Tuesday, July 23, 2019

ABOUT JOHN CHUCKMAN

John Chuckman is former chief economist for a large Canadian oil company. He has many interests and is a lifelong student of history. He writes with a passionate desire for honesty, the rule of reason, and concern for human decency. John regards it as a badge of honor to have left the United States as a poor young man from the South Side of Chicago when the country embarked on the pointless murder of something like 3 million Vietnamese in their own land because they embraced the wrong economic loyalties. He lives in Canada, which he is fond of calling “the peaceable kingdom.”

John’s writing appears regularly on many Internet sites. He has been translated into at least ten languages and has been regularly translated into Italian and Spanish. Several of his essays have been published in book collections, including two college texts. He has published a book, The Decline of the American Empire and the Rise of China as a Global Power, published by Constable and Robinson, London. John also writes book reviews.

Apart from his writing since retiring from the oil industry, John has taught university courses in economics, done a good deal of private tutoring, served as a professional newspaper restaurant reviewer (he likes cooking), followed his favorite hobby of photography, and created a popular family of image blogs on the Internet.

John may be reached directly at:  formersouthsideboy@gmail.com

SOME INTERNET SITES FROM JOHN CHUCKMAN:


CHUCKMAN'S PLACES ON WORDPRESS: FEATURING THE BELOVED URBAN VILLAGE OF SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: TORONTO NOSTALGIA

CHUCKMAN’S MONTREAL

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORD PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S KODACHROMES ON WORDPRESS: JOHN AND BOBBY LONG AGO

CHUCKMAN'S PORT STANLEY

CHUCKMAN'S BAYFIELD

CHUCKMAN'S GODERICH

CHUCKMAN'S ILES DE LA MADELEINE (MAGDALEN ISLANDS)

CHUCKMAN'S ART

CHUCKMAN'S ROBOTS

CHUCKMAN'S GALLERY OF GROTESQUES

CHUCKMAN'S CARTOON COMMENTS

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: 1920s ARCADE CARD BEAUTIES – THEIR CHARM AND GRACE AND WHIMSY

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: POLITICAL ESSAYS

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: COMMENTS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S MISCELLANEA OF WORDS

CHUCKMAN'S NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS OF THE 1950S VOLUME 01 (OF 4 VOLUMES)



ME, ROUGHLY: THE DECLINE IS RAPID NOW

TRANSFER - TORONTO - TTC TRANSIT - YONGE STREET SUBWAY - OPENING YEAR OF SERVICE - STATION MAP OF YONGE SUBWAY LINE FEATURED - 1954


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CNE EXHIBITION - "HORTICULTURE PALACE" INTERIOR - PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH FLORAL DISPLAYS - TINTED - REALLY NICE VERSION - c1920


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - PRINCES' GATE FROM LAKESHORE - LIGHTED AT NIGHT - LOOKING W GROUND LEVEL - VERY ATMOSPHERIC - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1940


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CNE EXHIBITION - ON THE LAKESHORE - CROWD OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS SITTING AND LOOKING TOWARDS THE LAKE - TINTED - VERY NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CNE EXHIBITION - GROUNDS AND LAKESHORE - AERIAL PANORAMA - LOOKING W - TINTED - c1940


POSTCARD - TORONTO - VIEW DOWN (THEN) TREE-LINED UNIVERSITY AVE FROM THE ONTARIO PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS - A FEW PEOPLE WALKING - NOTE CAR PARKED NEAR STATUE ON THE RIGHT - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1915


POSTCARD - TORONTO - UNIVERSITY GROUNDS QUEEN'S PARK - LONG LINE OF WOMEN WALKING IN DISTANCE AROUND BUILDING - TINTED - 1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - UNIVERSITY AVE - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED LOOKING N FROM JUST N OF QUEEN - SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MONUMENT FEATURED - NOTE IN BACKGROUND JUST TO LEFT OF MEMORIAL A CASTLE-LIKE TOWER OF THE OLD ARMORY - CARS PARKED ON STREET - 1929


POSTCARD - TORONTO - SKYLINE FROM WATERFRONT - AERIAL PANORAMA - LOOKING N - NOTE THE TALL SILVERY BUILDING, COMMERCE COURT, OPENED IN 1972 , AN I. M. PEI DESIGN - THE TWO BLACK BUILDINGS, THE TORONTO-DOMINION CENTRE, A MIES VAN DER ROHE DESIGN, OPENED IN 1969 - NOTE: THE ELEGANT ORIGINAL MIES DESIGN, TWO TOWERS PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED AND SITUATED BY A LOW TEMPLE-LIKE BANKING PAVILION ON THE CORNER OF BAY AND KING, HAS BEEN SPOILED BY A HERD OF ADDITIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLY OF A MIES KNOCK-OFF WITH REMNANTS OF THE FORMER ART-DECO BAY-STREET STOCK EXCHANGE EMBEDDED INTO ITS FACADE - 1974


POSTCARD - TORONTO - RIVERDALE PARK - TWO WOMEN AND A CHILD WALKING BY GARDEN AREA WITH ANTIQUE CANNON - NICE VERSION - 1912


POSTCARD - TORONTO - PARADE OF 48TH HIGHLANDERS - SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VIEW DOWN THE STREET - LOCATION UNKNOWN - PERHAPS ADELAIDE W - NOTE THE MENDELSSOHN PIANO COMPANY WE SEE ON A SIGN HAD FACILITIES ON ADELAIDE W - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1909


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ONTARIO PLACE - 955 LAKESHORE BLVD W - A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT-BUILT AMUSEMENT AREA (NOW CLOSED) - OPENED 1971 - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING W - MARINA FEATURED AT BOTTOM - BIG DOME IS THE CINESPHERE FOR IMAX-FORMAT FILMS - ONE OF THE BEST IMAGES OF THE OVERALL COMPLEX - 1972


POSTCARD - TORONTO - LAKE STEAMER "TORONTO" OUT ON THE WATER - R AND O NAVIGATION - PEOPLE ON THE DECKS - NOTE AMERICAN FLAG ON TOP AND BRITISH FLAG AT FRONT - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - LAKE STEAMER "KINGSTON" - STORED AT TORONTO DOCKS AREA FOR THE WINTER - DRAMATIC IMAGE - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CALLED DUNDAS AT QUEEN - IS THIS AN ERROR OR HAS SOMETHING CHANGED ? - THERE'S NO PLACE IN THE MODERN CITY WHERE THESE TWO STREETS INTERSECT - SOME PEDESTRIANS - WOMEN WITH STROLLER - STREETCAR - NOTE WALL-PAINTED COCA-COLA SIGN - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s - READER COMMENT SAID OSSINGTON AT QUEEN USED TO BE DUNDAS


Saturday, January 26, 2019

POSTCARD - TORONTO - AERIAL PANORAMA FROM NEAR QUEEN - NIGHT - UNUSUALLY NICE SHOT - EARLY 1970s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - AERIAL PANORAMA OF DOWNTOWN LOOKING S FROM NEAR BLOOR - OVER UNIVERSITY AVE - NOTE SECOND TORONTO-DOMINION TOWER NOT FINISHED - IT WAS FINISHED IN 1969


POSTCARD - TORONTO - BROADVIEW AND GERRARD - WAGON - EARLY STREETCAR - AWNINGS - NICE VERSION -TINTED - 1912


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CITY HALL - QUEEN AND BAY - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING NW - TINTED - 1920s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - COLLEGE STREET - BEFORE IT MOVED TO MCMASTER HALL WHEN MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MOVED TO HAMILTON IN 1930 - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - AERIAL PANORAMA LOOKING W- PRINCES GATE - NOTE HOW THEY PARKED - 1960s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - HUGE CROWD AND BUGGIES IN FRONT OF MANUFACTURERS BUILDING - NOTE A LOT OF WOMEN WEARING RED - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - MIDWAY WITH RIDES - BIG CROWD - AERIAL PANORAMA - 1960s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - THE GRAND STAND ENTRANCES - BIG CROWD - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - THE TERRACE - BY LAKE ONTARIO - PEOPLE WALKING - TINTED - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - GENERAL HOSPITAL MAIN BUILDING - NICE VERSION - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - HANLAN'S POINT - MAN SITTING ON WHARF - ROWERS IN WATER - RUSTIC FENCE - LIGHT STRING ABOVE - TINTED - 1912


POSTCARD - TORONTO - KEW BEACH - GROUND LEVEL - BIG CROWD - BOATS PULLED UP - TINTED - 1920


POSTCARD - TORONTO - MARKHAM STREET VILLAGE - SHOPS AND PEOPLE EATING OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF RESTAURANTS -TOTEM POLE - LATE 1960s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE AND NEW CITY HALL - AERIAL FROM ACROSS QUEEN - MAYBE c1970


POSTCARD - TORONTO - NORMAL SCHOOL - CHURCH AND GOULD - THREE-QUARTERS VIEW - NICE VERSION - TINTED - 1907


POSTCARD - TORONTO - O'KEEFE CENTRE - FRONT STREET - AERIAL PANORAMA - EARLY 1960s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ONE OF THE EASTERN BEACHES - BIG CROWD - CALLED A HOT DAY ON THE BEACHES - 1920s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - OSGOODE HALL LAW COURTS - QUEEN AND UNIVERSITY- TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - PANORAMIC AERIAL VIEW OF THE CITY - TINTED - 1907


POSTCARD - TORONTO - RIVERDALE ZOO - BIG CROWD OF PEOPLE BY BEAR ENCLOSURES - SEPIA - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - RIVERDALE ZOO - GROUPS OF PEOPLE WALKING NEAR BEAR ENCLOSURES - 3 LITTLE GIRLS FEATURED - COUPLE WITH BABY CARRIAGE - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - SICK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - COLLEGE AND ELIZABETH - STREETCAR IN FRONT - TINTED - 1913


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ST CLAIR AVE - STREETCAR TRACKS IN GRASSY PARKWAY - CARS - TRUCK - EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN - TINTED - 1920s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - SUNNYSIDE BEACH - HEATED SWIMMING POOL - AERIAL PANORAMA - HUGE CROWD - TINTED -1920s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - TRAYMORE SAVARIN RESTAURANT - BAY AND ADELAIDE - SERVICE COUNTERS - ROWS OF SIT-DOWN COUNTER PLACES - TINTED


POSTCARD - TORONTO - UNIVERSITY AVE FROM QUEEN'S PARK FLOWER BEDS - LOOKING S GROUND LEVEL - 1971


POSTCARD - TORONTO - UNIVERSITY GATES - WOMAN WALKING - JUST W OF QUEEN'S PARK - UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN BACKGROUND - 1911


POSTCARD - TORONTO - WELCOME TO TORONTO - MAN AND WOMAN KISSING IN FRONT OF COUNTRYSIDE MURAL - TINTED - 1911


POSTCARD - TORONTO - WILLIAMS' CAFE - MAIN LUNCH ROOM (CALLED THAT) - YONGE AND QUEEN - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - WOODBINE RACE TRACK - CALLED THE WOODBINE - HUGE CROWD ON GROUND AROUND SMALL STAND - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - YACHTING ON TORONTO BAY - TINTED - 1912


POSTCARD - TORONTO - YONGE STREET DOCKS - ARRIVAL OF NIAGARA BOAT - BIG CROWD - TINTED - 1911