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Strip club "Candy Store", Wabash Street
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View of the "Candy Store" strip club, located on Wabash Street near Delaware Place.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bloomingdale's store, Water Tower Place
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View of the entrance to the Bloomingdale's store inside Water Tower Place, 835 North Michigan Avenue. The cosmetics department is visible just beyond the entrance.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shop signs and awnings, 535 North Michigan Avenue
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View of awnings and signs for restaurants and shops at 535 North Michigan Avenue. Nathan's Downtown is on the upper level. Below it are signs for Croissant and Co. and The Forgotten Woman.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shop window, 535 North Michigan Avenue
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View of the shop window at One Hour Photo location, a street-level shop at 535 North Michigan Avenue. Advertised services include photo reprints and passport photos.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Tour signs at Water Tower Pumping Station
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View of signs and a banner outside the Water Tower Pumping Station, advertising souvenirs and tours offered by the "Here's Chicago" tourism office located within the building at 163 East Pearson Street.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Theater Sign
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View of the sign for the Chicago Theater with 35 East Wacker Drive (Jewelers' Building) visible at the upper left.
Date:
1980; 1921 (Chicago Theater)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
International House of Pancakes sign, Wilmette
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Illuminated free-standing sign outside the International House of Pancakes restaurant, formerly located at the corner of Wilmette Avenue and Poplar Drive.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wil-Shore Motors, Wilmette
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View at dusk of the Wil-Shore Motors Ford dealership at 611 Green Bay Road in Wilmette, with its neon signs illuminated. The building has been demolished.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Greek restaurants, Halsted Street
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View looking southwest across South Halsted Street at Greek restaurants lining the west side of the block. The intersection with West Adams Street is visible at the left, and part of the sign for the Greek Islands Restaurant is visible behind the traffic signals.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Indianapolis Boulevard, East Chicago, Indiana
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View in winter looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from the overpass above the railway yards south of the Indiana Toll Road. The South Shore Line railroad tracks cross above Indianapolis Boulevard in the distance at the horizon. Power lines and utility poles are visible along the roadway and in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Archer Avenue commercial strip
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View looking southwest along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Sacramento Avenue is to the left of the large Standard Federal Savings bank. Numerous stores and other small businesses line both sides of the street. A small sign suspended from the light post at the far right reads "Welcome to Brighton Park".
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bank building, North Clark Street and West Morse Avenue
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View looking northeast across North Clark Street from the intersection with West Morse Avenue. The First Commercial Bank (6945 North Clark Street) occupies the northeast corner of this intersection. The bank's parking lot, to the west across North Clark Street, is marked by a large sign.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Olson Rug store, East Ohio Street
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View looking west along the north side of East Ohio Street, at the intersection with North Rush Street. Olson Rug occupies the space at the ground-floor corner of the building at 100 East Ohio Street.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street from Wabash Avenue
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View to east along East Ohio Street from the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. A parking lot with a large billboard celebrating the American Bicentennial is on the north side of Ohio Street between Wabash Avenue and Rush Street. The office and commercial building in the center of the image stood at 100 East Ohio Street. Olson Rug occupied the ground floor at the time of the photograph. The 625 North Michigan building rises behind it. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) is at the far left, and the St. Clair hotel (formerly at 162 East Ohio Street) is at the far right.
Date:
1976; 1971 (625 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billboard with liquor advertisement, Wabash Avenue and Ohio Street
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Large billboard with an advertisement for Ronrico rum, located near the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Ohio Street. The upper parts of the John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place are visible.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rush Street at Oak Street
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View looking north along Rush Street at Oak Street. The concrete skyscraper is the Oak Bank, located at 1020 N. Rush Street. A bakery and a grocery store are located in the low-rise buildings on the left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gino's East pizzeria sign and adjacent parking lot, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking east across Michigan Avenue at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and Superior Street, showing a Gino's East sign painted on the side wall of that restaurant, and a parking lot in front of that.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Radio Shack store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of a Radio Shack storefront along North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
One Magnificent Mile, entrance plaza
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View of the entrance plaza for One Magnificent Mile (980 North Michigan Avenue) at the southwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Oak Street. A freestanding sign lists the stores, restaurants and businesses located within.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Neiman-Marcus store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside the Neiman-Marcus store at 737 North Michigan Avenue. The name of the store is on a sign affixed to an exterior wall of the building.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA tracks, Ashland at Roscoe
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View north along the west side of North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train track overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses above Ashland Avenue.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking southwest along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 154th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station runs along the east side of the street.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skokie Patio and Garden Center sign, Skokie
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Night view of an illuminated neon sign for the Skokie Patio and Garden Center (now closed). A street sign for Dempster street is visible beneath the store sign.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gerald Motors, Skokie
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Night view of Gerald Motors, with illuminated signs.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Automobile dealerships, Wilmette
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View of Fiat and Jaguar auto dealerships, looking south along Green Bay Road from south of Washington Avenue in Wilmette. The illuminated neon sign for Imperial Motors is prominently visible. The traffic signals at the intersection with Central Avenue are in the distance at the lower left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Wentworth Avenue, Chinatown
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View looking north along South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago's Chinatown. The On Leong Merchants Association Building (later Pui Tak Center) is on the left, with the top of the Sears Tower (later Willis Tower) visible behind it.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cermak Road, South Lawndale
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View in winter looking east along the north side of West Cermak Road between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. A four story building with a "Hotel" sign in front (2860 West Cermak Road) has a side wall painted with an advertisement reading in part "Aqui es! Super Birria Jalisco". Further down the block is Manning Savings (2854 West Cermak Road). At the extreme left is a parking lot with a sign over the entrance reading "Marshall Sq. Theatre Parking".
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Les-On Drug Discounts, 6740 North Sheridan Road
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View of the southern half of a two-story white glazed terra cotta tile building at 6740 North Sheridan Road, home to a Les-On Drug Discounts store at the time of the photograph. The intersection with West Columbia Avenue is at the far left.
Date:
1975; 1908 (6740 North Sheridan Road)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue sidewalk at Water Tower Pumping Station
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue from the Water Tower Pumping Station, just south of the intersection with East Pearson Street.
Date:
1976; 1866 (Chicago Avenue Pumping Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North State Street at Erie Street
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View of the west side of North State Street from the intersection with Erie Street. Small businesses including a hair salong and barber shop are in the right foreground along East Erie Street. A residential building with a restaurant on its ground floor stands on West Erie Street at the northwest corner of North State Street (demolished). To the right of this building is the nineteenth-century Dana Hotel, located at 666 North State Street.
Date:
1976; 1891 (Dana Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Westin Hotel, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the sign and logo for The Westin Hotel (909 North Michigan Avenue) on the building's facade. Green awnings shade the street-level windows of a jewelry store.
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Thanksgiving Parade crowd in front of Chicago Theater
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View looking across the State Street Mall near the Chicago Theater. A crowd has gathered for the Thanksgiving Parade.
Date:
1980; 1921 (Chicago Theater)
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). Jean Dubuffet's sculpture "Monument with Standing Beast" stands on the plaza outside the building. The Greyhound Bus sign is also prominently visible.
Date:
1985; 1979-1985 (State of Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Les-On Drug Discounts, 6740 North Sheridan Road
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View of the southern half of a two-story white glazed terra cotta tile building at 6740 North Sheridan Road, home to a Les-On Drug Discounts store. The building also has a terra cotta tile roof and a decorative cornice. The intersection with West Columbia Avenue is at the far left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gerald's car wash and Standard gas signs, Skokie
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View of illuminated neon signs for Gerald's car wash and Standard gas.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Peter Pon's Restaurant sign, Wilmette
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View at dusk of the exterior of Peter Pon's Restaurant (537 Green Bay Road) with its large illuminated sign. A sign for a 7-Eleven store is visible to the left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
The Main, Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View of the sign for "The Main"; in the center of the two-story building known by that name. Underneath that, the sign reads "Amazinggrace Presents Jim Post - Corky Siegel; Happy Turkeys!" The Main stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Clark Street, Rogers Park
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Clark Street, south of the intersection with West Greenleaf Avenue. The A&T Grill is in the foreground, located at the time at 7021 North Clark Street.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street
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View to the east along East Ohio Street, near the intersection of North State Street. Part of the Tree Studios (Lambert Tree Studios) is visible at the far left of the image. Across Ohio Street to the south are the Tokyo Hotel (17-19 East Ohio Street) and the Hotel Ohio East (now Comfort Inn and Suites) at 15 East Ohio Street. A large liquor advertisement for J&B Scotch is painted on the side wall of the Hotel Ohio East. The Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (540 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind.
Date:
1980; 1978 (Chicago Marriott Downtown hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Crate and Barrel sign, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Crate and Barrel store sign on the upper part of the building facade at 646 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
B. Dalton bookstore, North Michigan Avenue
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View across the sidewalk toward the entrance to a B. Dalton bookstore on the street level of the John Blair Building, 645 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Signs, 535 North Michigan Avenue
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View in front of a commercial and office building at 535 North Michigan Avenue, with numerous signs advertising retail space for rent. A sandwich board on the sidewalk advertises the adjacent Stevens Restaurant (160 East Grand Avenue).
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bloomingdales, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the upper part of the entranceway to the Bloomingdales store at 900 North Michigan Avenue, showing the sign and lighting.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brooks Brothers store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the entrance to the Brooks Brothers store at 713 North Michigan Avenue, one of the retail shops located on the street level of the Allerton Hotel.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wabash Avenue with Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant
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View along North Wabash Avenue, with the sign for Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant (139 North Wabash) prominently visible.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Howard Street at Clark
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View west along West Howard Street from west of the CTA Howard station looking towards the intersection with North Clark Street and overpass for what is now the Metra train tracks. Small businesses line the street and an advertisement for the North Shore National Bank is painted on the side wall of the building adjacent to the parking lot in the foreground. There is an office building on the far left (1791 West Howard Street).
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking southwest along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 154th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station runs along the east side of the street (now the location of the Harvey Metra Station).
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Shore Revitalization Center
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Lettered sign on the window of the South Shore Revitalization Center on East 71st Street. The adjacent streetscape is reflected in the window glass.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Welcome to Bridgeport sign
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View of a sign reading "Welcome to Bridgeport" mounted on a utility pole on South Halsted Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial landscape, Gary, Indiana
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View of the industrial landscape in Gary, with a utility pole, railway track, billboard advertising Rolling Rock beer, and an elevated highway. Gary's steel mils and their smokestacks are visible in the distance beyond the elevated highway. The caption on the billboard reads "Brewed from Mountain Spring Water".
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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