Friday, April 13, 2012

My search for Philomena

This post is mostly for my dad.  I am in Chicago right now, visiting the national archives and visiting the addresses where My Great Great Grandma lived.

71 Ohio Street First Italian Pres. Church
across the street


view from site looking right toward state street a block away from the site


1/2 block away

looking left

the whole side of the block where the site was located is the post office

looking right toward State Street

tree in front of post office

across the street

across the street 

across the street a block away 

shows modern OHIO ST sign with the old red brick building across the street from the site

across the street "Bloomingdales"

grate on the ground under bloomindales

One block away

Ohio Street Sign

Pizzaria. on the corner a couple blocks away


117 W. 15th Street (now Clark Street)- I feel like this was the home Filomena got sick before she died.

kids missing mittins on the fence after winter at the park. Chicago in the background. 


This fence for the park is the site

this is across the street from the site sign says West 15th street

river bridge looking right from the site

beautiful tree across the street 


condos literally across the street

you can veigly see the train with the bridge in the background and that pink tree. 

bird said HI

the park behind the fence. Litteral site.  City in the skyline

768 West 19th Street. First Home after Florida. Other side of the river from the Clark Street Home

block away

block away

block away

This is the literal site. 

Owner of the properties around here.

front of the building. literal site

one of the shops Karate Studio



Chimney is from the literall building (back side)

behind the building. House to the all these houses are super old. The picture doesn't do Justice to the beauty. 

looking toward the river 

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between the black boarded up windows building (literal building)
looking toward river-freeway right there


me and your book in an art studio in the building now

block away

Looking the oposite way of the river

front of those buildings looking downtown

front of art studio

looking across the street from literal building 



across street from literal building 


176 East Chicago street. Polyclinc Hospital
looks like hospital to me

both could be buildings where Hospital was



across the street from those two buildings. 

next to those two buildings. This castle thing is new but I believe it is where the hospital could have been  


fire station

red door of fire station. This is probably the literal site. 

2 comments:

  1. How fun is that?! I love genealogy and learning about my ancestors. Looks like a fun trip!

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  2. You brought a tear to my eye. What a blessing you are to your Dad for going to all that for him! I love you very much.
    Diana

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