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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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652 Roscoe Street, apartment building entranceway
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Front entrance to an apartment building at 652 West Roscoe Street, between Broadway and North Elaine Place. The entrance facade features an arch with a carved keystone at the center and pilasters on each side and above.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Alta Vista Terrace
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View along West Alta Vista Terrace. The street is lined with row houses.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment building, Roscoe Street
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View of apartment building at 628 West Roscoe Street with a central U-shaped courtyard. The building is on the north side of the street, just west of the intersection with North Broadway.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment house, West Wellington Avenue
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Remodeled nineteenth century building at 1056 West Wellington Avenue, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Seminary Avenue.
Date:
1981; 1889 (1056 West Wellington Avenue)
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:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor, and high-rise apartment buildings
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View looking northwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor and high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums). 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, and one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway) are partially visible through the trees.
Date:
1983; 1956 (Commonwealth Promenade Apartments); 1968 (2800 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA tracks with billboard, Ashland and Roscoe
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View north along North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses Ashland Avenue.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA tracks, Ashland at Roscoe
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View north along the west side of North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train track overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses above Ashland Avenue.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Century Shopping Center
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View looking southwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
Date:
1978; 1925 (The Diversey Theatre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Century Shopping Center
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View looking northwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
Date:
1978; 1925 (The Diversey Theatre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Diversey Miniature Golf Course
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View looking west from the Diversey Miniature Golf Course, a 18-hole miniature golf course located within Lincoln Park at 141 West Diversey Parkway. 2800 North Lake Shore Drive, one of the high-rises of the Commonwealth Promenade complex (330-340 West Diversey Parkway), and the Saint Joseph Hospital (2900 North Lake Shore Drive) are all partially visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1956 (Commonwealth Promenade Apartments); 1968 (2800 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Elaine Place Apartments
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View looking into the central U-shaped courtyard of the Elaine Place Apartments (3434 North Elaine Place).
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Giraffe sculpture and Cornelia Avenue apartments
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View looking northeast across West Cornelia Avenue from North Elaine Place. A large sculpture of a giraffe stands at the southeast corner of the intersection. The apartment buildings at 714 West Cornelia Avenue and 712 West Cornelia Avenue are visible behind the sculpture.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Greystones, West Newport Avenue
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View looking east along the north side of West Newport Avenue, towards the intersection with North Halsted Street. A nineteenth century greystone at 824 West Newport Avenue is partly visible at the extreme left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses and apartments, West Melrose Street
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Houses and apartments along West Melrose Street at North Paulina Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Land use along the lakefront near Lincoln Park
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Detail of a land use map showing the area along the lakefront near Lincoln Park and Belmont Harbor. The brown-colored blocks show the locations of buildings which are six or more stories in height.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Roscoe Street apartment buildings
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View of three-story apartment buildings on the north side of West Roscoe Street between North Halsted Street and North Elaine Place. 712 West Roscoe Street (now condominiums) is at the far left.
Date:
circa 1976; 1920 (712 West Roscoe Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Row houses, Alta Vista Terrace
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View looking north along the west side of West Alta Vista Terrace from just north of the intersection with West Grace Street. 3808 West Alta Vista Terrace is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Saint Alphonsus Church
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Saint Alphonsus Church (1429 W Wellington Avenue), seen from West Wellington Street just east of the intersection with Lincoln Avenue. The front entrance to the church is on North Southport Avenue. The Golden Nugget Pancake House is across from the church at the left.
Date:
1981; 1897, rebuilt 1952 (Saint Alphonsus Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sheridan Road and Sheridan CTA station
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View north along North Sheridan Road from just south of the intersection with West Dakin Street, with the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sheridan Road at Dakin Street
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View north along the west side of North Sheridan Road towards the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct. The intersection with West Dakin Street is near the center of the photograph. A sign for the Festival Theater is at the left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Southport Avenue and Southport CTA station
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View north along the west side of North Southport Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The Southport CTA station is atop the elevated train tracks which cross above Southport Avenue; the entrance to the station is under the tracks.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
The New York
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View of the New York, a residential high-rise building located at 3660 North Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1995
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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