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
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| Sign - Forest Pk Terminal Apr 21, 1957 |
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405 Forest Park Apr 22, 1957
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| 429 Forest Park May 18, 1957 |
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| 422 5th Ave - Maywood Apr 20, 1957 |
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| 422 7th Ave - Maywood Apr 27, 1957 |
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| 427 8th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 459 8th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 430 9th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 421 9th Ave - Maywood Apr 20, 1957 |
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| 422 9th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 432 9th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 400+402 -- 410+453 9th Ave - Maywood Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 404 11th Ave - Maywood Apr 20, 1957 |
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| 401 11th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 424 11th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 407 11th Ave - Maywood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 452 17th Ave - Maywood Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 453+410 Bellwood Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 417 Eastern Ave. Bellwood Oct 6, 1956 |
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| 410 25th Ave - Bellwood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 421 25th Ave - Bellwood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 426 25th Ave - Bellwood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 430 25th Ave - Bellwood Jun 29, 1957 |
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| 431 25th Ave - Bellwood May 18, 1957 |
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| 457 25th Ave - Bellwood May 18, 1957 |
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| 400 Bellwood Sta Oct 6, 1956 |
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| 401 Bellwood Sta Oct 6, 1956 |
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| 318 Roosevelt Rd. (Mt. Carmel Cemetery) Apr 27, 1957 |
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| 318 Mannheim Rd. (Mt. Carmel Branch) Apr 27, 1957 |
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| 427 W. of Mannheim Mar 7, 1955 (Jim Heinlein) |
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| 403 W. of Mannheim Mar 7, 1955 (Jim Heinlein) |
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| 433+417 Hillside - Garden Home Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 405 Spring Rd. Apr 27, 1957 |
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| 406+452 Glen Oak Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 416 Glen Oak May 19, 1957 |
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| 309+310 Glen Oak May 19, 1957 |
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| 600 Wheaton Shops Apr 27, 1957 |
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| 407 Wheaton Jun 30, 1957 |
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| 414 Wheaton Apr 17, 1957 |
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| 452 Wheaton Shops Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 451 Wheaton Jun 30, 1957 |
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| 309 - 454 Wheaton Jun 30, 1957 |
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| 307 - 317 Wheaton Apr 21, 1957 |
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| 455-452-459 Wheaton Jun 16, 1963 |
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| 410 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 433 Wheaton May 26, 1963 |
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| 454 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 408 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 420 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 430 - 457 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 430 - 401 Wheaton May 26, 1963 |
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| 433 Wheaton May 5, 1963 |
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| 457 Wheaton Jun 16, 1963 |
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| 460 Weisbrook Rd. Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 460 Weisbrook Rd. Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 309 Warrenville May 19, 1957 |
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| 433 Williams Rd. Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 427 Williams Rd. Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 455 Batavia Jct. Apr 17, 1957 |
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| 405 Batavia Jct. Apr 17, 1957 |
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| 318 Glenwood Park Apr 17, 1957 |
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| 318 Glenwood Park Apr 17, 1957 |
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| 310 Glenwood Park May 19, 1957 |
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| 460 Aurora Ave. Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 460 Aurora Ave. Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 424 Aurora, Fox River Apr 21, 1957 |
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| 459 Aurora Station Apr 21, 1957 |
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| 460 Aurora Station Apr 21, 1957 |
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| 460 Aurora Station Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 460 Cab Aurora Station Oct 26, 1958 |
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| 417 Wheaton - Liberty Drive Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 410 Wheaton - Liberty Drive Mar 30, 1957 |
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| 457 Wheaton - Wesley St. Jun 30, 1957 |
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| 4005-4006 Wheaton - Wesley St. Jun 30, 1957 |
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| 405 Geneva Jct. May 19, 1957 |
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| 454-456 Lakewood May 19, 1957 |
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| 430 Smith Rd. Oct 26, 1958 |
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.
ReplyDeleteaddisonart
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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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