Our Lady of the Angels School Fire 1958

Chicago Nostalgia

(Contributed by Connie Straube)

Here is a picture of a parade going west on North Avenue in '56 or '57. These are the Northwest Lions Little League Teams, which included kids from OLA. The Tiffin Theatre is visible in the backround. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper) Future nostalgia ... Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park in downtown Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Connie Straube)

Parade in front of The Tiffin Theatre Larger Version Jay Pritzker Pavilion 1 Jay Pritzker Pavilion 2

Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park in downtown Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Connie Straube) This is the main gate of Chicago's Riverview Amusement Park in the late fifties or early sixties. The park was bordered by Western and Belmont Avenues, the Chicago River and Lane Tech High School. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper) This is the Olson Rug waterfall, date unknown. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper) Pope John Paul II's motorcade during his historic visit to Chicago in 1979. (Photo courtesy of John Sullivan)

Jay Pritzker Pavilion 3 Olson Rugs “Waterfall” Pope John Paul II - 1

Pope John Paul II's motorcade during his historic visit to Chicago in 1979. (Photo courtesy of John Sullivan) Night view of State Street in Chicago in 1967 (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper)

Pope John Paul II - 2 Pope John Paul II - 3 Pope John Paul II - 4 1967 Night view of State Street

Looking north on State Street in Chicago in the 1960s (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper) Even in 1967 traffic in Chicago was heavy at times (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper) The Buffalo Soda Fountain on the northwest corner of W. Irving Park Road and N. Pulaski Road in Chicago (date unknown). Today, there's a gas station on this site. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kasper)

1960s Busy State Street 1967 Chicago Traffic Buffalo Soda Fountain

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