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[Thomas Hawk @thomashawk]

Found Ektachrome Slide Dated, January 1972, State Street, Chicago, Illinois

I pulled this one out of the box and just sat there. Some slides you glance at and put back. This one I couldn’t stop looking at.

Christmas time on State Street, Chicago, Illinois

Bond’s big red neon is burning on the left. Wieboldt’s is packed, people inside grabbing last minute gifts and staring at the Cinnamon Bear displays. Burton-Miller and Cole’s signs are glowing too. The whole block is alive with shoppers going in and out of the stores that used to make this the greatest shopping street in America.

Way down there you can just make out the Chicago Theatre sign. And even farther, those two round towers sitting on the river are Marina City. Bertrand Goldberg designed them in the early sixties. They were still new then, these giant concrete corn cobs with apartments and a parking garage and a marina underneath. Everybody in Chicago knew them.

Richard J. Daley was mayor. He had just won his fifth term that spring. The machine was still running strong and downtown was still the place you went at Christmas. The suburban malls were starting to steal customers but on a night like this you wouldn’t have known it. State Street was lit up and full of cars and people.

And those cars are all boats. Full size Chevys and Fords and Dodges with chrome bumpers you could land a plane on. Vinyl roofs. Bench seats. That yellow one is a Checker cab. Two lanes of American steel rolling under Christmas lights.

This slide is one of the ones that makes the whole collecting hobby worthwhile. This is not AI. This is 55 year old historical authenticity.

[Pete Byrne WSBT @PeteByrneSports]

#NotreDame & USC to return after a brief hiatus. The two programs announce a four-game home-and-home series to be played from 2030-2033.

Notre Dame at USC on Aug. 31, 2030. USC at ND on Aug. 30, 2031. The 2032 & 2033 will each be played in the first three weeks of the season.

[Jim Cornelison @Anthem_Singer]

Bears fans, As loud as you were for opening day this year, as much energy as there was in the stadium, do you think Sunday you will be even louder when we rock the anthem for the @ChicagoBears vs @RamsNFL game? I bet so and I can’t wait!! #gobears #beardown

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Not. Done. Yet.

[bill kingsley @torchpro]

@elonmusknews30 👋

[Chicago White Sox @whitesox]

OTD in 2005, it was a day of celebration 🏆

[Pete Byrne WSBT @PeteByrneSports]

Jeremiyah Love gets rolling on that last series...

And #NotreDame has as many points in 21 minutes tonight as it scored in 60 minutes at Miami.

[Pete Byrne WSBT @PeteByrneSports]

#NotreDame kicks off a new year in just a few hours. Get ready for kickoff now, by watching my preseason conversation with head coach Marcus Freeman.
https://t.co/i3qsYxLl7S

[bill kingsley @torchpro]

@PeteByrneSports How ‘bout that!!!

[Pete Byrne WSBT @PeteByrneSports]

Malachi Fields catch being reviewed... but I think that will stand.

[bill kingsley @torchpro]

$5600 · 2006 Toyota Avalon Limited - Nextdoor
https://t.co/hhkyVWkSnG

[MAGA Resource @MAGAResource]

Donald Trump has only been elected for 2 days and RFK Jr is already working on making America healthy again.

God bless him.

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

The world's most beautiful towns and cities at Christmas - a thread 🧵

1. Dresden, Germany 🇩🇪

[Dr. Simon @goddek]

Until the 1970, the majority of the people were fit as a fiddle! No keto, vegan, or paleo diets. No home aerobics or gym memberships. No fancy fitness tech or wellness influencers. They also weren't drinking protein shakes or counting calories.

So, what went wrong? A THREAD 🧵⬇️

[Old Time Football 🏈 @Ol_TimeFootball]

A fan called Mike Ditka a baby on a radio show.
#IronMike responds by giving the guy his office address and telling him
“You tell me what time and when and I’ll whip your ass”
#Bears
#DaBears

[Pete Byrne WSBT @PeteByrneSports]

Here Come the Irish! ☘️🏈
https://t.co/MFRtgTtUxn

[Foo Fighters @foofighters]

Oh he knew the song!!!
Thanks @MichaelBuble & @sfoutsidelands 🤘

#I❤️Bublé #outsidelands

[Jesse Rogers @JesseRogersESPN]

The Cubs pull out a 4-3 win over Milwaukee after trailing 3-1 entering the ninth inning. Per @ESPNStatsInfo: The Cubs had lost 112 consecutive games in which they trailed by multiple runs in the 9th inning or later. That was 2nd-longest active streak in MLB. Wild series so far.

[ABATE of Illinois @ABATEofIllinois]

ABATE of Illinois reminds you that spraying grass clippings on the road in Illinois is illegal! It’s also incredibly dangerous for motorcyclists as it’s like black ice for us. Follow the Illinois Litter Control Act 415 ILCS 105 and stop spraying grass clippings on the roads! 🏍

[Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow @WaukeshaCoExec]

I am truly honored to have been sworn in this afternoon to a third term as Waukesha County Executive. I will continue to work hard to make a lasting difference in our community.

Thank you to Judge Paul Bugenhagen for administering the Oath of Office!