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Vintage Chicago Snapshot

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Oct 3, 2008 5:20PM

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Thanks to wild mercury for sharing this awesome find: a shot of our beautiful city circa the mid-1950's from appears to be the future site of Millennium Park. It makes me want to wear a three-piece suit and fedora to the Chicagoist office.