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That Great Street: 1910
On State Street, that great street, I just want to say
They do things they don't do on Broadway.
They have a time, the time of their life --
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago my hometown.
Chicago circa 1910. "The busy crowd on State Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Can anyone identify the building?
Just out of architectural curiosity, what is the ornate little building next door to Mandel Bros.? Somebody sure had fun designing that place!
I am not surprised by the crowds ...
Remember, folks, for years the corner of State and Madison Streets (shown here) was touted - on post cards and other media - as "the busiest corner in the world!"
I FEEL CHEATED
I can't see even ONE person doing things they don't do on Broadway. Do they only do them at night ? ? ?
re: Crowded Streets
The opposite sidewalk is closed for construction, doubling the crowd on the near sidewalk. Still a hell of a lot of people.
Motorized
In answer to loujudson's question, all of those people are now in their cars. The sidewalk is easy to traverse, but the street has bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Such crowded streets!
I am amazed at the density of the crowds in images like this. I haven't been in a busy downtown in years, but it seems incredible to see so many people crowding the sidewalks! It is wall to wall people, or storefront to curb anyway. In my lifetime I have only seen crowds like this during parades etc.
Was this normal in turn of the century cities?
Same question applies for the beach scenes with only inches between quaintly costumed revelers...
Mercer or Stutz?
Marshall Fields clock center background at the corner of Sate and Madison. I'm going to guess that is a Stutz or a Mercer parked at the curb.
Good grief!
Is that a man dancing with his wife under the Marshall Field clock?
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