| 1. | ![Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/woop&CISOPTR=58 "Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924") | Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924 | Public libraries; Street lights; Facades; Utility poles; Telephone lines | Comprising over 36,000 square feet, the Legler Branch Library became a popular social and cultural meeting place for Chicagoans living on the West Side. Based on these factors and large circulation statistics,... |
| 2. |  | Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 | Public libraries; Clubhouses; | The Austin neighborhood, named for the Honorable Henry W. Austin, came into existence in the mid-19th century as an independent village seven miles west of Chicago. At the time that this photograph was... |
