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Walton Street and Drake Hotel
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View along East Walton Street towards the entrance to The Drake Hotel. The Newberry Library is visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1919 (Drake Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue from Ohio Street
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View looking north along North Michigan Avenue from just south of the intersection with East Ohio Street. The Michigan-Ohio Building (612 N. Michigan) is in the left foreground, and the Woman's Athletic Club (626 North Michigan Avenue) is the second building to the north of it. Part of the 625 North Michigan office building is visible in the right foreground, and part of the Allerton Hotel is visible farther behind on the right. The Water Tower is in the distance near the center.
Date:
1976; 1925 (Michigan-Ohio Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Riverfront walkway and Gleacher Center
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View north across the Chicago River towards the University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive). Cityfront Plaza is to the right of the Gleacher Center. A tour boat cruises in the foreground.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Wrigley Building
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View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Wrigley Building. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the distance at the left.
Date:
1994; 1919-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Landscaping, 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk on the east side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. Trees, flowers and bushes have been planted in enclosed streetside beds. The lower part of the facade of the Allerton Hotel is visible at the right, along with the Brooks Brothers store occupying a street-level retail space in the hotel.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wally Findlay Galleries, North Michigan Avenue
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View of Wally Findlay Galleries (800 North Michigan Avenue) looking west across East Tower Court from the park surrounding the Chicago Water Tower. To the right of the gallery is Lewis Towers (820 North Michigan Avenue).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue high-rise buildings
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View along the west side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the Chicago Water Tower. 444 North Michigan and 500 North Michigan are the two high-rise towers at the far left. The intersection with East Illinois Street is visible near the foreground at the first set of traffic lights. The Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan Avenue), with its curved top, is in the distance. The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (900 North Michigan Avenue), with its twin turrets is visible to the right of that.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Banana Republic store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the entrance to a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Bank Club from the Chicago River
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View southeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking towards the East Bank Club, an exercise, recreation and dining facility. The Merchandise Mart and Apparel Center/ Holiday Inn hotel are visible behind it. On the far right are the Kinzie Street bridge and the old Kinzie Street railroad bridge (permanently locked in the raised position.) On the left is the John Sexton Building.
Date:
1985; 1980 (East Bank Club)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and high-rise towers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from the North Michigan Avenue bridge looking towards three high-rise towers: the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive), the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The much smaller 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between the Leo Burnett Building and the R. R. Donnelley Building. The former Sun-Times Building (demolished) is on the right.
Date:
1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
View along the Chicago River from Wolf Point
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View east along the Chicago River. The Franklin Street bridge is in the foreground, and part of the Merchandise Mart is visible at the extreme left. Also on the left, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) and Marina City towers stand out against the sky. The Central YMCA Community College building (211 West Wacker, originally the Chicago Evening Post Building) is in the foreground at the right.
Date:
1982; 1928 (Chicago Evening Post Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side skyscrapers from the Chicago River
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Aerial view northeast from the Chicago River, showing skyscrapers on the Near North Side, with the Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower in the foreground. Part of the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the far right. The Michigan Avenue bridge is at the lower right.
Date:
1973; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building); 1925 (Tribune Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Near North Side skyscrapers
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View to the northeast along the Chicago River. The Wabash Avenue bridge is in the foreground, and part of the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible on the left. Behind the bridge are the Sun-Times building (demolished 2004), River Plaza, the Wrigley Building, and the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue).
Date:
1982; 1955-1958 (Sun-Times Building); 1965 (Equitable Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop and Near North Side skyscrapers
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View looking northeast from First National Bank building (Chase Tower) toward the north Loop and Near North Side. The United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) and 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building) are visible in the foreground among the cluster of skyscrapers. The John Hancock Center is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1985; 1926 (35 East Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Tarry Research and Education Building
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View of the Tarry Research & Education Building (300 E. Superior Street) in April 1989 while the building was under construction. The top of the Searle Building is visible at the lower right.
Date:
1989; 1990 (Tarry Research and Education Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Tarry Research and Education Building
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View of the Tarry Research & Education Building (300 E. Superior Street) in April 1989, during its construction. The tower of the Ward Memorial Building is visible at the lower right.
Date:
1989; 1990 (Tarry Research and Education Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chestnut Place Apartments
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View looking west along Chestnut Street towards the Chestnut Place Apartments (850 N. State Street).
Date:
1999; 1982 (Chestnut Place Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lake Point Tower
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View of Lake Point Tower (located at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive) from below.
Date:
1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lake Point Tower
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View of Lake Point Tower, located at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center from adjacent neighborhood
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View of the John Hancock Center. An adjacent neighborhood at the intersection of W. Ontario Street and North State Street is in the foreground.
Date:
1971; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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View of the John Hancock Center seen from Lake Michigan.
Date:
1974; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Esplanade Apartment Buildings
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View of the Esplanade Apartments, located at 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1962; 1953-1956 (900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
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View from the west looking towards the 860 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building.
Date:
1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River towards the Civic Opera Building. The (unused) Kinzie Street railroad bridge is in the raised position in the upper left foreground.
Date:
1957; 1929 (Civic Opera Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building
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View of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, located at 350 North Clark Street, seen from a parking lot across the street.
Date:
1984; 1912 (John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building
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View southwest from West Kinzie Street towards the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building.
Date:
1984; 1912 (John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Beaux Arts design competition, University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division
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Beaux Arts design competition at University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier)
Date:
June 26, 1948
Collection:
Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
Access:
Public access
Beaux Arts design competition, University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division
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Beaux Arts design competition at University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier)
Date:
June 26, 1948
Collection:
Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
Access:
Public access
Goose Island and Chicago skyline
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View of the northern end of Goose Island, looking southeast from the North Avenue bridge across the North Branch Turning Basin. The brick Lissner Corporation warehouse is visible among the industrial buildings on the island. The skyscrapers of Chicago's Near North Side and Loop are visible against the horizon.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Anna A. Wolf house, 1338 N. LaSalle
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View of the front facade of the Anna A. Wolf house, a Romanesque revival brownstone with a copper-roofed turret, located at 1338 North LaSalle Boulevard, on the west side of the street.
Date:
1976; 1888 (Anna A. Wolf house)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise apartment buildings, North State Parkway
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View of high-rise apartment buildings, looking south along the west side of North State Parkway from just south of Burton Place. 1410 North State Parkway is under construction in the center of the photograph. On its right, part of The Brownstone (1440 North State Parkway) is visible. 1400 North State Parkway is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1980; 1979-1981 (1410 North State Parkway)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the bottom center, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier
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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.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
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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).
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue
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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.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
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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.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
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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".
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North LaSalle Street and West Grand Avenue
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View looking southwest from the intersection of North LaSalle Street and West Grand Avenue. The Anti-Cruelty Society building is in the foreground at the southwest corner of the intersection. 500 North LaSalle (originally LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse), home to Ireland's seafood restaurant at the time of the photograph, is next to it on the left. The top part of the Merchandise Mart and part of the Sears Tower are visible against the sky at the upper right.
Date:
1977-1981 (Anti-Cruelty Society)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Anti-Cruelty Society
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View of the Anti-Cruelty Society building at 510 North LaSalle Street, located at the southwest corner of the intersection with West Grand Avenue.
Date:
1985; 1977-1981 (Anti-Cruelty Society)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
343 West Erie Street building
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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.
Date:
1985; 1910 (343 West Erie)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Elevated train tracks, North Franklin Street
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View looking north along North Franklin Street from just south of the intersection with West Grand Avenue. The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks run above the street. On the right of the photograph, 213 West Grand is visible. 300 West Grand is on the left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North LaSalle Street at Huron
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View looking northeast along the east side of North LaSalle Street from the intersection with West Huron Street. The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago building (721 North LaSalle Street) is in the foreground on the right. LaSalle Flowers is to the left of it, at the intersection with West Superior Street. Behind that to the left, the 100 West Chestnut apartment tower stands out against the sky.
Date:
1985; 1927 (Catholic Charities Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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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.
Date:
1985; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
C. H. Hanson Company Building
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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.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Merchandise Mart from Wolf Point
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View of the lower part of the Merchandise Mart, looking southeast from Wolf Point. North Orleans Street runs in front of the building.
Date:
1972; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building, North Franklin Street
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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.
Date:
1984; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Superior Street
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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.
Date:
1908 (North Branch II, 311 West Superior Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brick building with sandwich shop
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View of the side facade of a nineteenth-century brick building, with a number of windows on the upper levels. The building houses a sandwich shop at street level called Bogie's Beef. A bus stop sign and traffic signals are visible at the lower left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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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.
Date:
1975; 1929 (East part, John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters from North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street from underneath the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge, towards the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums). The warehouse in front of it with the word "Carron" on the south wall is now the Park Kingsbury Lofts (660 North Kingsbury Street). Further to the left, the top part of 520 West Erie is just visible below the rooftop water tower painted with an "Early Times" whiskey advertisement. Railroad tracks are visible in the right foreground, and signals for a level crossing stand at the intersection with West Ontario Street.
Date:
1978; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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649 Cities and towns 181 Streets 118 Industrial buildings 113 Commercial buildings 112 Skyscrapers 110 Apartment houses 102 Office buildings 79 Rivers 73 Buildings--Remodeling for other use 40 Hotels 39 Industrial districts 37 Warehouses 36 Signs and signboards 35 Automobiles 35 Bridges 34 Parking lots 32 Sidewalks 32 Stores, Retail 30 Pedestrians 24 Waterfronts 18 Restaurants 14 High-rise apartment buildings 12 Church buildings 12 Dwellings 12 Factories 12 Universities and colleges 11 Storage facilities 10 Parking garages 10 Row houses 9 Educational Facilities 9 Events 9 Students 9 Teachers 8 Landscape architecture 8 Parks 8 Railroads, Elevated 8 Storefronts 8 Water towers 7 Boats and boating 7 Civic improvement 7 Community development, Urban 7 Condominiums 7 Printing plants 6 Hospitals 6 Plazas 6 Public housing 6 Shopping malls 5 Bank buildings 5 Beaches 5 Building sites 5 Fire stations 4 Atriums 4 Awnings 4 Buildings 4 Clubs 4 College buildings 4 Health facilities 4 Museum buildings 4 Playgrounds 3 Animal shelters 3 Banners 3 Buses 3 Courtyards 3 Library buildings 3 Public spaces 3 Railroad tracks 2 Arches 2 Athletic clubs 2 Automobile Showrooms 2 Automobile dealers 2 Bars (Drinking establishments) 2 Cathedrals 2 Religious facilities 2 Roads 2 School buildings 2 Swimming pools 2 Trees 1 Alleys 1 Apartment buildings 1 Armories 1 Art galleries, Commercial 1 Commercial strips 1 Courthouses 1 Docks 1 Elevated highways 1 Express Roads 1 Express highways 1 Footbridges 1 Freight cars 1 Hospital buildings 1 Local transit 1 Logos (Symbols) 1 Marinas 1 Medical colleges 1 Neighborhoods 1 Politicians 1 Politics and government 1 Post office buildings 1 Public art 1 Railroad yards 1 Service stations 1 Ships 1 Shorelines 1 Sports facilities 1 Theaters 1 Vacant lands 1 Windows 1 Wrecking