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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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Calumet Park Beach and State Line Power Plant
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View looking southeast from the Lake Michigan beachfront at Calumet Park. In the foreground, people use the sandy beach, while behind them others walk along the pier. Rising behind the beach is State Line Power Plant, a coal-fired electrical generating station.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Park and State Line Power Plant
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View looking south from Calumet Park towards the State Line Power Plant.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Park, Chicago
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View of the Lake Michigan lakefront and park buildings in Chicago's Calumet Park.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet River and Chicago Skyway
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View looking north along the Calumet River from the East 100th Street bridge. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. Behind it are cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos. Two barges are at the right.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest along the Calumet River from the East 95th Street bridge. Cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos are visible. The Chicago Skyway runs behind these. A barge is visible in the lower right corner. Transmission towers supporting overhead power lines are silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest from the South Ewing Avenue bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. There are barges and a loading dock in the left foreground and overhead cranes are visible to the right behind these. Concrete storage silos and a large gas storage tank are visible at the far right of the photograph. In the background, the Chicago Skyway runs across the image; power lines are visible in the distance behind the Skyway.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View in winter, looking southwest from the East 95th Street bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. Steam rises from the river. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. There is an overhead crane visible at the left of the image. A large gas storage tank stands out against the sky on the right, and concrete storage silos are visible at the far right. Smokestacks and transmission towers for power lines are visible in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works, Calumet River
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View looking northeast along the Calumet River near its mouth at Lake Michigan. The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later called the United States Steel Corporation South Works) stood on the north bank of the river.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
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View looking northeast from a location near East 95th Street towards Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works).
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
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View of Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works), looking northeast from Lake Michigan at East 95th Street. Rail freight cars loaded with automobiles are visible passing in front of the plant. Piles of industrial waste are in the foreground.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Skyway and State Line Power Plant
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View in winter looking east towards the State Line Power Plant, from underneath the Chicago Skyway.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses and three-flats, East Side
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View in winter of the rear of houses and three-flats in the residential area located between South Ewing Avenue and the Calumet River.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Avenue A (State Line Avenue)
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View of houses on the west side of South Avenue A (State Line Avenue) between East 111th and East 112th Streets. A large utility pole rises on the left and power lines run across the sky. Industrial facilities along the Calumet River are in the distance behind the houses.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Avenue H
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View north along the east side of South Avenue H, from just south of the intersection with East 106th Street. 10611 South Avenue H is at the right.
Date:
1981; 1908 (10611 South Avenue H)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Ewing Avenue
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Rear view of houses located on the east side of South Ewing Avenue. The house at the far right (9507 South Ewing Avenue) sits at the intersection of South Ewing Avenue and East 95th Street. Behind the utility pole on the left, part of a cylindrical gas storage tank and an overhead crane are visible. Railroad tracks run alongside the rear of these homes, and in the foreground part of the western edge of Calumet Park is visible.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lake Calumet and Calumet River area
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Map of the Lake Calumet and Calumet River area, showing expressways and major streets, parks and forest preserves, and railway lines serving the area.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lakefront land with railroad tracks
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View of an open area of disused land adjacent to Lake Michigan on Chicago's southeast side, located east of South Ewing Avenue and north of Calumet Park. Abandoned train tracks are visible in the foreground, and in the distance on the right are two railroad car transport cars, one with a load of automobiles on it.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Railway lines serving Chicago's far south side
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Map of Chicago's far south side, showing freight railway lines serving the area.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Ewing Avenue at East 95th Street
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View in winter looking northwest along South Ewing Avenue from just south of the intersection with East 95th Street. The Skyway Dog House (9480 South Ewing Avenue) is visible on the left. The two-story brick building on the right houses a bar. Highway signs for US 12 and US 20 are in front of that building. A sign for US 41 is just behind that.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Ewing Avenue at East 96th Street
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View in winter looking northwest along South Ewing Avenue from the intersection with East 96th Street. The house in the foreground on the right is 9553 South Ewing Avenue; 9543 South Ewing is visible to its left. On the left side of the photograph a two-flat apartment building and a bar (9523 South Ewing) are visible. An advertisement for Schenley whiskey is painted on the side wall of the bar. It reads "Discover whipped-in smoothness!"
Date:
1972; 1905 (9553 South Ewing Avenue and 9543 South Ewing Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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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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