urban modernista

Lava Lamps were invented and first manufactured in Chicago in 1963

Posted January 28, 2012 at 8:20pm in lava lamp 1960s 60s lava simplex chicago

The now defunct DeMar’s coffee shop on Chicago and Paulina in Chicago.

I loved the retro neon sign, and the inside had a nice retro feel of a 1950s coffee/ice cream shop.

Posted March 6, 2011 at 12:54pm in chicago 1950s 1960s coffee diner neon vintage retro

Bowling shoes

Diversey River Bowl, Chicago, IL

Posted March 4, 2011 at 5:39pm in bowling shoes chicago retro

“Blizzard of 1967” - A Chicago police car is stalled at the Michigan Avenue entrance to Lake Shore Drive on Jan. 27, 1967

credit: Chicago Sun-Times

Posted February 1, 2011 at 1:19pm in chicago illinois snow blizzard police 1960s

Mod circles ironwork, Wicker Park, Chicago, IL

Posted January 7, 2011 at 11:58am in mod ironwork design wicker park chicago