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old service station Addison/Clark
Posted by:
randoymwords
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Date: February 06, 2013 01:12AM
So, I've finally gotten around to photographing the old service station across from Wrigley Field on Belmont (It's in the Forgotten Chicago feed). I thought it may be the last good chance before all the crazy development kicks in around that triangle.
Anyway, I'm surprised that I've failed to find any vintage reference shots online. I'm still poking around, but for something that's in such a high-traffic area, I expected an easier search, if not larger pickings to go through.
Any ideas or direction would be much appreciated. Meanwhile, I'll go through a few more archives...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2013 02:31PM by randoymwords.
Anyway, I'm surprised that I've failed to find any vintage reference shots online. I'm still poking around, but for something that's in such a high-traffic area, I expected an easier search, if not larger pickings to go through.
Any ideas or direction would be much appreciated. Meanwhile, I'll go through a few more archives...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2013 02:31PM by randoymwords.
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: February 06, 2013 01:25AM
Wrigley is Clark @ Addison, (Not Belmont.)
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: February 06, 2013 01:39AM
Check this out from Calumet 412 : "Sheffield, north of Waveland, Wrigleyville, 1907, Chicago"
http://calumet412.com/post/41950122265/sheffield-north-of-waveland-wrigleyville-1907
http://calumet412.com/post/41950122265/sheffield-north-of-waveland-wrigleyville-1907
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
randoymwords
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Date: February 06, 2013 01:51AM
heh. Clark and Addison, yeah. too much walking today...
That link is great. I keep getting sidetracked myself.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/2013 01:54AM by randoymwords.
That link is great. I keep getting sidetracked myself.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/2013 01:54AM by randoymwords.
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
randoymwords
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Date: February 06, 2013 02:06AM
I'm getting closer, now I know it was a Mobil station:
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/uic_pic&CISOPTR=826&DMSCALE=30.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20clark%20addison&REC=5&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
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http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/uic_pic&CISOPTR=826&DMSCALE=30.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20clark%20addison&REC=5&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2013 02:38PM by randoymwords.
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: February 07, 2013 01:08AM
Here's an interesting view dated 07/19/1935
Re: old service station Belmont/Clark
Posted by:
randoymwords
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Date: February 07, 2013 02:35PM
So that "triangle" was industrial for a long time. The donut shop must have went up in the 60's? Something for another day, perhaps.
Re: old service station Addison/Clark
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: February 07, 2013 06:07PM
There were railroad tracks that passed between the coal silos and the ballpark at one time - don't know which railway owned it, but the old ROW at Irving is now Challenger Park.
