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Richard J. Daley at Eckhart Park swimming pool construction site
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Mayor Richard J. Daley handles a wheelbarrow and walks with two unidentified men carrying shovels, at the construction site for an indoor swimming pool (Ida Crown Natatorium) at Eckhart Park.
Date:
circa 1958-1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley 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
Division Street at Oakley
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View along West Division Street from the intersection with North Oakley Boulevard. A Standard Oil gas station is at the right.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Farther up the river, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance behind these is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant with its two smokestacks (demolished). On the right is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
Date:
1969; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River and West Town
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View looking northwest from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). There is a large parking lot in the foreground, and railroad tracks are visible at the far left. At the far right, the North Branch of the Chicago River is spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and the Ohio Street bridge.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Division
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Oakley Boulevard; Division Street. Looking west.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Hirsch
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Oakley Boulevard; Hirsch Street. Looking south.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Noble Square townhomes
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View of the Noble Square residential townhome development.
Date:
1970
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
Chicago Tribune Freedom Center under construction
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View of the Chicago Tribune printing plant under construction, looking northeast from West Erie Street at North Union Avenue. The plant, named the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center, is located adjacent to the west bank of the North Branch of the Chicago River at 777 West Chicago Avenue. Visible to the right of it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street).
Date:
1980; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters); 1982 (Chicago Tribune Freedom Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, Goose Island and North Branch, Chicago River
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View looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge. The southern end of Goose Island is in the right foreground, with the former Lissner Corporation building (later Kendall College) is visible in a neglected state. The Lissner name has been painted over with "Batcheld..." in this photograph. Across the river, part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32) located at 835 North Peoria Street, are visible.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Huron, Image 02
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Oakley Boulevard; Huron Street. Looking west.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Ohio
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Oakley Boulevard; Ohio Street. Looking west.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Anson Place, Image 01
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Oakley Boulevard; Anson Place. Looking west.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley with others at St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Alderman Zydlo, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Matt Bieszczat, Bishop Gabro, Monsignor Paska, and Monsignor Leskiw at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Noble Square townhomes
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View of the Noble Square residential townhome development.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Noble Square townhouse development
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Model for Noble Square residential townhome development.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Ashland Avenue
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View looking southwest along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of West Ohio Street. The house at the right is located at 530 North Ashland Avenue. Next to it on the left is Samuel Caminiti Plumbing and Heating, with a large billboard advertising Sun Life of Canada Insurance installed on the property.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Beyond that, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two smokestacks. At the far right part is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
Date:
1970; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hooker Street, Goose Island
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View looking along North Hooker Street north of North Evergreen Avenue. The old tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. In the center distance is the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its white smokestack.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and North, Image 01
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Oakley Boulevard; North Avenue. Looking north.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Ferdinand, Image 02
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Oakley Boulevard; Ferdinand Street. Looking east.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Hubbard Street
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Oakley Boulevard; Hubbard Street. Looking north.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley with others at St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Eugene Darczynysyn, Ann Petrow, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, Mary Shpikua, Michael Kaniuk, and Taras Shpikula at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Ashland Avenue and W. J. Saunders Office Supplies
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View north along North Ashland Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Homer Street. W. J. Saunders & Co. stands on the west side of the street. The Chicago and North Western Railroad tracks are visible at the far left, behind the business.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Office building, West Hubbard Street
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View of the front entrance to a Georgian Revival style office building located at 2450 West Hubbard Street.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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Detail of the entrance to Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1121 North Leavitt Street), showing Sullivan's ornamentation over the doorway.
Date:
circa 1980s; 1903 (Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Commonwealth Edison substation, Western Avenue
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View of a Commonwealth Edison substation, located at 1042 North Western Avenue, at West Thomas Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wolf Point, Apparel Center and Merchandise Mart
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View looking northwest from the west Loop over the west part of the Near North Side. The top of the telescoping tower of 188 West Randolph Street (Steuben Club Building) is in the foreground at the bottom center. The Apparel Center and the Merchandise Mart are behind that. To the left across the river from the Apparel Center is the North American Cold Storage Company warehouse (seen before renovation as the Fulton House Condominiums). The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out in the distance on the right.
Date:
1978; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas, West Town
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View looking northwest over West Town from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). There is a large parking lot in the foreground, with raised railroad tracks adjacent to it. Along the left side of the image, other railroad tracks run west. On the far right the North Branch of the Chicago River is visible, spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and the Ohio Street bridge.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Barge on North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the West Division Street Bridge. The Druth Packaging Corporation building, located Goose Island (demolished), is on the right. The Morton Salt warehouse (1357 North Elston Avenue) is near the center of the image. The New Metal Crafts, Inc. warehouse (1308 North Elston Avenue) , with a large painted advertisement for Smirnoff vodka is to the left of it. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (1351 West Evergreen Avenue) is on the far left.
Date:
1980; 1881-1892 (St. Stanislaus Kostka Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Haddon
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Oakley Boulevard; Haddon Avenue. Looking south.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Hubbard
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Oakley Boulevard.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View along the tracks of the Western Avenue station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A train is traveling past the station. The front entrance of a Georgian Revival office building at 2450 West Hubbard Street is visible at the far right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue at Hubbard Street
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View north on North Western Avenue from the intersection with West Hubbard Street (at the traffic signals in the foreground).
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
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View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Humboldt Park street lamp
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View of a prairie-style street lamp on a concrete base in Humboldt Park. The lamp sits just off North Humboldt Drive, at the entrance to the parking lot for the Humboldt Park Boathouse.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Parking lots along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are just visible on the upper right of the photograph.
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press Building stands along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial facilities, Goose Island
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View looking northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the North Ogden Avenue bridge located at the southern part of Goose Island. Goose Island is on the right; the concrete storage silos and loading dock facilities belonging to the Penn-Dixie Industries cement distribution facility (now demolished) are prominently visible. The twin spires of Holy Trinity Church are just visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Oakley Blvd and Rice
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Oakley Boulevard; Rice Street. Looking south.
Date:
1939-04-11
Collection:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley with Michael Kaniuk at St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Mayor Richard J. Daley (left) with Michael Kaniuk at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Swim meet at the Ida Crown Natatorium
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Young swimmers compete at a swim meet event at an indoor pool, the Ida Crown Natatorium in Eckhart Park
Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Rice Street at Hoyne, industrial buildings
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View looking east along West Rice Street, showing two industrial buildings at 2101 W. Rice Street. The larger building at the right has since been demolished. The intersection of W. Rice Street and N. Hoyne Avenue (marked in ink) is at the far left.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Clybourn station, Chicago and North Western Railroad
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View west from West Homer Street towards the viaduct over North Ashland Avenue for the Chicago, and North Western Railroad tracks. The Clybourn station is visible atop the viaduct.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
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View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Material Service Corporation facilties
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View, looking southwest from the North Halsted Street bridge at the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (now Prairie Material, Ready-Mix Yard No. 32) at 835 North Peoria Street. Material Service company barges are docked along the North Chicago River adjacent to the facility for offloading cargo. The rear of the St. John Cantius Church is visible in the distance on the right.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Morton Salt warehouse and loading dock facilities
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View of the Morton Salt warehouse and loading dock facilities at 1357 North Elston Avenue, looking southwest across the North Branch of the Chicago River from Goose Island. A barge is docked on the river adjacent to the warehouse.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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