Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Aftermath of the April 21, 1967 Tornado |
Accession Number |
2019.163.481 |
Object Name |
Negative |
Description |
This is an aerial photograph of the intersection of 95th Street and Southwest Highway after the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado. Light snow can be seen blanketing the debris. Southwest Highway stretches from the bottom to the top in the left of the picture. 95th Street is seen running from the lower left to the upper right of the photo. In the lower right of the picture, Shoot's Tavern, 5920 W. 95th Street, is totally destroyed. Fisher's Motel is also partially destroyed. A home to the west of Shoot's Tavern is also totally destroyed. A semi-trailer lays over on its side in the debris. Across 95th Street, a crane works cleaning up the debris of the Sherwood Forest restaurant, 5955 W. 95th Street, and the Fairway Foods, 5951 W. 95th Street. Dozens of fire fighters and volunteer searchers are on the scene going through the rubble. Fire trucks, ambulances and heavy equipment including cranes and bulldozers can be seen working in the aftermath. |
Date |
04/--/1967 |
Year Range from |
1967 |
Year Range to |
1967 |
Classification |
Oak Lawn, Illinois Aerial Views Tornado Aftermath Tornado: April 21, 1967 |
Search Terms |
Aerial photos April 21, 1967 Tornado Shoot's Tavern Oak Lawn Community High School Fisher's Motel Sherwood Forest Restaurant Fairway Foods Disasters |
People |
Andersen, Charles M. "Milt" |