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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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Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
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View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall, with a Marshall Field's store sign visible in the distance on the upper level. The mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
Image Image
The Woodfield Mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
Image Image
View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall. The mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
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The Woodfield Mall's features inlcude bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights. A fountain is in the right foreground.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
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View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall. The Woodfield Mall's features bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights. A fountain is in the foreground, on the lower level, and a Sears store is visible in the distance on the upper level.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Woolworth Building, South State Street
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View of the Woolworth Building at 219 South State Street. A Woolworth's store occupies the street level. The wide sidewalks of the State Street Mall are visible in front of the building.
Date:
1987; 1928 (Woolworth Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Work crew on street
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Work crew on a residential street using heavy equipment to clean up branches trimmed from trees.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building
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View of the upper part of the Wrigley Building. The south tower with the clocktower is on the left, and the north tower is on the right. An elevated walkway connects the 14th floors of the two buildings.
Date:
1972; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building
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View of the upper parts of the Wrigley Building (400-410 North Michigan Avenue), showing the south tower with the clocktower, and the north tower on the right. An elevated walkway connecting the 14th floors of the two buildings is visible in the lower part of the photograph.
Date:
1993; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building
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Close-up of the main entrance of the Wrigley Building, showing the vaulted ceiling of the porch and glazed terra cotta decoration on the facade. The Hotel InterContinental (originally Medinah Athletic Club) is in the background, and a corner of the Tribune Tower is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1993; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building
Image Image
View of the upper part of the Wrigley Building. The south tower with the clocktower is on the left, and the north tower is on the right. An elevated walkway connects the 14th floors of the two buildings.
Date:
1972; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building
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Sketch of the Wrigley Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building
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View looking north across the Michigan Avenue Bridge toward the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building (401 North Michigan).
Date:
circa 1966-1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Yondorf Block and Hall
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View of the Yondorf Block and Hall (758 West North Avenue), located at the northeast corner of North Halsted and North Avenue. At the time of the photograph, the building housed a Sam's Liquor Store on the ground level, and the upper floors are boarded up and unused. The CTA Brown Line tracks are visible running behind the building.
Date:
1980; 1887 (Yondorf Block and Hall)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Yondorf Block and Hall
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View looking east across North Halsted Street at the front facade of Yondorf Block and Hall (758 West North Avenue), located at the northeast corner of North Halsted and North Avenue. The building was dilapidated and unused at the time of the photograph. The signs from a previous tenant, Sam's Liquor Store, remain.
Date:
1984; 1887 (Yondorf Block and Hall)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, East Chicago, Indiana
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View of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's steel manufacturing plant in East Chicago, seen from Dickey Road.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, East Chicago, Indiana
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View in winter of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's steel manufacturing plant, seen from Dickey Road.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Zion Nuclear Power Station
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View showing part of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, looking south along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Zion Nuclear Power Station
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View of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, looking south along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access