Description
This vintage postcard captures a lively street scene in Roseland, Illinois, circa 1911, showcasing brick buildings, a streetcar, and bustling pedestrians along South Michigan Avenue. The image includes businesses like W. BRKHOFF ESTATE LOANS & INSURANCE and a drugstore. This charming glimpse of early 20th-century Chicago life is a wonderful piece of history, mailed August 21, 1911.
Front Text (cleaned):
South Michigan Avenue, looking south
from E. 111th Street, Roseland, Ill.
W. BRKHOFF
ESTATE LOANS & INSURANCE
DRUGS
ROSE AND PR
28456
MOIDAKS
FOR RENT
Back Text (cleaned):
Chicago Aug 21, 1911
Dear Dwight,
I hope you are well. It was still quite warm yesterday, but it is cooler today.
Lowell
