1912–Thomas Street @ Hoyne Avenue, view east
2022–the same location
A quiet block on the West Side in 1912. Sturdy new brick houses line the street. Night-time illumination is provided by gas lamps. Trees are few and autos nowhere to be seen.
The same block 110 years later. Same houses, but the pediments removed from a few. Modern street lights. Many trees, and enough autos to make this a one-way street.
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Chicago History Today 
Could you please provide links to the sources of your historical photos? Thanks!
I started collecting streetcar photos when I was a kid, 60 years ago. Most of the photos in the posts are scans of these old photos. Besides those, try googling IDOT traffic photos from the 1930s. There are a bunch of them online.
–JRS
Folks, don’t remove your pediments!
I agree with you. But maybe they think “Less Is More.”
–JRS
Most pediments & cornices were removed because they decayed & it was a lot cheaper to just get rid of them.
I wonder if those homes have gone through several upgrades?