Taken on the Lake Michigan shoreline in the winter of 1941, the vintage photo showcases the frigidity of a Chicago winter. This explains why students at University of Chicago are so cranky.

Shot Towers were a common site along the eastern shorelines in the late 1800’s and early 20th century. This one in Baltimore was known as the Phoenix Shot Tower.

What greater landmark is there in Boston than Fenway Park? Just off the Charles River, this park has been home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912. The following picture is a shot taken during the four alarm fire at Fenway Park on January 5th, 1934. The fire destroyed much of the new renovation work that had been done by new owner Thomas Yawkey, but the park was still able to open in time for the season opener, renovations complete.

This was actually the 2nd major fire at Fenway Park, the first being in 1926 which destroyed a section of bleachers. The bleachers were repaired for free by a local shop in the area.

Market Square has a lot going on these days, but it had slowed down considerably for awhile. This photo is of Market Square on Market Street just off of Forbes Avenue. You can see the old Dimling’s restaurant in the foreground next to an abandoned storefront, and the Chase Bank (formerly Farmer’s Bank) in the background. In the shadow of gorgeous Mount Washington, this is a beautiful photo capturing the early ruggedness of “The Square”, in downtown Pittsburgh.

This is a beautiful vintage photo of downtown Pittsburgh – back when this city was a rusty, dusty steel mill town. It’s actually quite beautiful now, and this photo does a good job of showing it’s character.

How cool is it to see the faces of some of the men who worked on The Empire State Building? Several men died during completion of The Empire State Building. Not sure if these two made it or not…this monster stands today as the tallest building in New York at 1,250 feet.