A photo of Northwest Highway in Norwood Park, taken in 1922 View Full Caption Northwest Chicago Historical Society

CHICAGO — This week's #ThrowbackThursday shows two mid-century snapshots of Northwest Highway, which forks off from Milwaukee Avenue to create two competing commercial strips in Norwood Park.

"Norwood Park really has two business districts: one along Milwaukee Avenue that boarders [suburban] Niles, and a one along Northwest Highway centered near the train depot," according to Northwest Chicago Historical Society Board member Frank Suerth. "I think the true business district is the one on Northwest Highway."

Both areas struggled to attract businesses until a 58-year-old moratorium on liquor sales was lifted in 2005, Suerth said.

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A view looking southwest onto Northwest Highway at Raven Street View Full Caption Northwest Chicago Historical Society

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