Michigan Ave , Chicago, Illinois, 1910 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Michigan Ave , Chicago, Illinois, 1910 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Michigan Ave., Chicago
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Michigan Ave , Chicago, Illinois, 1910
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Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 1910 was a street in transition, as the city kept filling in land along Lake Michigan to extend its lakefront. The Illinois Central Railroad ran tracks and a terminal along that shoreline, so trains and smoke were part of everyday life nearby. Chicago passed two million residents by 1910, and its stockyards, rail yards, and garment and printing trades drew workers from across Europe and the rural Midwest. Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago, published in 1909, had recommended keeping the lakefront open to the public, and that idea shaped how residents viewed the avenue. Visitors would have known the street for its office buildings and for the Auditorium Building near Congress Street.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,290 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Michigan Ave., Chicago |
| Reference | IL Michigan Ave , Chicago 1910 |
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