1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
Mercer52
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Date: July 24, 2014 06:19PM
Can anyone tell me the history of this building? It looks quite old and is huge with immense doors. Did it have something to do with the railroad?
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
davey7
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Date: July 24, 2014 07:30PM
Interesting angled rear building line on the building behind it which fronts onto Ashland which looks like it backed onto RR ROW. It certainly looks like it could have been RR shops of something of that nature. Hopefully somebody who knows will chime in.
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
PKDickman
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Date: July 24, 2014 07:39PM
You asked this about a year ago.
[url=http://forgottenchicago.com/forum/1/11306]Other thread[/url]
It used to be part of the Otis Elevator works.
[url=http://forgottenchicago.com/forum/1/11306]Other thread[/url]
It used to be part of the Otis Elevator works.
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
Mercer52
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Date: July 24, 2014 08:40PM
Hahaha! I knew my question felt familiar! Thanks for putting up with my senioritis.
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
PKDickman
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Date: July 24, 2014 09:38PM
Mercer52 Wrote:
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> Hahaha! I knew my question felt familiar! Thanks
> for putting up with my senioritis.
No, sweat. We all seem to have some form of dementia.
My form involves standing in the bathroom wondering why I came.
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> Hahaha! I knew my question felt familiar! Thanks
> for putting up with my senioritis.
No, sweat. We all seem to have some form of dementia.
My form involves standing in the bathroom wondering why I came.
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
davey7
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Date: July 25, 2014 02:52PM
The photo from the other thread is cool: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shekaago/9443214985
Would love to see a photo of how it looked with the bridge in place.
Would love to see a photo of how it looked with the bridge in place.
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
Dunning1
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Date: July 25, 2014 04:24PM
You know, when I saw this topic come up yesterday I started looking around for some information myself, and stumbled across this book on Google Books:
Buyers' Guide and Industrial Directory of Chicago
Suggest you take a look at this on Google Books, it was fascinating, although nothing on 1600 S. Wood St.
http://books.google.com/books/about/Buyers_Guide_and_Industrial_Directory_of.html?id=JnQ6AQAAMAAJ
Buyers' Guide and Industrial Directory of Chicago
Suggest you take a look at this on Google Books, it was fascinating, although nothing on 1600 S. Wood St.
http://books.google.com/books/about/Buyers_Guide_and_Industrial_Directory_of.html?id=JnQ6AQAAMAAJ
Re: 1600 S. Laflin
Posted by:
Mercer52
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Date: July 26, 2014 01:26AM
Dunning1--thanks for pointing me to the Google book. Now I'm obsessed! Love the advertising especially and located a few buildings that are still standing.
