UPTOWN CHICAGO COMMISSION, ca. 1955-1975
Storage: Box Lot ( 3 8 x10 in. boxes, 2 11 x 14 in. boxes)
Accession Number: G1987.0312
Description of the Collection:
Primarily includes photoprints of buildings and streets in the Uptown community of Chicago (Ill.) as well as the activities of the Uptown Chicago Commission. Also includes
a set of ca. 75 slides that document the Old Town neighborhood. Most buildings and sites are identified.
Container List:
Box 1 of 3 (Black & white photoprints)
1 Banquets
2 Buildings--Abandoned buildings
3 Demolition
4 Education--Schools
5 Education--Universities & colleges
6 Events
7 Events--Demonstrations
8 Events--Meetings
9 Industry--Construction industry
10 People
11 People--Men
12 Planning drawings--Uptown Community Area
13 Prostitution
14 Streets
15 Streets--Agatite Avenue
16 Streets--Beacon Street
17 Streets--Broadway Avenue
18 Streets--Clarendon Avenue
19 Streets--Clifton Avenue
20 Streets--Eastwood Avenue
Box 2 of 3
1 Streets--Hazel Street
2 Streets--Kenmore Avenue
3 Streets--Lawrence Avenue
4 Streets--Montrose Avenue
5 Streets--Racine Avenue
6 Streets--Sheridan Road
7 Streets--Sunnyside Avenue
8 Streets--Wilson Avenue
9 Streets--Windsor Avenue
10 Streets--Winthrop Avenue
11 Transportation facilities--Railroad facilities--Elevated railroad stations
12 Urban beautification
13 Urban beautification
14 Women--Clothing & dress
Box 3 of 3
1 Organizations--Commercial organizations--Business enterprises--Hotels & taverns
CP0178 (Color photoprints)
1 Buildings--Abandoned buildings
2 Events
T0196 (Transparencies)
1 Dwellings--Apartment houses--Interiors
2 Events
3 Planning drawings
4 Streets--Lincoln Park "Old Town" Community Area
5 Streets--Uptown Community Area