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Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue, north of West Ardmore Avenue. 5825 North Winthrop Avenue is on the left, and 5821 North Winthrop is partially visible on the right.
Date
:
1980; 1907 (5821 North Winthrop Avenue); 1909 (5825 North Winthrop Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue between West Thorndale Avenue and West Glenlake Avenue. The Colony Apartments (6001 North Kenmore Avenue) are on the right. Next on the left is to 6007 North Kenmore Avenue, and next again to the left is 6011 North Kenmore Avenue.
Date
:
1980; 1958 (6007 North Kenmore Avenue); 1969 (Colony Apartments, 6001 North Kenmore Avenue; 6011 North Kenmore Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
The Sovereign Apartment Hotel, Edgewater
Image
Image
View of the side facade of The Sovereign apartments (1040 West Granville Avenue/ 6200 North Kenmore Avenue), looking north along the west side of North Kenmore Avenue. A corner of the Granville Apartments is visible behind it at the right.
Date
:
1980; 1920 (The Sovereign Apartment Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster Ave, Image 11
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue.
Date
:
1948-08-20
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster Ave, Image 07
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue.
Date
:
1948-08-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster Ave, Image 04
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue.
Date
:
1948-08-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster Ave, Image 03
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue.
Date
:
1948-08-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Thorndale Ave, Image 04
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Thorndale Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Ardmore, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Ardmore Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-19
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Berwyn, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Berwyn Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Catalpa, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Catalpa Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1937-05-11
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Hollywood, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Hollywood Avenue. Looking east. Photograph was taken at 3:55 PM.
Date
:
1936-07-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Thorndale Ave, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Thorndale Avenue. Looking east. Photograph was taken at 3:30 PM.
Date
:
1936-07-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Glenlake, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Glenlake Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-05-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Devon & Broadway, Image 05
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Devon Avenue; Broadway Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1937-12-28
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Couple at Christmas Dance, University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division
Image
Image
Unidentified dancing couple at Christmas Dance held by the University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier). The event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Edgewater Beach Hotel.
Date
:
December 23, 1946
Collection
:
Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
Access
:
Public access
Couples at the Christmas Dance, University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division
Image
Image
Two couples (unidentified) at the Christmas Dance held by the University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier). The event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Edgewater Beach Hotel.
Date
:
December 23, 1946
Collection
:
Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
Access
:
Public access
Dean Leitch at Christmas Dance, University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division
Image
Image
Dean of Women Ruth E. Leitch (center) at the Christmas Dance held by the University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier). The event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Edgewater Beach Hotel.
Date
:
December 23, 1946
Collection
:
Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
Access
:
Public access
Clark Street (Folder 535)
17 Images
Streetscapes (Urban design) and Mayor Richard J. Daley attending a Festival in Andersonville community
Date
:
1958; 1964-1965
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Rogers School through Saint Anthony's School (Folder 587)
32 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Rogers School; Martha Ruggles School (1/14/65); Sabin School (2/9/66); Sacred Heart School (2/18/64, 11/12/64, 1/26/66); Saint Ailbe School (3/12/64, 3/18/65, 2/11/66); Saint Ann's School (3/13/64, 3/18/65); Saint Anthony's School (2/28/64, 10/4/64, 11/4/64)
Date
:
1964-1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Saint George School through Saint Michael School (Folder 590)
37 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint George School (12/10/63, 11/12/64, 2/4/66); Saint Gertrude School (1/16/64); Saint Gregory School (1/10/64, 11/13/64); Saint Helen School (3/16/64); Saint Jane de Chantal School (3/28/63); Saint Jerome School (11/13/64); Saint Jude Church with billboard nearby (11/17/64); St. Ludmilla's School (5/23/66); Saint Mary of the Angels School; Saint Mel and Holy Ghost School (12/13/63); Saint Michael School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66)
Date
:
1963-1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
Image
Image
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Broadway Avenue businesses
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Broadway, south of the intersection with West Bryn Mawr Avenue. 5549 North Broadway, a two story brick building, is near the center of the photograph. 5545 North Broadway, which housed a photo studio at the time the photograph was taken, is partly visible at the far right.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bryn Mawr Avenue at Winthrop Avenue
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster Ave, Image 10
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue.
Date
:
1948-08-20
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Bryn Mawr, Image 07
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Bryn Mawr Avenue.
Date
:
1937-08-10
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Glenlake, Image 03
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Glenlake Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Thorndale Ave, Image 05
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Thorndale Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Kenmore Ave, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Kenmore Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-05-13
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Thorndale Ave, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Thorndale Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-05-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Devon Ave, Image 03
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Devon Avenue.
Date
:
1943-09-09
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Winthrop Avenue (Folder 162)
4 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 117)
110 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Fullerton Ave. Bridge; Glenlake Ave. and Lake Michigan; Grand Ave. Viaduct; Halsted St. Viaduct; Humbolt Park Lagoon; Kinzie St. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive Viaduct (at Randolph); Loomis St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
Date
:
1973
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Other unidentified community activities, 1972 (Folder 605)
225 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Andersonville two-flats
Image
Image
View of two-flats, looking north along the west side of North Wayne Avenue, north of West Balmoral Avenue. 5416 North Wayne Avenue is at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue from north of West Bryn Mawr Avenue. The Envoy Apartments (5633 North Kenmore Avenue) rise on the left. Next to that on the right is a three story Prairie-style apartment building at 5629 North Kenmore Avenue. On the right, partially obscured by a tree, is 5621-5625 North Kenmore Avenue (now condominiums).
Date
:
1980; 1909 (5621-5625 North Kenmore Avenue); 1909 (5629 North Kenmore Avenue); 1930 (Envoy Apartments, 5633 North Kenmore Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Kenton Court, 5311-5315 North Kenmore Avenue
Image
Image
View of the Kenton Court apartment building at 5311-5315 North Kenmore Avenue, on the east side of North Kenmore Avenue north of West Berwyn Avenue. The building forms a U shape around a central court which opens onto North Kenmore Avenue.
Date
:
1980; 1916 (5311-5315 North Kenmore Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Glenlake, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Glenlake Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Hollywood, Image 04
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Hollywood Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Balmoral, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Balmoral Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Balmoral, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Balmoral Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Bryn Mawr, Image 06
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Bryn Mawr Avenue. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-05-11
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Foster, Image 02
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Foster Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1937-05-11
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Winthrop, Image 03
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Winthrop Avenue. Looking west.
Date
:
1937-04-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Rosemont, Image 01
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Rosemont Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-05-07
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Granville, Image 08
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Granville Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-05-07
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Granville, Image 07
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Granville Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-05-06
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Sheridan Road and Granville, Image 05
Image
Image
Sheridan Road; Granville Avenue. Looking west.
Date
:
1936-05-06
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Navy Pier Negatives and Prints, 1946-1948
7
James S. Parker Collection
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Chicago Photographic Collection
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Richard J. Daley collection
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Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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Subject--Name
10
University of Illinois. Chicago Undergraduate Division
2
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976
1
Streetscapes (Urban design)
Creator
76
Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.). Traffic Engineering Section
22
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
10
Fehr, Thomas
7
Copelin Commercial Photographers
3
Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
1
Matelski, Mathew J.
Medium
76
Film Negatives
22
color slides
10
black-and-white negatives
6
negatives (photographs)
2
black-and-white prints (photographs)
1
photographic prints
Topic
76
Roads--Interchanges and intersections
22
Cities and towns
18
Architecture
17
Apartment houses
17
Streets
10
Events
10
Students
10
Universities and colleges
8
Automobiles
5
Stores, Retail
4
African American children
4
Litter (Trash)--Prevention
4
Railroads, Elevated
4
School children
4
Sidewalks
4
Youth
3
College Administrators
3
Commercial strips
3
Dwellings
3
Restaurants
2
Activity programs in education
2
African Americans
2
Award presentations
2
Bridges--Foundations and piers
2
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
2
Catholic elementary schools
2
Church buildings
2
Citizen participation
2
Civic improvement--Citizen participation
2
Commercial buildings
2
Dinners and dining
2
Entertainment
2
Mayors
2
Nuns
2
Political participation
2
Politicians
2
Politics and government
2
Signs and signboards
2
Skyscrapers
2
Teenagers
2
Teens
1
Bars (Drinking establishments)
1
Bowling alleys
1
Brick roads
1
Bridges--Abutments
1
Bridges--Deterioration
1
Bridges--Floors
1
Community development
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Docks
1
Expansion joints
1
Express highways
1
Factories
1
Fast food restaurants
1
Garages
1
High-rise apartment buildings
1
Housing
1
Housing, Single family
1
Iron and steel bridges
1
Lampposts
1
Local transit
1
Motor vehicles
1
Movable bridges
1
Multipurpose buildings
1
Mural painting and decoration
1
Older people--Housing
1
Overhead electric lines
1
Parking lots
1
Playgrounds
1
Public Schools
1
Roads
1
Roads--Maintenance and repair
1
Storefronts
1
Street lighting
1
Street-railroads
1
Trucks
1
Watchtowers
1
Wood poles
1
Wooden bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
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