| 1. |  | Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 | Public libraries; Facades; Facades; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles; | After nearly 70 years of continuous service with only minimal maintenance repairs, the Chicago Public Library's central library building was showing signs of age: space was inadequate for the large book... |
| 2. |  | Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 | Public libraries; Facades; Automobiles; Billboards | The Lake View Branch Library was designated a bomb shelter at its opening on September 12, 1942. Large barrels of crackers and emergency supplies were found in the basement of the building nearly 40 years... |
