Belmont Harbor Press

To the Presses!

photo - Chicago Tribune

This post is a collection press photos either from the Chicago Tribune via Chicago Public Library online newspaper section, directly from Ebay, and from my private collection of photos that I purchased from Ebay. This post is an extension of a previous post 

about the harbor's historical evolution 

A 1910 View 

photo - Ebay

This photo is also housed in the Ravenswood-Lake View Community Association Collection. The ship pictured was the first boathouse after the Belmont (Yacht) Harbor was opened to the public in 1916. The vessel was called the Carrier II due to its cargo - logs from other ports of call

1920ish View

photo - part of my personal collection

I am dating this photo late 1910's early 1920's due to the automobiles spotted in the photography

another view of the harbor with the focus on Sheridan Road. Prior to 1931 inner Lake Shore Drive was called Sheridan Road from Diversey Parkway to just north of Grace Street

there was an inlet bridge separating the larger section of the harbor with the smaller inlet

I am dating this photography of the same time period as the first shown view of the harbor - probably 1920's

below is the negative I purchased from Ebay

Early 1920's View

showing the Diversey Avenue Golf Course and 

the first boathouse beyond that (white schooner)

photo - Ebay

zoomed view from above

1923 View

A Cool Lake Breeze

1925 View

An Aerial 

Kids on Sail Boat

a 1925 

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part of my collection

1926 View

Maintenance of the Craft

1929 View

part of my personal collection

There were two devastating storms that year, one in April and the other in October. The one in October was an omen to the Great Depression of 1929. The first non-craft boathouse is shown. I have more on the boathouse in the previous post.

1930 View

A Yacht Race from the Harbor

the staging area was our harbor for decades since the beginning of the Race to Mackinac

View from the Lake

A Snap Shoot Look through the Trees

The Harbor once had a Beach

1931 View
Another Race to Mackinac

 1934 View
At Sail for Sailors

1935 View

Sails at Rest

The Folk in the Road by the Harbor

view north

view south

part of my personal collection

1938 View

The Bride Path along the Boathouse

the boathouse had a rooftop cloth canapy

 1940 View
An Aerial View North to Northwest

before the Belmont Overpass bridge

another 1940 view

part of my personal collection

Belmont Avenue Overpass Bridge

Construction Photos
The WPA, a federal adminsitrative program of the late 1930's awarded the City of Chicago monies to expand and widen Lake Shore Drive. The last piece to be constructed was the 

Belmont Overpass by 1942

and the negatives purchased from Ebay

1941 View

Another Race to Mackinac

 1947 View
An Aerial View South to Southwest

Also in 1947

1948 View

part of my personal collection

1950 View

Off to the Races

1952 View

View of Kwakiutl Totem Pole

1954 View

The Cold War at Belmont Harbor

part of my personal collection

a view of their defense from the harbor

1956 View

Tourist at the Nike Site

Slight Oil Slick

The parking lot is full

part of my personal collection

1958 View

Sails against the Winds

1959 View
A Daytime Fog

an aerial view

part of my personal collection

1960 View
Fishing in the Harbor

1961 View

part of my personal collection

1962 View

Fishing in the Harbor

with new boathouse in background

The Harbor View Angle

1963 View

part of my personal collection

part of my personal collection

1965 View

From Winter to Spring

Sails at Rest

part of my personal collection

part of my personal collection

A Gathering of the Dead ... Fish

part of my personal collection

1966 View

A Sail in Trouble

( a 3 photo story)

an aerial view

of the Nike Missiles on the upper left

part of my personal collection

1967 View

Bik'in It

1969 View
High-rises along the Harbor

A Kid and his Fishing Pole

New Moors - a winter view

A Lonely Motor Boat and Chilly Waters

A Yacht Docking

view of the boathouse 

Winter is Near 

and the harbor is bare

at the abandon Nike sight

part of my persoal collection

1970 View

Gone Fish'in

 Buoys and Spring

Summer Cleaning 

The Original until 1985

In 1985 the original totem was returned the government of 

British Columbia, Canada

1971 View

 Left Beyond for the Winter

The Harbor Master Boat

Setting the Sail in the Harbor

Back to the its Winter Home 

All Aboard!!

part of my personal collection

the abandoned Nike sight is still there

part of my personal collection

1973 View

The Harbor at Dusk

Flooding the parking lot

part of my personal collection

1974 View

A Winter Rescue

Driving into the Summer Waters

Illegal Driving but Kid Fun 

Cray Fishing

Fisherman's Transportation 

CYC Sailing

part of my personal collection

1975 View

He Still Wanted to Fish

A Kite in a Tree

An Oil Mess

part of my personal collection

Sailboat enters Belmont Harbor past stained barriers 

that was installed to contain oil spill.

1976 View

Caught One!

Class in Session 

Another Class in Session 

1977 View

Seasonal Repairs

A September Day

An Early Snow

A Salmon Import

part of my personal collection

Solo Fishing

part of my personal collection

Cards for Entry

part of my personal collection

an aerial

this over-sized photo

and part of my personal collection

1978 View

Preparing for a Storm

The Chilly Waters 

The CYC in Action 

1979 View
Buildings Along the Harbor

CYC Classes

part of my personal collection 

1980 View

Icy Waters

part of my personal collection

1981 View

Moor Fishing in the Winter 

CYC Sails in November

1983 View

The Frostbite Final in November

1984 View

Winter Moor Fishing 

And the Winner is 

A Mooring Cost Increase Issue

1986 View

Cold Drink Hits the Spot

1987 View

Taking a Rest on Her Bike

1988 View

A Panoramic View

School Sailing at Dusk

A Barge Accident 

Winter Fishing

part of my personal collection

1989 View

Dropping the Buoys in April

Driving from the Rocks 

Sailboats on the waters of Belmont Harbor in a race held by the Chicago Yacht Club

1990 View

It's not Cheap to Maintain a Boat

Fishing off Your Boat

Dropping the Bouy

part of my personal collection

1991 View

Walking along the Rocks

1992 View

Got One! but a Little Small

1993 View

Doggie Beach

part of my personal collection

zoomed below

Dog Walking along the Lakefront

part of my personal collection

A Body in Belmont Harbor

(Google Books - fiction)

published in 1993

1996 View

Playing Hockey in the Parking Lot 

On the Doggie Beach

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