Ongoing Projects by Location

• North Lawndale Property Information System (GIS Demonstration Site)
• The North Lawndale Community Information
• The Loop Imagebase Project
• Bridgeport Project
• Armour Square Project
• Near West Side Project
• Lower West Side Project

• USGS Maps
• Street Maps
• Fire Insurance Maps
• Chicago Growth 1850-1990, Maps by Dennis McClendon
• 1939-1941 WPA Land Use Maps of the Loop

• Era-By-Era Collection of Images

• Chicago's Downtown circa 1893. Rand McNally's Bird's-Eye Views and Guide to Chicago.
• Historical View Books

• Aerial Views by Alex S. MacLean
• Contemporary Photographs by Bob Thall
• Photographs by C. William Brubaker

Visual Materials Indexes

• By Architect
• By Building Name

Important Repositories of Information

• Area Libraries
• Other Sources

• Chicago Buildings