One For The Road: Happy Birthday To The "L"

Image of passengers sitting on an open window elevated train car on the Jackson Park branch in Chicago. This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on November 1, 1915. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

View of the new elevated tracks for the northwestern el at the Argyle Street station (5000 North) in the Uptown community area of Chicago. This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on January 16, 1916. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

View of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon beneath an elevated train track on South Water Street in 1925 in the Loop community area of Chicago, looking west from Wells Street. Buildings, automobiles, and another horse-drawn wagon are visible in the background. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

A 1929 view of an elevated train driving on elevated train tracks on Wells Street north of Monroe Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Buildings are visible in the foreground and background. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

Photo circa Nov. 23, 1916, view of the roadway beneath elevated railroad bridge and the entrance to the Loyola Station at West Loyola Avenue and North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

View of a streetcar heading north on State Street in 1926, next to the Chicago Theater, located at 171-175 North State Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The intersection of State and Lake Streets, and tracks for the El train, are visible in the background. The view is looking north on State Street. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

A 1907 view of the Canal Street elevated railroad station, with a train moving on the tracks in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. This view shows the scene where an accident had taken place. The station was located at the intersection of Lake and Canal Streets. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.