A Rare Look at the Chicago ‘L’ from 1907

Take a rare look at the Chicago 'L' from 1907 with this bird's-eye view of Wabash Avenue, showing the celebrated elevated railway, piano manufacturers and the National Casket Company. See the modern view on Google Street View.

Posted in 1900s, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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This is a view of the Chicago ‘L’ heading north over Wabash Avenue at Van Buren Street.

From 1907, a bird’s-eye view of Wabash Avenue in Chicago, showing the celebrated “El,” or elevated railway, as well as a number of piano manufacturers and the National Casket Company. Detroit Publishing Co.

Source: Shorpy

This is what the intersection looks like on Google Street View … that is, the view under the ‘L’. Make sure you check out our other old photos of Chicago.

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