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Title: Old Picture
Post by: GM on December 17, 2010, 06:49:32 PM

Looks like an old picture of Kingsbury by downtown.

http://img.youtube.com/vi/bnrHMCyRUQY/0.jpg




GM

Title: Old Picture
Post by: cnwnorthline on December 17, 2010, 08:16:15 PM

Is this in Chicago or Milwaukee.  The interurban cars remind of Milwaukee.  

-Matt

Title: Old Picture
Post by: robertmroman on December 20, 2010, 07:45:02 AM

Could be anywhere, really, unless there\'s some context at the You Tube site. Doesn\'t look interurban to be, though; isn\'t that a diesel on the right end? If it is, it\'s not clear what it\'s pulling.
be well,
bob roman

Title: Old Picture
Post by: robertmroman on December 20, 2010, 08:03:52 AM

Oh, wait... interurban. Those cars parked on the double siding to the right, right? At first I thought they were tank cars. :)
be well,
bob roman

Title: Old Picture
Post by: chuck on December 20, 2010, 12:28:53 PM

I don\'t think the Hiawatha ever ran down Kingsbury!!

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Title: Old Picture
Post by: TBurke on December 20, 2010, 04:32:04 PM

That\'s downtown Milwaukee looking south from what is probably an upper level room at the Marc Plaza Hilton.  The North Shore Line station is to the right or west out of view.  Several NSL cars are on storage tracks.  The street intersection where the train is crossing would be Clybourn and North 2nd Street.  (Yes, Milwaukee has its own Clybourn).

The former Everett Street Milwaukee Road station would be to the left or east.

Title: Old Picture
Post by: TBurke on December 20, 2010, 05:33:43 PM

The hotel was actually known as the Hotel Schroeder back in those days from which the picture was taken.

Title: Old Picture
Post by: GM on December 21, 2010, 07:01:41 PM

Bloomingdale Line article

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.chicagoreader.com/imager/b/magnum/2774444/a267/Newberry_090809_3450_magnum.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bloomingdale-trail-chicago-park-design-firm/Content%3Foid%3D2774444&usg=__C2xy0Yiw6eBz4mR0mTnPUJ3lYPQ=&h=324&w=600&sz=65&hl=en&start=12&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=mV6RdF21oXH17M:&tbnh=73&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbloomingdale%2Bline%2Bin%2Bchicago%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26tbs%3Disch:1




GM

Title: Old Picture
Post by: GM on December 21, 2010, 07:02:52 PM

http://www.chicagoreader.com/imager/b/magnum/2774444/a267/Newberry_090809_3450_magnum.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bloomingdale-trail-chicago-park-design-firm/Content%3Foid%3D2774444&usg=__C2xy0Yiw6eBz4mR0mTnPUJ3lYPQ=&h=324&w=600&sz=65&hl=en&start=12&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=mV6RdF21oXH17M:&tbnh=73&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbloomingdale%2Bline%2Bin%2Bchicago%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26tbs%3Disch:1



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