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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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35 East Wacker Drive
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Undated view of 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building). To the left of it is the Oxford House Hotel.
Date:
1924-1926 (35 East Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Wacker Drive, high-rise buildings
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View looking southwest from Pioneer Court towards high-rises along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible at the upper left.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee Building); 1924-1926 (35 East Wacker); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings in Chicago's Loop
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Aerial view of high-rise towers in Chicago's Loop, looking to the southeast from IBM building. 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building) is prominently visible in the right foreground. The top part of 150 N. Michigan is at the upper left.
Date:
1996; 1924-1926 (35 East Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings, East Wacker Drive
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View from Pioneer Court looking southwest towards high-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible behind these.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan); 1926 (35 East Wacker); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop and Near North Side skyscrapers
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View looking northeast from First National Bank building (Chase Tower) toward the north Loop and Near North Side. The United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) and 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building) are visible in the foreground among the cluster of skyscrapers. The John Hancock Center is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1985; 1926 (35 East Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Loop skyscrapers
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Aerial view of the North Loop, with 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building) in the left foreground and the Carbide & Carbon Building in the center foreground. Industrial buildings along the Ogden Slip are visible at the upper right, and Lake Michigan is in the distance.
Date:
1971; 1926 (35 East Wacker); 1929 (Carbide & Carbon Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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