View of the Chicago River looking south from about Erie ~ 1966Click to enlarge.
There might be a few of you out there who will understand the significance of this picture. There's clearly something missing (The Ohio off ramp hasn't been built yet) and there seems to be an extra bridge up on the right bank.
But what I'm all excited about is the red brick building on the left bank, between the upright and the Grand Ave bridge.
That would be the home of The White House, back when it was a warehouse instead of the really cool lofts we live in today.
The above photo is actually a postcard from "Chuckman's Collection", an on-line collection of hundreds of old Chicago postcards and memorabilia, mostly from the 50's and 60's. The collection is not very well organized so it's tough to search on a specific topic but it's full of interesting items. If you have the time, paging through the site is great fun for anyone with an interest in Chicago from years gone by.
http://chuckmancollection.blogspot.com/
One more thing I noticed, apparently the Kinzie street railroad bridge (which can be seen behind the Grand Ave bridge in the postcard) has been up for a while...
From Tim Kuo at Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/timkuo/327494918/
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