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Title	Michigan Ave., opposite Grant Park, Chicago.
Description	Row of buildings along Michigan Avenue, facing Grant Park, an expanse of green grass. The buildings are identified on the card: Auditorium, Fine Arts Building, Chicago Club, Stratford Hotel, Railway Exchange Building, Art Institute. Text printed on verso reads, "Michigan Avenue, opposite Grant Park, Chicago. This thoroughfare is one of the principal boulevards of the city, being a connecting link with the other numerous boulevards and parks. On this boulevard is located great Art Museum [sic], Auditorium Hotel and other magnificent structures. Grant Park at the present is in course of construction, but when completed will be one of the finest parks and pleasure grounds in the world. In this park will also be located the magnificent Field's Museum." Number 100 in a series. The Field Museum building on Grant Park was completed in 1921.
Subject	Parks Lawns Buildings Hotels
Location Depicted	Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)
Date Original	191-?
Object Type	Postcards
Source	3x5 color postcard. Item no. 008.183 in the Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/ulua001/#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ulua001/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format	image/jpeg
Ordering Information	To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULUA.008.183
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