Then and Now, Foster-East River

In 1956 Foster Avenue ended at Canfield Avenue, the western border of Chicago. Then the city began annexing vacant land to the west, to establish a physical connection with O’Hare Airport. By 1971 Foster had been extended to East River Road, and the surrounding area was being developed. Note that in the older photo, Foster has not yet been fully-widened.

Today Foster is an arterial through-street here, lined with apartment buildings. Plans to extend the street through the forest preserve and on to Mannheim Road were never implemented.

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