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Chicago street scene through time

Chicago 1900–2024 2 photos of this spot

2 photographs taken at the same spot in Chicago, spanning 1900–2024 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A street in Chicago bustles with everyday activity in this photograph from 1900, offering a glimpse of the city roughly a decade after it hosted the World's Columbian Exposition.

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Chicago street scene, Chicago, 1900
Chicago street scene 1900 A street in Chicago bustles with everyday activity in this photograph from 1900, offering a glimpse of the city roughly a decade after it hosted the World's Columbian Exposition.
near-equinoctial sunrise in Chicago, Illinois viewed along Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 2024
near-equinoctial sunrise in Chicago, Illinois viewed along Jackson Boulevard 2024 View of the sunrise along Jackson Boulevard near the autumnal equinox, with the Chicago 'L' visible in the path of the sunrise