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"Mimeographer Material 3"
1956
Sears Tower under construction
View during the construction of the Sears Tower.
1971
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
1983
"Dear Citizen," 1956
Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956
"Letters to Citizens," 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
1957
River City proposed site
View looking southeast from the Roosevelt Road Bridge (12th Street) across the South Branch of the Chicago River at a proposed site for the River City complex. Two 18-story curved apartment towers, part of Goldberg's Raymond Hilliard Homes Center, are in the distance at the center.
1977
David Dodds Henry (left) at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the construction of campus
1968
Comparison of Miller Meadow and Near West Side Campus Sites for an Undergraduate Division of The University of Illinois, 1957
1957
Correspondence with Earl Flanagan, 1957
Correspondence regarding possible sites for a University of Illinois campus in southern Cook County.
1957
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
1983
"Garden Clubs Miller Meadow"
1956
Analysis of Sites for the Campus of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, 1958
1958
Site for Dearborn Park residential development
View looking southeast at a cleared area along South Clark Street, the site for the first phase of the Dearborn Park residential development.
1977
Quaker Tower (321 North Clark) under construction
View of Quaker Tower (321 North Clark) during the early stages of construction. The white John R. Thompson Building (350 North Clark) is visible on the left side of the image. The former Cook County Criminal Court Building (now Court House Place) located at 54 West Hubbard Street, is near the center of the image. Part of the Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is visible on the extreme right, and 33 West Kinzie Street (now Harry Caray's restaurant, originally Chicago Varnish Company) is behind that to the left.
1985
321 North Clark under construction
View of the building site showing the Quaker Tower (now 321 North Clark) under construction in 1985. The Chicago River is in the foreground.
1985
State of Illinois Center under construction
View of the La Salle Street facade of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) while under construction in 1983.
1983
Norman A. Parker and Leonard Currie at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Chancellor Norman A. Parker and the Dean of the School of Art and Architecture, Leonard Currie. Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
Norman A. Parker and Leonard Currie at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Chancellor Norman A. Parker and the Dean of the School of Art and Architecture, Leonard Currie. Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
Chancellor Norman A. Parker at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
"Dear Citizen," Letter, September 1956
Memo on the attempt to seize Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956
"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
1905
Heller International Building under construction
View of the Heller International Building (500 West Monroe Street) in April 1991, showing the building under construction.
1991
Apparel Center during construction
View of the Apparel Center under construction. The building is located at 350 N. Orleans, at the fork of the Chicago River (Wolf Point), and is directly west of the Merchandise Mart.
1976
Sear Tower during construction
View during the construction of the Sears Tower in April 1972.
1972
Mies van der Rohe office buildings, Chicago
View of a group of office towers close to the Chicago River in the Loop and Near North Side. Two Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe) is on the left, under construction. The center tower is One Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe). Mies' IBM building stands on the right, behind the Sun-Times building.
1972
Commerce, 1959
Issue of Commerce which includes an article on the search for a site for a new University if Illinois campus.
1959
"Mimeographer Material 2"
1956
Cantigny Farm, 1956
Memos covering issues associated with Cantigny Farm as a possible site for a University of Illinois campus.
1956
"Contact Your Legislator", 1957
Memo regarding efforts to protect Miller Meadow from purchase by the University of Illinois
1905
"For Release"
1951
River City proposed site
View looking southeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River from South Lumber Street on the west bank, towards a site proposed for Bertrand Goldberg's River City complex. Two 18-story curved apartment towers, part of Goldberg's Raymond Hilliard Homes Center, are in the distance.
1977
Construction site, West Grand Avenue
View looking northwest from a construction site occupying the block bounded by North Grand Avenue, West Illinois Street, North Franklin Street, and North Orleans Street. Behind the construction site on the right, 318 West Grand Avenue, 316 West Grand Avenue, and part of 300 West Grand Avenue are visible. The facade of the Off Center Building (300 West Grand Avenue) is painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural showing a cutaway view of the building's interior. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is in the distance near the center of the photograph.
1985
Sears Tower under construction
View during the early stages of construction of the Sears Tower.
1971
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
1983
Chancellor Norman A. Parker at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
David Dodds Henry speaking at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
"Dear Citizen," 1957
Memo on the University of Illinois's failed attempt to seize Miller Meadow
1957
"Mimeographer Material 1"
1905
"Izaak Walton Leagues Miller Meadow"
1957
Speaker at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
David Dodds Henry at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Architecture and Design Studios
Formerly the Art and Architecture Building.
1968
River City under construction
View looking north at River City (800 South Wells Street) during early stages of construction. Behind it on the left is the brick 310 West Polk Building, occupied by the Cadaco game company at the time of the photograph. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is in the center of the image.
1984
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
View during construction of the X-shaped trusses on the trading-floor building (one of two buildings comprising this exchange complex).
1971
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
View of the trading-exchange building (one of two buildings comprising this exchange complex) under construction in 1972.
1972
James R. Thompson Center
View of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) under construction in 1983. The Greyhound Bus station (no longer at this location) is visible in the foreground.
1983
Crandon Avenue: (Folder 36)
6920 South Crandon Avenue, looking southwest
1960
Federal Street: Illinois Institute of Technology, Association of American Railroads, Engineering Laboratory (Folder 50)
Illinois Institute of Technology, Association of American Railroads, Engineering Laboratory. South Federal Street and 31st Street
1956
"Dear Citizen," March 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois to of a proposal to seize Miller Meadow
1957
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