Monday, April 25, 2016

CA&E Slides from the Heinlein Collection

This is a collection of CA&E color slides taken by our old friend Bob Heinlein during the last days of operation, and some taken after abandonment.  Some of these have already appeared online via the Johnson website, but unless I'm missing something, most of them have not.  So rather than try to figure out which have or haven't, it was easiest to scan them all in and present them here.

The slides are arranged geographically from east to west, starting at Forest Park.  Every slide is carefully marked with the exact location and date it was taken.  As is common with old slides, some of them could benefit from color adjustment. I've tried to fix a few of them.  The images with captions are the unadjusted scans, with revised pictures to the right.

   Our heartfelt thanks to Bob for permission to post these pictures here.   Enjoy!

All images copyright Robert D. Heinlein
May not be reproduced or distributed without authorization


Sign - Forest Pk Terminal   Apr 21, 1957

405   Forest Park    Apr 22, 1957




429  Forest Park   May 18, 1957












422   5th Ave - Maywood    Apr 20, 1957











422    7th Ave - Maywood   Apr 27, 1957











427   8th Ave - Maywood   Jun 29, 1957

459   8th Ave - Maywood   Jun 29, 1957

430    9th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

421     9th Ave - Maywood   Apr 20, 1957

422    9th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

432    9th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

400+402 --  410+453    9th Ave - Maywood    Mar 30, 1957












404   11th Ave - Maywood    Apr 20, 1957

401    11th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

424    11th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

407     11th Ave - Maywood    Jun 29, 1957

452     17th Ave - Maywood    Mar 30, 1957

453+410     Bellwood     Mar 30, 1957

417     Eastern Ave.  Bellwood     Oct 6, 1956

410     25th Ave - Bellwood    Jun 29, 1957


421     25th Ave - Bellwood    Jun 29, 1957

426     25th Ave - Bellwood    Jun 29, 1957

430     25th Ave - Bellwood    Jun 29, 1957

431     25th Ave - Bellwood    May 18, 1957

457     25th Ave - Bellwood    May 18, 1957

400    Bellwood Sta    Oct 6, 1956

401    Bellwood Sta    Oct 6, 1956

318     Roosevelt Rd.   (Mt. Carmel Cemetery)    Apr 27, 1957

318     Mannheim Rd.   (Mt. Carmel Branch)    Apr 27, 1957

427     W. of Mannheim         Mar 7, 1955   (Jim Heinlein)

403     W. of Mannheim         Mar 7, 1955   (Jim Heinlein)

433+417     Hillside - Garden Home    Mar 30, 1957

405     Spring Rd.    Apr 27, 1957

406+452     Glen Oak            Mar 30, 1957

416     Glen Oak         May 19, 1957

309+310     Glen Oak       May 19, 1957

600          Wheaton Shops     Apr 27, 1957

407     Wheaton     Jun 30, 1957

414     Wheaton      Apr 17, 1957

452      Wheaton Shops      Mar 30, 1957

451       Wheaton      Jun 30, 1957

309 - 454         Wheaton      Jun 30, 1957        

307 - 317       Wheaton      Apr 21, 1957

455-452-459        Wheaton       Jun 16, 1963

410     Wheaton      May 5, 1963

433     Wheaton      May 26, 1963

454     Wheaton      May 5, 1963

408     Wheaton      May 5, 1963

420     Wheaton      May 5, 1963

430 - 457      Wheaton      May 5, 1963

430 - 401       Wheaton      May 26, 1963

433     Wheaton      May 5, 1963

457     Wheaton      Jun 16, 1963

460        Weisbrook Rd.     Oct 26, 1958

460        Weisbrook Rd.     Oct 26, 1958

309     Warrenville      May 19, 1957

433      Williams Rd.       Mar 30, 1957

427      Williams Rd.       Mar 30, 1957

455    Batavia Jct.    Apr 17, 1957

405    Batavia Jct.    Apr 17, 1957

318      Glenwood Park    Apr 17, 1957

318      Glenwood Park    Apr 17, 1957

310      Glenwood Park    May 19, 1957

460        Aurora Ave.     Oct 26, 1958

460        Aurora Ave.     Oct 26, 1958

424      Aurora, Fox River       Apr 21, 1957

459      Aurora Station       Apr 21, 1957

460      Aurora Station       Apr 21, 1957

460        Aurora Station    Oct 26, 1958

460 Cab      Aurora Station    Oct 26, 1958

417       Wheaton - Liberty Drive      Mar 30, 1957

410       Wheaton - Liberty Drive      Mar 30, 1957

457       Wheaton - Wesley St.      Jun 30, 1957

4005-4006       Wheaton - Wesley St.      Jun 30, 1957

405     Geneva Jct.      May 19, 1957

454-456        Lakewood        May 19, 1957
430       Smith Rd.       Oct 26, 1958

3 comments:

Art said...

Thanks to all involved in bringing this history to life. For those of us who were there, the memories quickly come flooding back. For those who are getting to see this history for the first time, there is an easy lesson to be learned--help the younger members of your family remember today. It won't be long before today becomes history.

addisonart

Don Bosan said...

Who did the scanning for him? It's my understanding that he tries to keep at least ten feet between himself and anything with computers.

Randall Hicks said...

I did the scanning for him -- after trying to explain how "scanning" works, and that it doesn't produce a hard copy, and things like that. Luckily he trusts me.