Michigan Ave , Chicago 1910a, Illinois – 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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Michigan Ave , Chicago 1910a, Illinois comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Michigan Ave., Chicago
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Michigan Ave , Chicago 1910a, Illinois
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Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 1910 sat at the edge of a city of roughly 2 million people, which had grown rapidly on meatpacking, grain and lumber trade, and its position as a rail hub. The street's lakefront stretch was still a work in progress. Illinois Central trains ran on tracks near the water, and the smoke and clutter there were a constant complaint among residents who hoped for something better. The Commercial Club's Plan of Chicago, published in 1909 by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett, had just proposed broad boulevards, parks and a cleaned-up lakefront, and that vision shaped civic debate that year. The Art Institute, built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, anchored the avenue's cultural life and drew visitors from across the Midwest.
| 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 × 1,022 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Michigan Ave., Chicago |
| Reference | IL Michigan Ave , Chicago 1910a |
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