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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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860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
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.
Date
:
1990; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date
:
1966; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
Sketch of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View looking east toward the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date
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1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View from the west looking towards the 860 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building.
Date
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1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View of the piers at the base of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date
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1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
Undated view of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date
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1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from the beach
Image
Image
View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from the beach. A sunbather is in the foreground.
Date
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1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from the lake
Image
Image
Undated view of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from Lake Michigan.
Date
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1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore and 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive
Image
Image
View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore apartment buildings and 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive (Esplanade apartments) from the west.
Date
:
1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive); 1953-1956
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View of the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments, looking northeast from East Chestnut Street.
Date
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circa 1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor and Lincoln Park apartment buildings
Image
Image
View looking southwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor, and towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) in Lincoln Park. The Diversey Yacht Club building is visible on the left side of the image, and the 345 West Fullerton Parkway condominiums rise behind that. The 2400 North Lakeview Apartments are near the center of the image, and to the right of it are 2430 North Lakeview Avenue, 2440 North Lakeview Avenue, and 2450 North Lakeview Avenue.
Date
:
1980; 1963 (2400 North Lakeview Apartments); 1973 (345 West Fullerton Parkway)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor, and Lincoln Park apartment buildings
Image
Image
View looking southwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor, and towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) in Lincoln Park. The Diversey Yacht Club building is visible on the left of the photograph. The 345 West Fullerton Parkway condominiums are in the distance on the left. The 2400 North Lakeview Apartments are near the center of the image, and to the right of that are 2430 North Lakeview Avenue, 2440 North Lakeview Avenue, and 2450 North Lakeview Avenue.
Date
:
1977; 1924 (2450 North Lakeview Avenue); 1927 (2430 North Lakeview Avenue and 2440 North Lakeview Avenue); 1963 (2400 North Lakeview Apartments); 1973 (345 West Fullerton Parkway)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor, and high-rise apartment buildings
Image
Image
View looking northwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor and high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums). 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, and one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway) are partially visible through the trees.
Date
:
1983; 1956 (Commonwealth Promenade Apartments); 1968 (2800 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chapel, Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
View of the Chapel on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Date
:
1962
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building in 1966.
Date
:
1966
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
Detail of a corner of a Federal Center building, where the supporting pier meets the building.
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
View of the Federal Center.
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
Undated view of a model of the Federal Center.
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
Undated view of the Federal Center.
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
Detail of a Federal Center building showing a corner where the supporting pier meets the building.
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center plaza
Image
Image
View of the Federal Center plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo" installed.
Date
:
circa 1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center plaza
Image
Image
Undated view of the Federal Center plaza, looking towards the Dirksen Federal Building. Alexander Calder's sculpture "Flamingo" stands in the center of the plaza.
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Commons Building, Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
View of the northwest corner of the Commons Building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Date
:
1962; 1952-1953 (Commons Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Commons Building, Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
View of the east facade of the Commons Building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), seen from the northeast.
Date
:
1962; 1952-1953 (Commons Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Dirksen Building, Chicago Federal Center
Image
Image
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building, one of the buildings comprising the Chicago Federal Center.
Date
:
1971
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Diversey Miniature Golf Course
Image
Image
View looking west from the Diversey Miniature Golf Course, a 18-hole miniature golf course located within Lincoln Park at 141 West Diversey Parkway. 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway), and the Saint Joseph Hospital (2900 North Lake Shore Drive) are all partially visible in the distance.
Date
:
1976; 1956 (Commonwealth Promenade Apartments); 1968 (2800 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Esplanade Apartment Buildings
Image
Image
Curtain wall of the 900 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building (one of the Esplanade Apartment buildings), with the back of an adjacent building, in 1962.
Date
:
1962; 1953-1956 (900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Esplanade Apartment Buildings
Image
Image
View of the Esplanade Apartments, located at 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive.
Date
:
1962; 1953-1956 (900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Farnsworth House
Image
Image
View of the Farnsworth House, located along the Fox River near Plano, Illinois.
Date
:
circa 1960s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings, Lake Shore Drive
Image
Image
View of the upper parts of 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive (right) and 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) at left. The Plaza on DeWitt (originally Dewitt-Chestnut Apartments) is visible between them.
Date
:
1990; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
IBM Building
Image
Image
View looking up at the IBM Building (330 North Wabash).
Date
:
1995; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
IBM Building
Image
Image
View of the IBM Building (330 North Wabash). Part of one of the Marina City towers is visible at the upper left.
Date
:
1977; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
IBM Building and Sun-Times Building from the Chicago River
Image
Image
View along the Chicago River towards the IBM Building and Sun-Times building (demolished), with a bridge over the river in front of these. The Marina City towers are partially visible behind the IBM Building. [cleaner copy of bru003_03_r]
Date
:
1972; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
IBM Building and Sun-Times Building from the Chicago river
Image
Image
View along the Chicago River towards the IBM Building and Sun-Times building (demolished), with a bridge over the river in front of these. The Marina City towers are partially visible behind the IBM Building.
Date
:
1972; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
IBM Building under construction
Image
Image
View of the IBM Building during its construction.
Date
:
circa 1970; 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering Building (Perlstein Hall), Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
View of the exterior of Perlstein Hall on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Brubaker's caption on the original slide mount reads: "IIT - The Vine-Covered Campus".
Date
:
1945-1946 (Perlstein Hall)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings, Chicago
Image
Image
View of a group of office towers close to the Chicago River in the Loop and Near North Side. Two Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe) is on the left, under construction. The center tower is One Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe). Mies' IBM building stands on the right, behind the Sun-Times building.
Date
:
1972; 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Lake Shore Drive and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View to the north along North Lake Shore Drive, with 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) partially visible on the left of the photograph. The 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments are next to it, across East Chestnut Street. Part of the Esplanade Apartments (900-910 North Lake Shore Drive) and part of 990 North Lake Shore Drive are visible to their right.
Date
:
1990; 1924 (Lake Shore Athletic Club); 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive); 1955 (Esplanade Apartments); 1973 (990 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Lake Shore Drive and 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View to the north along North Lake Shore Drive, with the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments in the foreground. 990 North Lake Shore Drive is visible to their right.
Date
:
1976; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive); 1973 (990 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Promontory Apartments, Hyde Park
Image
Image
Sketch of the Promontory Apartments building by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s; 1946-1949 (Promontory Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
Undated view of S. R. Crown Hall on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), showing the staircase leading to the building's main entrance.
Date
:
1950-1956 (Crown Hall)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology
Image
Image
View of the interior of S. R. Crown Hall on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), with a group of Barcelona chairs visible.
Date
:
1962; 1950-1956 (Crown Hall)
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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Geographic Location
21
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
10
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Plano (Ill.)
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Topic
43
Architecture
43
Cities and towns
21
Skyscrapers
19
Apartment houses
7
Buildings--Law and legislation
7
Public buildings
6
Office buildings
6
Universities and colleges
5
College buildings
4
Parks
3
Boats and boating
3
Harbors
3
Marinas
3
Streets
2
Bridges
2
Commercial buildings
2
High-rise apartment buildings
2
Plazas
2
Public art
2
Rivers
2
Sculpture
1
Beaches
1
Building sites
1
Chapels
1
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