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History | Chicago History
See Chicago's Past Through These Classic Magazine Ads From 1959
What can a magazine ad tell you about Chicago in 1959? Let's take a ride on the Chicagoist Wayback Machine to a time when phone numbers were as long as hashtags.
History | Chicago History
51 Vintage Postcards from the Windy City
As Chicago continues to break its record for tourism year-after-year, the city has set an ambitious goal of attracting 55 million visitors to the Windy City annually by 2020....
History | Chicago History
Vintage photographs of Chicago "L" trains and buses
Take a ride back in time on the green and cream CTA buses, trains, trolleys and horses from Chicago's public transportation past.
History | Chicago History
See Mid-Century Chicago in 20 Vintage Postcards
A collection of linen postcards from 1930 to 1945 shows Chicago not exactly as it was, but as a visitor would want to remember it.
