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"Typical Goose Island Residence," 1891

"Typical Goose Island Residence," 1891
Against a backdrop of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad and the smokestacks of local industries, Goose Island residents still appeared to live in small, one-room shanties and to raise geese and goats. By this point, evidence points to more familiar Chicago cottages and two-flats on Hickory, North Branch, and Cherry Streets.