McKinley Road at Wisconsin Avenue

Photograph

History Center of Lake Forest - Lake Bluff

Name/Title

McKinley Road at Wisconsin Avenue

Entry/Object ID

1982.3.15

Description

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad At this time in the 1920s McKinley Road north of Wisconsin Avenue was considered to be the industrial district of Lake Forest which commercial businesses of all kinds, some of which were served by the Chicago & North Western railroad. In an attempt to compete for less than carload freight, the North Shore Line tried to build a freight house here; however, the railroad met stiff resistance of the neighbors and was unsuccessful in its efforts. images are also on a CD (1982.3.1 - 1982.3.29)

Made/Created

Artist

Albert F. Scholze Sr.

Date made

1923

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Negative, Glass Plate

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects