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Postcard – Chicago – Aldine Square – View of Row Houses (1911)

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Postcard – Chicago – Aldine Square – View of Row Houses (1911)

Postcard – Chicago – Aldine Square – View of Row Houses (1911) Postcard featuring a view of a row of houses in Aldine Square, Chicago, IL (1911). Previous Next Gallery Index & Full Article Share This: Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram Email

Aldine Square – Purcell Residence Where Schuberts Rehearse

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Aldine Square – Purcell Residence Where Schuberts Rehearse

Aldine Square – Purcell Residence Where Schuberts Rehearse Postcard featuring the original bridge and E. H. Purcell Residence – Where the “Schuberts” rest and rehearse every summer. Previous Next Gallery Index & Full Article Share This: Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram Email

Aldine Square Main Entrance on Vincennes

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Aldine Square Main Entrance on Vincennes

Aldine Square Main Entrance on Vincennes The westward-looking photo shows the Aldine Square main entrance on Vincennes, marked by two big stone pylons. The 42 homes surrounding the park carried an Aldine Square address. Ragtime giant Jelly Roll Morton lived at 545 Aldine in 1918. Previous Next Gallery Index &… Continue reading →

Rare Photograph of Aldine Square Taken in the 1890s

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Rare Photograph of Aldine Square Taken in the 1890s

Rare Photograph of Aldine Square Taken in the 1890s “Aldine Square was an exclusive enclave of greystone mansions built around a private park on Vincennes Avenue between 37th and 39th Streets. The architectural firm of Cudell & Blumenthal designed both the houses and the park in the 1870s. Over the… Continue reading →