February 28, 2010

Uptown Chicago -- A Diverse Community

Some more great images and stories can be found in this video (you may spot a few familiar faces):

Uptown!

Uptown History -- Chicago Studies Project

Some terrific images can be found in this short video:

Sally's 4650 Sheridan, Uptown,

 

A matchbook from Sally's, a 24-hour diner once located on Sheridan, between Wilson and Leland. 

A description of Sally's from a 1930s dining guide can be seen here: Uptown Restaurant Reviews.

Carlton Terrace Hotel, 4626 Magnolia, Uptown, Chicago

 

We have another image of the hotel here: Carlton Terrace

Although hard to discern behind the trees, the Carlton still stands:


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Hotel Commodore, 5547 Kenmore, Chicago

 

Today, the former hotel is home to Bryn Mawr Care, an Intermediate Care Facility with 174 beds for the chronically mentally ill. Google street view of same address:


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Click link below for additional buildings on Kenmore.

The Copeland, a.k.a., Somerset, Sheridan at Argyle, Uptown, Chicago


When the Somerset Hotel was known as the Copeland. Click links below for more images.

Daniels Apartment Hotel, 4718 Winthrop, Uptown, Chicago


I checked Google street views, and it looks like there might be a parking lot where the hotel once was.


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Mann's Million Dollar Rainbo Gardens, Clark and Lawrence



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Hotel Lawrence, 4725 Malden, Uptown, Chicago


Take special note of where the lake shore is on the map.

The location today:


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Kenmore Beach Hotel 5523 N. Kenmore


And the address today, looking much the same from the exterior:


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The Clash at the Aragon with Bo Didley


Poster from their 1979 tour.

Another View of the Green Mill Jazz Club



For more of Dennis O'Malley's Chicago series, and how you can purchase a print, go to Chicago Print Makers.

Lawrence, Racine and Broadway, with Riviera Building and Theatre, Uptown Chicago


While the original painting has been sold, you can visit artist Nancie King Mertz's site for information on where to purchase Riviera Redo as a print.

Lawrence Avenue Scene with Aragon


While the original painting has been sold, you can visit artist Nancie King Mertz's site for information on where to purchase Uptown Shiver as a print.

February 25, 2010

Carmen Near Broadway and Lawrence, Uptown, 1977 Chicago Motor Club

Roman Plotycia, 24, was injured and hospitilized after crashing into the chicago motor club on Carmen near Broadway and Lawrence in Uptown. Photographed by Robert Dobbey of the Daily Chicago Sun-Times 4/22/1977

Now on eBay!

Old Country Church in Uptown, 4700 North Kenmore

Old Country Church in Uptown, 4700 North Kenmore
Now on eBay: Old Country Church

South Side of Wilson Avenue 'L' station. December 1951

South Side of Wilson Avenue 'L' station. December 1951.
Now on eBay.

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