This 1918 photograph shows the approach to the Dearborn Street Bridge looking north across the Chicago River. Note both the horse drawn wagons and the electric streetcars in use. Photographer: Unknown Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37375) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10800.html
As the Burnham Plan suggested, in the 1920s the city began to fill in land to develop Northerly Island. It was the first in an intended chain of connected islands to extend south to 51st Street. The goal was to create an area on the lakefront that could be used for water sports. In 1933 Northerly Island housed the botanical exhibit at the Century of Progress World's Fair. None of the other islands were ever developed. Photographer: Unknown Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-31117) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10843.html
Photographer: Chicago Aerial Survey Co. Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-05798) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10645.html
