Andy Marfia 📸

The Wrigley Building and Michigan Avenue Bridge, 1940s.

For #throwbackthursday, this historic photo comes from the Newberry Library. No photographer is listed. https://bit.ly/44URC9I

#Chicago #photography #urbanphotography #bridgesofmastodon #blackandwhite #monochrome

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Jul 21, 2023 at 1:32amWeb
Show threadAndy Marfia 📸Jul 21, 2023
Something I noticed after sharing this: The Wrigley Building is missing its north tower (to the right). According to Wikipedia, the south tower was completed in 1921 and the north tower in 1924. So this photo was taken between those dates, and not in the "1940s" as the Newberry notes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Building
Wrigley Building - Wikipedia

Show threadMaureenJul 22, 2023
@andymarfia Ah yes! the horse on the lower right corner definitely wearing early 1920's fashion, not 1940's😉
Show threadAndy Marfia 📸Jul 22, 2023
@maureenk it's shocking that the Newberry was not able to correctly identify horse fashion. 🤪