survey." Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951
- Title
- Douglas/Oakland/Kenwood – 3000-4500 S. Michigan Avenue, S. Prairie Avenue, S. Ellis Avenue, S. Greenwood Avenue, S. Forrestville Avenue, S. Calumet Avenue, S. Indiana Avenue
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Elderly housing
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Fire engines
- Dates
- 1955-1958, undated
- Title
- Fire escapes
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Fire stations
- Dates
- 1961-1968, undated
- Title
- Garfield Ridge/Clearing – Midway Airport
- Dates
- 1929-1948, undated
- Title
- German restaurants. Includes Heidelberger, Salzburger Hof, Zum Deustchen Eck
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Grand Boulevard/Oakland/Kenwood – Bronzeville – Storefront churches on S. Cottage Grove Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954
- Title
- Harrison Park and Eckhart Park pools
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Industrial and manufacturing sites
- Dates
- 1938-1960, undated
- Title
- Infrastructure deterioration
- Dates
- 1987
- Title
- Loop/Near North Side/Near West Side/Near South Side (1 of 2)
- Dates
- 1989
- Title
- Loop/Near North Side/Near West Side/Near South Side (2 of 2)
- Dates
- 1989
- Title
- Mackinac sailing race
- Dates
- 1975
- Title
- Maps and models
- Dates
- 1960, undated
- Title
- Metropolitan Sanitary District sewage treatment plants
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Museums
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near West Side/Near South side – rail yard aerials
- Dates
- 1959, undated
- Title
- Near South Side/Douglas – Central South Area
- Dates
- 1960-1962, undated
- Title
- Near South Side/Loop
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Near South Side/Loop. Includes Raymond Hilliard Homes
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Neighborhood contact sheets with many addresses identified. Includes Hyde Park-Kenwood, Greater Grand Crossing, Lincoln Park, among others
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- North Lake Front aerials
- Dates
- 1935-1936, undated
- Title
- Oakland/Kenwood – 800 block E. 42nd Street, E. Bowen Avenue, 1119 E. 46th Street, Shakespeare Elementary. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Oakland/Kenwood – 3500-4100 S. Ellis Avenue, E. 47th Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1954
- Title
- Parking facilities
- Dates
- 1954-1959, undated
- Title
- Parks and monuments
- Dates
- 1970-1984, undated
- Title
- Plans, maps, presentation slides, graphics
- Dates
- 1938-1992, undated
- Title
- Plans, maps, presentation slides, graphics
- Dates
- 1977, undated
- Title
- Plans, maps, presentation slides, graphics
- Dates
- 1977
- Title
- Plans, maps, presentation slides, graphics
- Dates
- 1984, undated
- Title
- Private high rise housing
- Dates
- 1955-1964, undated
- Title
- Private walk up apartment housing
- Dates
- 1955-1958, undated
- Title
- Private single family homes. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1964, undated
- Title
- Private and Catholic elementary schools
- Dates
- 1959-1962, undated
- Title
- Police stations and correctional buildings
- Dates
- 1937-1964, undated
- Title
- Proposed airport studies
- Dates
- 1943
- Title
- Public art
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Public housing. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1951-1954
- Title
- Public housing
- Dates
- 1952-1965, undated
- Title
- Public housing, aerial views
- Dates
- 1944-1947, undated
- Title
- Public schools, elementary
- Dates
- 1955-1962, undated
- Title
- Public transportation
- Dates
- 1947-1990, undated
- Title
- Publication images and layout
- Dates
- 1966, undated
- Title
- Publications images – [Likely Development Area Reports] (Mid-South)
- Dates
- published 1967
- Title
- Publications images – [Likely Development Area Reports] (Far Southwest)
- Dates
- published 1967
- Title
- Publications images – [Likely Development Area Reports]
- Dates
- published 1967
- Title
- Publications images – [Likely Development Area Reports]
- Dates
- published 1967
- Title
- Publications images – [Likely Development Area Reports]
- Dates
- published 1967
- Title
- Pumping stations and water treatment facilities
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Railroads and stations
- Dates
- 1943-1971, undated
- Title
- Religious institutions
- Dates
- 1960-1977, undated
- Title
- Riot damage following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, West Garfield Park/East Garfield Park/Near West Side/North Lawndale
- Dates
- 1968 April
- Title
- Scale models of Chicago and other cities
- Dates
- 1958-1968
- Title
- Schools
- Dates
- 1959-1964, undated
- Title
- Sewer construction
- Dates
- 1958-1960, undated
- Title
- South Lake front aerials
- Dates
- 1936-1965, undated
- Title
- S. Stony Island Avenue and E. 95th Street looking north aerial
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Streets and highways
- Dates
- 1949-1950, undated
- Title
- Street lighting
- Dates
- 1943-1957, undated
- Title
- Streets and Sanitation activities
- Dates
- 1957-1959, undated
- Title
- "Sub-standard" housing
- Dates
- 1961-1963, undated
- Title
- Water pumping stations
- Dates
- 1941-1959, undated
This subseries contains images of various expressways, including their construction, around the city.
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- Chicago Circle interchange
- Dates
- circa 1960
- Title
- Congress/Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)
- Dates
- 1956-1962, undated
- Title
- Congress/Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)
- Dates
- 1958-1968, undated
- Title
- Congress/Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) construction. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1949-1956
- Title
- Cross-Town Expressway (I-494) hearings. [Never built]
- Dates
- 1965-1966
- Title
- Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94 south of downtown). Includes CTA stations and tracks
- Dates
- 1960-1965
- Title
- Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94 south of downtown)
- Dates
- 1961-1963, undated
- Title
- Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94 south of downtown) opening. Includes Richard J. Daley, Otto Kerner
- Dates
- 1962 December 15
- Title
- Lake Shore Drive
- Dates
- 1951-1955
- Title
- Northwest/Kennedy Expressway (I-90 north of downtown)
- Dates
- 1956-1965, undated
- Title
- Northwest/Kennedy Expressway (I-90 north of downtown)
- Dates
- 1958-1967, undated
- Title
- Northwest/Kennedy Expressway (I-90 north of downtown) construction and clearance. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- 1952-1955
- Title
- Skyway (I-90 toll south of Chicago)
- Dates
- 1959-1960, undated
- Title
- Southwest/Stevenson Expressway (I-55)
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Unidentified expressways
- Dates
- 1954-1970, undated
- Title
- Unidentified expressways
- Dates
- 1964, undated
This subseries contains images that are either entirely unidentified or whose precise location is unknown. The bulk of this subseries is comprised of contact sheets and negatives.
The series is arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- 1957-1977
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- 1962
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- 1963, undated
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified apartment buildings
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified construction and demolition
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified contact sheets and negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified contact sheets and negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified contact sheets and negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified contact sheets and negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified industry, business, retail
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified inspection
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified interiors
- Dates
- 1956, undated
- Title
- Unidentified Little Sisters site demolition
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified Mildred Mead photographs
- Dates
- 1955-1957, undated
- Title
- Unidentified models
- Dates
- 1964, undated
- Title
- Unidentified model for Area B. Includes photographs by Mildred Mead
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified models for Basic Policies Model
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified models of Consolidated Airline Terminal
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified negatives
- Dates
- 1970-1972
- Title
- Unidentified negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified negatives
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified parks, playgrounds, open spaces
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified rears and alleys
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified residences
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Unidentified sewer work
- Dates
- 1963-1979, undated
- Title
- Unidentified slides
- Dates
- 1954-1992, undated
- Title
- Unidentified street scenes
- Dates
- undated
This extensive subseries has a related index that identifies each individual negative. It is possible that some of these negatives have corresponding prints that appear in the preceding series and subseries but no effort has been made to match them because while these negatives are arranged sequentially by negative number, there are multiple negative number runs present in the print collection. Researchers can view the index on site in the library, either electronically or in its original paper version, found in boxes 34 and 102. Neighborhoods and administrative images appear with similar locations and topics to those described in the series and subseries above. Neighborhood names assigned by the DUR employees who created the index have been translated into the corresponding 77 community areas by the archivist. Below is a list of the subjects and community areas appearing in the index, followed by the number of negatives for each. Referring to City of Chicago's interactive Community Area map might prove helpful again.
- Administration – 79
- Events – 1085
- Expressways – 1
- People – 296
- Publications – 38
- Albany Park – 3
- Armour Square – 12
- Ashburn – 12
- Auburn Gresham – 8
- Austin – 440
- Avondale – 17
- Belmont Cragin – 2
- Bridgeport – 4
- Brighton Park – 3
- Calumet Heights – 2
- Chatham – 1
- Chicago Lawn – 27
- Clearing – 2
- Douglas – 209
- Dunning - 4
- East Garfield Park – 213
- Edgewater – 19
- Englewood – 454
- Forest Glen – 1
- Fuller Park – 1
- Gage Park – 1
- Garfield Ridge – 5
- Grand Boulevard – 136
- Greater Grand Crossing – 295
- Hegewisch – 10
- Hermosa – 1
- Humboldt Park – 15
- Hyde Park-Kenwood – 1108
- Irving Park – 3
- Jefferson Park – 1
- Lake View – 65
- Lincoln Park – 3138
- Lincoln Square – 78
- Logan Square – 7
- Loop – 191
- Lower West Side – 172
- McKinley Park – 14
- Morgan Park – 31
- Mount Greenwood – 3
- Multiple locations – 77
- Near North Side – 334
- Near South Side – 51
- Near West Side – 2351
- New City – 55
- North Center – 22
- North Lawndale – 1084
- Norwood Park – 4
- Oakland – 143
- O'Hare – 3
- Portage Park – 10
- Pullman – 11
- Rogers Park – 62
- Roseland – 532
- South Chicago – 63
- South Lawndale – 10
- South Shore – 30
- Unidentified – 203
- Uptown – 259
- Washington Heights – 5
- Washington Park – 18
- West Elsdon – 2
- West Englewood – 55
- West Garfield Park – 46
- West Pullman – 5
- West Ridge – 3
- West Town – 76
- Woodlawn – 248
- Illinois cities outside of Chicago – 4
These negatives are arranged sequentially by negative number.
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2-131
- Dates
- 1964-1965, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 132-246B
- Dates
- 1957-1966, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 247-440
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 441-585
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 586-720
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 721-859
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 860-1013
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1014-1149
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1150-1291
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1292-1443
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1444-1575
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1576-1735
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1736-1885
- Dates
- 1966, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 1886-2055
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2056-2173
- Dates
- 1966, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2174-2296
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2297-2414
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2415-2541
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2542-2655
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2656-2780
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2781-2972
- Dates
- 1965-1966, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 2973-3171
- Dates
- 1951-1966, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3173-3309
- Dates
- 1957-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3310-3426
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3427-3575
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3576-3738
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3739-3880
- Dates
- 1962-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 3881-4023
- Dates
- 1957-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4024-4169
- Dates
- 1964-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4170-4311
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4312-4561
- Dates
- 1962-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4562-4680
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4681-4780
- Dates
- 1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4781-4900
- Dates
- 1965-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 4901-5040
- Dates
- 1950-1967, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5041-5191
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5192-5322
- Dates
- 1967-1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5323-5457
- Dates
- 1957-1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5458-5592
- Dates
- 1967-1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5593-5707A
- Dates
- 1967-1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5708-5894
- Dates
- 1967-1968, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 5895-6130
- Dates
- 1968, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 6131-6340
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 6341-6540
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 6541-6686
- Dates
- 1968-1969
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 6687-6841
- Dates
- 1947-1969
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 6842-7010
- Dates
- 1969, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7011-7162
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7163-7331
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7332-7545
- Dates
- 1969, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7546-7744
- Dates
- 1969-1970
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7745-7909
- Dates
- 1970, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 7910-8070
- Dates
- 1970, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 8071-8274
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 8275-8497
- Dates
- 1970, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 8498-8712
- Dates
- 1970, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 8713-8997
- Dates
- 1970-1971, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 8998-9227
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9228-9341
- Dates
- 1971, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9342-9424_4
- Dates
- 1971, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9424_5-9474_2
- Dates
- 1971-1972
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9474_3-9563_15
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9563_16-A9595
- Dates
- 1972, undated
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9596-9653
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9654-9846
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 9847-10020
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 10021-10133
- Dates
- 1972-1973
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 10134-10327
- Dates
- 1973
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 10328-10523
- Dates
- 1973
- Title
- Negatives, numbers 10524-10787
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- 1973-1974
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- Negatives, numbers 10788-11033
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- 1974
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- Negatives, numbers 11034-11357
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- 1974-1975, undated
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- Negatives, numbers 11358-11525
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- 1975
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- Negatives, numbers 11526 to 11783
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- 1975, undated
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- Negatives, numbers 11784-11946
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- 1975
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- Negatives, numbers 11947-12272
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- 1975-1976
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- Negatives, numbers 12273-12704
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- 1976
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- Negatives, numbers 12705-12945
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- 1976
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- Negatives, numbers 12946-13289
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- 1976, undated
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- Negatives, numbers 13290-13583
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- 1976, undated
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- Index to negatives 1-4984 (copy 1)
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- undated
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- Index to negatives 5006-8096 (copy 1)
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- undated
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- Index to negatives 8097-13596 (copy 1)
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- undated
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- Index to negatives 1-3927 (copy 2)
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- undated
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- Index to negatives 3928-7189 (copy 2)
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- undated
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- Index to negatives 7190-10645 (copy 2)
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- undated
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- Index subject headings
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- undated
Please note, at this time, the Library does not have the equipment required to view these recordings. This series is comprised of a variety of reel to reel formats of audiovisual recordings. Included are recordings of Venetian Night from 1979 and 1981, Mayor Michael Bilandic's inauguration and river front fireworks shows. Four audio cassettes—that the Library does have the capability to play—have been described in the appropriate series above.
Items have no structured arrangement.
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- Special Events, Roll #2, Venetian Night, Super 8, 8 inch reel
- Dates
- 1981 August 29
- Title
- Venetian Night, Super 8, 7 inch reel
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- 1979 August
- Title
- Autumnfest parade, 8 inch reel
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- undated
- Title
- Mayor's Office, 16mm silent, 3 inch reel
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- undated
- Title
- Balloons, Kodak box, 16mm silent, 3 inch reel
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- undated
- Title
- Balloons, Roll 2, Kodak box, 16 mm silent, 3 inch reel
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- undated
- Title
- Sanitation, Senior Citizens Picnic, Super 8, 160
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- undated
- Title
- Unidentified, Kodak box, Super 8 Supermatic Cassette A
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- undated
- Title
- Building Department, Kodak box 16mm silent, 3 inch reel
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- undated
- Title
- Riverfront show and fireworks, 1 of 2 Super 8, 7 inch reel
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Riverfront show and fireworks, 2 of 2 Super 8, 7 inch reel
- Dates
- undated
- Title
- Mayor Bilandic Inauguration, property of photo section, Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Streets and Sanitation, Super 8, 7 inch reel
- Dates
- 1977 June 22
- Title
- Special Events, Roll 1, Venetian Night, Super 8, 8 inch reel
- Dates
- 1981 August 29
- Title
- 4 canisters, unidentified, Super 8, 7 inch reel
- Dates
- undated