Michigan Avenue Chicago Looking South at van Buren Street 1889
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Chicago’s iconic Michigan Avenue in the late 19th century.
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Description
Take a step back in time and enjoy a leisurely stroll down Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue during the 1880s. The view shows the street looking south from Van Buren, with a row of stately commercial buildings and townhomes on the right. To the left is an early depiction of Lake Park, renamed Grant Park in 1901. The grounds would continue to be expanded into the 1890s by pushing additional landfill into Lake Michigan.
The engraved and hand colored aquatint print was created by Raoul Varin and published in Chicago by A. Ackerman & Sons, Inc. in 1931. Varin (1865-1943), a French watercolor artist, created a series of 30+ Chicago views depicting both contemporary and historical scenes. Signed by the artist in the lower right margin and numbered 109/125 in the lower left.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1931
Author: Raoul Varin
Sheet Width (in): 26
Sheet Height (in): 20.3
Condition: A
Condition Description: Tinted lithograph with ample margins, signed in the lower right. Some light matte burn visible along the plateline, but overall in very good to near fine condition.
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