 |
| 1933 Historic American Buildings Survey from WindyCity |
The Trump Building that is northeast of the bridge is where the Sun-Times building used to be. That is where Irv used to work. The Sun Times building was built 1955-1958 (Chicago Architecture)
Update:
 |
| Photo from LC-USF33-016147-M3 from LOT 1073, Jul 1941 Drawbridge, Chicago, Illinois Dale Pohto shared E.G. Mathiott... Photo from LC-USF33-016147-M3 from LOT 1073, Jul 1941, Chicago, Illinois <a long link> [LoC identifies the photographer as John Vachon.] Mike Harlan shared Association for Great Lakes Maritime History posted Scott Gwynn posted An image with the title “Drawbridge, Chicago, Illinois” showing a self-unloading freighter of the Columbia Transportation Co. navigating the Chicago River in July 1941 (Image Source: Library of Congress – Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection). The photograph was taken by photographer John Vachon (1914-1975). An analysis of a high-resolution copy of the image, and some database research, shows the freighter to be the E.G. Mathiott (II) and its homeport to be Wilmington, Del. at the time the photograph was taken. Nate Walach: When did ships stop going in the actual Chicago River? Association for Great Lakes Maritime History: The major limitation to freighters navigating up and down the Chicago River is the Chicago Harbor Lock located at the river's mouth. It was built between 1936 and 1938. The lock chamber is 600 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 22 feet. While adequate for most vessels of the time, many of the those vessels were retired from service after the end of World War II and replaced by vessels over 600 feet in length and unable to navigate past the Chicago Harbor Lock. |
 |
| Philip Wizenick provided a better exposure in a comment on a post |
 |
| Historic Chicago posted Chicago Drawbridge in the 1941 [I checked, it is not in the collection (LOT 1073) that the previous photo was in.] |
 |
| Historic Chicago posted Bridges up, passing the Wabash Ave bridge (1949) Historic Chicago posted Jeff Bransky: I guess we’re looking west from the Michigan Ave. Bridge. Glen Miller posted A freight ship passing the Wabash Avenue Bridge in 1949. Now known as the "Kup" Bridge, the double-leaf bascule bridge was built in 1930. It was awarded "Most Beautiful" bridge by the American Institute of Steel Construction in 1930, it was renamed Irv Kupcinet Bridge in 1986 after the long-time Chicago Sun-Times columnist. He worked for the paper nearly 60 years and said he walked across the bridge at least 10,000 times. It's located west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and east of Marina City. |
I was confused if the above was the Wabash Street Bridge because it has no bridge tender houses. But the following photo confirms the Wacker Drive structure on the left at this curve. The boxcars would be parked in C&NW's State Street Yard.
 |
Photo from HAER ILL, 16-CHIG, 133--11. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM MICHIGAN AVENUE LOOKING WEST. - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
[The HAER survey includes several interior photos including the machinery that raises the bridge. Those photos are also on the Bridge Hunter page.]
|
 |
| Jeff Davies posted
North Wabash at the Chicago River.
Chicago. Year Unknown.
Photo courtesy of Skyscraper City.
Cameron Silver Does anyone know why Wabash has the kink, rather than go straight across the river?? Dave Lutzow Most likely it originally followed the swampy bank, which was later filled in to build on. Mark Reiner, what do you think? Mark Reiner I am not certain, but I think you are right Dave. It would have cost a lot more to straighten that out. |
 |
| Historic Chicago posted Wabash Avenue Bridge (1985) |
No comments:
Post a Comment