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Cermak Road east of Wabash Avenue remains blocked at noon on Jan. 27, 1967, as the record storm starts to wind down.
Cermak Road east of Wabash Avenue remains blocked at noon on Jan. 27, 1967, as the record storm starts to wind down.
The heavy snowfall of the 1967 blizzard turned the landscape white and forced many motorists to leave their cars behind, as happened here on the Oakwood Drive entry to Lake Shore Drive.
The heavy snowfall of the 1967 blizzard turned the landscape white and forced many motorists to leave their cars behind, as happened here on the Oakwood Drive entry to Lake Shore Drive.
If you were a downtown office worker, you might have been sent home early on Jan. 26, 1967, when it became apparent that this was not going to be an ordinary snowfall.
If you were a downtown office worker, you might have been sent home early on Jan. 26, 1967, when it became apparent that this was not going to be an ordinary snowfall.
A CTA bus, southbound on Michigan Avenue at Walton Street, sits at an acute angle across the street, immobilized on the slippery pavement on Jan. 26, 1967. Nearby, a policeman tries to aid a motorist.
A CTA bus, southbound on Michigan Avenue at Walton Street, sits at an acute angle across the street, immobilized on the slippery pavement on Jan. 26, 1967. Nearby, a policeman tries to aid a motorist.
Motorists trying to leave snowbound Lake Shore Drive at Foster Avenue in January 1967 got no farther than the exit ramp when the big snow hit Chicago.
Motorists trying to leave snowbound Lake Shore Drive at Foster Avenue in January 1967 got no farther than the exit ramp when the big snow hit Chicago.
Pedestrians fight the snow along Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 26, 1967.
Pedestrians fight the snow along Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 26, 1967.
Commuters anxious to get home and avoid the approaching blizzard line up to get into the subway station at Grand Avenue and State Street in Chicago.
Commuters anxious to get home and avoid the approaching blizzard line up to get into the subway station at Grand Avenue and State Street in Chicago.
A taxi took on a desolate look as night fell and the drifts piled up during the January 1967 blizzard.
A taxi took on a desolate look as night fell and the drifts piled up during the January 1967 blizzard.
A CTA bus is towed after getting stuck on Michigan Avenue at Walton Street in Chicago.
A CTA bus is towed after getting stuck on Michigan Avenue at Walton Street in Chicago.
The Randolph Street station of the I.C. railroad gets packed with Loop workers trying to get a train home on Jan. 26, 1967. Bad weather caused many to abandon their usual mode of transportation and take the train.
The Randolph Street station of the I.C. railroad gets packed with Loop workers trying to get a train home on Jan. 26, 1967. Bad weather caused many to abandon their usual mode of transportation and take the train.
An abandoned Rolls Royce catches fire and burns after getting stalled in drifting snow on the Edens Expressway, a little south of County Line Road on Jan. 26, 1967.
An abandoned Rolls Royce catches fire and burns after getting stalled in drifting snow on the Edens Expressway, a little south of County Line Road on Jan. 26, 1967.
Mailman Larry Bishop delivers mail in a blizzard on 83rd Street just west of Hermitage Avenue on Jan. 26, 1967.
Mailman Larry Bishop delivers mail in a blizzard on 83rd Street just west of Hermitage Avenue on Jan. 26, 1967.
Heavy snow accumulation collapsed the roof of a warehouse at 3420 Irving Park Road on Jan. 26, 1967.
Heavy snow accumulation collapsed the roof of a warehouse at 3420 Irving Park Road on Jan. 26, 1967.
A passenger walking toward the LaSalle Street station passes by a New York Central railway mail car that was derailed by the snow on Jan. 26, 1967.
A passenger walking toward the LaSalle Street station passes by a New York Central railway mail car that was derailed by the snow on Jan. 26, 1967.
Even before the last snowflake falls, there is a general scramble for food, particularly bread and milk, as shoppers crowd into a food store at 81st Street and Cicero Avenue on Jan. 27, 1967.
Even before the last snowflake falls, there is a general scramble for food, particularly bread and milk, as shoppers crowd into a food store at 81st Street and Cicero Avenue on Jan. 27, 1967.
Cars sit marooned in snow drifts on Lake Shore Drive near McCormick Place in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967.
Cars sit marooned in snow drifts on Lake Shore Drive near McCormick Place in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967.
Snow drifting in Burnham Park along the lakefront brings grief to these drivers, who attempted to leave Lake Shore Drive at the 31st Street exit on Jan. 26, 1967.
Snow drifting in Burnham Park along the lakefront brings grief to these drivers, who attempted to leave Lake Shore Drive at the 31st Street exit on Jan. 26, 1967.
Emergency needs are met by helicopters, like this one picking up a supply of food for La Rabida Hospital on Jan. 27, 1967, in the midst of the blizzard.
Emergency needs are met by helicopters, like this one picking up a supply of food for La Rabida Hospital on Jan. 27, 1967, in the midst of the blizzard.
Riders walk away from a stalled bus on Devon Avenue at Magnolia Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967.
Riders walk away from a stalled bus on Devon Avenue at Magnolia Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967.
A view of the city, looking east from above the Eisenhower Expressway, reveals the day an entire metropolis stood still on Jan. 27, 1967.
A view of the city, looking east from above the Eisenhower Expressway, reveals the day an entire metropolis stood still on Jan. 27, 1967.
Pedestrians fear no automobile traffic on Ohio Street near Rush Street in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967, after a record-setting snowfall hit the city.
Pedestrians fear no automobile traffic on Ohio Street near Rush Street in Chicago on Jan. 27, 1967, after a record-setting snowfall hit the city.
Teenage girls try to help a tow truck rescue their Volkswagen Beetle from a snow drift at the intersection of Stockton Drive and Diversey Parkway on Jan. 27, 1967.
Teenage girls try to help a tow truck rescue their Volkswagen Beetle from a snow drift at the intersection of Stockton Drive and Diversey Parkway on Jan. 27, 1967.
A city thermal snow melter and a front-end loader team up against snow accumulation at Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Jan. 27, 1967. The super-heated melter quickly reduces the snow.
A city thermal snow melter and a front-end loader team up against snow accumulation at Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Jan. 27, 1967. The super-heated melter quickly reduces the snow.
Tom Hall, of the baiduhai, makes his way to work on North Michigan Avenue using snowshoes on Jan. 27, 1967.
Tom Hall, of the baiduhai, makes his way to work on North Michigan Avenue using snowshoes on Jan. 27, 1967.
Huge dump trucks operated by city crews offload tons of snow into the Chicago River near Wells Street and Wacker Drive on Jan. 28, 1967.
Huge dump trucks operated by city crews offload tons of snow into the Chicago River near Wells Street and Wacker Drive on Jan. 28, 1967.
After the snow of the 1967 blizzard stopped, the cleanup began. Fierce winds whipped the snow into drifts as high as 12 feet.
After the snow of the 1967 blizzard stopped, the cleanup began. Fierce winds whipped the snow into drifts as high as 12 feet.
Cars are stuck on Chicago side streets after the 1967 blizzard that started on Jan. 26, and continued through the following day.
Cars are stuck on Chicago side streets after the 1967 blizzard that started on Jan. 26, and continued through the following day.
Frances Houlihan and her daughter Maureen are fortunate enough to buy the last loaf of bread at the A&P store at 79th Street and Pulaski Road. People rushed out to buy food on Jan 27, 1967.
Frances Houlihan and her daughter Maureen are fortunate enough to buy the last loaf of bread at the A&P store at 79th Street and Pulaski Road. People rushed out to buy food on Jan 27, 1967.
A snow plow abandoned on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Jan. 28, 1967, is just one of many lost during the blizzard that lasted two days.
A snow plow abandoned on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Jan. 28, 1967, is just one of many lost during the blizzard that lasted two days.
City workers clear a sidewalk at Wells Street and Wacker Drive on Jan. 28, 1967, after two days of nonstop snow.
City workers clear a sidewalk at Wells Street and Wacker Drive on Jan. 28, 1967, after two days of nonstop snow.
A young skier tries the snow on North Lake Shore Drive at Hollywood Avenue on Jan. 28, 1967.
A young skier tries the snow on North Lake Shore Drive at Hollywood Avenue on Jan. 28, 1967.
Two passengers stuck in a bus stuck next to a car enjoy the view on North Lake Shore Drive on Jan. 28, 1967.
Two passengers stuck in a bus stuck next to a car enjoy the view on North Lake Shore Drive on Jan. 28, 1967.
At least some enjoyed the snow of the 1967 blizzard. Twenty-three inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in Chicago history, covered the city and suburbs. Children frolic among buried cars in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.
At least some enjoyed the snow of the 1967 blizzard. Twenty-three inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in Chicago history, covered the city and suburbs. Children frolic among buried cars in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.
Twenty-three inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in Chicago history, covered the city and suburbs in the blizzard of 1967. Abandoned vehicles made even major streets and highways impassable.
Twenty-three inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in Chicago history, covered the city and suburbs in the blizzard of 1967. Abandoned vehicles made even major streets and highways impassable.
A Midlothian family brings groceries home using a sled on Jan. 29, 1967, after the area's worst snowstorm.
A Midlothian family brings groceries home using a sled on Jan. 29, 1967, after the area’s worst snowstorm.
Cars remain stranded and abandoned on South Lake Shore Drive near 12th Street in Chicago on Jan. 29, 1967, after the city's worst snowstorm. More than 500 cars littered Lake Shore Drive after the storm.
Cars remain stranded and abandoned on South Lake Shore Drive near 12th Street in Chicago on Jan. 29, 1967, after the city’s worst snowstorm. More than 500 cars littered Lake Shore Drive after the storm.
Cars remain immobilized in the Monroe Street parking lot in Grant Park on Jan. 30, 1967, two days after a record-breaking snowfall.
Cars remain immobilized in the Monroe Street parking lot in Grant Park on Jan. 30, 1967, two days after a record-breaking snowfall.
Traffic comes to a stop on Ill. Route 53 at Schaumburg Road on Jan. 29, 1967, as efforts continue to dislodge vehicles from snow drifts.
Traffic comes to a stop on Ill. Route 53 at Schaumburg Road on Jan. 29, 1967, as efforts continue to dislodge vehicles from snow drifts.