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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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Atrium, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II
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View of the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II (201 East Wacker Drive). The atrium features a shallow pool with fountains accentuated with plants and small trees in containers. A raised circular lounge area with a curved staircase leading up to it extends out over the pool. In the lower right is another lounge area adjacent to the pool's edge.
Date:
1980; 1980 (Hyatt Regency Chicago, Tower II)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Auburn Park lagoon and apartment building
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View northwest west across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Auburn Park lagoon and houses
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View northeast across one of the Auburn Park lagoons toward houses along West Winneconna Parkway between South Eggleston Avenue and South Stewart Avenue. The intersection with South Eggleston Avenue is at the extreme left, and the intersection with South Stewart Avenue is visible at the right. 432 West Winneconna Parkway is the first house visible on the left.
Date:
1974; 1887 (432 West Winneconna Parkway)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Auburn Park lagoon, houses and apartments
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View northeast across the Auburn Park lagoons with apartment buildings and houses surrounding the adjacent area. The apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway is at the left, and nineteenth century houses are next to it on the right.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Auditorium Building
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Undated view of the south facade of the Auditorium Building.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building showing the south wall stonework.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building in 1962, showing the building's south face with theatre entrance.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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Sketch of the Auditorium building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building, showing the south wall stonework.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building with a Roosevelt University sign on the facade.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building (now Roosevelt University) looking southwest from across Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1984; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building, showing one of the arches on the south wall.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building looking southwest across South Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1972; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium Building with a Roosevelt University sign on the facade.
Date:
1972; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the upper facade and tower of the Auditorium building.
Date:
1995; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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Undated view of the Auditorium building, showing the decorative metalwork over one of the entryway arches.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of stone arches framing an entryway to the Auditorium building.
Date:
1977; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium Building with a Roosevelt University sign on the facade.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
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Undated view of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
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View of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel in 1966.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, showing restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the Auditorium theater, with restoration work in progress.
Date:
1966
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, with restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, showing restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater from the stage in 1966, with restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the arched entranceway to the Auditorium theater.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, with restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater.
Date:
circa 1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the entranceway to the Auditorium theater in 1977.
Date:
1977; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966 with restoration work in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auditorium building from Grant Park railroad yards
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View towards the Auditorium building and adjacent Michigan Avenue buildings from over the railway yards in Grant Park.
Date:
1972; 1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Automobile dealerships, Wilmette
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View of Fiat and Jaguar auto dealerships, looking south along Green Bay Road from south of Washington Avenue in Wilmette. The illuminated neon sign for Imperial Motors is prominently visible. The traffic signals at the intersection with Central Avenue are in the distance at the lower left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


B. Dalton bookstore, North Michigan Avenue
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View across the sidewalk toward the entrance to a B. Dalton bookstore on the street level of the John Blair Building, 645 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Baha'i House of Worship, Wilmette
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View of the Baha'i House of Worship located at 100 Linden Avenue, Wilmette.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Banana Republic store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Banana Republic store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the entrance to a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bank building, North Clark Street and West Lunt Avenue
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View looking towards the northeast corner of the intersection of North Clark Street and West Lunt Avenue. A Greek temple style bank building, home to a branch of the First Federal of Chicago bank stands on that corner (7001 North Clark Street).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Bank building, North Clark Street and West Morse Avenue
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View looking northeast across North Clark Street from the intersection with West Morse Avenue. The First Commercial Bank (6945 North Clark Street) occupies the northeast corner of this intersection. The bank's parking lot, to the west across North Clark Street, is marked by a large sign.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bankers Building and La Salle Bank Building
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View of the Bankers Building (105 West Adams Street) and La Salle National Bank Building (135 South La Salle Street, originally Field Building) from Federal Center Plaza. Part of Alexander Calder's sculpture, Flamingo, is visible in the foreground at the right.
Date:
1927 (Bankers Building); 1934 (135 South La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Bankers Building and La Salle Bank Building
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View of the Bankers Building (105 West Adams Street) and La Salle National Bank Building (135 South La Salle Street, originally Field Building) from Federal Center Plaza. Part of Alexander Calder's sculpture, Flamingo (installed in 1974) is in the foreground at the right. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is in the background at the left.
Date:
circa 1970s; 1927 (Bankers Building); 1934 (135 South La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Barge on North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the West Division Street Bridge. The Druth Packaging Corporation building, located Goose Island (demolished), is on the right. The Morton Salt warehouse (1357 North Elston Avenue) is near the center of the image. The New Metal Crafts, Inc. warehouse (1308 North Elston Avenue) , with a large painted advertisement for Smirnoff vodka is to the left of it. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (1351 West Evergreen Avenue) is on the far left.
Date:
1980; 1881-1892 (St. Stanislaus Kostka Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Baseball game, Comiskey Park
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View of a Chicago White Sox home game at Comiskey Park, located at West 35th Street and South Shields Avenue.
Date:
1967; 1910 (White Sox Park)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bauer Building
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View looking east across North Franklin Street at the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets. The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks run adjacent to the building, along North Franklin Street.
Date:
1978; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bauer Building entrance
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View of the arched entranceway to the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets.
Date:
1985; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Belden Avenue houses
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View of houses on the north side of West Belden Avenue, between Oakley and Western Avenues. 2312 West Belden Avenue is on the right; an alley runs alongside it.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bell Avenue at Hirsch
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View of houses and two-flats on the west side of North Bell Avenue, from the grounds of Sabin school. The intersection with West Hirsch Street is at the left.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Belmont Harbor
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View of boats moored in Belmont Harbor, looking south along the lakefront from a location adjacent to West Hawthorne Place.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Belmont Harbor and North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings
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View looking southwest from Belmont Harbor, towards high-rise apartment buildings on North Lake Shore Drive. 3470 North Lake Shore Drive is on the right, and behind it to the left is Hawthorne House (3450 North Lake Shore Drive).
Date:
1986; 1966 (Hawthorne House); 1967 (3470 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Belvidere Oasis, Illinois Tollway
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View of the Belvidere Oasis, located along the Illinois Tollway I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway), east of Rockford Mile Marker 54.5.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bensenville railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View southwest across the tracks towards the Bensenville station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A sign posted in front of the station announces a new passenger depot building project.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access