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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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Chicago River and West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive, looking west along the main branch of the Chicago River. The R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible at the far left. Adjacent to it to the west are the La-Salle Wacker Building, and 222 North LaSalle (Builders Building). The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground.
Date
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1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Chicago River and high-rise towers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from the North Michigan Avenue bridge looking towards three high-rise towers: the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive), the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The much smaller 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between the Leo Burnett Building and the R. R. Donnelley Building. The former Sun-Times Building (demolished) is on the right.
Date
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1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Chicago River and skyscrapers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from North Michigan Avenue looking towards three high-rise towers: the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive), the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The much smaller 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between the Leo Burnett Building and the R. R. Donnelley Building. The former Sun-Times building (demolished) is on the right, and a corner of the Wrigley Building is in the foreground at the extreme right.
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1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
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View southwest along the Chicago River, with high-rise buildings along the south bank of the river. The State Street bridge is in the foreground. 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) is near the center of the image, flanked on both sides by taller high-rises - the Leo Burnett Building on the left, and the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) on the right.
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1995; 1968 (55 West Wacker); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Leo Burnett Building and R. R. Donnelley Building
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View of the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between these two. Part of the Stouffer Riviere Hotel (now Marriott Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel) located at 1 West Wacker Drive, is visible at the extreme left. The State Street bridge runs across the lower part of the image.
Date
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1994; 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive), showing the building's facade at street level.
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1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) is partially visible at the extreme left of the image. 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between these two.
Date
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1994; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View looking northeast on North Clark Street. In the center is the R. R. Donnelley building (77 West Wacker Drive). Part of the James R. Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building) is visible in the left foreground.
Date
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1995; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View of the lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) from across the Chicago River.
Date
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1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible on the far left. Adjacent to it is 203 N. La Salle Street. Part of the La Salle-Wacker Building is visible on the right, and part of the Dearborn Street bridge and Chicago River can be seen in the foreground.
Date
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1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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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
10
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
Topic
10
Architecture
10
Cities and towns
6
Office buildings
6
Rivers
5
Bridges
4
Commercial buildings
4
Skyscrapers
1
Pedestrians
1
Sidewalks
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