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Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking across West Arthington Street from the Sunken Gardens. The upper part of the Sears Merchandise Building Tower is visible at the top left.
1979
IBM Building
View looking up at the IBM Building (330 North Wabash).
1995
Wallace Press Building
View of the Wallace Press Building (later Wallace Business Forms Building), looking northwest along West Grand Avenue from east of the intersection with North Kingsbury Street. In the foreground, the old railroad tracks of the Kingsbury branch line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. The railroad crossing signals stand on each side of West Grand Avenue.
1978
Cook County Criminal Court Building
View of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (54 West Hubbard Street), looking west along the north side of West Hubbard Street from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. Another historic building, the Magie Building (70 West Hubbard Street), is visible to its left.
1984
Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building
View of the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building, looking to east across the North Branch of the Chicago River.
1972
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters and warehouses
View to north across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge towards the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street). Several brick warehouse buildings are in front of it, including 520 West Erie Street (with windows removed) and 520 West Huron Street. Another warehouse to the right of these has a "Ronsley Center" sign mounted on the roof.
1985
Wrigley Building
View of the upper parts of the Wrigley Building (400-410 North Michigan Avenue), showing the south tower with the clocktower, and the north tower on the right. An elevated walkway connecting the 14th floors of the two buildings is visible in the lower part of the photograph.
1993
Wrigley Building
Close-up of the main entrance of the Wrigley Building, showing the vaulted ceiling of the porch and glazed terra cotta decoration on the facade. The Hotel InterContinental (originally Medinah Athletic Club) is in the background, and a corner of the Tribune Tower is visible at the upper right.
1993
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
1976
American Medical Association building, West Grand Avenue
View looking east along West Grand Avenue, from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. The American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, now demolished) stands on the north side of the street. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) and Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court) are visible in the distance.
1976
John Moir Trust Building
View of the John Moir Trust building (325 N. Wells Street) during conversion to offices (completed in 1985). The east side of the Merchandise Mart and the Wells Street bridge are visible at the left.
1983
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from Pearson Park
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near the corner of East Pearson Street, with Pearson Park (now Lake Shore Park) in the foreground. Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are prominently visible.
1976
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from North Lake Shore Drive
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near East Huron Street toward Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center. There is a partial view of buildings on Northwestern University's Chicago campus, including the tower of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
1976
Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue
View east along the north side of the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is at the far left, and the Gleacher Center, part of the University of Chicago School of Business, stands next to it on the right. On the right, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are silhouetted against the sky.
1994
Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
View to the west from the Chicago River, towards three Mies van der Rohe office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it on the right, with the Hyatt Regency Chicago I under construction in front of it. All three of these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex, a development built on land formerly owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. The third Mies building, the IBM building (330 North Wabash) is next to the right, and the former Sun-Times building (demolished) is visible in front of its base. The Equitable Building is the next high-rise to the right. The Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street (demolished) is in front of the Equitable Building, and other storage and warehouse facilities are in the right foreground.
1973
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
Aerial view to the east along the Chicago River from 333 Wacker Drive. The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building) is in the lower left foreground. Near the center of the image are the Marina City towers and IBM Building (330 North Wabash). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
1984
Dearborn Street and Dearborn Cinemas
View of the Dearborn Cinemas (originally Selwyn Theatre and Harris Theatre, later Cinestage and Michael Todd Theatres) on North Dearborn Street between Randolph and Lake Streets. Behind that across Lake Street is 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building).
1987
Michigan Avenue looking south from Washington Street
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from across from the Chicago Cultural Center (formerly Chicago Public Library). The Michigan Boulevard Building (formerly Michigan Avenue National Bank), located at 30 N. Michigan Avenue, stands to the south of the Cultural Center across Washington Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue, is the next building to the south.
1984
321 North Clark
View of the Quaker Tower (now 321 North Clark) under construction in April 1986.
1986
Madison Plaza
View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the "saw tooth edge" on the building's southeast facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
1984
33 West Monroe
View of 33 West Monroe. Marc Chagall's mosaic "The Four Seasons" is visible in the plaza (later Chase Tower Plaza) in the foreground.
1980
Sears Tower during construction
View during the construction of the Sears Tower, in September 1973.
1973
Sears Tower under construction
View during the early stages of construction of the Sears Tower.
1971
Standard Oil Building under construction
View of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) under construction in February 1972.
1972
123 North Wacker
View of 123 North Wacker, former home to Aon Insurance Corporation.
1986
High-rise buildings on the Near North Side
Aerial view of the Near North Side skyline in 1996, looking northeast from the IBM building.
1996
John Hancock Center and adjacent residential buildings
View of the John Hancock Center with older residential buildings standing in the foreground.
1969
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
View of the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza) with the lower part of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building), located across Washington Street, visible behind it. Part of the Chicago Temple building is to its right, with the Cokesbury religious bookstore occupying a street-level space (now occupied by a bank).
1968
Hartford Plaza North
View of the plaza in front of the south entrance to the Hartford Plaza North building in 1962.
1962
Hartford Fire Insurance Building and Chicago River
View northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River in 1962, with a partial view of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (currently Bank of America Financial Center) at the right. The Monroe Street bridge crosses over the river at the left.
1962
Doral Plaza, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Doral Plaza (now Millennium Park Plaza) while under construction, looking northeast from south of the intersection with Randolph Street. The building is located at 151 North Michigan Avenue. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza) stands at the right.
1980
John Hancock Center
View of the lower part of the John Hancock Center seen from street level.
1969
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of the plaza in front of the First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) in 1984. The Xerox Center (now 55 West Monroe) stands behind it.
1984
360 North Michigan
View looking southwest from Pioneer Court towards 360 North Michigan (London Guarantee & Accident Building). The upper part of the Mather Tower (75 East Wacker Drive) is visible behind it. The Carbide and Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel) is at the far left, and the Pure Oil Building (35 East Wacker, originally Jewelers Building) is at the right.
1972
Wrigley Building
View of the upper part of the Wrigley Building. The south tower with the clocktower is on the left, and the north tower is on the right. An elevated walkway connects the 14th floors of the two buildings.
1972
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, Renovation
Interior of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, at 350 North Clark, after its renovation in 1982.
1984
Marquette Building
View of the Marquette building, located at 140 S. Dearborn Street.
1977
Plan of a typical office building of the 1960s
Sketch by C. William Brubaker showing a typical floor plan for an office building of the 1960s.
1960
Republic Building
Sketch of the Republic Building by C. William Brubaker.
1961
Rookery Building
Sketch of the Rookery Building by C. William Brubaker.
1960

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