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This is a great photo.

in the 60's i worked in the woolworth building....great shot

In front of the Cotton and Coffee Exchanges is the Hanover Square Station of the Third Avenue Elevated, which was was the last of the Els to vanish. It made its last scheduled run in May 1955, demolished in 1956. William Russell Grace (1832-1904) was New York City's first Roman Catholic mayor in 1880. He opposed Tammany Hall, reformed the police, curbed vice, and reduced taxes- and was re-elected in 1884. Another view of the Coffee Exchange and Hanover Square Station: digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482823

Regarding the date, the photo itself is marked '1913'

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Awesome - anytime!

wow, what a shot

From matches to Army logistics - building B of the Diamond Match Co.

The buildings with the letters on them are still there today. See www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/785.html for info on the Central Manufacturing District industrial park of which they are part.

I worked there when the Chicago Board of Education was headquartered in those buildings in the early 90s.

This is at about 1735 to about 1800 West Pershing Road from Hermitage to Wolcott Ave. This is the South side of the building. (6 stories tall, two subbasements, built in 1916). Used in WWII as a food depot. Later used as grave storage. During the 1950s and 1960s it was the 5th Army headquarters used to teach meat inspectors (this is just west and north of the Chicago stockyards area), also military police and two National Guard units. (Comment offered by National Book Festival attendee who used to live across the street from this facility.)