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Michigan Avenue at Randolph Before Widening, c.1918

 

 

 

Michigan Avenue at Randolph Before Widening, c.1918

This image of Michigan Avenue above Randolph Street before it was widened is from Walter Moody's book, What of the City? (1919). The widening of Michigan Avenue in this area began on April 13, 1918, with Mayor William Hale Thompson at the head of the ceremonial wrecking crew.