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4th Street and Linden, Wilmette
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View looking northeast across 4th Street toward the Linden CTA terminal. Shops are visible to the left of the terminal, along Linden Avenue.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Market Square, Lake Forest
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View of shops in Market Square in Lake Forest's business district, looking northeast from the west end of the complex at shops along its north arm. The intersection with North Western Avenue is in the distance at the far right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Downtown shops, Woodstock, Illinois
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View looking northeast across Cass Street at the intersection with Benton Street in Woodstock, Illinois. Several shops occupy the street level of an 1859 building situated across from the town's downtown square.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lake Street Mall, Oak Park
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View of the Lake Street pedestrian mall in Oak Park, looking east along the north side of the street toward the intersection with North Marion Street. Store signs for Whitney, Burton Shoes, and Maple Furriers are partially visible behind the trees. A small fountain is at the lower left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skokie Patio and Garden Center, Skokie
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Night view of the Skokie Patio and Garden Center, with illuminated neon signs.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Small businesses, Central Avenue, Wilmette
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View of shops in Wilmette's business district, looking east along the north side of Central Avenue from just east of Wilmette Avenue. At the far left is John's Shoes (1128 Central Avenue). A barber shop is next to it on the right, and next to that is a bookstore. A built-in brick planter in the foreground helps with traffic control.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shops, Park Avenue, Glencoe
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View looking north across Park Avenue at a variety of small businesses and shops on the north side of the street. The Rehn Huerbinger Pharmacy at the left (353 Park Avenue) is at the intersection with Vernon Avenue. Diagonal on-street parking is provided in front of the shops.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
18th Street, Pilsen
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View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View north along North Lincoln Avenue, just south of Lawrence Avenue. Signs for the Meyer Delicatessen, Hopfner's Bakery, and Del Johnson's Restaurant are visible on the west side of the street. Banners hung across the street read "Welcome..Lincoln Square Mall" and "Meyer's Classic Old World Store".
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue and Hirsch
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View looking northwest along the west side of North Western Avenue. The intersection with West Hirsch Street is visible near the center of the image. Wanda's Record Shop, Stan's Tap, and a grocery store are visible.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Main Street and First National Bank, East Chicago
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View along Main Street towards the seven-story First National Bank (originally United States National Bank of Indiana Harbor), located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway in East Chicago. Other businesses, visible on the right side of the photograph, include Edward's, Mann Floral Shop, Rothschild, and Berger's Bakery. Refinery smokestacks are visible in the distance at the far left.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district
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View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. A Walgreens drugstore is in the foreground on the left. Crossing arms for a level railway crossing are just visible in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gately's People's Store, South Michigan Avenue commercial strip
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View looking north along a thriving commercial strip on South Michigan Avenue. Gately's department store (Gately's People Store, 11201 South Michigan Avenue at East 112th Street) with its five-story parking garage is visible near the center of the image. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street. The light posts are decorated for the Christmas holiday season.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Archer Avenue commercial strip
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View of the commercial strip along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is immediately to the right of the building on the right. Businesses pictured include Archer Jewelers and the Golden Heart Snack Shop Restaurant.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Harper Court
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View of Harper Court, a development project that included clusters of small businesses and artisans shops, located on South Harper Avenue between 53rd and 52nd Streets.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marshall Field's department store
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View looking northeast across the vacant Block 37 site at the State Street facade of the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's State Street).
Date:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bryn Mawr Avenue at Winthrop Avenue
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View looking east along West Bryn Mawr Avenue from west of the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The Belle Shore Apartments (1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue) with its distinctive green glazed terra cotta tile facing and neon sign reading "Belle Shore Apt. Hotel" is at the right.
Date:
1980; 1929 (Belle Shore Apartment Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment block with street-level retail, North Clark Street
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View looking southwest along the west side of North Clark Street, at a 1920s apartment block with street-level retail businesses, located between West Thome Avenue and West Granville Avenue (6200 - 6244 North Clark Street).
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
I. Magnin store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the I. Magnin store at the northwest corner of the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Pearson Street (830 North Michigan Avenue).
Date:
1978; 1949 (Bonwit Teller)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stores on North State Street at Ontario
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View to the northeast across North State Street at the intersection with West Ontario Street. A grocery store, liquor store, bar, laundromat, and a diner occupy the single-story buildings along this section of North State Street. A large billboard with a "Think Egghead" advertisement for vodka stands atop their roofs. The 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums), John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place are visible in the upper part of the photograph.
Date:
1976
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
Cartier store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of shoppers on the sidewalk in front of the Cartier store at 630 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Walgreens store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside a Walgreens drugstore at 430 North Michigan Avenue (Realtor Building).
Date:
circa 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
Nike store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Nike store at 669 North Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians and stressed plantings in front of the store.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Thanksgiving Parade, State Street
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View north on the State Street Mall showing a crowd gathered for the Thanksgiving Parade. The Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's) is on the right, with a large yellow sculpture installed in front of it. The Chicago Theater sign is visible in the distance.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Goldblatt's department store facade
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Detail of the facade of Goldblatt's department store (333 South State Street). The "R" initial of the previous owner, Rothschild & Co., can clearly be seen in the spandrels between the arches.
Date:
1977; 1912 (Goldblatt's department store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street, Thanksgiving Parade
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View looking north along the State Street Mall showing a crowd gathered for the Thanksgiving Parade. The Carson Pirie Scott and Wieboldt's deparment stores are on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Thanksgiving parade and Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of a crowd gathered along the State Street Mall for the State Street Thanksgiving parade. The Carson Pirie Scott department store (now Sullivan Center) is behind.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wieboldt's Department Store, Evanston
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View east along Church Street from the intersection with Oak Avenue. Wieboldt's department store is on the left.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East 154th Street and Center Avenue, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking east along East 154th Street from the intersection with Center Avenue. Bastar's Jewelry store and the Uptown Shoe Store are on the north side of the street, and the First National Bank in Harvey is in a modern building at the right. The elevated Illinois Central Railroad tracks are visible in the distance.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shops, Long Grove, Illinois
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View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Winnetka shops and apartments
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View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gold Standard Liquors sign, Skokie
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View looking east along the north side of Dempster Street in Skokie at the intersection with Leclaire Avenue, at a large streetside sign for Gold Standard Liquors (later a Binny's Beverage Depot). The Walton Chrysler car dealership is visible behind the sign.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing signs, Skokie
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Night view of illuminated signs for Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marshall Field's store, Evanston
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View of the Marshall Field's department store (807 Church Street), looking northwest across the intersection of Church Street and Sherman Avenue. The Varsity Theatre is visible on the right.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sherman Avenue shops, Evanston
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View of shoe stores located in a two-story commercial building on the east side of Sherman Avenue south of Church Street in Evanston. A children's shoe store, the Little Chick Shoe Shop, (1629 Sherman Avenue) is on the right. To its left is the Florsheim Thayer McNeil shoe store.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly 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
Lawrence Avenue at Sheridan Road
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View looking west along West Lawrence Avenue from the intersection with North Sheridan Road towards the Lawrence House Retirement Hotel (originally the New Lawrence Hotel) at 1020 West Lawrence Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom is visible in the distance at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brickyard Mall
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View of the central atrium at the Brickyard Mall, located at West Diversey Avenue and North Naragansett Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park
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View looking northwest along North Milwaukee Avenue towards the Northwest Tower (Coyote Building), which stands at the intersection with North Avenue. Part of the People's Gas Light & Coke Company building (1520 North Milwaukee Avenue) is visible at the far left. Lubinski Furniture occupied the building at the time of the photograph.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Commercial area, West Cermak Road
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View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
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View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street at Madison Street
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View looking north along State Street from the intersection with Madison Street. The intersections and sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians, and the light posts have been decorated with flags in celebration of America's Bicentennial. Wiebolt's department store is on the upper right, and the Marina City towers are visible in the distance near the center of the image.
Date:
1976
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
Tuscany Studios statuary display, Ohio Street at Wells
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Concrete statuary, planters and fountains available for sale from Tuscany Studios sidewalk display, located at 163 West Ohio Street, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Wells Street. On the far left of the image, 600 North Wells is visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Neiman-Marcus at Olympia Centre, Deli
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View of the deli inside the Neiman-Marcus store at Olympia Centre (737 North Michigan Avenue). The deli case in the foreground contains a variety of salads and other prepared foods; the case in the background contains cakes and breads.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue
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View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. The Saks Fifth Avenue store (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) is behind them.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue from north of the intersection with East Huron Street, towards the intersection with East Superior Street. A Woolworth's store is on the left. To the right of that, boards surround the site of the former 700 North Michigan Avenue building. On the right is a grass parkway, landscaped with flowers and trees.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue
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View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. Saks Fifth Avenue is behind them, at that time located at 669-675 North Michigan Avenue, in space which included the former Korshak Building (Blackstone Shop).
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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