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Vintage photos show Chicago's crowded beaches are nothing new

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Split-image of crowded city beach: left panel black-and-white with tall old buildings behind sunbathers; right panel in color showing a busy beach, modern high-rises, a ferris wheel, and boats.

Oak Street Beach from 1929 and 2026. Photos: Chicago Daily News/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images and Carrie Shepherd/Axios

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