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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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35th Street, Bridgeport
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View looking east along the north side of West 35th Street. The intersection with South Lowe Avenue is in the distance at the far right.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
901-905 South Laflin Street
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View of 901-905 South Laflin Street, a nineteenth century structure located between West Polk Street and West Taylor Street.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Apartments and houses, North Springfield Avenue
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View south along the east side of North Springfield Avenue between North Avenue and West Le Moyne Street. 1521 North Springfield Avenue is at the left.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
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
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1974
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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
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1967
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bungalows, Ashburn
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View of brick bungalows near South California Avenue and West 83rd Street.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Evanston Day Nursery, Evanston
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View of the Evanston Day Nursery, in a nineteenth century house at 1835 Grant Street.
Date
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1968
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Evanston Day Nursery, Evanston
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View of the Evanston Day Nursery at its original location at 1515 Wesley Avenue.
Date
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1956
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Gidwitz House
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View of the Gidwitz House at 4912 South Woodlawn Avenue.
Date
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circa 1969; 1947 (Gidwitz House)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
House, Asbury Avenue, Evanston
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View of a white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house at 1124 Asbury Avenue in Evanston.
Date
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Houses and apartments, South Talman Avenue
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View of brick bungalows and two flats, looking north along the east side of South Talman Avenue, north of the intersection with West 56th Street.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Houses on 142nd Street in Washington Park, East Chicago, Indiana
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View looking west along East 142nd Street near the intersection with Grand Boulevard, showing large single-family houses on a tree-lined residential street. Washington Park (not visible) is across the street from these homes.
Date
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1972; 1920s (Washington Park Neighborhood)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Houses, Asbury Avenue, Evanston
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View looking northwest along the west side of Asbury Avenue in Evanston. 1120 Asbury is at the left. The white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house in the center of the image is 1124 Asbury Avenue. The intersection with Crain Street is partially visible at the far right.
Date
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1967
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Houses, Emerson Street, Evanston
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Houses on the north side of Emerson Street, just east of the intersection with Oak Avenue. 1103 Emerson is at the left.
Date
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circa 1976
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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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
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1969
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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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
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circa 1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Houses, South Washtenaw Avenue
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Brick bungalows along the east side of South Washtenaw Avenue, north of the intersection with West 56th Street. 5551 South Washtenaw Avenue is on the right.
Date
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1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
North Kenmore Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards the intersection with West Berwyn Avenue (visible in the distance at the left). A small park is behind the fence in the right foreground, and the stone Epworth United Methodist Church (5253 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible to the left of it. Park Tower Condominiums, a high-rise apartment building at 5415 North Sheridan Road is visible behind the church.
Date
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circa 1980; 1890 (Epworth United Methodist Church); 1973 (Park Tower Condominiums)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Residential area near the lakeshore, East Chicago
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View in winter of a residential area located near the lakeshore in East Chicago, Indiana, with housing of varying ages and conditions. The three-story building on the left is in poor condition and is missing several windows. The steeple of a church is just visible at the extreme left.
Date
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1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
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View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Residential street, Auburn Gresham neighborhood
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View looking north at brick houses on the west side of South Wolcott Avenue, from just north of the intersection with West 85th Street. 8454 South Wolcott Avenue is at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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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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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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Geographic Location
5
Evanston (Ill.)
2
East Chicago (Ind.)
2
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Ashburn (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Auburn Gresham (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hammond (Ind.)
1
Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Waukegan (Ill.)
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Cities and towns
12
Architecture
12
Streets
6
Apartment houses
3
Bungalows
2
Housing, Single family
2
Industrial districts
2
Sidewalks
2
Terrace houses
1
Automobiles
1
Buildings--Remodeling for other use
1
Church buildings
1
Dwellings
1
Garages
1
Gasholders
1
Lagoons
1
Landscape architecture
1
Parks
1
Railroads
1
Row houses
1
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