This week’s “History Mystery” explored a 1910 photograph of a forgotten stretch of Chicago: Maxwell Street.
- Just north of Maxwell Street, to be specific.
Zoom in: This photo shows the stretch of Roosevelt Road looking east at Halsted Street, which was once a bustling shopping district, selling everything from clothing to fresh vegetables.
The intrigue: The photo presents some great clues, which our readers seized upon, including the “12th Street Theater Vaudeville” sign.
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- 12th Street wasn’t renamed Roosevelt Road until 1919.
- A sign in the…