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City Hall and County Building, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1935

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of City Hall and County Building, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of City Hall and County Building, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the massive City Hall and County Building in Chicago, a block-long neoclassical structure whose upper stories are wrapped in a tall colonnade of Corinthian columns above a rusticated base. Streetcars, automobiles and pedestrians fill the street at its foot, with brick commercial blocks visible at either side. Completed in 1911 to designs by Holabird & Roche, the eleven-story building housed both the city and Cook County governments and is a familiar landmark on LaSalle Street in the Loop.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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

PublisherMax Rigot Selling Agency
# 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 AMERICA COLOR TYPE CHICAGO NEW YORK PRINTED IN U.S.A. # 250 MADE EXPRESSLY FOR MAX RIGOT SELLING AGENCY, CHICAGO
PostmarkedNovember 24, 1936, 14:30
Addressed to
Mrs Henry Barnard

327 Fairview St., Mohnton, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherMax Rigot Selling Agency
Series250
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
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, Illinois, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-and-county-building-chicago-illinois-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.