Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse 1908
Postcard view of the Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse, which opened in 1908 webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetail... This giant building still graces the corner of Chicago & Larabee, although it is now converted to condos.
Note the streetcar tracks on both Larabee and Chicago, and the presence of a Milwaukee Road passenger train. Also, there are freight sidings entering the building off Larabee; in my time this was still active freight trackage but these sidings had been removed and that corner of the building converted to a glassed-in entrance lobby.
Scanned postcard, mailed 1910
Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse 1908
Postcard view of the Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse, which opened in 1908 webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetail... This giant building still graces the corner of Chicago & Larabee, although it is now converted to condos.
Note the streetcar tracks on both Larabee and Chicago, and the presence of a Milwaukee Road passenger train. Also, there are freight sidings entering the building off Larabee; in my time this was still active freight trackage but these sidings had been removed and that corner of the building converted to a glassed-in entrance lobby.
Scanned postcard, mailed 1910