Vintage Chicago Street Scene Before Dawn with Steam Locomotive Crossing Bridge in in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vintage Chicago Street Scene Before Dawn with Steam Locomotive Crossing Bridge

by Marilyn Bartlett

A grainy black and white photograph shows a quiet Chicago street just before dawn in the 1950s. The sky is a deep, bruised purple, hinting at the approaching sunrise. In the distance, a massive steam locomotive crosses the iconic Chicago River Bridge, its headlight cutting through the mist. Below, on the sidewalk, a man in a fedora and trench coat stands waiting for a streetcar, his breath visible in the cold air. A parked 1950s sedan sits idle nearby, its chrome details reflecting the dim city lights.

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Vintage Street Scene Before Chicago United States in Chicago, Illinois, United in the still Vintage Street Before Dawn Vintage
Camera Fujifilm X-S20*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Fujifilm X-S20 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 35mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 100
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date 2025-05-14
Credit VEETER
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