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Motion picture on-screen announcement of intermission.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
A neo-classical Vaudeville sign for the last half of an unnamed program that will take place next week
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The Century of Progress' best-known vaudeville act was burlesque dancer Sally Rand, who thrilled audiences with her fan dance at the Streets of Paris exhibition.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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
East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district
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View looking west along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, towards the intersection with Indianapolis Boulevard. The intersection with Short Street is in the foreground at the far right. A number of small businesses line the street, including Schoenbergs, Hoffman Pharmacy, and Lewin's Wearing Apparel.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Train overpass, South Martin Luther King Drive
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View looking north along South Martin Luther King Drive towards a viaduct which serves as a train overpass. The intersection with East 91st Place is just beyond the viaduct. At the right side of the photograph, behind a "Children Crossing" sign, two billboards advertise cigarettes and crackers.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West 63rd Street at Kedzie
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View looking west along the north side of West 63rd Street. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is in the foreground. Businesses include a Walgreens and a Rexall Drug Store, Marquette Sports Equipment, and Mid-State Beauty School.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
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View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
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View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
Date:
1970; 1916 (Victory Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rush Street from Walton Street
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View looking north along Rush Street from Walton Street, showing a mixture of residential structures and businesses. The sign for Faces disco (940 N. Rush Street) is prominently visible. The concrete skyscraper is the Oak Bank, located at 1020 N. Rush Street. The Carnegie Theatre (1026 N. Rush Street) stands next to the bank tower.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cityscape with Hertz sign and John Hancock Center
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View from Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) with large Hertz Rent A Car sign and the John Hancock Center against the sky.
Date:
1971; 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Drake Hotel entranceway
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View of a sign reading "The Drake" above the main entrance to The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Tribune Tower architectural ornament and WGN Radio sign
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View of architectural ornament and a sign for WGN Radio on the south facade of the Tribune Tower (Chicago Tribune Building) at 435 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shop window signs, North Michigan Avenue
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View of illuminated neon signs at Annie's Frozen Yogurt on North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Szechwan House Restaurant, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Szechwan House, a Chinese restaurant located at the street level of the Michigan-Ohio Building (612 N. Michigan), at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street. Andriana Furs is above it on the second floor.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hertz sign and John Hancock Center
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Large Hertz Rent A Car sign located along Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) at the Chicago River, with the John Hancock Center on the right.
Date:
1971; 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stores on South State Street
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View of street-level storefronts on the west side of State Street just north of 36 South State Street.
Date:
1987
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
James R. Thompson Center
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View of the atrium of the James R. Thompson center in 1986.
Date:
1986; 1979-1985 (James R. Thompson Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lawrence Avenue from Kenmore
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View west along the north side West Lawrence Avenue from just west of North Kenmore Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom (1106 West Lawrence Avenue), and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station are in the distance.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Green Bay Road at Scott Avenue, Winnetka
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View looking northwest across Green Bay Road at the intersection with Scott Avenue. Sinclair and Shell gas station signs are prominent. The building at the far left with the columned portico (1010 Green Bay Road) houses a Chas. A. Stevens store.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McDonald's restaurant sign, Skokie
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View of the illuminated neon sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Skokie.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dunkin' Donuts sign, Skokie
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Night view of illuminated neon sign for Dunkin' Donuts with the slogan "World's Finest Coffee".
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Block Club sign, West Englewood
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Block Club sign posted on the 2000 block of West 68th Street, at South Hoyne Avenue. The sign reads: "Welcome Thifty [sic] Neighbors, 2000 W 68 St Block Club. NO Car Washing, Working on Cars, Drinking, Ball Playing, Speed Limit 15 MPH, Littering".
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Madison Street at Sangamon Street
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View along West Madison Street at South Sangamon Street, with a vacant lot in the foreground.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Theater and Marshall Field's store
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View looking south along the east side of North State Street, when the State Street Mall closed that part of State Street to automobile traffic. The Chicago Theater (175 North State Street) with its iconic sign is on the left. At the time, the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" starring Chita Rivera was playing there. The Marshall Field and Company Store (now Macy's State Street) is visible to the right of the theater.
Date:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building); 1921 (Chicago Theater)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Granville Avenue
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View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1980; 1930 (The Grandeur Apartment Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billboard advertisements for cigarettes and rental cars
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View of billboards in front of a building wall bordering a parking lot. The top billboard with the slogan "Marlboro Country" advertises cigarettes. Below it is a billboard for Ace Rent-a-Car Company. Part of the John Hancock Center is on the upper right of the image, and part of Lawry's restaurant, at East Ontario and North Rush Streets, is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Restaurants on Rush Street
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View of restaurants located in nineteenth-century residential buildings along the east side of North Rush Street. At the far right of the image is Armando's Restaurant, at Rush and East Superior Streets. A large sign for Club Alabam (747 North Rush Street), a dining and dance establishment, stands on the rooftops near the center of the image. On the left is the south facade - facing Chicago Avenue - of Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn). Part of the John Hancock Center is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1976; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billboard with liquor advertisement, North State Street
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View of a large billboard with a "Think Egghead" advertisement for Smirnoff vodka installed on top of the roofs of a neighborhood liquor store and grocery store on North State Street at West Ontario Street. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place are visible behind the billboard. The 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums) are visible at the extreme left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Terra Museum of American Art, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue at the Terra Museum of American Art. Large vertical banners attached to the facades of adjacent buildings announce the museum's location.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Signs and awnings, 535 North Michigan Avenue
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View looking east along East Grand Avenue at awnings and signs for shops and restaurants on the Grand Avenue facade of 535 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Magna One Hour Photo shop, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the street-level storefront for a Magna One Hour Photo shop on North Michigan Avenue, advertising one-hour film developing and photo printing services.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billy Goat Tavern & Grille sign
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View of a free-standing sign for the Billy Goat Tavern on the sidewalk outside the Realtor Building at 430 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Pedestrians, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside 717 North Michigan Avenue. A freestanding sign for the Water Tower Bank (now defunct) is in the center of the image. The lower part of 737 North Michigan Avenue is visible in the background.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
FAO Schwarz store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of shoppers entering the FAO Schwarz toy store at 840 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993; 1992 (840 North Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Illuminated neon signs, North Clark Street
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View of a cluster of illuminated neon signs on building facades, including a bathhouse, a movie house marquee, Hotel Planters (19 North Clark Street, now demolished), and the Bamboo Inn Restaurant (11 N. Clark Street, demolished.)
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Theater
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View of the Chicago Theater on North State Street. The marquee advertises Steve Martin's film "The Jerk".
Date:
1980; 1921 (Chicago Theater)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Randolph Street from State Street
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View of Randolph Street from State Street including the Ford Center for Performing Arts Oriental Theater. The marquee for the Woods Theater (demolished in 1989) is in the distance at the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Multiple views of students on campus
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Date:
1975
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access

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