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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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
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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
844
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
600
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
163
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
139
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
99
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
57
Evanston (Ill.)
54
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
54
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
52
East Chicago (Ind.)
50
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
44
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
42
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
37
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
34
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
31
Wilmette (Ill.)
28
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
24
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
22
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
22
Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
22
Skokie (Ill.)
21
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
21
Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
21
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
20
Chicago (Ill.)
20
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
20
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
15
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
11
Glencoe (Ill.)
11
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
11
West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
10
Harvey (Ill.)
10
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
10
Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Beverly (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Chicago Lawn (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
8
East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Schaumburg (Ill.)
6
Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Oak Park (Ill.)
6
Winnetka (Ill.)
5
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Forest Glen (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Hammond (Ind.)
5
Long Grove (Ill.)
5
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Gary (Ind.)
4
Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Lake Forest (Ill.)
4
Portage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Printer's Row (Chicago, Ill.)
4
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Wheaton (Ill.)
4
Whiting (Ind.)
3
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Chatham (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Itasca (Ill.)
3
Kenilworth (Ill.)
3
Longwood Manor (Chicago, Ill.)
3
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Norwood Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Waukegan (Ill.)
3
West Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Lawn (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Andersonville (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Ashburn (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Auburn Gresham (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Austin (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Belmont Cragin (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bensenville (Ill.)
2
Dunning (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Greektown (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Illinois
2
Kane County (Ill.)
2
McHenry (Ill.)
2
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Montclare (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Orland Park (Ill.)
2
West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Wicker Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Zion (Ill.)
1
Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Aurora (Ill.)
1
Barrington (Ill.)
1
Belvidere (Ill.)
1
Burnside (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Canaryville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Elmhurst (Ill.)
1
Elmhurst (ill.)
1
Glenview (Ill.)
1
Hayward (Calif.)
1
Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Indiana
1
Jefferson Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McHenry County (Ill.)
1
Mount Greenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
New Eastside (Chicago, Ill.)
1
O'Hare (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Plano (Ill.)
1
Ravenswood Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Roselle (Ill.)
1
Sauganash (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Sheboygan (Wis.)
1
South Holland (Ill.)
1
Ukrainian Village (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Washington Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Washington Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Woodstock (Ill.)
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Creator
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
3
Chang, Kee T.; Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
3
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
2
Sawyer's Inc. Portland Oregon
1
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm); Chicago Architecture Foundation
Topic
2345
Cities and towns
1729
Architecture
682
Streets
371
Commercial buildings
324
Office buildings
306
Apartment houses
243
Skyscrapers
207
Automobiles
196
Stores, Retail
182
Industrial buildings
151
Rivers
134
Industrial districts
134
Signs and signboards
117
Sidewalks
107
Pedestrians
106
Buildings--Remodeling for other use
99
Parks
98
Landscape architecture
92
Parking lots
88
Community development, Urban
87
Housing, Single family
71
Bridges
68
Railroads, Elevated
63
Plazas
63
Row houses
62
Hotels
61
City planning
54
Restaurants
50
Railroad stations
48
Dwellings
48
Local transit
48
Warehouses
48
Waterfronts
46
Pedestrian areas
41
Church buildings
39
Public buildings
39
Sculpture
36
Railroad tracks
34
Bank buildings
31
Shopping malls
31
Storage facilities
29
Boats and boating
29
Public art
28
Theaters
27
Factories
27
Harbors
27
Universities and colleges
26
Roads
25
Civic improvement
24
Building sites
22
Atriums
22
Commercial strips
21
Housing
21
Steel industry and trade
20
College buildings
19
Cemeteries
19
Company towns
19
Historic preservation
18
Marinas
18
Storefronts
18
Tombs
18
Wrecking
17
High-rise apartment buildings
17
Railroads
17
School buildings
17
Windows
16
Fountains
16
Railroad cars
16
Railroad yards
16
Stock exchanges--Buildings
15
Condominiums
15
Courtyards
15
Mausoleums
15
Petroleum refineries
14
Bars (Drinking establishments)
14
Elevated highways
14
Museum buildings
14
Playgrounds
14
Public housing
14
Ships
12
Bungalows
12
Express Roads
12
Parking garages
12
Printing plants
12
Trees
11
Synagogues
10
Buses
10
Embankments
10
Fast food restaurants
10
Land use--Maps
9
Awnings
9
Gasholders
9
Hospitals
9
Library buildings
9
Snow
9
Viaducts
9
Water towers
8
Barges
8
Boards of trade
8
Clubs
8
Exhibition buildings
8
Gardens
8
Hospital buildings
8
Houses, Single family
8
Pavilions
8
Shopping centers
8
Vacant lands
7
Banners
7
Beaches
7
Buildings--Law and legislation
7
Exhibitions
7
Freight cars
7
Lagoons
7
Service stations
7
Urban Landscape architecture
6
Arches
6
Automobile dealers
6
Billboards
6
Bridge cranes
6
Buildings
6
Children
6
Convention facilities
6
Financial institutions
6
Health facilities
6
Neighborhoods
6
Parades
6
Public spaces
6
Urban transportation
6
Waterways
5
Fire stations
5
Golf courses
5
Passenger trains
5
Railroad crossings
5
Stairs
4
Apartment buildings
4
College campuses
4
Drugstores
4
Electric power-plants
4
Escalators
4
Grids (Cartography)
4
High Schools
4
Lakes
4
Recreation areas
4
Religious facilities
4
Schools
4
Show windows
3
Alleys
3
Animal shelters
3
Car washes
3
City halls
3
Doorways
3
Field houses
3
Footbridges
3
Garages
3
Monuments
3
Municipal buildings
3
Mural painting and decoration
3
Older people--Housing
3
Piers
3
Post office buildings
3
Shorelines
3
Traffic signs and signals
2
Ambulances
2
Art centers
2
Art galleries, Commercial
2
Athletic clubs
2
Athletic fields
2
Automobile Showrooms
2
Bathing beaches
2
Building--Technological innovations
2
Cathedrals
2
Church schools
2
Community colleges
2
Courthouses
2
Cranes, derricks, etc.--Electric equipment
2
Cul-de-sac streets
2
Docks
2
Dormitories
2
Express highways
2
Incinerators
2
Loaders (Machines)
2
Low-income housing
2
One-way streets
2
Sports facilities
2
Swimming pools
2
Terrace houses
2
Trucks
2
Unbuilt architectural projects
1
Abandoned buildings
1
Achitecture
1
Administrative and political divisions
1
Apartments
1
Armories
1
Baseball
1
Benches
1
Bicycles
1
Boundaries
1
Buildings--Performance
1
Centers for the performing arts
1
Chapels
1
Conservatories
1
Correctional institutions
1
Crowds
1
Department Stores, Retail
1
Election districts
1
Fairs
1
Fire engines
1
Floor plans
1
Graffiti
1
Grocery trade
1
High school buildings
1
House construction
1
Housing, Cooperative
1
Jesuits
1
Labor
1
Lampposts
1
Lamps
1
Lighting
1
Logos (Symbols)
1
Mansions
1
Mayors
1
Medical colleges
1
Motion picture theaters
1
Music-halls
1
Nuclear power plants
1
Nursing homes
1
Open spaces
1
Parking meters
1
Parties
1
Performance art
1
Play
1
Porches
1
Prisons
1
Retail trade
1
Road maps
1
Roads--Design and construction
1
Sidwalks
1
Stadiums
1
Statues
1
Stores, retail
1
Street-railroads
1
Temples
1
Tourism
1
Trash cans
1
Utilities buildings
1
Water--Pollution
1
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