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C. William Brubaker Collection

During the 1960s through 1990s, architect and photographer Charles William “Bill” Brubaker (1926-2002) photographically documented examples of significant architecture and design of the urban environment in the Chicago area and in other cities that he lived in or visited. This collection consists of slides taken by Brubaker.

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"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
1976
1 East Superior Building under construction
View to northeast across North State Street, with the 1 East Superior Building under construction in the foreground. Holy Name Cathedral is behind it to the north, across Superior Street.
1980
18th Street, Pilsen
View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
1981
1920s skyscrapers in the Loop
View looking south along Michigan Avenue from the northern end of the North Michigan Avenue bridge. On the left is 333 North Michigan. Near the center of the image is the Carbide & Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel). On the right is the London Guarantee & Accident Building (360 North Michigan Avenue), and behind it to the right, the upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible.
1972
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
1987
35th Street, Bridgeport
View looking east along the north side of West 35th Street. The intersection with South Lowe Avenue is in the distance at the far right.
1981
368 West Huron Street
View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 368 West Huron Street, which stands at the northeast corner of West Huron Street and North Sedgwick Street. The factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left of the photograph, part of the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is visible.
1978
400 West Superior Street, development project
View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The former candy factory building in the right foreground (400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street) is being renovated. On the left, the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is silhouetted against the sky.
1985
444 North Wells Street, and West Illinois Street
View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Wells Street. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) stands at the southwest corner of this intersection. Visible next to it on the right are 215-217 West Illinois Street and 225 West Illinois/ 445 North Franklin Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the distance on the right.
1985
4th Street and Linden, Wilmette
View looking northeast across 4th Street toward the Linden CTA terminal. Shops are visible to the left of the terminal, along Linden Avenue.
1971
53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue
View of the intersection of East 53rd Street and South Lake Park Avenue, looking northeast from South Lake Park Avenue. The Hyde Park Bank stands at the southwest corner of this intersection, and a large sign for it is suspended over that corner. A brick plaza with landscaping and a bench is in the foreground, adjacent to the sidewalk.
1978
58 West Huron Street
View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 58 West Huron Street. Next to that on the right part of a church building (56 West Huron Street) is visible.
1975
625 North Michigan Avenue
Street-level view looking northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the intersection with East Ontario Street. 625 North Michigan Avenue has its original open footings and recessed facade at street level. The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind it, across East Ontario Street. The center of the broad sidewalk along Michigan Avenue is landscaped with trees and shrubs, and offers bench seating.
1982
63rd Street, Woodlawn
View along East 63rd Street, with the CTA Green Line elevated tracks running above the street.
1977
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
View looking north along the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue from north of the intersection with East Huron Street, towards the intersection with East Superior Street. A Woolworth's store is on the left. To the right of that, boards surround the site of the former 700 North Michigan Avenue building. On the right is a grass parkway, landscaped with flowers and trees.
1982
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
View looking across North Michigan Avenue towards the high-rise buildings located on the west side of the street south of the intersection with East Superior Street. The windows of the street-level shops of the 700 North Michigan Avenue building (originally Judah Building) are visible near the center of the photograph. The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is one of these shops.
1976
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
View of the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue, showing the commercial buildings which were later razed to make way for Chicago Place.
1976
860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
View to the northwest along North Lake Shore Drive, towards the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments. The Esplanade Apartments (900-910 North Lake Shore Drive) and 990 North Lake Shore Drive are partially visible to their right. 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) is just visible on the extreme left.
1990
999 North Lake Shore Drive
View of the facade of the 999 North Lake Shore Drive apartment building looking northwest along North Lake Shore Drive.
1976
Abraham Lincoln monument, North Western Avenue
View of an Abraham Lincoln monument installed on a traffic island on North Western Avenue just north of West Lawrence Avenue.
1967
Access to North Lake Shore Drive at East Grand Avenue
View to west along East Grand Avenue where it crosses underneath North Lake Shore Drive. A large sign marks the access ramp for North Lake Shore Drive. The front facade of the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation building (510 Peshtigo Court) is visible behind North Lake Shore Drive. The Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) is visible on the right. Part of a ground-level wall of Lake Point Tower is in the foreground on the left.
1986
Adams Street and Dearborn Street
View northeast from the intersection of Adams and Dearborn Streets over the future site of the Dearborn Center (now Citadel Center). In the distance the side of the Singer building (120 South State Street) is visible as well as the State Street facade of the Palmer House hotel.
1987
Alta Vista Terrace
View along West Alta Vista Terrace. The street is lined with row houses.
1981
Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School
View looking west across West 15th Place at Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place). Part of Mount Sinai Hospital is visible in the distance on the left.
1979
American Bank Note Company Building
View of the front of the American Bank Note Company building (118-132 East Cullerton Street), at the northwest corner of the intersection with South Indiana Avenue.
1980
American Medical Association building, West Grand Avenue
View looking east along West Grand Avenue, from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. The American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, now demolished) stands on the north side of the street. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) and Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court) are visible in the distance.
1976
Anti-Cruelty Society and North LaSalle Street
View looking southwest along the east side of North LaSalle Street from the intersection with West Grand Avenue. The Anti-Cruelty Society building is in the foreground at the southwest corner of the intersection. 500 North LaSalle (originally LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse), home to Ireland's seafood restaurant at the time of the photograph, is next to it on the left. The top part of the Merchandise Mart is visible behind it. The Sears Tower is at the upper left.
1985
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
1979
Apartment block with street-level retail, North Clark Street
View looking southwest along the west side of North Clark Street, at a 1920s apartment block with street-level retail businesses, located between West Thome Avenue and West Granville Avenue (6200 - 6244 North Clark Street).
1976
Apartment building and house, West Giddings Street
Streetscape with an apartment building on the north side of West Giddings Street at the intersection with North Hamilton Avenue. 2148 West Giddings Street, the large single-family house with the flower boxes, is to the left of it.
1981
Apartment building, Drexel Boulevard
U-shaped apartment building, located on the west side of South Drexel Boulevard between East 43rd and East 44th Streets.
1981
Apartment building, Logan Square
View of U-shaped courtyard apartment building in Logan Square.
1981
Apartment building, Roscoe Street
View of apartment building at 628 West Roscoe Street with a central U-shaped courtyard. The building is on the north side of the street, just west of the intersection with North Broadway.
1981
Apartment building, West Catalpa Avenue
View looking northeast towards the Catalpa Edgewater Apartments (1022-1024 West Catalpa Avenue) from the intersection of North Kenmore Avenue and West Catalpa Avenue. The Renaissance Apartments (5510 North Sheridan Road, now condominiums) are visible behind it. West Catalpa Avenue runs across the bottom of the image.
1980
Apartment building, West Leland Avenue
Apartment building at 3849 West Leland Avenue, at the southeast corner of the intersection with North Springfield Avenue.
1981
Apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
Street-level view looking north along North Lake Shore Drive from north of East Bellevue Place. The exterior landscaping and sidewalk approach to The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) is in the foreground. The lower part of that apartment building (now condominiums) is visible at the upper left. To its right, 1100 North Lake Shore Drive, 1110 North Lake Shore Drive, and 1212 North Lake Shore Drive are all partially visible.
1982
Apartment buildings, Douglas Boulevard, North Lawndale
View from the wide grassy median towards two story apartment buildings on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard. The intersection with South Central Park Avenue is at the far left.
1979
Apartment buildings, Hyde Park Boulevard
Apartment buildings on the north side of East Hyde Park Boulevard, just east of South Woodlawn Avenue. The building partially visible at the far left is located at 1220 East Hyde Park Boulevard.
1981
Apartment buildings, Logan Square
View of apartment buildings in Logan Square with U-shaped courtyards.
1981
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue between West Thorndale Avenue and West Glenlake Avenue. The Colony Apartments (6001 North Kenmore Avenue) are on the right. Next on the left is to 6007 North Kenmore Avenue, and next again to the left is 6011 North Kenmore Avenue.
1980
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
Street-level view looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards West Ardmore Avenue. The Edgewater Apartments (5737 North Kenmore Avenue) are in the foreground on the upper right. Next to it on the left is the Johnson Residence (5743 North Kenmore Avenue). The red sandstone Church of the Atonement (5749 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible behind that on the left.
1980
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue from north of West Bryn Mawr Avenue. The Envoy Apartments (5633 North Kenmore Avenue) rise on the left. Next to that on the right is a three story Prairie-style apartment building at 5629 North Kenmore Avenue. On the right, partially obscured by a tree, is 5621-5625 North Kenmore Avenue (now condominiums).
1980
Apartment buildings, North Sheridan Road
View looking southeast at apartment buildings along the east side of North Sheridan Road, north of West Pratt Boulevard. The apartment building on the right with "The Rogers Park" painted on a side wall is located at 6807 North Sheridan Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with West Pratt Street. Next to it on the left is a smaller apartment building (6815 North Sheridan Road); next again to the left is another apartment building at 6821 North Sheridan Road. Part of the apartment building at 6825 North Sheridan Road is visible on the left.
1982
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
View of apartment buildings on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue, north of West Ardmore Avenue. 5825 North Winthrop Avenue is on the left, and 5821 North Winthrop is partially visible on the right.
1980
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
Apartment buildings and two-flats on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue between West Foster Avenue and West Berwyn Avenue. An abandoned apartment building is at the center of the image, flanked by another apartment building to its left (5237 North Winthrop Avenue) and a greystone two-flat on its right.
1978
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
View looking northeast along the east side of North Winthrop Avenue towards the intersection with West Rosemont Avenue. The Coronado Apartments (originally Coronado Apartment Hotel) is visible on the left; the building stands at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Winthrop and West Rosemont Avenues (1061 West Rosemont Avenue). The Winthrop Beach Apartments (6241 North Winthrop Avenue) is near the center of the image. On the far right, 6237 North Winthrop Avenue is visible.
1980
Apartment buildings, South Lowe Avenue
View looking north along the east side of South Lowe Avenue, north of West 29th Street. 2837 South Lowe Avenue is at the far right, and the intersection with West 28th Street is in the distance on the left.
1981
Apartment buildings, West North Shore Avenue
View looking northeast across West North Shore Avenue at apartment buildings on the north side of that street. 1054-1056 W. North Shore Avenue is on the left side of the image; 1050 W. North Shore Avenue is next to it on the right. Lake Michigan is visible on the far right.
1982
Apartment house, West Wellington Avenue
Remodeled nineteenth century building at 1056 West Wellington Avenue, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Seminary Avenue.
1981
Apartment houses and businesses on North State Street
View along the west side of North State Street, looking north from West Ontario Street. On the left are dilapidated nineteenth-century apartments with street-level retail businesses. On the right is the Dana Hotel at 666 North State Street (demolished). The top part of the Lawson House YMCA building (Victor F. Lawson YMCA) located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, is visible in the background.
1976

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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Natural & Built Environments
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204 Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) 108 Loop (Chicago, Ill.) 42 River North (Chicago, Ill.) 32 Evanston (Ill.) 25 Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.) 22 Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.) 22 Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 22 Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.) 21 Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) 21 North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) 18 West Town (Chicago, Ill.) 17 Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.) 16 Lake View (Chicago, Ill.) 16 Uptown (Chicago, Ill.) 14 Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.) 13 Wilmette (Ill.) 12 Old Town (Chicago, Ill.) 12 Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) 11 East Chicago (Ind.) 10 Harvey (Ill.) 7 West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.) 6 Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) 6 Roseland (Chicago, Ill.) 6 South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) 5 Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.) 5 Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.) 4 Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.) 4 Chicago Lawn (Chicago, Ill.) 4 New City (Chicago, Ill.) 4 Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Beverly (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.) 3 East Side (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.) 3 South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Winnetka (Ill.) 2 Ashburn (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Austin (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Douglas (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Forest Glen (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Montclare (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Oak Park (Ill.) 2 Portage Park (Chicago, Ill.) 2 West Lawn (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Andersonville (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Auburn Gresham (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Aurora (Ill.) 1 Canaryville (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Chatham (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Chicago (Ill.) 1 Dunning (Chicago, Ill.) 1 East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Elmhurst (Ill.) 1 Glencoe (Ill.) 1 Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Greektown (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Hayward (Calif.) 1 Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Jefferson Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Kenilworth (Ill.) 1 McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Mount Greenwood (Chicago, Ill.) 1 North Center (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Norwood Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Oakland (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Ravenswood Gardens (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Sauganash (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Skokie (Ill.) 1 South Deering (Chicago, Ill.) 1 South Shore (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Ukrainian Village (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Washington Heights (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Waukegan (Ill.) 1 West Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) 1 West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Wicker Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Woodstock (Ill.)

679 Cities and towns 679 Streets 529 Architecture 169 Automobiles 117 Apartment houses 105 Commercial buildings 91 Stores, Retail 63 Housing, Single family 54 Railroads, Elevated 53 Signs and signboards 39 Pedestrians 38 Sidewalks 38 Skyscrapers 34 Office buildings 30 Industrial buildings 30 Pedestrian areas 29 Restaurants 27 Dwellings 23 Local transit 21 Industrial districts 21 Parking lots 21 Row houses 20 Buildings--Remodeling for other use 20 Commercial strips 18 Hotels 18 Landscape architecture 16 Bank buildings 14 Church buildings 12 Company towns 12 Housing 11 Railroad stations 11 Theaters 10 Bungalows 9 Bars (Drinking establishments) 9 Buses 9 Viaducts 8 Factories 8 Parking garages 8 Trees 7 Civic improvement 7 Embankments 7 Houses, Single family 7 Railroad tracks 7 Warehouses 6 Billboards 6 Parades 6 Service stations 5 Community development, Urban 5 High-rise apartment buildings 4 Boards of trade 4 Condominiums 4 Elevated highways 4 Plazas 4 Public buildings 4 Sculpture 4 Water towers 3 Automobile dealers 3 Buildings 3 Clubs 3 Fast food restaurants 3 Financial institutions 3 Hospital buildings 3 Older people--Housing 3 Parks 3 Public art 3 Railroad cars 3 Railroad crossings 3 Railroads 3 Roads 3 Shopping centers 3 Shopping malls 3 Vacant lands 2 Animal shelters 2 Building sites 2 Car washes 2 Children 2 College buildings 2 Courtyards 2 Health facilities 2 Loaders (Machines) 2 Museum buildings 2 Neighborhoods 2 One-way streets 2 School buildings 2 Snow 2 Storefronts 2 Terrace houses 2 Traffic signs and signals 1 Abandoned buildings 1 Ambulances 1 Apartment buildings 1 Apartments 1 Automobile Showrooms 1 Banners 1 Bicycles 1 Cathedrals 1 City halls 1 City planning 1 College campuses 1 Crowds 1 Cul-de-sac streets 1 Department Stores, Retail 1 Dormitories 1 Drugstores 1 Fairs 1 Footbridges 1 Fountains 1 Freight cars 1 Gasholders 1 Hospitals 1 Labor 1 Monuments 1 Parking meters 1 Parties 1 Play 1 Post office buildings 1 Public housing 1 Schools 1 Statues 1 Steel industry and trade 1 Stock exchanges--Buildings 1 Synagogues 1 Trucks 1 Universities and colleges 1 Waterfronts