The Beautiful Country Near Chicago

Chicago & North-Western Railway

Publication: Poole Bros, 1900, Chicago

NORTH-WESTERN SERIES NO. 8. 5.5" x 8" oblong in pictorial wrappers. 84 pp., illustrations, index, maps. Very interesting format in that every other leaf is a half sheet of text leaf on good quality paper, interleaved with full-size sheets with color maps or black and white views. "The purpose of this booklet is to present in a concise form the salient features of some of Chicago's most attractive suburbs." Information on and several photographs of various attractive communities to include Ravenswood, Summerdale, Rogers Park, Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Lakeside, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Waukegan, Maplewood, Edison Park, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Barrinton, Austin, Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood, Melrose Park, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, etc. 4 color maps, one of suburban district - Chicago and North-Western Railway, one of the north shore, one of the suburban district-Wisconsin Division, and one of the suburban district-Galena Division. All maps show all train stops. Wrappers unglued at spine from text block. Wrappers lightly soiled with light wear to over-sized wrappers. Very good. A very interesting and attractive item.

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