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Sears Tower and AT&T Corporate Center
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Aerial view looking southwest towards the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and the AT&T Corporate Center (now Franklin Center) at 227 West Monroe Street/100 South Franklin Street).
Date:
1995; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1989 (AT&T Corporate Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1920s skyscrapers in the Loop
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View looking south along Michigan Avenue from the northern end of the North Michigan Avenue bridge. On the left is 333 North Michigan. Near the center of the image is the Carbide & Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel). On the right is the London Guarantee & Accident Building (360 North Michigan Avenue), and behind it to the right, the upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan); 1928 (Mather Tower, 75 East Wacker); 1928 (333 North Michigan); 1929 (Carbide & Carbon Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building), showing seating areas, walkways, and landscaping.
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from Dan Ryan Expressway
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View of the Loop from the Dan Ryan Expressway. The Sears Tower is under construction at the left. At the right, several other high-rise office towers are also under construction.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
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View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
Date:
1987; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center); 1981 (33 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
AT&T Corporate Center
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Undated view looking up at the tower of the AT&T Corporate Center, located at 227 W. Monroe Street. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands on the left.
Date:
1985-1989 (AT&T Corporate Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Otis Building
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Aerial photograph looking south along La Salle Street, showing the lower part of the Otis building remaining after the rest of the building was demolished, and the start of new construction for the Chemical Plaza.
Date:
1985; 1912-1915 (Otis Building); 1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 West Monroe
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Undated view of 33 West Monroe seen from across Chase Tower Plaza (originally First National Bank Plaza).
Date:
1980 (33 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
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View showing the completed tower, and the trading-exchange building under construction (low building with X-shaped trusses). The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange is located at 444 W. Jackson Blvd.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Fire Insurance Building
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View of the upper part of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) in 1962. The top of the U. S. Gypsum building (under construction) is at the lower left.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Fire Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
55 West Monroe
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View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
Date:
1986; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
333 West Wacker Drive
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View looking north from a plaza on Franklin Street toward the rear of the 333 West Wacker building, designed in the form of a parallelogram marked by notches.
Date:
1985; 1979-1983 (333 West Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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View of the Federal Center.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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Undated view of a model of the Federal Center.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyscrapers
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Aerial view looking southwest from the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower). At the far left, the spire of the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson) is visible. The top part of 190 South LaSalle Street, with its rooftop gables, is visible near the center of the photograph. Part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is visible on the upper right of the photograph. 311 South Wacker stands to the left of that. University Hall, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, is visible in the distance in the top right corner.
Date:
1995; 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade); 1974 (Sears Tower); 1987 (190 South LaSalle); 1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
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View of a driving range and golf course on land immediately south of East Wacker Drive near North Lakeshore Drive. The North Pier Apartments (renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive) and Lake Point Tower are the two high-rise apartment towers in the distance.
Date:
1994; 1990 (North Pier Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). A terraced fountain is along the south wall of the plaza, and the entranceway structure with its curved top is behind that. An accessibility elevator is attached to the entranceway structure. Part of the landscaped plaza is visible at the far right.
Date:
1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza entrance, Amoco building
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View across East Randolph Street of the entrance structure for a new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building).
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Yacht Club with downtown skyscrapers
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View looking northwest from the Chicago Yacht Club. The corner of the Monroe Street clubhouse is visible at the extreme left. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), located at 130 East Randolph Street, is the first high-rise building on the left.
Date:
circa 1960; 1955 (Prudential Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
University Club of Chicago and Gage Group buildings
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View of the University Club of Chicago and the Gage Group buildings from the Art Institute.
Date:
1986; 1890-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
311 South Wacker Drive
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View of 311 South Wacker during its construction.
Date:
1989; 1988-1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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Detail of a corner of a Federal Center building, where the supporting pier meets the building.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
People's Gas Building
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Sketch of the People's Gas Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1910-1911 (People's Gas Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, later Aon Center), showing seating areas, walkways, and shallow pools.
Date:
circa 1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
10 South LaSalle
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Undated view of a model of 10 South LaSalle (originally Chemical Plaza).
Date:
1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel Building
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View of the Inland Steel Building (30 West Monroe).
Date:
1962; 1954-1958 (Inland Steel Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
One South Wacker during construction
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View of One South Wacker from across the Chicago River, during the building's construction.
Date:
1982; 1979-1982 (One South Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1 South Wacker
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View of 1 South Wacker from the West Madison Street bridge. Part of the facade of the trading floor building in the Mercantile Exchange complex is visible to its right.
Date:
1984; 1982 (1 South Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
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View of State Street in 1962 with the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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Sketch of the Auditorium building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Gateway Center
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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
South Branch of the Chicago River and Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast from the west bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River, south of West Polk Street. On the left is the red brick 310 West Polk Building, occupied by the Cadaco game company at the time of the photograph. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands out against the sky.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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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
High-rise apartments and golf course
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View of The Parkshore (195 North Harbor Drive) and North Harbor Tower (175 North Harbor Drive), two high-rise apartment towers located just west of North Lake Shore Drive. Part of Harbor Point (155 Harbor Drive) is visible behind North Harbor Tower. A golf course occupies the open area to the north and west of these high-rise buildings. DuSable harbor is in the distance at the horizon.
Date:
1994; 1988 (North Harbor Tower); 1991 (The Parkshore)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Grant Park and Loop skyscrapers
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Pedestrians walking in Grant Park with Loop skyscrapers in the distance. The Prudential Building and John Hancock Center are near the center of the image.
Date:
1970; 1955 (Prudential Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Michigan Avenue from railroad yards
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" seen from across railway land near Madison Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building (20 N. Michigan Avenue), is on the far right. The McCormick Building (332 South Michigan Avenue) is the last high-rise visible on the left. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) rises behind these Michigan Avenue buildings.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Madison Plaza
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View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the flat side of the facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
Date:
1984; 1981-1982 (Madison Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View of the lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) from across the Chicago River.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
150 North Wacker
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View of the side facade of 150 North Wacker.
Date:
1989; 1968-1970 (150 North Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower
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View of the upper part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in 1974.
Date:
1974; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower
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View of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) seen from below.
Date:
1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
U. S. Gypsum Building and Hartford Fire Insurance Building
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View looking southeast across the Chicago River from the Madison St. Bridge towards the U.S. Gypsum Building under construction. The Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) is at the right.
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
One South Wacker during construction
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View of One South Wacker during late stages of the building's construction, seen from across the South Branch of the Chicago River at West Madison Street.
Date:
1982; 1979-1982 (One South Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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Detail of a Federal Center building showing a corner where the supporting pier meets the building.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dirksen Building, Chicago Federal Center
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View of the facade of the Dirksen Building, one of the buildings comprising the Chicago Federal Center.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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View of the upper facade and tower of the Auditorium building.
Date:
1995; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel Building
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Sketch of the Inland Steel building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1954-1958 (Inland Steel Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park residential development
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View looking northeast from a landscaped open area with a play structure and benches, part of the low-rise townhouse development immediately behind it. These townhomes and the high-rise apartment buildings behind them are part of the Dearborn Park development. The two high-rises are Dearborn Park High Rise I (899 South Plymouth Court) and Dearborn Park High Rise II (901 South Plymouth Court).
Date:
1980; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes); 1979-1980 (Dearborn Park High Rises I and II)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the fountain in the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street, now The Buckingham) rises in the center of the image behind the fountain.
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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