About midway through, there is a shot of Wabash Avenue in Chicago back in the day (1907)-is that anywhere near the Kemper Bldg? I can't remember my Chicago geography. Susan Susan Fertig-Dykes (personal email account) These are really professional photographers who took these pictures... Note how sharp and clear most of the photos are and these are over a 100 years old. There aren't many old photos as good. American Cities more than a Century ago amerikanskie-goroda-retro-8<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-8-940x727.jpg> Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, in 1917. 2. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-1<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-1-940x733.jpg> Atlantic City, 1910. Wonder why they're carrying umbrellas - no sun! No rain! 3. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-2<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-2-940x737.jpg> The main street of Memphis, north of Avenue Gayoso, 1910. 4. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-3<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-3-940x747.jpg> Station "Louisville-Nashville," Florida, in 1910. 5. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-4<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-4-940x728.jpg> Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, in 1910. Love those cars. 6. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-5<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-5-940x716.jpg> The beach in Atlantic City, 1915. 7. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-6<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-6-940x1124.jpg> Grant Avenue after an earthquake in San Francisco in 1906. I didn't realize there was so much destruction in that earthquake. 8. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-7<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-7-940x748.jpg> Carts for transporting dairy, Thompson, Washington, 1927. How in the world did the dairy get those horses so evenly lined up. 9. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-34<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-34-940x688.jpg> Washington, DC, 1914. Not so thoughty having those horses run on a railroad tracks. (thoughty? must have been a popular word back in the day) 10. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-9<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-9-940x742.jpg> Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, 1916. 11. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-10<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-10-940x665.jpg> Ninth Street, Washington DC, 1915. 12. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-11<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-11-940x1175.jpg> I wouldn't want to walk across this street in a long dress. 13. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-12<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-12-940x747.jpg> Corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, 1910. 14. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-13<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-13-940x735.jpg> Broad Street north of Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 1905. 15. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-14<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-14-940x652.jpg> View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn in 1909. 16. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-15<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-15-940x686.jpg> Fire at 55th Street, New York, 1915. 17. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-16<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-16-940x702.jpg> Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. 18. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-17<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-17-940x712.jpg> Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1907. 19. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-18<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-18-940x750.jpg> The New York Public Library, New York, 1915. Didn't realize they had 4-laners in those days. 20. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-19<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-19-940x724.jpg> Wall Street, New York, 1911. The 2 sidewalks together are as wide as the street in this pic. 21. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-20<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-20-940x670.jpg> Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. Look at those top hats! 22. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-21<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-21-940x1035.jpg> Manhattan, 1907. 23. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-22<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-22-940x671.jpg> The northern part of Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. Must have been something big going on. Look at the crowds and traffic jams. 24. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-23<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-23-940x893.jpg> City Hall - City Hall in New York . 25. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-24<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-24-940x757.jpg> Dexter Avenue and the Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, in 1906. WoW! Really wide street. - 6-lane and it's practically empty. 26. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-25<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-25-940x1208.jpg> Valnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1910 (that's Walnut Street ) 27. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-26<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-26-940x667.jpg> Washington, DC, 1913. 28. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-27<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-27-940x1185.jpg> Broadway and the building of "The Times," New York, 1915. If you forward this email please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! 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