Then and Now: Chicago Public Library/Chicago Cultural Center

The old Chicago Public Library, now the Chicago Cultural Center. Top photo taken 1903.

Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0001239. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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chixski [deleted] says:

A lot more traffic today, and the lamp-post have grown a bit.!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

bredlo says:

Love those old awnings and streetlamps. Looks like it was the tallest kid on the block at that point - neato.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

and the expansion of the middle row of windows brings more majesty to it. I used to "hang" there when it was the Library - right above the Illinois Central station on Randolph at Michigan.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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