Larry Shure

Architectural historian supporting public transportation in Chicago. CPS parent. Weekend artist. Personal opinions only. he/him/his

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Assorted shoebox homes in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

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Baba’s Fish & Chicken
3420 W North Ave
Chicago

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@ChicagoMaMusing Salem’s Lot TV miniseries (1979). A masterpiece…

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How your email finds me

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In honor of the recent landmarking of the Jackson Storage and Van Company Warehouse (Hall, Bisbee & Rhenish, 1927). Bottom row on the right…

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@danielmullen I’m afraid not. A larger version would just highlight all the flaws…

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Some mid-century post offices in watercolor, with digital touchup. And an emphatic nod to @ruralindexing !

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@ChicagoMaMusing Why must you publish our shame to the world?

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Fireside Bowl
2646 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago

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@theurbanologist @chicagobars Despite the name, I was told this place mainly caters to building inspectors…

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Auburn Park, Chicago. #manholecovermonday

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@ruralindexing Thank you! I always daydream the Rural Indexing Project as a massive catalog of tiny color illustrations…

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@tudor_af Morse Avenue masterpiece! Just awkward enough to be lovable.

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@ChicagoMaMusing “We’re a failing nation so please do the dishes…”

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As a kid in Lorain the old-timers would sometimes look up from their newspaper-on-a stick and recall how they survived…

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The anniversary of the Great Library Disaster of Lorain, OH is once again upon us.

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@LadyTophamCatt I did an illustration of this a while back..

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@tudor_af That looks much worse than the last time I saw it. The ORS is desperately needed!

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Does the community really need me for this?

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@RoselandChi1972 No idea about the period, but here’s a bit about the building and the adjacent development. https://t.co/QtrhBN0q47

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2617 W. North Ave
Chicago