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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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Auditorium building from Grant Park railroad yards
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View towards the Auditorium building and adjacent Michigan Avenue buildings from over the railway yards in Grant Park.
Date
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1972; 1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
CTA Howard Street train yards
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View southeast of the CTA tracks (now Purple Line) and the train yard north of the Howard station. A couple cars of the Skokie Swift train (with light green tops) are at the far left. The top of the sign for the Howard Theater (1615-43 West Howard Street) is visible against the sky at the far right.
Date
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
CTA elevated tracks north of Howard station
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue towards the viaduct for the CTA elevated tracks (now part of the Purple Line). A corner of the building at 222 Chicago Avenue (Evanston) is visible at the left.
Date
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
CTA train cars, Wilmette terminal
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View of CTA train cars standing at the Wilmette CTA station. An old train car is at the right.
Date
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1971
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Freight train at level crossing, East Chicago, Indiana
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Freight train passing through a level crossing on Euclid Avenue just north of East Chicago Avenue. A water tower with a GATX logo and utility poles are visible behind the train cars.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Freight train on raised embankment
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Freight train traveling along a raised embankment on the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (C&WI railroad) line at West 87th Street near South Holland Road. One of the boxcars is a Soo Line car.
Date
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circa 1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Grant Park railroad yards and Loop buildings
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View from the railroad yards in Grant Park toward Michigan Avenue and Loop high-rise buildings. At the left behind the trees is the Michigan Avenue National Bank Building (Michigan Boulevard Building), with the Chicago Public Library (Chicago Cultural Center) next to it to the right. Behind that is the United Insurance Building (1 E. Wacker).
Date
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1975; 1914 (Michigan Avenue National Bank Building); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with the Near North Side skyline beyond. On the left is the John Sexton Building, then a warehouse but now condominiums. Behind that is the John Hancock Center.
Date
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1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Industrial area, Riley Road, East Chicago
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View in winter looking northeast on Riley Road towards United States Gypsum (USG Corporation), located at 301 Riley Road. A level railroad crossing across Riley Road is visible in the distance at the right.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Inland Steel complex and railway tracks
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View in winter near the Lake Michigan lakefront, with railway tracks and cars in the foreground next to a roadway. In the distance, the Inland Steel complex (now ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor) is visible.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Inland Steel from Dickey Road, East Chicago
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View from Dickey Road in East Chicago, showing a parking lot, Illinois Central railroad cars, and part of the Inland Steel plant. A tall utility pole with multiple power lines stands out against the sky.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Michigan Avenue from railroad yards in Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" from the railway yards in Grant Park. Illinois Central railway cars are in the foreground. The Congress Hotel is in the distance, and the Auditorium Building is next to it to the right.
Date
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1972
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Railroad yards, South Deering
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View looking southwest from East 103rd Street overpass at a large rail yard. Boxcars in the foreground include one from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway (C&EI) and another from Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I).
Date
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1974
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Train overpasses, West 87th Street
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View looking east along West 87th Street from just east of the intersection with South Eggleston Avenue, towards three viaducts of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (C&WI railroad) line which serve as a train overpasses. In the distance, a freight train with oil cars is visible crossing the third overpass. Billboards flank both sides of the entrance to the viaduct.
Date
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circa 1969
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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East Chicago (Ind.)
4
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Evanston (Ill.)
2
Wilmette (Ill.)
1
Chatham (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
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Railroad yards
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Local transit
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Office buildings
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Railroad crossings
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Railroads, Elevated
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Steel industry and trade
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Viaducts
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College buildings
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