Thank you for the replies! I did review the 1928 Polk's Directory and I did learn a few things... The Chicago street renumbering occurred in 1911, a few years before the building was built so it was easier to find, but the numbering even in 1927 is slightly different than it is today. The building was originally 18 units that were converted into 23 condominiums in 2005. The five additional uni
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I live at Kenmore and Winona (5057-63 N. Kenmore & 1017-19 W. Winona) in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago and I had been doing some research trying to find some old pictures and the history of my building. My building was built in 1917 and since it's almost 100 years old, I thought it would be easy to find some historical artifacts, but it has not been easy. I wondered why the Kenmore side
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