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Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, showing restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
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Undated view of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
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View of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel in 1966.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Manhattan Building
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View of the bay windows on the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street).
Date:
1977; 1891 (Manhattan Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Manhattan Building
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Undated view of the bow windows and bay windows of the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street).
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Reliance Building
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View southwest along West Washington Street towards North State Street. The Reliance building stands at that intersection. The spire of the Chicago Temple building is in the distance at the upper right.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Monadnock Building
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View of the facade of the Monadnock Building showing the projecting window bays.
Date:
1977; 1889-1891 and 1891-1893 (Monadnock Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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View of the Marquette building in 1971.
Date:
1971; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building staircase
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View of the oriel staircase inside the Rookery building (209 South LaSalle Street).
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View of the upper part of the front facade of the Rookery building (209 S. LaSalle Street).
Date:
1984; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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Sketch of the Marquette building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Dearborn Street, Printers' Row
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View looking south along South Dearborn Street from West Congress Parkway. The nineteenth-century Morton Building (538 South Dearborn Street) and Duplicator Building (530 South Dearborn) are visible at the right. South of these, the Pontiac Building (542 South Dearborn Street) and the Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street) are visible. The clock tower of the Dearborn Station headhouse rises in the distance.
Date:
1978; 1886 (Duplicator Building); 1891 (Pontiac Building); 1896 (Morton Building); 1911 (Transportation Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
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View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
Date:
1995; 1972 (CNA Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyscrapers
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Aerial view looking southwest from the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower). At the far left, the spire of the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson) is visible. The top part of 190 South LaSalle Street, with its rooftop gables, is visible near the center of the photograph. Part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is visible on the upper right of the photograph. 311 South Wacker stands to the left of that. University Hall, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, is visible in the distance in the top right corner.
Date:
1995; 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade); 1974 (Sears Tower); 1987 (190 South LaSalle); 1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park High-rise Condominiums
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View of the then-newly-constructed Dearborn Park I high-rise condominium building (899 South Plymouth Court), one of two high-rise buildings in this complex. A large sign for the development's sales office is in the foreground.
Date:
1980; 1980 (Dearborn Park Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings, East Wacker Drive
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View from Pioneer Court looking southwest towards high-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive. 333 North Michigan is at the left. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the right. The upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible behind it.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue at Wacker Drive
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View looking north along North Michigan Avenue from just south of the intersection with East Wacker Drive. The four bridgehouses on the North Michigan Avenue bridge are visible at street level. The Wrigley Building is visible on the left, and the Tribune Tower is at the right. Part of 333 North Michigan Avenue is visible at the extreme right. The John Hancock Center is visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building); 1925 (Tribune Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Wacker Drive, high-rise buildings
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View looking southwest from Pioneer Court towards high-rises along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible at the upper left.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee Building); 1924-1926 (35 East Wacker); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
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View southwest along the Chicago River, with 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) at the far left, and the former Sun-Times Building, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash), and Marina City on the right. The North Michigan Avenue bridge is in the foreground; the LaSalle-Wacker building stands in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
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View of a driving range and golf course on land immediately south of East Wacker Drive near North Lakeshore Drive. The North Pier Apartments (renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive) and Lake Point Tower are the two high-rise apartment towers in the distance.
Date:
1994; 1990 (North Pier Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza entrance, Amoco building
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View across East Randolph Street of the entrance structure for a new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building).
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
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Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left. The Columbus Avenue bridge runs across the river in front of the hotel, and North Lake Shore Drive is visible behind it. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river. Part of the Wrigley Building is just visible at the lower left.
Date:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Sun-Times Building with fabric ribbons
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View looking west along the Chicago River from Columbus Avenue. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it is the Chicago Sun Times Building (now demolished), draped with twenty-eight multicolored fabric ribbons, an installation work by Maya Romanoff entitled "Bess' Sunrise". The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible behind it, and the Wrigley Building is on the right.
Date:
1988; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building); 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
View along Chicago River towards Ryan Insurance (55 West Wacker)
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View southwest along the Chicago River, with tour boats moored along its south bank. The United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is on the left. The Sun-Times Building (demolished) is partly visible on the right with the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) behind it. The Wabash Avenue bridge is in the middle distance, and behind that is the Ryan Insurance Building (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building, now 55 West Wacker).
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at the Merchandise Mart
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View looking east along the Chicago River, with the Merchandise Mart at the far left. The LaSalle Street bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it are the John Moir Trust Building (325 North Wells Street) the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building), Marina City, and the IBM Building.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
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View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall and Loop skyscrapers, looking northwest from Grant Park. The Chicago Cultural Center (originally Chicago Public Library) is visible near the center of the image. The Prudential building is at the right, behind the tree.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue streetwall from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall looking southwest from Grant Park. From left to right are the CNA Plaza, the Metropolitan Tower on the Park (formerly Britannica Center), Santa Fe Building, The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street), People's Gas Building, Monroe Building, and University Club. The "Gage Group" buildings are visible near the right.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyscrapers from Lake Michigan lakefront
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View of the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan including the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) at the left. The First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) is visible towards the right.
Date:
1974; 1969-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Yacht Club with downtown skyscrapers
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View looking northwest from the Chicago Yacht Club. The corner of the Monroe Street clubhouse is visible at the extreme left. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), located at 130 East Randolph Street, is the first high-rise building on the left.
Date:
circa 1960; 1955 (Prudential Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall near Monroe Street
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View northwest from near Monroe Street showing a bus traveling along the State Street Mall. The intersection of State and Madison Streets is in the distance at the right, and a corner of Wieboldt's department store is at the far right. The Marina City towers are in the distance.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Municipal Parking Garage, State and Wacker
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View of the Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1 at the corner of North State Street and West Wacker Drive. The address was 11 W. Wacker.
Date:
1982; 1955 (Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street, and Marina City under construction
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View to the north along State Street from just south of the intersection with Randolph Street. One of the Marina City Towers is visible under construction. The State-Lake Building (now ABC building) is visible to the left of that.
Date:
1962; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Springer Block and North State Street
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View of North State Street with the Springer Block (Bay State Building and Kranz Building, 126-146 North State Street) at the left. The high-rise building to the right is the Butler Building.
Date:
1987; 1878 (Bay State Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South State Street and Congress Parkway
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View northwest from the intersection of South State Street and Congress Parkway, showing low-rise buildings including the Follies Theatre in the left foreground, and a Sears store at the far right. The upper parts of the Dirksen Federal Building and The Fisher Building are visible on the upper left.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Harold Washington Library
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View of Harold Washington Library, looking northwest across South State Street from the intersection with W. Congress Parkway.
Date:
1995; 1991 (Harold Washington Library)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Nankin Restaurant, North Dearborn Street
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View of Nankin Restaurant at 230 North Dearborn Street and West Wacker Drive, with high-rise buildings in the background.
Date:
c. 1950s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
University Club of Chicago and Gage Group buildings
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View of the University Club of Chicago and the Gage Group buildings from the Art Institute.
Date:
1986; 1890-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, North Michigan Avenue
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The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1984; 1882, renovated 1985 (Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue looking south from the Art Institute
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from the Art Institute balcony near the intersection of Adams Street and Michigan Avenue. The Borg-Warner Building, located at 200 S. Michigan Avenue, is visible on the far right. Next to it, to the south, are the Symphony Center (Orchestra Hall), the Santa Fe Building (Railway Exchange Building), and the Britannica Center.
Date:
1984; 1958 (Borg-Warner Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
311 South Wacker Drive
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View of 311 South Wacker during its construction.
Date:
1989; 1988-1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop and Near North Side skyscrapers
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Aerial view looking northwest across the Chicago River. 35 East Wacker (originally Jewelers Building) is in the center foreground, with the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building, at 1 East Wacker Drive) next to it at the left. The Marina City towers are visible under construction at the upper right.
Date:
1962; 1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
150 North Wacker and General Growth Building
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River towards the General Growth Building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) and the skyscraper 150 North Wacker. The Washington Street bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River is in the foreground. Part of the Merchandise Mart is visible in the background.
Date:
1973; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Three First National Plaza
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View of the atrium lobby of Three First National Plaza, located at 70 West Madison Street (at N. Dearborn). The bronze sculpture "Large Internal-External Upright Form" by Henry Moore occupies a prominent place in the lobby.
Date:
1985; 1983 (Henry Moore sculpture)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower under construction
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View during the construction of the Sears Tower.
Date:
1971; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hyatt Regency Chicago
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View of a cafe located on the bridge between Tower 1 and Tower 2 in the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel.
Date:
1980; 1974-1980 (Hyatt Regency Chicago)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
James R. Thompson Center
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View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
Date:
1983; 1979-1985 (James R. Thompson Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
James R. Thompson Center
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View of the Randolph Street facade of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) while under construction in 1983.
Date:
1983; 1979-1985 (James R. Thompson Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
James R. Thompson Center
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View of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) under construction in 1983. The Greyhound bus station (since moved) is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1983; 1979-1985 (James R. Thompson Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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View of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza in 1981.
Date:
1981; 1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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