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City Hall and County Building, Chicago, IL, 1936

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of City Hall and County Building, Chicago, IL, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
Front
Back of City Hall and County Building, Chicago, IL, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

The City Hall and County Building fills a square block in the Chicago Loop, its long neoclassical facade rising from a rusticated base to a colonnade of Corinthian columns. Streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians crowd the street at its foot, with brick commercial blocks pressing in on either side. Completed in 1911 to Holabird & Roche's design, the eleven-story building held both Chicago city offices and Cook County government offices. The sender, Irene, writes that she and Bob were married there that morning and compares its size with a building in Reading. The scene places the building at the center of Loop street life in the mid-1930s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is where we were married this morning at 10.30 Chicago time. 2:15 Va very big building bigger than that in Reading. Every thing is O.K. I was a little nervous though. Bob brought a box of candy for me from Calif. I sent short cards on my way out. Irene & Bob

PublisherAmerican Colortype
# 250 CITY HALL AND COUNTY BUILDING, CHICAGO --- CITY HALL AND COUNTY BUILDING Occupies a square block, bounded by Clark, Washington, La Salle and Randolph Streets. It contains all the offices of the city and county officials. POST CARD POSTAGE ONE CENT AMERICAN COLORTYPE CHICAGO NEW YORK PRINTED IN U.S.A. # 250 MADE EXPRESSLY FOR MAX RIGOT SELLING AGENCY, CHICAGO
PostmarkedChicago, IL, November 24, 1936, 14:30
Addressed to
Mrs Henry Barnard

327 Fairview St. Mohnton, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Chicago, IL
PublisherAmerican Colortype
Series# 250
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Henry Barnard, 327 Fairview St., Mohnton, PA
Place depictedCity Hall and County Building, Chicago, IL
Place depictedChicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c unidentified, perforated
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; small ink mark near the bottom edge. Postmark: CHICAGO ILL. NOV 24 2:30 PM 1936 L.D. P.O. ANNEX — divided-back linen-era card with white border, 1¢ green stamp, light toning and edge wear.

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City Hall and County Building, Chicago, IL, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-and-county-building-chicago-il-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.