City - Chicago - Shopping Crowds 1940 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
City - Chicago - Shopping Crowds 1940 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1940, July
Original title: State Street
Photographer: John Vachon
Location: 14 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL
As I research these images, I pick up fun trivia like in this image. The roads in Chicago for the most part, are brick, a pink colored brick. Some of it is granite, but for the most part its made of locally sourced and made clay brick. So the roads were actually pink and brown and not so much gray.
There were no references for what that building was on the right, other than its not there now. So I went with a 1930 style coloring, as its set up in a deco like theme. The clothing I followed both 1930 and 1940 depending how old they were.
I found a few postcards of Marshal Fields, and their awnings flipped in colors over the years, but often it was blue or this color.
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July 26th, 2021
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