• Creator Names Aldis & Company (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Aldis & Company records [manuscript], ca. 1879-1960.
  • Physical description 3 linear ft. (2 boxes)
  • Collection summary Correspondence, reports, and other records of Aldis & Company of Chicago, who were specialists in the management, renting, and appraisal of central property and office buildings. The collection includes items relative to ordinances prohibiting parking in Chicago's central business district (1928-1939), one-way traffic on Monroe Street and on Jackson Blvd. (1935-1939), and a report by Walter Maehl on survey of company records (ca. 1956). Topics include real estate investment and management.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Aldis & Company (M1964.0483) and of Graham Aldis (M1960.0228).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include some Aldis & Company records in the collection named Farr & Co. (Chicago, Ill.) and other real estate records.
  • Names
    • Aldis & Company (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Maehl, Walter.
  • Subjects
    • Automobile parking Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Real estate business Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Real estate business Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Real property Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Real property Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Traffic engineering Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Reports. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.