1. calumet412:

    Ella Fitzgerald performing at Mr. Kelly’s (now Gibson’s on Rush), 1958, Chicago.

    historic

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  2. museum campus is invisible! #chicago #fog #weather

     


  3. electricollection:

    My heart aches for Boston. I have a handful of friends there, including one of my absolute favorite people in the world, and it is painful to see them hurt like this.

    But today I realized I had very scarily, casually scrolled past a tweet from RedEye about 7 shootings occurring today between…

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  4. #catsofinstagram #iphoneonly #nofilter #cats #chicago My baby gurl

     

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  6. 39th and Ashland #chicago #fire #nofilter

     

  7. #nofilter #chicago #fire #ashland #39th #cfd

     

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  9. Look up. #chicago #mine #architecture

     

  10. calumet412:

    Lost dog found riding the L, 1959, Chicago.

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  11. you look good tonight, #chicago

     

  12. thenocoast:

    When I saw my suburban friends posting about Tbox I was all like:

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  13. calumet412:

    This to me is the most interesting thing I’ve ever posted. I could stare at these for hours. 

    Two meticulous maps showing the names and locations of every brothel, bar, casino and saloon that existed in the Levee District between 1870 and 1905. 

    Completed by Levee historian Bryan Lloyd.

    Click to enlarge.

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  14. impossibleyear:

    Super NES

    Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Shade COOL 5*12

    Hung out with Lexi yesterday for the first time in a while. We threw down in Super Mario Kart and GoldenEye for N64. I schooled her in both this time. Who knows what’ll happen next time.

     

  15. chicagopubliclibrary:

    “I’d rather die enormous than live dormant.”

    Happy birthday, Jay-Z.

    The Chicago Public Library has a number of Jay-Z sections, including his musical catalog, and his book, Decoded. Click here to learn more about this music pioneer.