A 1973 photo unlocks the history of Chicago’s 47th Street

This week’s “History Mystery looks at a forgotten stretch of Chicago.

The reveal: This 1973 photo was taken on Chicago’s South Side, along the then-bustling 47th Street corridor near the “L” tracks, later named the Green Line.

  • 47th and Indiana Avenue, to be exact.

The intrigue: The photo produced some easy clues, like a small, blurry street sign and the bus number (47).

  • The businesses also give it away, as the Queen of the Sea Steakhouse anchored this stretch at 212 E. 47th Street for decades.
  • The Green Line tracks make it easy to identify, although this particular station was renovated in the…

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