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Chicago River and high-rise towers along Wacker Drive
Image
Image
View southwest along the Chicago River from the North Michigan Avenue bridge 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.
Date
:
1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
View along the Chicago River from Wolf Point
Image
Image
View east along the Chicago River. The Franklin Street bridge is in the foreground, and part of the Merchandise Mart is visible at the extreme left. Also on the left, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) and Marina City towers stand out against the sky. The Central YMCA Community College building (211 West Wacker, originally the Chicago Evening Post Building) is in the foreground at the right.
Date
:
1982; 1928 (Chicago Evening Post Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River and Apparel Center construction
Image
Image
View to the north along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and the Apparel Center is visible behind it, under construction. Gateway Center I is partially visible in the left foreground; in the distance on the left is Butler Brothers Warehouse I (now River Center). Part of the Civic Opera Building is visible on the extreme right of the image.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View southwest along the Chicago River, with 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) at the far left, and the former Sun-Times Building, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash), and Marina City on the right. The North Michigan Avenue bridge is in the foreground; the LaSalle-Wacker building stands in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
Image
Image
Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left. The Columbus Avenue bridge runs across the river in front of the hotel, and North Lake Shore Drive is visible behind it. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river. Part of the Wrigley Building is just visible at the lower left.
Date
:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River and Sun-Times Building with fabric ribbons
Image
Image
View looking west along the Chicago River from Columbus Avenue. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it is the Chicago Sun Times Building (now demolished), draped with twenty-eight multicolored fabric ribbons, an installation work by Maya Romanoff entitled "Bess' Sunrise". The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible behind it, and the Wrigley Building is on the right.
Date
:
1988; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building); 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River at the Merchandise Mart
Image
Image
View looking east along the Chicago River, with the Merchandise Mart at the far left. The LaSalle Street bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it are the John Moir Trust Building (325 North Wells Street) the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building), Marina City, and the IBM Building.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
150 North Wacker and General Growth Building
Image
Image
View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River towards the General Growth Building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) and the skyscraper 150 North Wacker. The Washington Street bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River is in the foreground. Part of the Merchandise Mart is visible in the background.
Date
:
1973; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River at Lake Michigan
Image
Image
Aerial view showing the Chicago River at the juncture with Lake Michigan. North Lake Shore Drive crosses the river at its mouth; open land is along the river on both its north and south banks. Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive), a high-rise apartment building, is at the right.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
Image
Image
Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Wrigley Building is in the left foreground, and the Michigan Avenue bridge is to the right of it. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left part of the image. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river.
Date
:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View southwest along the Chicago River, with high-rise buildings along the south bank of the river. The State Street bridge is in the foreground. 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) is near the center of the image, flanked on both sides by taller high-rises - the Leo Burnett Building on the left, and the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) on the right.
Date
:
1995; 1968 (55 West Wacker); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Randolph Street Bridge
Image
Image
View of the Randolph Street Bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago river, looking northeast from the river. The lower part of 150 North Wacker is visible behind it.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
South Branch Chicago River and Loop Skyscrapers
Image
Image
View northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River looking towards the skyscrapers 150 North Wacker and 333 Wacker Drive. The General Growth building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) is in the center of the image, behind the Washington Street bridge. Part of the Civic Opera Building is visible on the right.
Date
:
1984; 1958 (General Growth Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
Image
Image
Aerial view to northeast along the Chicago River. The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground, and the two Marina City towers stand on the left. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is in the middle distance on the north side of the river. To the right, on the south side of the river, are 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building), 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower), and the Executive House Hotel (later Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront).
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River and Gateway Center
Image
Image
View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Jackson Boulevard bridge. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and two of the buildings in the Gateway Center complex are behind it on the left. The Butler Brothers Warehouse I (later River Center) is in the distance, with a John Plain & Company sign on its clock tower.
Date
:
1969; 1913 (Butler Brothers Warehouse); 1965 (Gateway Center I); 1967 (Gateway Center II, CDW Plaza)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
Date
:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
View along Chicago River from the Michigan Avenue bridge
Image
Image
View southwest along the Chicago River from the Michigan Avenue bridge, with tour boats moored along the river's south bank. 35 East Wacker Drive (Jewelers Building), and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) are on the left. The Sun-Times Building (demolished) is on the right. The Wabash Avenue bridge runs across the center of the image, and beyond it is the Ryan Insurance Building (55 West Wacker, originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building).
Date
:
1984; 1955-1958 (Sun-Times Building); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River and West Wacker Drive office buildings
Image
Image
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
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Michigan Ave. Bridge 2 (Folder 16)
15 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Bridge 2 (1973. including bridge houses, 1987 bridge houses)
Date
:
1973-1987
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: N. Michigan Ave.; W. Monroe; N. Ogden Viaduct; Polk St. Viaduct; S, Pulaski Viaduct (Folder 81)
64 Images
Bridges and viaducts: N. Michigan Ave.; W. Monroe; N. Ogden Viaduct; Polk St. Viaduct; S, Pulaski Viaduct. 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
:
1969
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River and skyscrapers along Wacker Drive
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Community activities, 1970 (Folder 601)
158 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.1970 community activities at: Christopher School; Hayt School; Along River; other unidentified community activities
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: La Salle St. (Folder 80)
70 Images
Bridges and viaducts: La Salle St. 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
:
1969
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Michigan Avenue bridgehouse
Image
Image
View of the southwestern bridgehouse of the Michigan Avenue bridge.
Date
:
1993; 1928 (bridgehouse sculpture)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Marina City towers and Marina City Office Building
Image
Image
View northwest from the Chicago River, with the State Street bridge running across the center of the image, and the Marina City towers behind. The Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is to the right of the towers. A corner of the old Sun-Times building is visible on the extreme right of the image.
Date
:
1969; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Civic Opera Building and Chicago River
Image
Image
View of the Civic Opera Building looking northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River. The Kemper Insurance sign is visible atop the building.
Date
:
1973; 1929 (Civic Opera Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Various Aerial views (Folder 542)
44 Images
Various Aerial views. Central District Filtration Plant (Jardine Plant); South Water Filtration Plant; Randolph Street Bridge
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Copelin Commercial Photographers
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color slides
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