Wednesday, February 13, 2019

ABOUT JOHN CHUCKMAN

John Chuckman is former chief economist for a large Canadian oil company. He has many interests and is a lifelong student of history. He writes with a passionate desire for honesty, the rule of reason, and concern for human decency. John regards it as a badge of honor to have left the United States as a poor young man from the South Side of Chicago when the country embarked on the pointless murder of something like 3 million Vietnamese in their own land because they embraced the wrong economic loyalties. He lives in Canada, which he is fond of calling “the peaceable kingdom.”

John’s writing appears regularly on many Internet sites. He has been translated into at least ten languages and has been regularly translated into Italian and Spanish. Several of his essays have been published in book collections, including two college texts. He has published a book, The Decline of the American Empire and the Rise of China as a Global Power, published by Constable and Robinson, London. John also writes book reviews.

Apart from his writing since retiring from the oil industry, John has taught university courses in economics, done a good deal of private tutoring, served as a professional newspaper restaurant reviewer (he likes cooking), followed his favorite hobby of photography, and created a popular family of image blogs on the Internet.

John may be reached directly at:  formersouthsideboy@gmail.com

SOME INTERNET SITES FROM JOHN CHUCKMAN:



CHUCKMAN'S PLACES ON WORDPRESS: FEATURING THE BELOVED URBAN VILLAGE OF SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: TORONTO NOSTALGIA

CHUCKMAN’S MONTREAL

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORD PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S KODACHROMES ON WORDPRESS: JOHN AND BOBBY LONG AGO

CHUCKMAN'S PORT STANLEY

CHUCKMAN'S BAYFIELD

CHUCKMAN'S GODERICH

CHUCKMAN'S ILES DE LA MADELEINE (MAGDALEN ISLANDS)

CHUCKMAN'S ART

CHUCKMAN'S ROBOTS

CHUCKMAN'S GALLERY OF GROTESQUES

CHUCKMAN'S CARTOON COMMENTS

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: 1920s ARCADE CARD BEAUTIES – THEIR CHARM AND GRACE AND WHIMSY

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: POLITICAL ESSAYS

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: COMMENTS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S MISCELLANEA OF WORDS

CHUCKMAN'S NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS OF THE 1950S VOLUME 01 (OF 4 VOLUMES)



ME, ROUGHLY: THE DECLINE IS RAPID NOW

PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT 6000 SERIES TRAIN - AERIAL VIEW WITH CARS ON HIGHWAY - SNOWING - 1985


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT PULLING INTO AN UNKNOWN STATION ON A SNOWY DAY - CTA EMPLOYEE ON PLATFORM WITH SHOVEL - 1979


PHOTO - CHICAGO - WELLS STREET BRIDGE OVER CHICAGO RIVER - TWO-UNIT CTA RAPID TRANSIT 6000 SERIES CROSSING - LOOKING E DOWN RIVER - 1956


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN ENGINE - ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD - BICENTENNIAL LIVERY - 1976


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N ON STATE STREET ELEVATED - HUGE SHOPPING CROWD- CHRISTMAS SEASON - SUBWAY BEING BUILT - OPENED IN 1943


PHOTO - CHICAGO - SOME BUILDINGS ALONG RANDOLPH STREET AND THE DISTANT VIEW ALONG LAKESHORE - AERIAL - 1980s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY - OUTSIDE E END - U-505 SUBMARINE AND BURLINGTON ZEPHYR TRAIN - AS THEY USED TO BE DISPLAYED - SNAPSHOT - 1960


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - CTA TWIN COACH BUS - 1967


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN STATION - DOUBLE-DECK COMMUTER TRAIN LEAVING TRAIN SHED - 1982


PHOTO - CHICAGO - BUS ON MADISON STREET BRIDGE OVER RIVER - CIVIC OPERA BUILDING ON LEFT - 1970s


POSTCARD - CHCAGO - ELLIS AVE - N FROM 63RD - HYDE PARK - HANDSOME ROW OF APARTMENTS ON TREE-LINED STREET - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - 46TH AND GREENWOOD - GREENWOOD SCHOOL - IN THE 1950s THIS WAS SHAKESPEARE ELEMENTARY WHERE I BRIEFLY WENT - TODAY IT'S CALLED ARIEL COMMUNITY SCHOOL - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BATHING BEACH - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - PANORAMA WITH BIG CROWD - ROW OF SEATS WITH AWNINGS NEAR GRASS - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEACH SCENE ROGERS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD - SOME HOMES - ROUGH LAKE - LARGE CHIMNEYS BEHIND HOMES - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING - 1216-22 CARMEN AVE - 1910s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - C SCHULER AND SON TAILORS - 2758 STREET UNKNOWN - STOREFRONT AND PROPRIETOR - 1908


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - DRAMATIC GROUND-LEVEL VIEW - RED CAR IN DRIVEWAY - TINTED - PRE-1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - PANORAMA FROM STREET - CARRIAGE - CAR - PEDESTRIANS - TINTED - 1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO ORPHAN ASYLUM - SOUTH PARK AVE AND 51ST - HYDE PARK - 1908


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DEANE'S FULLERTON PARKWAY APARTMENTS - 523-31 FULLERTON PARKWAY - NOTE STREET LIGHTS - CAR PARKED - 1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - EGGLESTON AVE - LOOKING N FROM 71 ST STREET - VIEW WITH MORE OF SIDE OF NICE APARTMENT BUILDING - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - EGGLESTON AVE - LOOKING N FROM 71ST STREET - HAMILTON PARK - NICE APARTMENT BUILDING AND LARGE HOMES - NOTE STREET LIGHT - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HANDSOME CORNER APARTMENT BUILDING - LOCATION UNKNOWN - NOTE YOUNG TREES - 1907


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HANDSOME SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING - UNKNOWN LOCATION - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HOTEL SHERMAN - CLARK AND RANDOLPH - STREET VIEW - 1600 ROOMS - c1950


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - HUGE STEAMER (CALLED NYC FREIGHTER) PASSING RANDOLPH STREET BRIDGE - WATER-LEVEL VIEW - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON PARK BEACH - PANORAMA - HUGE CROWDS OF PEDESTRIANS AND CARRIAGES - ALMOST A PARADE - MAYBE A SUNDAY - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - KENWOOD TERRACE APARTMENTS - 4816 - 4828 MADISON AVE - HANDSOME COURTYARD BUILDING - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - CHILDREN'S BATHING BEACH - BIG CROWD WITH POLICEMAN IN UNIFORM - TINTED - 1905


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK BEACH - CHILDREN'S DAY - CROWD - BOYS PULLING ON HEAVY ROPE - TINTED - 1913


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK ZOO - BIG CROWD AROUND SEA LION COMPOUND - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1907


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LORADO TAFT'S FOUNTAIN OF TIME - WASHINGTON PARK - THE SCULPTURE WAS DEDICATED IN 1922


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MONTROSE AND HERMITAGE AVES - SE CORNER - SHOP IN BOTTOM OF LARGE HOME - NOTE PHARMACY SYMBOL ON TOP OF CORNER POST - RAVENSWOOD - 1908


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NOTTINGHAM APARTMENTS - NW CORNER PINE GROVE AND CORNELIA AVES - CORNER VIEW - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - LOOKING S - INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE FROM N END GROUND LEVEL - HUGE CROWD - SKYLINE BACKGROUND - PLANE DRAWN IN - TINTED - 1929


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH - LOOKING TOWARDS LAKESHORE FROM WATER - BIG CROWD - TINTED - TINTED - MAYBE 1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND GOLD COAST - AERIAL FROM DRAKE HOTEL - TINTED - 1949


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK STREET BEACH AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE - AERIAL - LOOKING SE - PLANE DRAWN IN - TINTED - 1920s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RAINBOW BEACH - CALLED WINDSOR BATHING BEACH - AERIAL PANORAMA FROM JUST N OF 75TH - HUGE CROWD - RESEMBLES A BRUEGEL PAINTING - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STRATFORD HOTEL - MICHIGAN AND JACKSON - DUTCH ROOM DINING ROOM INTERIOR - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STREETCAR FOR WINDSOR PARK - SOUTH CHICAGO - TRANSIT WORKER AND MAYBE HIS FAMILY POSING


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - YMCA - WILSON AVE - 1921


Wednesday, January 2, 2019

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - 1219-25 E 52ND STREET - BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING WITH LITTLE GIRL IN FRONT - YOUNG TREES - 1910s - GENERAL NOTE ON POSTCARDS WITH PHOTOS OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS: THESE WERE THE "MLS LISTINGS" OF THEIR DAY - USED BY RENTERS AND BUYERS TO SELECT SITES TO VISIT - PEOPLE ALSO MADE THESE CARDS PRIVATELY USING KITS THAT WERE AVAILABLE - YOU OFTEN SEE FAIRLY CRUDE HANDWRITTEN LABELS ON SUCH CARDS


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ADLER PLANETARIUM - GRANT PARK - CLOSE GROUND VIEW - CROWDS ON STAIRS - CARS - STYLIZED AND TINTED - FINE VERSION - 1940


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING E FROM ABOVE S BRANCH OF RIVER - 1975


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEACH - NOT IDENTIFIED - LIKELY FOR CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - CHILDREN ALONG SHORE - PIER WITH MANY WOMEN UNDER PARASOLS - TINTED - VERY NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING - KENMORE AND LELAND SE CORNER - WOMAN IN FRONT - 1910s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING - KENMORE AND THORNDALE AVES - S E CORNER - 1910s


POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING WITH STRIPED AWNINGS - 4525 DOVER STREET - 1910s