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themats

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Illinois Street near Navy Pier 1967
« on: March 13, 2015, 03:49:04 PM »
Two shots from David Wilson's Flickr page showing a trolleybus loop and tracks leading to Navy Pier in 1967.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwilson1949/3648039231/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwilson1949/3648039285/
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TBurke

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Re: Illinois Street near Navy Pier 1967
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 01:56:16 PM »
Very cool.  Looks like Lake Point Tower is under construction.  Time of transition between the industrial past and the gentrified future of the area. 
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Re: Illinois Street near Navy Pier 1967
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2015, 02:29:15 PM »
I would love to go back in time and see how this area was back then.
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TBurke

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Re: Illinois Street near Navy Pier 1967
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015, 11:28:49 PM »
In a way you can.  Have you checked out Historic Aerials?  The 1973 images show the trackage in the area during this time of transition.

http://www.historicaerials.com/?javascript

Chicago seemed like a more interesting city prior to the 1980s.
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