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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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"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
18th Street, Pilsen
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View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
4th Street and Linden, Wilmette
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View looking northeast across 4th Street toward the Linden CTA terminal. Shops are visible to the left of the terminal, along Linden Avenue.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue
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View of the intersection of East 53rd Street and South Lake Park Avenue, looking northeast from South Lake Park Avenue. The Hyde Park Bank stands at the southwest corner of this intersection, and a large sign for it is suspended over that corner. A brick plaza with landscaping and a bench is in the foreground, adjacent to the sidewalk.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View looking across North Michigan Avenue towards the high-rise buildings located on the west side of the street south of the intersection with East Superior Street. The windows of the street-level shops of the 700 North Michigan Avenue building (originally Judah Building) are visible near the center of the photograph. The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is one of these shops.
Date:
1976; 1924 (Central Life Building); 1928-1930 (Judah Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View of the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue, showing the commercial buildings which were later razed to make way for Chicago Place.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
835 West Willow Street
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View looking southwest at 835 West Willow Street from the intersection with North Dayton Street. The narrow front facade of this nineteenth-century building faces North Dayton Street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Alley, West Washington Boulevard
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View of cars in parking lots and the rear of aging brick buildings from an alley along West Washington Boulevard.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School
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View looking west across West 15th Place at Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place). Part of Mount Sinai Hospital is visible in the distance on the left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
American Bank Note Company Building
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View of the front of the American Bank Note Company building (118-132 East Cullerton Street), at the northwest corner of the intersection with South Indiana Avenue.
Date:
1980; 1902 (American Bank Note Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment building and house, West Giddings Street
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Streetscape with an apartment building on the north side of West Giddings Street at the intersection with North Hamilton Avenue. 2148 West Giddings Street, the large single-family house with the flower boxes, is to the left of it.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment building, Logan Square
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View of U-shaped courtyard apartment building in Logan Square.
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 buildings, Hyde Park Boulevard
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Apartment buildings on the north side of East Hyde Park Boulevard, just east of South Woodlawn Avenue. The building partially visible at the far left is located at 1220 East Hyde Park Boulevard.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Logan Square
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View of apartment buildings in Logan Square with U-shaped courtyards.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
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View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue between West Thorndale Avenue and West Glenlake Avenue. The Colony Apartments (6001 North Kenmore Avenue) are on the right. Next on the left is to 6007 North Kenmore Avenue, and next again to the left is 6011 North Kenmore Avenue.
Date:
1980; 1958 (6007 North Kenmore Avenue); 1969 (Colony Apartments, 6001 North Kenmore Avenue; 6011 North Kenmore Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Sheridan Road
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View looking southeast at apartment buildings along the east side of North Sheridan Road, north of West Pratt Boulevard. The apartment building on the right with "The Rogers Park" painted on a side wall is located at 6807 North Sheridan Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with West Pratt Street. Next to it on the left is a smaller apartment building (6815 North Sheridan Road); next again to the left is another apartment building at 6821 North Sheridan Road. Part of the apartment building at 6825 North Sheridan Road is visible on the left.
Date:
1982; 1922 (The Rogers Park Hotel); 1964 (6821 North Sheridan Road); 1970 (6825 N. Sheridan Road); 1973 (6815 N. Sheridan Road)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
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View of apartment buildings on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue, north of West Ardmore Avenue. 5825 North Winthrop Avenue is on the left, and 5821 North Winthrop is partially visible on the right.
Date:
1980; 1907 (5821 North Winthrop Avenue); 1909 (5825 North Winthrop Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
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Apartment buildings and two-flats on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue between West Foster Avenue and West Berwyn Avenue. An abandoned apartment building is at the center of the image, flanked by another apartment building to its left (5237 North Winthrop Avenue) and a greystone two-flat on its right.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
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View looking northeast along the east side of North Winthrop Avenue towards the intersection with West Rosemont Avenue. The Coronado Apartments (originally Coronado Apartment Hotel) is visible on the left; the building stands at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Winthrop and West Rosemont Avenues (1061 West Rosemont Avenue). The Winthrop Beach Apartments (6241 North Winthrop Avenue) is near the center of the image. On the far right, 6237 North Winthrop Avenue is visible.
Date:
1980; 1913 (6237 North Winthrop Avenue); 1928 (Winthrop Beach Apartments); 1929 (Coronado Apartment Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, South Lowe Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of South Lowe Avenue, north of West 29th Street. 2837 South Lowe Avenue is at the far right, and the intersection with West 28th Street is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, West North Shore Avenue
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View looking northeast across West North Shore Avenue at apartment buildings on the north side of that street. 1054-1056 W. North Shore Avenue is on the left side of the image; 1050 W. North Shore Avenue is next to it on the right. Lake Michigan is visible on the far right.
Date:
1982; 1917 (1054-1056 West North Shore Avenue); 1921 (1050 West North Shore Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses and businesses on North State Street
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View along the west side of North State Street, looking north from West Ontario Street. On the left are dilapidated nineteenth-century apartments with street-level retail businesses. On the right is the Dana Hotel at 666 North State Street (demolished). The top part of the Lawson House YMCA building (Victor F. Lawson YMCA) located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, is visible in the background.
Date:
1976; 1891 (Dana Hotel); 1930-1934 (Lawson House YMCA)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses and house, South Ada Street
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View of apartment houses and a house along the west side of South Ada Street, north of West 48th Street. The brick building at the right is 4749 South Ada Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses, West Hutchinson Street
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View of apartment houses on the 5200 block of West Hutchinson Street, west of North Laramie Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Archer Avenue commercial strip
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View of the commercial strip along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is immediately to the right of the building on the right. Businesses pictured include Archer Jewelers and the Golden Heart Snack Shop Restaurant.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Area west of the Howard CTA station
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View of mixed commercial and residential-use land and vacant lots west of the CTA Howard station.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
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View looking west along West Argyle Street towards the Argyle CTA station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the foreground. Various restaurants and small businesses line both sides of the street.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
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View looking northwest across West Argyle Street from North Winthrop Avenue towards the Argyle CTA station. A grocery store is at the far left and other small businesses line both sides of the street.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ashland Avenue and W. J. Saunders Office Supplies
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View north along North Ashland Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Homer Street. W. J. Saunders & Co. stands on the west side of the street. The Chicago and North Western Railroad tracks are visible at the far left, behind the business.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Assumption Catholic Church
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View looking southeast across West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the foreground on the right. On the far left side of the photograph, 225 West Illinois Street/445 North Franklin Street is visible, with Marina City behind it to the right.
Date:
1976; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
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:
Public access
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
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
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
Benson Avenue, Evanston
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View looking north along Benson Avenue towards Emerson Street, from the intersection with Church Street. A raised embankment for the CTA tracks is at the left, with adjacent on-street parking along Benson Avenue. The tower of the Second Baptist Church (1717 Benson Avenue) is visible at the right.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Broadway, and Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking northeast from Broadway just north of East 155th Street, towards the IC (Illinois Central) Electric station. Bloom Auto Electric is in the foreground. The buildings on the left are on Park Court, which branches off diagonally from Broadway.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Broadway, and Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking northeast from Broadway just north of East 155th Street, towards the IC (Illinois Central) Electric station. Bloom Auto Electric is in the foreground. The buildings on the left are on Park Court, which branches off diagonally from Broadway.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bryn Mawr Avenue at Winthrop Avenue
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View looking east along West Bryn Mawr Avenue from west of the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The Belle Shore Apartments (1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue) with its distinctive green glazed terra cotta tile facing and neon sign reading "Belle Shore Apt. Hotel" is at the right.
Date:
1980; 1929 (Belle Shore Apartment Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CHA apartment buildings, North Lawndale
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View from Ogden Avenue of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing apartment buildings on the north side of West Ogden Avenue between South Washtenaw Avenue and South Talman Avenue.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA elevated tracks, Evanston
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View of a CTA train running along the track (now Purple Line) atop a raised berm in Evanston. A concrete wall borders the sidewalk.
Date:
1971
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, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
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View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
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View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA train at level crossing, Wilmette
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A car waits for a train to pass at the level crossing for the CTA tracks (now Purple Line) at Maple Avenue and 3rd Street in Wilmette. The arms of the railroad crossing signals are lowered.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
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View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cermak Road, South Lawndale
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View in winter looking east along the north side of West Cermak Road between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. A four story building with a "Hotel" sign in front (2860 West Cermak Road) has a side wall painted with an advertisement reading in part "Aqui es! Super Birria Jalisco". Further down the block is Manning Savings (2854 West Cermak Road). At the extreme left is a parking lot with a sign over the entrance reading "Marshall Sq. Theatre Parking".
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
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View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
Date:
1970; 1916 (Victory Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue from just south of the intersection with Lake Street. The modernist high-rise at the far left is at 1420 Chicago Avenue. The apartment building to its immediate right is 1426 Chicago Avenue. The spire of Lake Street Church of Evanston is visible near the center of the image, and part of the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston is on the right.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View north along Chicago Avenue from the intersection with Washington Street. The light posts are decorated for the Christmas holiday season.
Date:
1976
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
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Collection Location
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Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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