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UIC Facility Information Management Collection

A collection of photographs documenting the construction of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle during the 1960s and early 1970s, and removal of the elevated walkways in the early 1990s, as well as documents relating to the planning, growth and development of the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Announcement Board, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of a glass-enclosed announcement board installed outside the Lecture Center. Lettering at the top of the two center panels reads "Career Placement" and "Career Information". Concrete columns supporting the Great Court are visible.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View north showing an open landscaped area with benches located immediately south of the Art & Architecture Building (now Architecture and Design Studios).
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from the south end of the Art & Architecture Building (now Architecture and Design Studios). The exterior walls visible at the right were left without brick facing in anticipation of a planned addition. A top corner of University Hall is just visible at the far left.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Behavioral Sciences Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southwest across West Harrison Street from the intersection with South Morgan Street. The Behavioral Sciences Building stands on the south side of Harrison.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Bike rack and Library, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from South Morgan Street showing a bicycle parked in a rack located adjacent to the north end of the library (upper part of photograph). A brick wall and metal fence mark the campus perimeter.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus Sign, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast across South Halsted Street at West Polk Street showing a large campus information sign installed at that corner. A campus map is displayed on the side facing Halsted Street, and the words "Park - Lot 4" are on the side facing Polk Street. A CTA bus shelter is at the far right.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus View, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from the South Morgan Street overpass above the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). Parking Lot 9 and the elevated walkway at the north entrance to campus are visible, and the upper parts of the Student Residence Hall & Commons, Art & Architecture Building, and Circle Center Tower (Student Center East Tower) are behind the walkway. The Morgan Street entrance to the CTA Blue Line is partially visible at the far left of the photograph.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus View, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from an open area east of Lincoln Hall (upper right). The Lecture Center with the Great Court above is at the left, and the Science & Engineering Offices building is in the distance at the top center.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus View, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast showing an event in progress in an open plaza between the south end of the Chicago Circle Center (now Student Center East) at left, and Science & Engineering Laboratory East (at far right). South Halsted Street is at the outer edge of the plaza and Parking Lot 4 and the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) are visible beyond that. The Polk Street overpass over the Expressway (now demolished) is at the upper left. Part of the elevated walkway is visible at the bottom of the photograph.
Date:
early to mid-1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus area, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View looking east along West Taylor Street. The intersection with South Halsted Street is at the lower right, and the Halsted Street Parking Structure is at the left, obscured by trees.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus entrance, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast showing a small brick-paved plaza at the southwest entrance to the campus at South Morgan Street. Granite bollards (at right) line the outer edge of the plaza closest to the street. Granite benches sit installed in front of a metal fence designed by Walter Netsch. The Science & Engineering Offices building is behind the plaza.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view with Great Court and elevated walkway
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View of the Circle Forum, and Great Court above the Lecture Centers, during removal. A portion of the elevated walkway system is also visible. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view with Great Court and elevated walkway
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View of the Circle Forum, and Great Court above the Lecture Centers, during removal of one of the exedrae atop the Great Court. A portion of the elevated walkway system is also visible. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from a grassy area adjacent to the south side of the Science & Engineering Offices building (upper left). Part of Science & Engineering West is at the upper right, and Burnham Hall and Addams Hall are partially visible in the center distance.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from the south end of the Art & Architecture Building, with Douglas Hall at the far right, and the Chicago Circle Center (now Student Center East) in the center distance.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast across West Taylor Street showing Parking Lot 10 located immediately south of Science & Engineering Technology East.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Campus view, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from West Harrison Street showing trees planted around a small sunken plaza with a low granite bench outside the northeast end of the Behavioral Sciences Building. In the center distance, a section of the elevated walkway can be seen extending from University Hall ( left) towards the Behavioral Sciences Building (right). The elevated walkways were removed during a six-year demolition project extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Circle Forum and elevated walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast showing the demolition of the Circle Forum in progress (at upper right).Parts of the elevated walkway and one of the Great Court exedrae have already been removed. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Circle Forum demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from University Hall showing demolition of the Circle Forum in process. Parts of the elevated walkway and one of the Great Court exedrae have already been removed. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Circle Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from the Circle Forum. University Hall is at the top of the photograph. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Concert in Circle Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Students attending a concert by a live band in the Circle Forum. The upper part of Science & Engineering Laboratory West is visible at the top of the photograph.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Demolition of Great Court, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast during the demolition of the Great Court and elevated walkway system. Concrete "butterfly" columns from the walkway are visible at the lower left. The Great Court and elevated walkways were removed during a six-year demolition project extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Douglas Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View at the entrance to Douglas Hall, with a granite block inscribed with the building's name and a trash can and emergency telephone next to it.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Douglas Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast towards Douglas Hall, with Grant Hall partially visible at the left. A paved plaza between the buildings is visible through the trees.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Education & Communications Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast showing a plaza at the Education & Communications Building with small trees in brick-faced planters, and a brick wall around its perimeter. University Hall is in the distance.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Education & Communications Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southwest showing the brick plaza with granite benches at the Education & Communications Building. A wall of the Theatre is at the far left, and the Harrison Street Parking Structure is in the center distance.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Education, Performing Arts, and Social Work Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View from the southeast corner of the Education, Performing Arts, and Social Work Building (now Education, Theatre, Music and Social Work), showing the concrete plaza with light posts and a small ramp leading to a building entrance.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated Walkway to Taft Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast from the elevated walkway showing the second floor building entrance to Taft Hall. The names of the three classroom buildings accessible from that point - Taft Hall, Burnham Hall, and Addams Hall - are inscribed on a granite side panel on the main branch of the walkway. Part of Burnham Hall is visible at the left, and the top of the Science & Engineering Offices building is behind it.
Date:
early 1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated Walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View on the elevated walkway showing a stairwell leading to ground level, surrounded by chain-linked granite bollards. The top stair is in particularly poor condition. The elevated walkways were removed during a six-year demolition project extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated Walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View south showing a section of the elevated walkway between the east and west sections of the Science & Engineering Laboratory. A large building index sign stands in the walkway, and part of a Walter Netsch-designed metal fence is at the right. The elevated walkways were removed during a six-year demolition project extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway and Great Court, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southwest from a section of the elevated walkway adjacent to the Great Court. In the foreground, a staircase descends to ground level from the walkway. At the upper right, a short flight of stairs leads up to the Great Court, where the outside of one of the exedrae is visible. The top of Science & Engineering Laboratory West is at the upper left of the photograph.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from University Hall, showing demolition of the section of elevated walkway north of West Harrison Street leading to the CTA Blue Line station (upper left). The Student Residence & Commons Addition (now Student Residence & Commons West) is at the far right.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from University Hall, showing demolition of the elevated walkway at the north entrance to campus. West Harrison Street runs up the left side of the photograph; the Student Residence & Commons Addition (now Student Residence & Commons West) is at the upper center.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway in winter, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of a snow-filled stairway leading from ground level to the elevated walkway above. A sign reading "Closed" sits atop the snow at the base of the stairs.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway removal, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View north towards West Harrison Street after the removal of the main north-south spine of the elevated walkway. (The campus elevated walkways were removed over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.) Part of Jefferson Hall is visible at the far left, obscured by the trees.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway system, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View documenting the second story granite elevated walkway system, located along the north-south spine of east campus.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway system, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of the second story granite elevated walkway system along the north-south spine of east campus.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northwest showing the main north-south spine of the elevated walkway. There are staircases to ground level at the center of the walkway, separated by chain-linked granite bollards. Henry Hall and Jefferson Hall are in the center distance, and University Hall is at the upper left. The Formfit building (purchased by the University in 1979) is in the distance at the far right.
Date:
circa 1967-1969
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast at ground level from the south side of West Harrison Street, showing the concrete "butterfly" columns supporting the elevated walkway. The lower part of Turner Gate is visible at the right. Featuring a metal fence designed by Walter Netsch, Turner Gate marked the north entrance to campus.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View southeast showing the elevated walkway crossing over West Harrison Street. Turner Gate is at the right. The elevated walkways were removed during a six-year demolition project extending from 1993 to 1999.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View looking northeast across West Taylor Street. A section of the elevated walkway leading to Science and Engineering Laboratory East is visible behind the trees.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View looking northeast at ground level, showing the main north-south spine of the elevated walkway with its "butterfly" columns.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View looking southeast at the north end of the elevated walkway where it crosses over West Harrison Street. Turner Gate is visible at the right and part of Student Residence & Commons West is at the left.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View west showing a section the elevated walkway with its concrete "butterfly" columns, leading towards University Hall.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of the elevated walkway at ground level, showing the concrete "butterfly" support columns.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northwest showing a section of main north-south spine of the elevated walkway with its concrete "butterfly" support columns. A pay telephone is at ground level underneath the walkway. University Hall is at the top center, behind the tree.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northwest showing a section of the elevated walkway connecting to one of the classroom buildings on east campus.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Entrance ramp at the north end of the elevated walkway system, with part of the Student Residence & Commons addition (now Student Residence & Commons West) visible at the upper left.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View showing part of the elevated walkway crossing over West Taylor Street. An ivy-covered wall of the Science & Engineering South building is visible at the right.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Elevated walkways shortly before demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of the north end of the elevated walkway from ground level, where it passes over West Harrison Street. The concrete "butterfly" support columns are visible. A parking lot is in the foreground, and part of the Student Residence & Commons is visible behind the walkway.
Date:
May 13, 1993
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access

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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
University Archives
Theme
UIC History & Administration
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