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Cornelia Avenue (Folder 33)
4 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Railroad station and Wheaton Center apartments
Image
Image
View of the then-new Chicago and North Western Railroad station in downtown Wheaton, with the Wheaton Center apartment complex visible behind it.
Date
:
1975 (Wheaton Center apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
Image
Image
View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments, North Dayton Street
Image
Image
View looking southeast at apartment houses on the east side of the 2100 block of North Dayton Street. 2103 North Dayton Street is at the center of the image; the intersection with West Dickens Avenue is just out of the frame to the right.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Palmer Square
Image
Image
View looking west at apartment buildings facing the north side of Palmer Square. Old Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church (3062 West Palmer Square) is visible at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Greystone, South Laflin Street
Image
Image
Greystone at 817 South Laflin Street, south of West Polk Street. A 1970s townhouse development is partially visible at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auburn Park lagoon and apartment building
Image
Image
View northwest west across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Kenwood
Image
Image
View looking northeast from the lakefront towards high-rise apartment buildings across South Lake Shore Drive. Regents Park North Tower (5020 South Lake Shore Drive) is on the left, with one of the Twin Towers Apartments (1649 East 50th Street) visible next to it on the right. Further to the right is The Powhatan (4950 South Chicago Beach Drive).
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, Harding Avenue, South Lawndale
Image
Image
View of houses and apartment houses along South Harding Avenue at West 27th Street in the Little Village.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential street, West Ridge
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings and houses in the residential area west of North Western Avenue, near West Peterson Avenue.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rear of apartment buildings and houses
Image
Image
View of the rear of brick apartment buildings and nineteenth-century houses, with laundry hung up outside on clotheslines.
Date
:
1963
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
Image
Image
View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Trumbull Park Homes, South Deering
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings along an open grassy area with benches and playground equipment at Trumbull Park Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority property located at East 106th Street and South Yates Avenue.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and three-flats, East Side
Image
Image
View in winter of the rear of houses and three-flats in the residential area located between South Ewing Avenue and the Calumet River.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pullman Market Arcade
Image
Image
View of one of the curved arcaded apartment structures in Pullman's Market Square at East 112th Street and East 112th Street Circle.
Date
:
1977
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment building and house overlooking Auburn Park
Image
Image
View looking northwest across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building (462 West Winneconna Parkway) and a nineteenth-century house (demolished).
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East 55th Street with University Park Apartments
Image
Image
Sketch by William Brubaker of the view looking east along East 55th Street towards the University Park Apartments. At the right is a townhouse development with gardens, located on the south side of East 55th Street just east of South Kenwood Avenue.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Prairie Shores Apartments, S. Martin Luther King Drive
Image
Image
View looking north along South Martin Luther King Drive at the Prairie Shores Apartments development (2851 S. Martin Luther King Drive).
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Sheridan Road at West Devon Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north on North Sheridan Road from the intersection with West Devon Avenue. An apartment building at 6415 North Sheridan Road is at the right. To its left is The Granada Theatre (demolished, formerly 6427-41 North Sheridan Road). In the distance on the left, the elevated tracks for the CTA Red Line are visible.
Date
:
1982; 1970 (6415 North Sheridan Road)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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
235 West Eugenie Street
Image
Image
View of the apartment building at 235 West Eugenie Street, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of West Eugenie Street and N. North Park Avenue.
Date
:
circa 1970s; 1962 (235 West Eugenie Street)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise apartment buildings, North State Parkway
Image
Image
View of high-rise apartment buildings, looking south along the west side of North State Parkway from just south of Burton Place. 1410 North State Parkway is under construction in the center of the photograph. On its right, part of The Brownstone (1440 North State Parkway) is visible. 1400 North State Parkway is in the distance on the left.
Date
:
1980; 1979-1981 (1410 North State Parkway)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East Oak Street at North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northwest along East Oak Street from the intersection with North Michigan Avenue. Three high-rise residential buildings are silhouetted against the sky: 2 East Oak, 40 East Oak, and Newberry Plaza (1030 North State Street). The Esquire Theater is visible in the lower center of the photograph. A political advertisement painted on the side of the building at the lower left reads "For Integrity, Proven Capability and Compassion - Vote Democratic".
Date
:
1976; 1974 (Newberry Plaza)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cabrini-Green public housing complex
Image
Image
View of a playground adjacent to the Cabrini-Green public housing complex, looking northeast from West Oak Street, just east of North Larrabee Street. High-rise apartment buildings in the Cabrini-Green complex (now demolished) are visible behind the playground.
Date
:
1980; 1958 (Cabrini Extension)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Old Town apartment buildings from Atrium Village
Image
Image
View northeast across North Wells Street from the eastern perimeter of Atrium Village. A parking lot is on the east side of Wells Street, and behind it at the right, the rear of the LaSalle Park Apartments (1140 North LaSalle Street) is visible. The LaSalle Towers Apartments (1211 North LaSalle Street) is to the left of it. Eliot House, part of the Sandburg Village development, is behind the trees to the left of the LaSalle Towers.
Date
:
1980; 1929 (LaSalle Towers Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive
Image
Image
View of high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) along North Lake Shore Drive. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is under construction on the left of the image. The skyscrapers to the right of that are 1242 North Lake Shore Drive and 1300 North Lake Shore Drive. 1550 North Lake Shore Drive, at the northern end of the Gold Coast where Lake Shore Drive meets Lincoln Park, is in the distance at the right.
Date
:
1969; 1930 (1242 North Lake Shore Drive); 1965 (1300 North Lake Shore Drive); 1969 (1212 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
Image
Image
View of high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) along North Lake Shore Drive. The white exterior of 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is visible between the trees on the left.
Date
:
1976; 1969 (1212 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Main entrance to 210 East Pearson Street
Image
Image
View of the lower facade and entranceway to 210 East Pearson Street.
Date
:
1976; 1927 (210 East Pearson)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
Image
Image
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
Chicago River industrial facilities and Lake Point Tower
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.
Date
:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
Sketch of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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
Emerson Street, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking east along Emerson Street from the intersection with East Railroad Avenue. Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church is visible on the left, and a number of houses and apartment buildings are farther in the distance.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
652 Roscoe Street, apartment building entranceway
Image
Image
Front entrance to an apartment building at 652 West Roscoe Street, between Broadway and North Elaine Place. The entrance facade features an arch with a carved keystone at the center and pilasters on each side and above.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments and houses, North Menard Avenue
Image
Image
Brick apartment buildings and houses on the west side of North Menard Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Altgeld Street. 2512 North Menard Avenue is the building at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment building, West Roscoe Street
Image
Image
Apartment building at 5114 West Roscoe Street, just west of the intersection with North Leclaire Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Indian Boundary Park
Image
Image
View of the Park Gables apartments, Tudor Revival style co-op apartment buildings facing onto the northern edge of Indian Boundary Park.
Date
:
1981; 1915 (Indian Boundary Park)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment houses, South Trumbull Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the west side of South Trumbull Avenue towards West Ogden Avenue. 1950 South Trumbull Avenue is the greystone at the left.
Date
:
1970s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment houses, West 15th Place
Image
Image
View looking west along the north side of West 15th Place at nineteenth century apartment houses between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street.
Date
:
1970s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Two-flats, South Artesian Avenue, Chicago Lawn
Image
Image
Brick two-flats on the east side of South Artesian Avenue, between West 69th Street and West 70th Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Two-flats, South Morgan Street, Englewood
Image
Image
Brick two flats on the east side of South Morgan Street, between West 64th Street and West 65th Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Throop Street, Pilsen
Image
Image
View to north of nineteenth century buildings on the west side of South Throop Street, just north of West Cullerton Street. 1920 South Throop Street is at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Robert Taylor Homes
Image
Image
View of the Robert Taylor Homes public housing complex, seen from South State Street and 41st Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings near O'Hare airport
Image
Image
Low-rise apartment buildings clustered along a major street near O'Hare airport, viewed from the air.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Children in playground next to apartment building
Image
Image
Group of three children sitting on a bench in a play area adjacent to an unidentified apartment building.
Date
:
circa 1960s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Western Avenue and Hirsch
Image
Image
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
Residential area near the lakeshore, East Chicago
Image
Image
View in winter of a residential area located near the lakeshore in East Chicago, Indiana, with housing of varying ages and conditions. The three-story building on the left is in poor condition and is missing several windows. The steeple of a church is just visible at the extreme left.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Duplexes and apartment buildings, East Chicago
Image
Image
View of duplexes and apartment buildings in East Chicago.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Chicago Photographic Collection
2
James S. Parker Collection
Geographic Location
124
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
26
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
23
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
19
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
17
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
15
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
14
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
14
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
13
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
7
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
7
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Evanston (Ill.)
6
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
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West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
5
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Chicago (Ill.)
4
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
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Park West (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
3
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Chicago Lawn (Chicago, Ill.)
2
East Chicago (Ind.)
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2
Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
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Portage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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Wilmette (Ill.)
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Andersonville (Chicago, Ill.)
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East Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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East Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
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Lake View East (Chicago, Ill.)
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
5
Burke and Koretke
3
Copelin Commercial Photographers
1
Burke and Dean
1
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
Medium
306
color slides
5
negatives (photographs)
2
photographic prints
Topic
306
Cities and towns
278
Architecture
117
Streets
64
Skyscrapers
47
Automobiles
26
Dwellings
23
Sidewalks
17
Parks
17
Row houses
15
Streetscapes (Urban design)
14
Rivers
13
Commercial buildings
13
Industrial buildings
12
Landscape architecture
11
Condominiums
11
Housing, Single family
11
Public housing
10
Stores, Retail
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Parking lots
8
Pavilions
8
Street photography
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Boats and boating
7
Storage facilities
6
Bridges
6
Church buildings
6
Community development, Urban
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Housing
6
Plazas
6
Waterfronts
5
Harbors
5
Houses, Single family
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Marinas
5
Playgrounds
4
Atriums
4
Bars (Drinking establishments)
4
Beaches
4
Courtyards
4
High-rise apartment buildings
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Office buildings
4
Outdoor photography
4
Railroads, Elevated
3
Architecture--Details
3
Golf courses
3
Hotels
3
Lagoons
3
Local transit
3
Pedestrians
3
Signs and signboards
2
Abandoned buildings
2
Bathing beaches
2
Billboards
2
Brick roads
2
Building sites
2
Buildings--Remodeling for other use
2
Commercial strips
2
Company towns
2
Gasholders
2
Low-income housing
2
Motor vehicles
2
Older people--Housing
2
Overhead electric lines
2
Sculpture
2
Shopping malls
2
Storefronts
2
Street lighting
2
Street-railroads
2
Swimming pools
2
Vacant lands
1
Awnings
1
Buildings
1
Children
1
Cityscapes
1
Clubs
1
Commons
1
Condominium
1
Doorways
1
Elevated highways
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Exhibitions
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Facades
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Fast food restaurants
1
Fireplaces
1
Garages
1
Gardens
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Grocery trade
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Hospitals
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Housing, Cooperative
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Industrial districts
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Interior decoartion
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Lamposts
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Lampposts
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Living room furniture
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Living rooms
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Mantels
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Neighborhoods
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Older people
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Parking garages
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Porches
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Public art
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Railroad stations
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Railroad tracks
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Railroads
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Restaurants
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Roads
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Service stations
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Sidwalks
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Snow
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Street life
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Teenagers
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Terrace houses
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Traffic flow
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Traffic signs and signals
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Windows
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Wire fencing
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Wrecking
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