Uptown Chicago History

Apartments at 4040 N. Clarendon From Inland Architect and News Record, 1905

Currently offered as a Buy it Now here: Clarendon Beach

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A nifty Childs postcard of Clarendon. Original postcard available here: Clarendon

I don't see this view of the Beach House come up as often; the original postcard is available from this seller: Clarendon Beach House

If I win the lotto I'm going to a) buy the Uptown Theatre from Jam and restore it myself and b) recreate this building. Wilson and Cl...

Of all the buildings in Uptown that I mourn the loss of the most, it's this one. It stood on the corner of Clarendon and Wilson: So y...

This image is of particular interest to me, because I was born at Cuneo Hospital. Although we moved out to the suburbs when I was a wee todd...

We've previously posted a few images of the Marine Hospital, once located at 4141 N. Clarendon in Uptown, Chicago, but this one is of p...

Editor's Note: Alan left these comments to an earlier post on The Chateau. We felt it deserved a post of its own. Thank you so much, Al...

An incredible collection of memorabilia from Honolulu Harry's, once located at 804 Wilson in the Uptown neighborhood, can be found at Ti...

See also Beach View Garden , once at the same address. The location today: View Larger Map

One of Chicago's largest high class and most unique apartment houses, 1150 feet front, with lagoon, tennis courts, conservatory, etc. Ci...

The Chateau, Sheridan Rd & Clarendon Ave., Uptown Chicago, Illinois. If you're interested in a reprint or enlargement of this image,...

Original Caption: View of Wright hydroaeroplane owned by P. C. Davis that Harry Powers flew at Clarendon Beach at Lake Michigan, in the Upto...

How's this for a big ol' shocker. Here's Leland Avenue looking west from Clarendon. Yup. that's right. Leland. The roads ha...

An 18x12 inch art print of the Clarendon Municipal Bathing Beach, Chicago, is available from: Clarendon Beach .

I get a lot of readers, but I don't always hear a lot of feedback on this little ol' history blog, so e-mails like this just make my...

Image courtesy John Chuckman.

What a gorgeous pavilion this was prior to renovation! Clarendon Municipal Bathing Beach, where Weiss Hospital now stands, could accommodate...