Let’s have some fun. Here’s a look at scenes from the 2015 Chicago Pride Parade side-by-side with photos of the same locations during long-ago Pride Parades. The parade has really changed. The buildings? Not so much.
Broadway At Wellington, 1985
Broadway & Belmont 1976
1976 photo: Leather Archives & Museum
Broadway & Oakdale, 1985 (Former Mayor Jane Byrne in Convertible)
1985 photo: Alan Light on Flickr
…and today’s mayor in the same location in 2014…
3153 N. Broadway, 1985
1985 photo: Alan Light on Flickr
Broadway at Wellington, 1976
1976 Photo: Diane Alexander White Photography
Broadway At Oakdale, 1985
1985 Photo: Alan Light on Flickr
Broadway At Briar, 1976
Source: Leather Archives & Museum
3021 N Broadway, 1976
Source: Leather Archives & Museum
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