Hazel and Montrose, 1973

Scenes of a broken water main at Hazel and Montrose in 1973. eBay item 251052879430.

1911 Ad Showcasing Hazel Avenue, Buena Park

Southeast Corner of Hazel and Galt ( Now Agatite ) Uptown Chicago

We posted this image earlier this summer, but thanks to a reader's question on where to acquire one for himself, we did a little hunting and found there is someone on eBay currently selling prints of Hazel and Agatite back in the day. Get one here: Hazel and Galt

Southeast Corner of Hazel and Galt ( Now Agatite ) Uptown Chicago

Here's an example of a street-name change. Galt Avenue was changed to Agatite. According to the Chicago History Museum, "Agatite Ave...once thought to be named after the Agitate tree of the West Indies, but there is no such tree so the name remains a mystery." According to the same source, Hazel was named after the Hazel nut.

Here's a vintage view of the southeast corner:

The view today:


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Leland west from Hazel

Image courtesy John Chuckman.