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1. Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886 Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886 Public libraries; City & town halls; Courthouses; The library grew quickly, and in its search for a permanent location, a suite of 17 rooms in the Chicago City Hall became the fourth home of the Chicago Public Library. This location served as the setting...
2. Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1985 Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1985 Public libraries;Facades; Chicago Public Library's regional library for the North Side was named for Conrad Sulzer (1804-1873), who immigrated to Chicago from Switzerland and was one of the earliest known settlers of the Lake View...
3. Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Progress photographs; Public libraries; Carts & wagons There were boardwalks surrounding Dearborn Park. Trolley car tracks can be seen on Washington Street. Controversy and legal squabbles troubled the efforts to build a permanent home for the Chicago Public...
4. Chicago Public Library Central Library, exterior view, ca. 1900 Chicago Public Library Central Library, exterior view, ca. 1900 Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; On Monday, October 11, 1897, the Chicago Public Library Central Library opened its doors to the public and a 24 year dream of a permanent home for the Chicago Public Library became a reality. The building,...
5. Racine Wagon & Carriage Company, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station carriages, ca. 1890 Racine Wagon & Carriage Company, Chicago Public Library Delivery Station carriages, ca. 1890 Public libraries;Carriages & coaches;Wagons;Horses;Cobblestone streets; Storefronts; Business enterprises; As Chicago's reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 progressed and residential districts extended further from the downtown area, it became apparent to the library's directors that the Chicago Public...
6. Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Public libraries; Parks; Trees; Storytelling; Children; Librarians; Not all library activities took place within library walls. Hild Regional Library regularly produced a children's story hour in Welles Park. Each week, librarians prepared impromptu dramatizations of one...
7. 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,...
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