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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
Chicago Civic Center Plaza and Brunswick Building
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View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Civic Center (Daley Center). The steel Picasso sculpture commissioned for the Civic Center plaza is at the right.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sunken plaza, John Hancock Center
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Street-level view of a plaza landscaped with trees on the lower level in front of the John Hancock Center (875 North Michigan Avenue). A large sign with the name "Lake Shore Bank" rises up from the lower level. Part of the facade of the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, overlooking East Delaware Place, is visible on the left.
Date:
1982; 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1972 (Westin Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Time-Life Building and Commerce Mart Warehouse from Pioneer Court
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View of the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court), looking northeast from Pioneer Court (adjacent to the Tribune Building). The Commerce Mart Warehouse (formerly located at 251-315 East Grand Avenue, now demolished) stands in front of it. Part of the American Furniture Mart (Lake Shore Place) is visible behind it on the left.
Date:
1972; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
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View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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View of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza in 1981.
Date:
1981; 1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier
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View of one of the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal building, and the adjacent plaza and walkway. Picnic tables have been installed on the plaza, and trees planted to shade this area.
Date:
1990; 1916 (Navy Pier Terminal Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
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View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1964-1969 (First National Bank of Chicago building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center plaza
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Undated view of the Federal Center plaza, looking towards the Dirksen Federal Building. Alexander Calder's sculpture "Flamingo" stands in the center of the plaza.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View of a shopping area along North Lincoln Avenue, looking northwest from Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza, a landscaped outdoor plaza with seating. On-street diagonal parking is available just north of the plaza.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier and city skyline
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Aerial view looking northwest from the landscaped plaza outside the east end of the Navy Pier Terminal building. The James Jardine Water Filtration Plant is visible on the right, and behind it, the John Hancock Center stands out against the city skyline.
Date:
1990
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
Standard Oil Building, plaza
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View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil Building, plaza
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View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
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View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking north across Davis Street between Sherman Avenue and Orrington Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Strip Mall, 1920 North Lincoln
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View northeast from West Wisconsin Street and North Orleans Street into the plaza of the 1920 North Lincoln Mall, lined with street-level shops. The high-rise apartment building at the upper left is Lincoln Park Tower, located at 1960 Lincoln Park West.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago building
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View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank building.
Date:
1975; 1964-1969 (First National Bank of Chicago building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago City Hall
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View of the Chicago City Hall building from Chicago Civic Center Plaza. Part of the Chicago Civic Center is visible at the far right.
Date:
1968; 1911 (Chicago City Hall)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Federal Plaza and Continental Illinois National Bank
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View from Federal Plaza toward the Clark Street facade of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company (now Wintrust Bank Building).
Date:
1924 (Continental Illinois National Bank)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Time-Life Building and Commerce Mart Warehouse from Pioneer Court
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View of the Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court), looking northeast from Pioneer Court (adjacent to the Tribune Building). The Commerce Mart Warehouse (formerly located at 251-315 East Grand Avenue, now demolished) stands in front of it.
Date:
1976; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
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View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza). The fountain in the Daley Center Plaza is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Calder sculpture, Chicago Federal Center
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Undated view of the Federal Center Post Office (Loop Post Office) and plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo".
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings, East Wacker Drive
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View from Pioneer Court looking southwest towards high-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible behind these.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan); 1926 (35 East Wacker); 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Federal Plaza and Continental Illinois National Bank
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View from Federal Plaza toward the Clark Street facade of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company (now Wintrust Bank Building).
Date:
1924 (Continental Illinois National Bank)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
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View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking northeast across Davis Street from the intersection with Sherman Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
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View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza looking northeast. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. High rise apartment buildings Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive) are visible behind.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Civic Center Plaza and Brunswick Building
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View looking across the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) toward the Brunswick Building (at left, now the Cook County Administration Building) and the Chicago Temple Building (right). The First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) is visible in the space between them.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center, plaza
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Undated view of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza.
Date:
1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center plaza
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View of the Federal Center plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo" installed.
Date:
circa 1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View northwest along North Lincoln Avenue from a landscaped outdoor seating area (Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza). Diagonal parking is available on-street near the plaza.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
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View of the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza) with the lower part of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building), located across Washington Street, visible behind it. Part of the Chicago Temple building is to its right, with the Cokesbury religious bookstore occupying a street-level space (now occupied by a bank).
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Plaza North
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View of the plaza in front of the south entrance to the Hartford Plaza North building in 1962.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Plaza North)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
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View of a crowd in the plaza of the First National Bank of Chicago building in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1964-1969 (First National Bank of Chicago building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
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View of the plaza in front of the First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) in 1984. The Xerox Center (now 55 West Monroe) stands behind it.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
James R. Thompson Center, plaza
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View of the plaza in front of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center), showing an outdoor plaza with a sculpture by artist Jean Dubuffet. The Greyhound Bus station (since moved) is visible in the background.
Date:
1985; 1979-1985 (James R. Thompson Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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View of the fountains in the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) in 1968.
Date:
1968; 1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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