Loop Chicago Pins and Buttons

Original LOOP logo from the mid 70s

1977 The Loop Radio

The city with broad shoulders, printed across your shoulders. Enjoy this hand-drawn Chicago neighborhood map.

On July 12, 1979, 48,000 fans packed Chicago’s Comiskey Park for a doubleheader that included a promotion involving blowing up disco records. The event devolved into a fiery riot when crazed rock n' roll fans stormed the field as part of an anti-disco promotional event when a local disc jockey took the field between games to destroy the records listeners had brought. Once the crate of disco records had blown up, the crowd chanting 'DISCO SUCKS' cheered uproariously and began taking the field. From there they began throwing records and cherry bombs, tearing up the field and stadium facilities and otherwise devolving into an all-out riot that ended up with the Chicago PD riot squad being called in.

1977 The Loop Radio

Vintage 1977 The Loop Radio

Chicago - Community Area 32 - The Loop

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.

retro the loop 97.9 fm design

1977 The Loop Radio

View from a Chicago Loop High Rise

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Explore the contemporary charm of West Loop Chicago with my minimal logo design. Perfect for urban enthusiasts, this design captures the essence of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. Wear the West Loop with style on my t-shirts and apparel.

Chicago music festival from 70s and 80s

Vintage 1977 The Loop Radio Station

Downtown architecture.

A view of the Sears Tower from Lakeshore Drive in Chicago.

What could be more exciting, the stuff of boyish dreams, than a train that cuts through buildings and over roads, like a scene from Metropolis. In Chicago one can imagine it is the Golden Age of Art Deco once more, skyscrapers and girders of rusty coloured steel, more powerful than anything one could imagine. I stand in awe, a sense of freedom and joy, as the train rattles above. I love the texture of the metal, the patches of blue sky and the unruly greenery that reminds me of childhood cityscapes. The work is rich in realism, rich in texture and in light and shadow. A perfect piece of Americana, ideal for any collection, or a wonderful gift.

Above me rumble trains, loud, otherworldly. In this netherworld, covered by its canopy of ochre metal, I look up, at a patch of sky, at the lines of tower blocks. I love being in America, far away, invisible and unknown. I want to explore all day long, to savour the smells and sights and sounds, familiar through film. I love the texture of the trains, corrugated, they cut through the air, through buildings. This work is rich in colour, it is vibrant and energetic. A wonderful souvenir of Chicago.

Dusk is settling over the city. A parcel of sky draws us upwards, bordered by sparking metal rails, and by concrete towers that dwarf us. Dark shadows below are eerie, damp patches of darkness. The trains thunder by, dragon-like. The city awaits us, inviting us to lose ourselves, to vanish into the labyrinth. This work is full of atmosphere, of Americana, and rich in colour.

That Chicago Thing!

Front of the Chicago Theatre Marquee.

Get this unique retro and vintage DePaul mascot design

1933 image

Chicago City, USA

Marina Towers in Chicago (based on an original photograph).

Vintage Travel Poster of Milwaukee and the North Shore Line Here at Culturio we strive to make designs and find posters that we personally love so that you the customer can buy in good faith knowing we would be happy to own it ourselves. All the designs and posters have been cleaned up and colours enhanced to further make your purchase exceptional. If you like a product but want something altered or the background colour changed, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will make it especially for you.

The hustle and bustle of an early Saturday evening in the city. Photo taken in Chicago.

Vintage Travel Poster about the comfort of the North Shore Line Here at Culturio we strive to make designs and find posters that we personally love so that you the customer can buy in good faith knowing we would be happy to own it ourselves. All the designs and posters have been cleaned up and colours enhanced to further make your purchase exceptional. If you like a product but want something altered or the background colour changed, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will make it especially for you.

Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Tribune Building soaks in some sun while the Wrigley Building enjoys the shade on a sunny autumn day in Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Theatre Marquee as seen from the stairs to the nearby L station.