50 Stunning Vintage Photographs of Chicago

And you say Chi City.

May 3, 2013

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We already covered New York and Los Angeles, so it's only right that we hop in the Delorean again to see another great American city grow—Chicago, Illinois. The birthplace of Kanye West and Common, and the setting of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Family Matters, Chicago is a city full of culture, beauty, deep dish pizza joints, and history.

Whether you've never been or even if you've lived there your whole life, take a couple minutes and honor the history of "The Windy City" with this gallery of 50 Stunning Vintage Photographs of Chicago.

Skyline

Photographer: Jack L. Bradley

Year: 1975

50 Stunning Vintage Photographs of Chicago

And you say Chi City.

Skyline

Skyline

Under a draw bridge

Under a draw bridge

U-turn

U-turn

Wabash Avenue

Wabash Avenue

Chicago Theater, 1949

Chicago Theater, 1949

Wrigley Building under Construction

Wrigley Building under Construction

Madison St. Bridge

Madison St. Bridge

South Indiana Avenue tenement

South Indiana Avenue tenement

Bridges and viaducts

Bridges and viaducts

Webster Ave. Bridge and Wells St. Bridge

Webster Ave. Bridge and Wells St. Bridge

Michigan Avenue

Michigan Avenue

John Hancock Building

John Hancock Building

Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple

Fireworks

Fireworks

"Chicago, November 1956"

"Chicago, November 1956"

"The Heart of Chicago"

"The Heart of Chicago"

"Wrigley Building at Night"

"Wrigley Building at Night"

Great Northern Hotel

Great Northern Hotel

The Congress Expressway

The Congress Expressway

"Train sheds, Chicago & North Western Railway station."

"Train sheds, Chicago & North Western Railway station."

Horses and lions in the snow

Horses and lions in the snow

Angles

Angles

Public Enemy

Public Enemy

Chicago Nights

Chicago Nights

Robert Taylor Homes

Robert Taylor Homes

Lake Shore Drive at North Ave.

Lake Shore Drive at North Ave.

Randolph Street

Randolph Street

"Iron Worker"

"Iron Worker"

"Jackknife Bridge, Chicago River."

"Jackknife Bridge, Chicago River."

Marina City

Marina City

South Water Street Freight Depot

South Water Street Freight Depot

Acrobat on the Morrison Hotel

Acrobat on the Morrison Hotel

The Greatest

The Greatest

Century of Progress World's Fair

Century of Progress World's Fair

Kiddieland Ferris Wheel

Kiddieland Ferris Wheel

Sun Times building reflection

Sun Times building reflection

Fire in the Rothschild Building

Fire in the Rothschild Building

Illinois Central Freight Yard

Illinois Central Freight Yard

View of Wacker at Michigan Ave

View of Wacker at Michigan Ave