CARLI Digital Collections Featured Image: Halloween Performers

from the Seven Settlement Houses-Database of Photos (University of Illinois at Chicago) in CARLI Digital Collections

The Off-The-Street Club (OTSC), Chicago's oldest boys and girls club, is a club for children and young adults located on Chicago's west side. The Club, originally named "Juniors," was founded by John McMurray in 1898 as a safe place for unsupervised children to play.

The Club was funded in its early years by the Chicago Advertising Club. Gradually, the Club began expanding its services from simply providing facilities to sponsoring programs including health care programs, and a summer camp in Wheaton, Illinois. In 1955, the Club moved from its Jackson Boulevard premises to the West Garfield Park community.

In addition to the Off-The-Street Club, the Seven Settlement Houses digital collection includes photographs and documents from Bethlehem-Howell Neighborhood Center, Firman House, Henry Booth House, Hull-House, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, and Marcy Newberry Center.

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