Happy New Year to all!Bright Lights Dim Beauty of Chicago is ready to embark on another year of old and new photos, wacky vintage ads and interesting tales of uninteresting people. Just kidding. They are always interesting people.
Let's start with aerial photos of, what else, Chicago! These pictures come courtesy of the book Chicago Then and Now which I received as a birthday gift about a month late. The first view is a 1936 look at the Civic Opera Building and Merchandise Mart and other art deco masterpieces of the 1930s. The present view shows of course Chicago's most famous landmark, the Sears Tower which was added in 1974.
I'd also like to take the time to thank all the people who have commented on or visited and went through all the trouble of reading this site in the last year. It is your thoughts, memories and helpfulness that keep me going. I also would like to thank those who have sent or emailed me material as well as corrections and clarifications. There is an amazing group of people out there and I can't wait to hear from more in the new year.
6 comments:
Great shoots... thanks for posting thme.
Thanks. You can also thank my cousin. He bought me the book although he never intended for it to reach me so late.
That looks like a great site on Urban Milwaukee you write for. Happy New Year!
Thanks we're really trying to cover Milwaukee from an urbanist's point of view.
Didi - I've been swamped, and definitely meant to comment on this before now. Hoping you have a great 2009 and looking forward to your posts this year!
Hey Didi, sorry so late, but Happy New Year! Keep up the great work!
John/lostoregon.com
Dave and John,
Happy New Year to you both and I am looking to more discount store photos and vintage Oregon lessons in the new year.
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