Thanks for the Polks Directory and Google Books tip! I would deeply appreciate any details about the neighborhood your family can remember. Yes, the rents there, even now, are cheaper than in surrounding neighborhoods. It's such an odd little neighborhood and most of the houses/bldgs are quite old. Whoever has lived there, has always lived just north of a lot of industry, especially in the p
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Hello, I'm from from out-of-state and attempting a historical a search on a house located at 1520 North Elston in the Goose Island neighborhood. Without access to a building permit record for this circa 1889 (now) apt house, I'm hoping for a miracle that someone might know something about this structure....builder, original owners, especially early photos of the bldg,etc.... other than what is
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