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I walking out of the old Tower Records in Lincoln Park when I looked up and saw these vintage town homes on Belden. These beautiful, historic buildings are a testament of how diverse Chicago’s architecture is. When this was taken, this area of Lincoln Park had already been gentrified.
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The Belle Shore Apt. Hotel is a vintage building located on Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. This building and several others in the area have been renovated in recent years as this area has been gentrifying.Â
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Just an old drug store sign on Milwaukee Avenue just past Wood Street.
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 It’s sad to see the Uptown Theater. It’s still closed just as it has been since the early eighties. There’s always talk of reopening it as a live venue. It tried that back in the 1970’s. Hopefully, it will one day have the success this grand old palace deserves. As a side note: this photograph reminds me of the Uptown photos by Bob Rehak which, by the way, are incredible. .
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The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge first opened in 1907. Over the years, it was a favorite hangout of Al Capone, complete with access to prohibition era secret tunnels to elude the police. Since then it has become known for hosting great live Jazz and its famous Uptown Poetry Slam.
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Muskie’s…for good ‘ol American fast food. It used to have another location (The Belmont and Sheffield location closed), but this one on Lincoln and George is just as good. I have fond memories of Muskie’s.  I never got a photo of the Belmont location–that was the one that I went to a lot . My friends and I used to stop there for the 69¢ basket of fries before heading into Medusa’s night club on Sheffield. The price for the fries no longer exists either!
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Located across from St. Alphonsus church in Lake View (intersection of Southport and Lincoln) , this 24 hour diner has been open for over 40 years. It has great food. The day I took this shot, I was walking past the parking lot and saw this. For some reason, I always liked this photo. Yeah, it’s just a “Parking for this restaurant only” sign, but it looked just as nostalgic as the restaurant itself.
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The Northwest Tower is a well known landmark in Chicago. You can see it on the horizon as you come up from the subway on the Blue Line. Once you see it, you know that you have reached Wicker Park. It was built in 1928 and in the 1980’s became known as the Coyote building because the artists who were living there thought it resembled a howling coyote– thus how they got the name for the Around The Coyote Arts festival.
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This was west of Chinatown as a Cermak bus sped by going east. There has been a lot redevelopment in the area as of late. This is not your grandparents near South Side anymore. Its industrial past is fading.
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A part of the Chicago skyline in a group photo. This was taken off Rush Street near Oak . SMILE!
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