A history of Cicero,
since 1867
Postcards, papers and photographs of Cicero from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally, Cicero Township occupied an area six times the size of its current territory. The cities of Oak Park and Berwyn were incorporated from portions of Cicero Township, and other portions, such as Austin, were annexed into the city of Chicago.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Cicero’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Cicero, decade by decade
1910s
LOCCicero, Illinois. A switchman at Clyde yard of the Chicago,…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. A switchman at Clyde yard of the Chicago,…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. A yardmaster at the Clyde yard of the Chi…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. A switchman at the Clyde yard of the Chic…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. A switchman at the Clyde yard of the Chic…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. A yard clerk at the Clyde yard of the Chi…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. Switchmen discussing their switch lists a…1943
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Cicero, Illinois. A sw…1943
LOCCicero, Illinois. Switching cars with a diesel switch engin…19431990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Illinois - Cook County - Cicero - ED 16-111 - ED 16-158 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.