The Commonwealth Edison Company's coal fired Crawford Generating Station along the north bank of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Chicago Illinois. November 1988.

The Commonwealth Edison Company's coal fired Crawford Generating Station along the north bank of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Chicago Illinois. November 1988., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

I took this photograph one sunny afternoon, way back in November of 1988.

We are facing west from on top of the South Kedzie Avenue bridge, over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at approximately West 33rd Street.

Seen here in the background, is the Commonwealth Edison Company's coal fired Crawford Generating Station.

This outdated but well used electrical power plant, served the businesses and residents of Chicago's Little Village and Brighton Park neighborhoods for many years on the near southwest side of Chicago.

Just recently, current Chicago mayor Rahm Emanual, closed the Crawford power plant shown here, and another one just east of here in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood a few miles to the east.

There are currently plans on the drawing board, to redevelope this site for light industry, and to incorporate a large city park along the north bank of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for recreation and boating.

Since I took this photograph back in November of 1988, the hil in the foreground to the right of the picture, has since been redeveloped to the site of a local halfway house for people being released from prison.

Thanks.
Eddie K.