Friday, February 22, 2019

CHUCKMAN'S PLACES - POSTCARD - CHICAGO - SOUTH SHORE - RAINBOW BEACH - CALLED WINDSOR BATHING BEACH - AERIAL PANORAMA FROM JUST N OF 75TH - HUGE CROWD - RESEMBLES A BRUEGEL PAINTING - ANOTHER VERSION - TINTED - c1910 - NOTE WHAT BECAME RAINBOW BEACH LATER WAS THEN COMPOSED OF SEVERAL SEPARATE BEACHES - THE BEACH HOUSE IN THE DISTANCE TO THE RIGHT WAS A PRIVATE BEACH CALLED NICHOLS - ANYONE COULD GO BUT YOU PAID - FURTHER UP THE ARC OF THE BEACH WERE OTHER STRUCTURES AND IT ENDS AT A SOUTH-END PARK CALLED ROCKY LEDGES (SOUND FAMILIAR? THERE'S CARD FOR IT ON THE SITE) - WHAT BECAME RAINBOW WAS THEN SAID TO BE ONE OF THE NICEST AND THE LARGEST OF THE "NATURAL" BEACHES (SOME BEACHES IN THE CITY BEING ARTIFICIALLY EXTENDED OR CREATED)

PLACES POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RAINBOW BEACH - CALLED WINDSOR BATHING BEACH - AERIAL PANORAMA FROM JUST N OF 75TH - HUGE CROWD - RESEMBLES A BRUEGEL PAINTING - TINTED - c1910