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Chicago River and West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive, looking west along the main branch of the Chicago River. The R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible at the far left. Adjacent to it to the west are the La-Salle Wacker Building, and 222 North LaSalle (Builders Building). The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley 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 towards Lake Michigan from the IBM Building (330 North Wabash). The Wrigley Building, Equitable Building (401 North Michigan), and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible.
Date:
1995; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is on the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is in the distance at the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River at Wolf Point
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View looking east along the Chicago River from Wolf Point. The Franklin Street bridge spans the river, and the Merchandise Mart is behind it on the left. 211 West Wacker (originally the Chicago Evening Post Building) is at the far right.
Date:
1960s; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Merchandise Mart and Chicago River
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View of the Merchandise Mart, looking northwest along the Chicago River. The Wells Street bridge crosses over the river.
Date:
1989; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River, North Branch
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North Branch of the Chicago River, looking northwest from the West Wilson Avenue bridge. A railroad bridge crosses the river in the middle distance.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking northeast across the Calumet River from the South Ewing Avenue bridge, towards cargo handling facilities on the river. A barge and an overhead crane are in the foreground, and behind these are other overhead cranes, and cargo storage and loading facilities. Factory smokestacks are visible in the distance.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River and Penn-Dixie Cement facility
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View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River from south of Division Street. The Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation facility on Goose Island (formerly 1070 North Branch Avenue, now demolished), with its tall cement kilns, is on the left. The roof and spire of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is visible against the sky on the right.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking northeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio Street bridge. Part of a former paddle-wheel steamboat renamed the Showboat Sari-S II is moored along the riverbank in the foreround. Behind it is the industrial area along North Kingsbury Street. The side of the Ontario Building at 411 West Ontario Street (now Ontario Street Lofts) is visible on the far right. The rear of the two-story factory building at 445 West Erie Street is visible on the left, behind the yellow train cars. The John Hancock Center and other skyscrapers of the Near North Side are silhouetted against the horizon.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Material Service Corporation facilties
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View, looking southwest from the North Halsted Street bridge at the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (now Prairie Material, Ready-Mix Yard No. 32) at 835 North Peoria Street. Material Service company barges are docked along the North Chicago River adjacent to the facility for offloading cargo. The rear of the St. John Cantius Church is visible in the distance on the right.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the Chicago River from the West Kinzie Street Bridge. The (now unused) Kinzie Street railroad bridge is in the raised position in the upper left foreground of the photograph. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) are on the far right. The Lake Street elevated train tracks, with a CTA Green Line train running across them, are visible in front of the cluster of Loop high-rises. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises above them.
Date:
1986; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City from the Chicago River
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View to northwest across the Chicago River towards Marina City, with boats docked at the Marina City Marina, and the Marina City Restaurants above.
Date:
1985; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and skyscrapers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from North Michigan Avenue 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, and a corner of the Wrigley Building is in the foreground at the extreme right.
Date:
1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Apparel Center
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View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Apparel Center (and Holiday Inn hotel). The Franklin Street bridge is in the middle of the image, and part of the Merchandise Mart is visible on the right. Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse), located at 345 North Canal Street, is visible behind the Apparel Center.
Date:
1983; 1908 (North American Cold Storage Company warehouse); 1977 (Apparel Center); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River, United Insurance Building and Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building
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View to the southwest along the Chicago River, with the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is on the left. On the right of the image is the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building (now 55 West Wacker). Behind it to the right, the 180 North LaSalle building is visible under construction.
Date:
1972; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1968 (55 West Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
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Aerial view along the Chicago River, looking east from the Michigan Avenue Bridge to where it meets Lake Michigan. Upper Wacker Drive is visible on the right.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Buildings along the South Branch of the Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The Morton Salt International headquarters is in the foreground at the left, bearing the sign "Morton Thiokol Inc." The Civic Opera Building is next to it, behind the Washington Street bridge.
Date:
1989; 1958 (Morton Salt headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
City of Chicago Central Office Building
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View looking northeast across the Chicago River at the City of Chicago Central Office Building (later Reid Murdoch Center), with the La Salle Street bridge in the foreground.
Date:
1980; 1914 (Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Boats at Calumet Marina, Calumet River
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View looking northwest from Calumet Marina, located along the east bank of the Calumet River at East 136th Street and South Torrence Avenue. Boats are pulled up along the bank of the river for winter storage. The side of a flat-bottomed riverboat is painted with the words "Boat Rides 13400 Torrence Avenue". Grain storage elevators are visible on the horizon at the left.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest along the Calumet River from the East 95th Street bridge. Cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos are visible. The Chicago Skyway runs behind these. A barge is visible in the lower right corner. Transmission towers supporting overhead power lines are silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
River City, proposed site
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View looking south from the Willis Tower (originally Sears Tower) at an open site along the east bank of the South Branch of the Chicago RIver, proposed for Bertrand Goldberg's River City residential complex. The cloverleaf interchange for the I-290 is at the bottom of the photograph; West Harrison Street abuts its south end, and the proposed site extends south of that.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Goose Island
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View looking southeast from the West Division Street Bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River toward the west side of Goose Island. Loading facilities for barges line the bank of the river on the Goose Island side, and the Penn-Dixie Industries, Inc. cement facility with its three concrete storage silos (demolished) is visible. Skyscrapers in the downtown Loop are visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area along Chicago River at North Halsted Street
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View of an industrial area along the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge at the southern end of Goose Island. Part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32), located on the west bank of the river (835 North Peoria Street) are visible in the foreground and on the left. The North Branch of the Chicago River, which flows along the west side of Goose Island, is visible near the center, as well as a group of concrete storage silos (demolished). The Lissner Corporation plant, located on North Branch Street on Goose Island (later Kendall College), is on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Storage facilities along the Chicago River
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View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Near North Side skyline. Storage sheds, warehouses, and a truck parking lot occupy riverfront land on the north side of the river between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Tribune Tower is on the upper left of the image, with the Sheraton Hotel (now InterContinental) to the right of it. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) are also visible to the right of the hotel.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cityfront Place apartments
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View of part of the Cityfront Place high-rise apartment tower (400 North McClurg Court), located along the north side of the Chicago River between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Centennial Fountain arcs across the river in the foreground, and behind it, North McClurg Court runs north from the river.
Date:
1994; 1989 (Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain); 1991 (Cityfront Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive
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View to southeast of high-rise buildings on East Wacker Drive, facing the south bank of the Chicago River. The Michigan Avenue bridge runs across the lower part of the image. Behind it, four towers which are part of the Illinois Center development are visible. From right to left, they are: One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive); Hyatt Regency Chicago I; Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive); and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
Date:
1986; 1970 (One Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible on the far left. Adjacent to it is 203 N. La Salle Street. Part of the La Salle-Wacker Building is visible on the right, and part of the Dearborn Street bridge and Chicago River can be seen in the foreground.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
150 North Wacker
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View of 150 North Wacker, showing its location along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The six-story The General Growth building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) stands in front of it. The Merchandise Mart is visible in the distance at the left.
Date:
1973; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mandel-Lear Building
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View of the Mandel-Lear Building (formerly at 211 East North Water Street).
Date:
1984; 1926 (Mandel-Lear Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fox River Valley, transportation and development
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing locations of major transportation arteries, bridges, towns, and areas of development in the Fox River Valley, Kane County, Illinois.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along South Branch of the Chicago River
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View of concrete-frame industrial buildings on the bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River at Cermak Road.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
River City proposed site
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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.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River from the air
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Aerial view looking southeast towards the Loop. Horner Park is in the center foreground. West Irving Park Road runs along its southern end, and North California Avenue forms its western boundary. The North Branch of the Chicago River runs alongside the eastern edge of the park and winds towards the Loop.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building
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View of the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building, looking to east across the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Date:
1972; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters and warehouses
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View to north across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge towards the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street). Several brick warehouse buildings are in front of it, including 520 West Erie Street (with windows removed) and 520 West Huron Street. Another warehouse to the right of these has a "Ronsley Center" sign mounted on the roof.
Date:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas, West Town
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View looking northwest over West Town from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). There is a large parking lot in the foreground, with raised railroad tracks adjacent to it. At the far left of the image, other railroad tracks run west. The North Branch of the Chicago River is on the right, spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and the Ohio Street bridge.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River, at dusk
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River at dusk, from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). On the left side of the image, the river is spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press building stands along North Kingsbury Street between the two bridges. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lake Point Tower and industrial buildings along the Chicago River
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View to northeast with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, looking toward Lake Point Tower. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is the white horizontal building seen against the base of Lake Point Tower. The North Pier Terminal building occupies the 400 block of East Illinois Street and is now condominiums and retail space. North Lake Shore Drive is just visible at the horizon.
Date:
1976; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal); 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from the Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River from its west bank, just north of Lake Street. Boats are docked along the riverbank, and the downtown skyline is visible in the distance. The Lake Street elevated train tracks are visible in front of the Loop skyscrapers. 150 North Wacker Drive, with its contrasting concrete side wall, is prominent in the skyline. To its right is the Civic Opera Building, with Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rising behind it.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Moir Trust Building
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View of the John Moir Trust building (325 N. Wells Street) during conversion to offices (completed in 1985). The east side of the Merchandise Mart and the Wells Street bridge are visible at the left.
Date:
1983; 1912-1914 (John Moir Trust building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
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View northwest across the Chicago River from East Upper Wacker Drive towards the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (301 East North Water Street). The University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center), Equitable Building, and Tribune Tower are in the distance to the left of it.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue
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View east along the north side of the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is at the far left, and the Gleacher Center, part of the University of Chicago School of Business, stands next to it on the right. On the right, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers); 1994 (Gleacher Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wallace Press Building and Chicago River
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View southeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking towards the Wallace Press building (later Wallace Business Forms Building; now the River Bank Lofts at 550 N. Kingsbury) and the Grand Avenue bridge. Behind the bridge are the East Bank Club, and the Apparel Center/ Holiday Inn hotel. Part of the Merchandise Mart is also visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
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View to the west from the Chicago River, towards three Mies van der Rohe office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it on the right, with the Hyatt Regency Chicago I under construction in front of it. All three of these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex, a development built on land formerly owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. The third Mies building, the IBM building (330 North Wabash) is next to the right, and the former Sun-Times building (demolished) is visible in front of its base. The Equitable Building is the next high-rise to the right. The Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street (demolished) is in front of the Equitable Building, and other storage and warehouse facilities are in the right foreground.
Date:
1973; 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River and Randolph Street bridge
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View looking northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River, with landscaping and a walkway along the west side of the river. The Randolph Street bridge is in the foreground, and part of 150 North Wacker is visible on the right. The Merchandise Mart is in the distance.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City
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View looking west along the Chicago River with the Marina City towers (300 N. State Street) in the foreground. The Marina City Office Building is adjacent to the towers on the lower right.
Date:
1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Fire Insurance Building and Chicago River
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View northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River in 1962, with a partial view of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (currently Bank of America Financial Center) at the right. The Monroe Street bridge crosses over the river at the left.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Fire Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
55 West Wacker Drive
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View of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building (now 55 West Wacker Drive) in 1972. The Dearborn Street bridge over the Chicago River is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
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View looking west along the Chicago River toward the Wrigley Building. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan) is to its right. At the far right, scaffolding covers the Mandel-Lear Building, in process of being demolished.
Date:
1989; 1965 (Equitable Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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