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1. Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms; On January 1, 1873, the Chicago Public Library formally opened the doors to its first home in this water tank, which stood on a lot at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets. Black and white...
2. Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873 Book room in the Old Water Tank, ca. 1873 Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms; Measuring 58 feet in diameter and 28 feet high, the Book Room in the water tank was originally able to accommodate 3,157 volumes. Its most important feature, however, was that it was fireproof. Black and...
3. 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,...
4. Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1979 Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, exterior view, ca. 1979 Public libraries; Street lights;Facades; Doors & doorways; The Chicago Public Library Regional Library at 95th and Halsted Streets was named in honor of Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), a historian, educator and author who was born in New Canton, Virginia, the son...
5. Albany Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930's Albany Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930's Public libraries; Storefronts; A window display sign stating, "Borrow The Brains of the Best Writers on Your Line of Work / The Public Library Will Give You Information on Any Subject," welcomed visitors to the Albany Park Branch storefront...
6. Austin Branch Library at 5642 West Lake Street, exterior view, ca. 1912 Austin Branch Library at 5642 West Lake Street, exterior view, ca. 1912 Public libraries;Storefronts; The Chicago Public Library's Austin Branch Library was opened to the public on the second floor of this business block on the city's West Side on Jan. 30, 1910. Note the prominence of "Library Building"...
7. Hardin Square Branch Library, ca. 1930s Hardin Square Branch Library, ca. 1930s Public libraries; Sports & recreation facilities; Trees; Bushes; Considered one of the best of the library branches located in the city's park field houses, the Hardin Square Branch provided benches at its entrance and outdoor walkways so that patrons could enjoy the...
8. 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...
9. Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Public libraries; Facades; Street lights; Automobiles The Toman Branch Library at 4005 West 27th Street was built in 1927, and originally served a population that included many Bohemians and Czechoslovakians. A large special collection of books honoring Tomas...
10. Rogers Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Rogers Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Public libraries; Facades; People This store-front branch serving the Rogers Park neighborhood was located at 1731 Greenleaf Avenue. It was replaced in 1958 by the Rogers Park Branch Library at 6907 North Clark Street. Black and white...
11. Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, October 3, 1977 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...
12. Austin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s Austin Branch Library, exterior view, ca. early 1930s Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; People; In 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. The Henry W. Austin Branch's facade includes a semicircular arched doorway in the...
13. Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Austin Branch Library, exterior detail, ca. 1928 Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; In 1928, the Austin Branch Library was relocated to a building at 5615 West Race, which was renovated in the late 1970's. Among the Austin Branch's special collections are a Tool Lending Collection, the...
14. Bezazian Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1950s Bezazian Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1950s Public libraries; Facades; Doors & doorways; The 17th branch in the Chicago Public Library system, Bezazian was named in memory of Lieutenant Harold A. Bezazian, killed in the Battle of Luzon on March 11, 1945. Lieutenant Bezazian's father donated...
15. 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,...
16. Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 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...
17. Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Public libraries; Facades The Hiram Kelly Branch Library, at 6151 South Normal Avenue, was built in 1910. Kelly, a civic-minded philanthropist, bequeathed $200,000 to the Chicago Public Library's Board of Directors to be used for...
18. Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. 1923 Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. 1923 Public libraries; Facades The Legler Regional Branch Library, located at 115 South Pulaski Road, opened on October 11, 1920. It was named for Henry E. Legler, Librarian of the Chicago Public Library between 1909 and 1917. In the...
19. 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...
20. Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 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...
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