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Oak Street Beach

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Stock #:311636
Type: Large Format Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chicago
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Cook
Publisher: Jumbo Post-Card Company
Postmark: Jul-17
Postmark City: Chicago
Postmark State: IL
Stamp: 3c
Size: 7" x 9" (17.75 x 23 cm)

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Looking south from Lake Shore Drive. Chicago's fabulous "Gold Coast" has its exclusive flavor at the water front for Oak Street Beach is crowded with thousands. The Palmolive Building and Lindbergh beacon rise above the squat, world famous Drake Hotel. Far to the right on Michigan Avenue is the Allerton Hotel while at the extreme left is Navy Pier, extending almost a mile into Lake Michigan, and training headquarters for thousands of US sailors

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