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American Bank Note Company Building
View of the front of the American Bank Note Company building (118-132 East Cullerton Street), at the northwest corner of the intersection with South Indiana Avenue.
1980
Warehouse building, South Indiana Avenue
View of a building located at 1727 South Indiana Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Indiana Avenue and East 18th Street.
1978
Navy Pier Headhouse
View of the Navy Pier Headhouse from the park immediately to the west of it. The sign for the Chicago Children's Museum, which opened at Navy Pier in 1995, is visible on the front of the building.
1995
222 West Superior Street
View of the facade of 222 West Superior Street after renovation, looking northwest across West Superior Street.
1985
Central Arts Building
Street-level view of the facade and canopied entrance to the Central Arts Building (730-740 North Franklin Street), looking north along the west side of North Franklin Street. The support posts for the CTA Brown Line elevated tracks are just visible on the extreme right.
1985
400 West Superior Street, development project
View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The former candy factory building in the right foreground (400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street) is being renovated. On the left, the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is silhouetted against the sky.
1985
Rear of Ontario Building from Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp
View looking east towards North Orleans Street from the Kennedy Expressway on-ramp. The rear of the Ontario Building, 411 West Ontario Street (now Ontario Street Lofts) is on the left. The Adlake Building is visible in the distance on the right.
1985
Otis Building
Aerial photograph looking south along La Salle Street, showing the lower part of the Otis building remaining after the rest of the building was demolished, and the start of new construction for the Chemical Plaza.
1985
Shops, Long Grove, Illinois
View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.
1976
Evanston Day Nursery, Evanston
View of the Evanston Day Nursery, in a nineteenth century house at 1835 Grant Street.
1968
Navy Pier
View looking northwest along the south side of Navy Pier after a major renovation. Moorings for watercraft are visible along the side of the pier. In the distance at the left, Lake Point Tower and the North Pier Apartments stand out.
1995
Navy Pier
View looking northeast along the south side of Navy Pier, showing new structures on the pier after completion of a major renovation project. Sightseeing boats and larger cruise boats are moored along the Pier. Behind them, the ferris wheel and other pier structures are visible.
1995
Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Kingsbury Street at the Stiffel Lamp factory (520 West Huron Street).
1985
Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue
View of the front facade of the Off Center outlet shopping mall at 300 West Grand Avenue. The wall of this former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. The entrance is visible at the lower left corner of the photograph.
1985
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
View looking northwest along the north side of West Ontario Street between North Orleans Street and West Kingsbury Street. 420 West Ontario is on the right. The west end of the building is 434 West Ontario Street. 440 West Ontario Street is visible on the far left.
1985
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
View of the rear of industrial buildings on West Ontario Street, west of North Orleans Street, facing the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp. On the left of the image is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street), for sale at the time of the photograph. Next to it on the right is 369 West Ontario, with the words Artcrest Suspended Ceilings painted on it. To its right is 401 West Ontario Street, with a billboard on its side facade announcing "The condominiums are here, The condominiums are here".
1978
343 West Erie Street building
View of the west facade (facing N. Orleans Street) of 343 West Erie Street, looking southwest from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Erie Street.
1985
John Sexton Building
View of the upper stories of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, seen from west of the intersection with North Orleans Street.
1985
C. H. Hanson Company Building
View of the front facade of the C. H. Hanson Company building (303 West Erie Street), located at the southwest corner of West Erie Street and North Franklin Street.
1978
Central Arts Building, North Franklin Street
Street-level view of the facade and canopied entrance to the Central Arts Building at 730-740 North Franklin Street, containing office and retail space. The elevated tracks of the CTA Brown Line are visible at the right.
1984
Industrial buildings, West Superior Street
View of 311-313 West Superior Street, looking east along the south side of West Superior Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph it housed Selfix, a plastic products manufacturing company. On the left of the photograph is 301 West Superior Street, the CTA Brown Line elevated tracks over North Franklin Street are just visible. The intersection with North Orleans Street is in the foreground.
1978
John Sexton Building
View of the east facade of the John Sexton building (500 North Orleans Street), located at the northwest corner of North Orleans Street and West Illinois Street.
1975
Navy Pier
View of the south side of the Navy Pier Terminal Building from the lake, with the open plaza and perimeter walkway visible.
1990
Navy Pier
View from the northwest, showing the east end of Navy Pier extending out into Lake Michigan.
1984
Shop entranceway, Long Grove, Illinois
View of an entranceway at the side of a shop in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois. The shallow staircase has been built with old bricks and railroad ties.
1976
Pedestrians, Long Grove, Illinois
Pedestrians stroll between shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, in a view looking southwest towards Old McHenry Road.
1976
Jefferson Street at Van Buren Street
View looking north along South Jefferson Street from just south of the intersection with West Van Buren Street. 328 South Jefferson Street/600 West Van Buren is in the foreground at the left, and 600 West Jackson is visible in the distance to the right of it.
1978
Navy Pier
View of the south side of Navy Pier, looking northeast across the lake. The ferris wheel and other structures built as part of a major Pier renovation completed in 1995 are visible. A sightseeing boat and a larger cruise boat are moored alongside the pier.
1995
430 West Erie Street
View looking east along the north side of West Erie Street. 430 West Erie Street is in the foreground, at the northeast corner of West Erie Street and North Hudson Avenue. 416 West Erie and 400 West Erie are partially visible at the lower right.
1978
400 West Erie Street
View looking northeast along the north side of West Erie Street at 400 West Erie. Part of 416 West Erie is visible at the far left.
1978
Bauer Building
View looking east across North Franklin Street at the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets. The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks run adjacent to the building, along North Franklin Street.
1978
C. H. Hanson Company Building
Partial view of the C. H. Hanson Company building (303 West Erie Street), located at the southwest corner of West Erie Street and North Franklin Street. A large water tower stands on its roof. There is a parking lot is to the north of the building across West Erie Street, and the elevated track supports for the CTA Brown Line are visible to the left of the building, running along North Franklin Street.
1978
Factory and warehouse buildings, West Ontario Street
View looking west along the south side of West Ontario Street between North Orleans Street and North Kingsbury Street. 369 West Ontario Street, at the extreme left of the image, is occupied by Harold Studios. Next to it is 401 West Ontario Street, and, further down the block is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street).
1978
Industrial buildings, North Orleans Street
View looking southeast from the Kennedy Expressway on-ramp towards industrial buildings along North Orleans Street. The Adlake Building (320 West Ohio Street) is on the left. The building to the right, across West Ohio Street, housed the La Salle Street Press at the time of the photograph, once the largest financial printer in Chicago.
1976
Proposal for mixed-use development, River North
Site plan drawn by C. William Brubaker showing a possible development configuration on a single city block. The plan combines a repurposed manufacturing loft, another loft converted to an office building, a new office building, and a new parking structure.
1978
Navy Pier
View of the north side of Navy Pier, showing the refurbished building at the eastern end of the pier. The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse is visible in the distance.
1984
Don Burton Galleries, Long Grove, Illinois
View of Don Burton Galleries, a shop located at 5 Old McHenry Road in Long Grove, built upon the remaining structure of an old barn. The Apple Haus Cider Mill is at the left.
1977
58 West Huron Street
View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 58 West Huron Street. Next to that on the right part of a church building (56 West Huron Street) is visible.
1975
Navy Pier, Auditorium Building
View of the Auditorium Building at the east end of Navy Pier, looking northeast from the lake. The Beer Garden entrance arch is visible on the far left, part of a major Navy Pier renovation project completed in 1995.
1995
Navy Pier
View of the south side of Navy Pier, looking northeast from just south of the west end of the pier. The ferris wheel and other structures built as part of a major Pier renovation in 1995 are visible. A sightseeing boat and two large cruise boats are moored alongside the pier.
1995
Industrial buildings, Ontario Street and North Orleans Street
View of the area at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Ontario Street and North Orleans Street. Automobile traffic coming off the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp is visible in the foreground. Part of the F. C. Traver Building, 358 West Ontario Street (originally the F. C. Traver Paper Co.) is visible at the far left of the photograph. 350 West Ontario Street is next to it on the right. The rear of 343 West Erie is next on the right, and in front of that, stands the small building at 636 North Orleans Street.
1978
Bauer Building entrance
View of the arched entranceway to the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets.
1985
Flair House, 214 West Erie Street
View of Flair House, a three-story brick house located at 214 W. Erie between Franklin and Wells Streets.
1985
Orleans-Huron Building
View looking southeast from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Huron Street, towards the Orleans-Huron Building, an eight story warehouse building at 325 West Huron Street. At the time of the photograph, Helix was a tenant.
1978
Navy Pier, parking area
View of a parking area at Navy Pier, looking west towards the city. An elevated walkway covered with a striped awning connects both sides of the terminal building. Bunting decorates the upper level walkways, in celebration of the nation's Bicentennial. Lake Point Tower rises in the background.
1976
Navy Pier
View of one of the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal building, and the adjacent plaza and walkway. Picnic tables have been installed on the plaza, and trees planted to shade this area.
1990
Navy Pier
View of the north side of Navy Pier, showing the central section of the pier in a state of neglect.
1984
North Pier Chicago
View to the east along the north side of Ogden Slip, showing North Pier, a re-development of the former North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) warehouse. The photograph, taken in summer, shows a number of people seated at a floating dockside cafe, and many boats docked on the river alongside the building. The North Pier Apartment building is visible in an early stage of construction on the far right of the image (completed 1991.) Lake Point Tower rises behind.
1988
Jackson Boulevard
View looking west along West Jackson Boulevard, from just east of the intersection with South Jefferson Street. The rear facade of 565 West Quincy (now condominiums) is at the far right, and 600 West Jackson is to the left of it, across South Jefferson Street. The sign for Lou Mitchell's restaurant is visible at the lower left.
1978
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
View of part of the facade of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant at 350 East Cermak Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with South Calumet Avenue. Signage visible on the lintel reads "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The Lakeside Press".
1978
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