Wednesday, January 2, 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

POSTER - CHICAGO - DRAWING OAK STREET BEACH - AERIAL - DRAWING OF BATHING BEAUTY WITH PARASOL - THE VACATION CITY - ILLINOIS CENTRAL POSTER - NICE VERSION - 1929


PHOTO - CHICAGO - WASHINGTON AT STATE - KAROLLS MEN'S WEAR - PEOPLE WAITING FOR BUS - BUSES - 1968


PHOTO - CHICAGO - WABASH - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - TWO FRENCH SAILORS - OTHER PEDESTRIANS - ELEVATED - WIMPY HAMBURGERS - NICE VERSION - 1962


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TWO PULLMAN STREETCARS STOPPED - CONDUCTOR ON STEPS OF FRONT ONE - STATE-HARRISON LINE UNKNOWN LOCATION - 1949


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TV PREVIEW MAGAZINE OF CHICAGO SUN-TIMES - CHEF FRANCOIS POPE - ONE OF THE EARLY TELEVISION CHEFS - 1956


PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRAIN - BURLINGTON - AERIAL - ENGINEER LOOKING DOWN FROM WINDOW - 1956


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - NIGHT HIGH AERIAL FROM N OF LAKE - 1973


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - GROUND LEVEL - CABLE CARS - AWNINGS - MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE - TINTED - 1890s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - AERIAL LOOKING NE- ORIGINAL PALMER HOUSE ON RIGHT HALF - 1898


PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE AND RANDOLPH - N W CORNER LOOKING S W GROUND LEVEL - FIRE ALARM - BUS DAILY - NEWS TRUCK - LATE-1950s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - SOUTH SHORE LINE ELECTRIC COMMUTER TRAIN HEADING S - PART OF SKYLINE BEHIND - 1976


PHOTO - CHICAGO - RUSH STREET - ARIAL NIGHT - 1973 - EDITED FROM A LEE BALTERMAN IMAGE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ENGINE PULLING ROCK ISLAND DOUBLE-DECK COMMUTER CARS - 1980


PHOTO - CHICAGO - PULLMAN STREETCAR TURNING CORNER AT RANDOLPH AND CLARK - WOODS THEATER - PETE'S STEAKS - BRASS RAIL - PEDESTRIANS - NICE VERSION - 1953 - EDITED FROM TROLLEYDODGER SITE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - PHOTO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT - 4-CAR TRAIN PULLED UP NEAR SOME APARTMENTS - 4000 SERIES CARS - UNKNOWN LOCATION - 1965


PHOTO - CHICAGO - PCC STREETCAR AND TWIN COACH BUSES - UNKNOWN STREET - SNAPSHOT - STREETCARS WERE ENDED IN 1958 BY CTA


PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH LAKESHORE DRIVE AND LINCOLN PARK - AERIAL PANORAMA - LOOKING N FROM JOHN HANCOCK - 1981


PHOTO - CHICAGO - N MARSHFIELD AVE - CAR PARKED ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - HEAVY SNOW - APRIL 1938


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE AND SURROUNDINGS - AERIAL PANORAMA - LOOKING S - EVENING - 1970s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE AND GRANT PARK (THEN CALLED LAKE PARK) - AERIAL LOOKING NW - 1898


PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - WINTER SNOW - PEDESTRIANS - WOMAN IN MINI-SKIRT - 1973


PHOTO - CHICAGO - METRA TRAIN WITH DOUBLE-DECK COMMUTER CARS - SKYLINE BEHIND - 1993


PHOTO - CHICAGO - LAKE AND DEARBORN - GROUND LEVEL - ELEVATED ON STRUCTURE - PULLMAN STREETCAR - TRUCK - CARS - HENNER FORD 30 W LAKE IN BACKGROUND - c1950


PHOTO - CHICAGO - JACKSON AND WABASH - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT PASSING OVER STREET TRAFFIC - 4000 SERIES CARS - WINTER DAY LOOKING E GROUND LEVEL - 1960s - EDITED FROM A MARTY BERNARD IMAGE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - HOLLYWOOD BEACH (NOW CALLED KATHY OSTERMAN BEACH) - WOMAN LYING ON BEACH SUNBATHING IN TWO PIECE BATHING SUIT PROFILE - EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL IN BACKGROUND - 1946


PHOTO - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK TULIPS - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL - PRUDENTIAL BUILDING - WOMAN SITTING ON BENCH - SNAPSHOT - LATE 1960s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - ELEVATED STRUCTURE AT WELLS AND LAKE STREETS SEEN AT TRACK LEVEL - RANDOLPH STREET STATION - 1960s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - DR POSIN DRAWING - WHERE'S HIS CAT - CHICAGO DAILY NEWS TV NEWS MAGAZINE - TELEVISION SHOW CALLED DR POSIN'S UNIVERSE - LOCAL EDUCATIONAL STATION - 1961


PHOTO - CHICAGO - DALEY PLAZA - PICASSO SCULPTURE - 1971


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT SERIES 4000 CAR - INTERIOR - 1960s - EDITED FROM A TONY CAPPOLETTA IMAGE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT COMING INTO STATION - CONGRESS LINE - GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1967


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT - AERIAL VIEW LOOKING W FROM CLARK STREET - CLARK STREET STATION - 3 TRAINS - ONE TURNING CORNER - 1960s - EDITED FROM A MARTY BERNARD IMAGE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT - 4000 SERIES TRAIN TURNING CORNER - UNKNOWN LOCATION - TRACK LEVEL - 1960s - EDITED FROM A CHUCK ZEILER IMAGE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT - 2200 SERIES TRAIN COMING INTO UNKNOWN STATION - PEOPLE WAITING - 1979


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CLARK NEAR VAN BUREN - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL PCC STREETCAR TAXIS - DOME OLD FEDERAL BUILDING (RAZED 1965) - 1950s - EDITED FROM TROLLEYDODGER SITE


PHOTO - CHICAGO - CHICAGO PUBLIC WORKS BOAT - OUT ON THE LAKE - PROFILE A BIT LIKE A FISHING TUG - 1974


PHOTO - CHICAGO - AERIAL PANORAMA OF SOLDIERS FIELD AND RAIL YARDS AND SKYLINE - 1970s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - AERIAL ABOVE MICHIGAN AVE LOOKING S - EARLY EVENING - 1970s


PHOTO - CHICAGO - 1 N CLARK - N E CORNER - PCC STREETCAR - CROWDS - WIMPY - 1955


AD - CHICAGO - UNCLE JOHNNY COONS TELEVISION SHOW - NOONTIME COMICS - MONDAY THRU FRIDAY NOON - WNBQ CHANNEL 5 - 1954


BUTTON - CHICAGO - CHICAGO SURFACE LINES UNIFORM BUTTON - DATE UNKNOWN - OPERATED 1913 TO 1947 BEFORE CTA WAS CREATED


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - BAMBOO INN RESTAURANT - 11 N CLARK


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - CHARMET'S RESTAURANT - AT THE WATER TOWER


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - CLEMENSEN'S FLOWERS - 78TH AND EXCHANGE


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - MANSON'S RESTAURANT - 57 E ADAMS - YOUR DOWNTOWN DINING ROOM - VISIT OUR AVIARY COCKTAIL LOUNGE


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - MORTONS RESTAURANT - 56TH AND THE OUTER DRIVE - IT'S FUN TO EAT AT MORTONS


MATCHBOOK - CHICAGO - PRESTO RESTAURANT - 4742 N WESTERN - GRANDPA LIKED THIS PLACE