Reynold’s Block
Life Span: 1864-1871
Location: SW Corner of Dearborn & Madison Streets
Architect: John M. Van Osdel
- Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1867
Reynolds’ Block, southwest cor. Dearborn and Madison.
Western News Co. John R. Walsh pres. Dearborn cor. Madison
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Reynold’s Block.—Southwest corner Dearborn and Madison.
Western News Co. John R. Walsh, pres. William Cochrane, cashier, 121 and 123 Sr=tate, and Dearborn, sw. cor. Madison
The four story Hawley Block was built in 1872. Block buildings at this time had business on the ground level and residential apartments in the upper stories. The four story Reynold’s Building occupied the site of the Hawley Block, before 1871, The home of Dr. C.V. Dyer stood on the site even before the Reynold’s Building. The Hawley Block was torn down in 1882 to make room for the first section of the Montauk Building.
Next door was the Post Office and Custom House.
Chicago Tribune, June 22, 1864
Temporary Removal.—John R. Walsh, well and widely known in the news trade, has removed temporarily to the store No. 102 Madison street, three doors west of his old stand, while the latter, on the corner of Madison and Dearborn street, is being built up with an elaborate store, which Mr. Walsh is to occupy, on its completion. He is enterprising, and well deserves his success.
- Reynolds’ Block
John Walsh’s store stood on the corner of Madison and Custom House—so named by Mr. Walsh. The front of his store, on the Place, was thirty-six feet from the wall as shown in cut; the front line of Reynold’s Block was fifty feet from the same wall.
- Reynolds’ Block
Van Osdel Accounting Books
1864
- Reynold’s Block
SW Corner of Dearborn & Madison Streets
Chicago Evening Post, July 17, 1868
The Tide of City Life.
The actual number of persons constituting the immense throngs that daily pour along some of our principal streets is shown by the figures obtained by Messrs. Mellen & Doane, No. 32 Reynolds’ Block, who employed men to count the pedestrians on Randolph State Madison and North Clark streets between the hours of 6 a. m. and 7 p. m. with the following results:
- Passing on Randolph street, between Clark and Dearborn on Monday, July 13th, 32,361 persons.
Passing on State street between Randolph and Washington streets, on Tuesday July 14th, 31,068 persons.
Passing on Madison street between Dearborn and Clark streets on Wednesday July 15th, 21,545 persons.
Passing on North Clark street, near North Water street, on Thursday, July 16th, 39,255 persons.
The last named figures would give an average of over 3,019 persons for every one of the thirteen hours from early morning to early evening or over 50 every minute Of course at some hours of the day the number is immensely greater than this.
- Reynold’s Block
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1869
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