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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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Burger King restaurant, State Street Mall
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View of a Burger King restaurant on South State Street between Adams and Monroe Streets. The wide sidewalks and circular planters in front of the building are part of the State Street Mall modifications.
Date
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1987
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Dunkin' Donuts sign, Skokie
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Night view of illuminated neon sign for Dunkin' Donuts with the slogan "World's Finest Coffee".
Date
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1975
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket sign, Wilmette
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Night view of an illuminated outdoor bucket sign for a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Wilmette.
Date
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1975
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View north along North Lincoln Avenue, from just northwest of the intersection with Western Avenue and West Ainslie Street. A McDonald's Restaurant is on the left, and signs for Lincoln Square Bowling and an Ace Hardware store are visible beyond that.
Date
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1978
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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McDonald's restaurant sign, Skokie
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View of the illuminated neon sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Skokie.
Date
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1975
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Quincy Street from State Street
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View looking west from State Street along W. Quincy Street. At the left is 1 W. Quincy Court (formerly known as 10 W Jackson, and originally built as a department store) with a McDonald's restaurant on the street level. The Consumers Building (220 South State Street) is visible on the right.
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1987; 1948 (1 W. Quincy)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Shop window neon sign, North Michigan Avenue
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View of an illuminated neon sign for "Crispy Corn" in a shop window in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue.
Date
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1993
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Shop window signs, North Michigan Avenue
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View of illuminated neon signs at Annie's Frozen Yogurt on North Michigan Avenue.
Date
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1993
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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South State Street at West Harrison Street
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View looking northwest along South State Street from the intersection with West Harrison Street. Various snack shops, fast food restaurants (including Schmendl's hot dogs), adult movie theaters and Chicago's Follies Theater (450 S. State Street) are visible.
Date
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1978
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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The Picnic Tree restaurant, Skokie
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The Picnic Tree, located on the northeast corner of Dempster and Kildare, was short-lived walk-up counter restaurant, featuring a tall glass-walled enclosure built around a living tree.
Date
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1969
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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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Geographic Location
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Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Skokie (Ill.)
2
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Wilmette (Ill.)
Topic
10
Cities and towns
5
Signs and signboards
4
Architecture
3
Streets
1
Commercial strips
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