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LifschultzTrailer_Chicago_april2015_a
Do you know the name "Lifschultz Fast Freight"? Lifschultz Fast Freight was a freight forwarder and trucking company headquartered in Chicago. I first encountered Lifschultz Fast Freight when viewing classic photos of the Erie's Manhattan freight terminal on 28th Street in New York City. There was a catchy red and white sign saying "Lifschultz Fast Freight - Chicago - Milwaukee." Lifschultz trucks and signage also show up in 1950s-1970s era photos of the large Erie freighthouse south of Dearborn Station and the leads to Dearborn / LaSalle south of Roosevelt Road.
Imagine my surprise when I was looking out the window of an Amtrak train from Milwaukee to Chicago in April 2015 and I saw this red Lifschultz Fast Freight trailer sitting in a lot. I caught a few quick photos from the train window on my return trip. This lot is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Kedzie Avenue and Grand Avenue in Chicago, just west of the Metra Western Avenue Yard.
If you look at the site in Google Maps Street View on Kedzie Avenue, you can see the end of the trailer over the masonry wall, with "Lifschultz" blurrily visible.
LifschultzTrailer_Chicago_april2015_a
Do you know the name "Lifschultz Fast Freight"? Lifschultz Fast Freight was a freight forwarder and trucking company headquartered in Chicago. I first encountered Lifschultz Fast Freight when viewing classic photos of the Erie's Manhattan freight terminal on 28th Street in New York City. There was a catchy red and white sign saying "Lifschultz Fast Freight - Chicago - Milwaukee." Lifschultz trucks and signage also show up in 1950s-1970s era photos of the large Erie freighthouse south of Dearborn Station and the leads to Dearborn / LaSalle south of Roosevelt Road.
Imagine my surprise when I was looking out the window of an Amtrak train from Milwaukee to Chicago in April 2015 and I saw this red Lifschultz Fast Freight trailer sitting in a lot. I caught a few quick photos from the train window on my return trip. This lot is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Kedzie Avenue and Grand Avenue in Chicago, just west of the Metra Western Avenue Yard.
If you look at the site in Google Maps Street View on Kedzie Avenue, you can see the end of the trailer over the masonry wall, with "Lifschultz" blurrily visible.