CHUCKMAN'S PLACES ON WORDPRESS: FEATURING THE BELOVED URBAN VILLAGE OF SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO NOSTALGIC IMAGES FROM CHILDHOOD FOCUSING ON THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH SHORE IN CHICAGO AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, HYDE PARK. INCLUDED ARE MANY IMAGES FROM JOHN CHUCKMAN AND FRIENDS. NOTE THAT WHERE CREATORS OF IMAGES OR SITES OF ORIGIN ARE IDENTIFIED, THE CREATORS OR SITES OF ORIGIN RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHTS.
Stony Island narrowed right around 70th st, if I recall correctly, so this is taken from somewhere a little bit north of the IC tracks. Not visible here, at 68th and Stony there was Gross Electric, where my dad bought me my first Erector set in 1946, when we were living in Hyde Park. In the late 50’s living with my folks at 72nd and Constance, I bicycled down this stretch of Stony Island on into Hyde Park for classes at the U of Chicago. Did it right through the winters, which now I find amazing, if not completely deranged.
WOW.. I don’t remember it being so depressing… is it looking north from 73rd?… no I.C. tracks?
Ron Hameetman
Hi Ron,
I don’t know the circumstances of this picture.
Perhaps the deteriorated condition, especially the median area, had something to do with building the Skyway?
John Chuckman
Stony Island narrowed right around 70th st, if I recall correctly, so this is taken from somewhere a little bit north of the IC tracks. Not visible here, at 68th and Stony there was Gross Electric, where my dad bought me my first Erector set in 1946, when we were living in Hyde Park. In the late 50’s living with my folks at 72nd and Constance, I bicycled down this stretch of Stony Island on into Hyde Park for classes at the U of Chicago. Did it right through the winters, which now I find amazing, if not completely deranged.