Looking south along the lakefront, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
An elevated view looking south over Chicago's lakefront, with Grant Park's green lawns and Buckingham Fountain's spray in the middle distance, Lake Michigan and its breakwaters beyond, and a dense wall of skyscrapers along Michigan Avenue in the foreground. The tall gabled tower at center is the Wrigley Building complex, with the white mass of the Chicago Tribune Tower area and other 1920s office blocks to the right. Grant Park, laid out on landfill after the 1871 fire, remains Chicago's principal downtown lakefront park, and the fountain visible here was dedicated in 1927.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Colourpicture |
|---|---|
| Series | K 1612 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Chicago, IL |
| Publisher | Colourpicture, Boston, MA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a thin white border; printed numbers "48" (upper right) and "K 1612" (lower right). No postmark — unused card. Linen-texture stock with "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; vertical imprint "A 'COLOURPICTURE' PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U.S.A." Front caption reads "Looking South Along the Lakefront, Chicago, Ill." with card number K-1612. Light foxing/soiling lower center; no handwriting anywhere. |
Cite this card
Looking south along the lakefront, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/looking-south-along-the-lakefront-chicago-illinois-circa-194. Accessed October 24, 2026.