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Houses, North Neva Avenue
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Brick houses along the west side of North Neva Avenue, north of the intersection with West George Street. 2914 North Neva Avenue is at the far left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartments and houses, North Menard Avenue
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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
House, South Woodlawn Avenue, Kenwood
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Nineteenth century house on the west side of South Woodlawn Avenue, just south of the intersection with East 48th Street. The Tudor style house partially visible to its right is located at 4804 South Woodlawn Avenue, on the southwest corner of the intersection with East 48th Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park residential development
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View of townhouses and apartment buildings in Dearborn Park, looking northeast across South Park Terrace. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and One Financial Place rise in the distance.
Date:
1985; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
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View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
Date:
1976; 1953-1955 (V. A. Lakeside Hospital)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Landscaping, 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk on the east side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. Trees, flowers and bushes have been planted in enclosed streetside beds. The lower part of the facade of the Allerton Hotel is visible at the right, along with the Brooks Brothers store occupying a street-level retail space in the hotel.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
200 West Monroe Street Building
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View of the street-level arcade of the 200 West Monroe Street Building.
Date:
1983; 1973 (200 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Yates Boulevard
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Two story brick houses on South Yates Boulevard, looking north along the west side of the street from north of the intersection with East 83rd Street. 8232 South Yates Boulevard is near the left of the image.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Two-flats and houses, South Richmond Street
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View looking south along the east side of South Richmond Street, just south of West 46th Street. Part of the brick two-flat at 4603 South Richmond Street is visible in the foreground at the left. Two single family houses are next to it, and there is another brick two-flat (4613 South Richmond Street) next to those.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East 23rd Street with Sauer's Restaurant sign
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View looking east along East 23rd Street towards McCormick Place. Sauer's Restaurant is in the right foreground. Behind that, the red brick facade of the P. S. Recording Studio (formerly at 323 East 23rd Street) is visible.
Date:
circa 1978
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
North Michigan Avenue at Water Tower Pumping Station
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue, from just south of the Water Tower Pumping Station and the intersection with East Pearson Street.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
612-620 North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue. The five-story Decorative Arts building (612-620 North Michigan Avenue, demolished 1995) is at the upper left. A men's custom shirt shop and a Florsheim shoe shop occupy the street level of the building. A grass parkway planted with trees separates the sidewalk from the street. The intersection with East Ontario Street is near the center of the image.
Date:
1982; 1928 (Decorative Arts Building, 612-620 North Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Drake Hotel, street-level view
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue from the intersection with East Walton Street. The shop windows of the businesses housed in the street level of the Drake Hotel are visible.
Date:
1982; 1920 (Drake Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Coughlan House, Near West Side
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View looking northwest from the intersection of South Lytle Street and West Lexington Street at the John Coughlan House (1246 West Lexington Street).
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
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Street-level view looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards West Ardmore Avenue. The Edgewater Apartments (5737 North Kenmore Avenue) are in the foreground on the upper right. Next to it on the left is the Johnson Residence (5743 North Kenmore Avenue). The red sandstone Church of the Atonement (5749 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible behind that on the left.
Date:
1980; 1915 (Johnson Residence, 5743 North Kenmore Avenue); 1919-1924 (Church of the Atonement); 1927 (Edgewater Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Pedestrians, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue. Part of the McGraw Hill Building (520 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the upper left. The Chicago Marriott Downtown hotel (now Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile) at 540 North Michigan Avenue is visible to its right.
Date:
1982; 1978 (Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago Avenue near Rush Street
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View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Chicago Avenue towards North Rush Street. Part of the red brick Hotel St. Benedict Flats (42-50 East Chicago Avenue) are on the left, with businesses occupying the lower levels. Beyond it are the Amanda Apartments (56-60 East Chicago Avenue) and the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel.
Date:
1976; 1882 (Hotel St. Benedict Flats)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Parking garage and Water Tower Hyatt House hotel
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Rush Street from East Huron Street. A parking garage occupies the block between Huron and Superior (later the site of Chicago Place.) On the left is the south facade - facing East Chicago Avenue - of the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, located at 800 North Michigan Avenue, now demolished.) Part of the 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums) are visible at the top of the image.
Date:
1976; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Erie Street, west of Rush Street
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View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Erie Street. The entrance to the American College of Surgeons' John B. Murphy Memorial Building (50 East Erie Street) is on the left. Further down the sidewalk, part of a sign for the Chez Paul restaurant (660 North Rush Street), is visible.
Date:
1976; 1923-1926 (Murphy Auditorium)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue, with a Walgreen's drugstore on the street level of 777 North Michigan Avenue in the right foreground. The Water Tower Pumping Station and Water Tower Place are in the distance.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Burberry store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Burberry Store, located at 633 North Michigan Avenue (on the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ontario Streets).
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bungalows, South Vernon Avenue
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View of bungalows, looking north along the east side of South Vernon Avenue from just north of the intersection with East 85th Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Andersonville two-flats
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View of two-flats, looking north along the west side of North Wayne Avenue, north of West Balmoral Avenue. 5416 North Wayne Avenue is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Kostner Avenue
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View of residential street with neatly kept houses and lawns located on South Kostner Avenue near the intersection with West 66th Street.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, West Fargo Avenue, Rogers Park
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View looking west along the sidewalk along the north side of West Fargo Avenue from the intersection with North Damen Avenue. Three story and four story apartment buildings line the block. Part of 2000 West Fargo is visible on the right of the photograph. Further to the left, down the block are apartments at 2014 West Fargo Avenue, 2016 West Fargo Avenue, and 7431-7437 North Seeley Avenue.
Date:
1982; 1925 (2014 West Fargo Avenue); 1925 (7431-7437 North Seeley Avenue); 1926 (2000 West Fargo Avenue); 1927 (2016 West Fargo Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Park Hyatt Hotel
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View looking east along the north side of East Chicago Avenue just west of North Michigan Avenue, showing the entrance to the Park Hyatt hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished).
Date:
1982; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
900 North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk outside 900 North Michigan Avenue showing pedestrians and a planter with flowers.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Wolcott Avenue
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Two-flats along the west side of North Wolcott Avenue, between West Berteau Avenue and West Cullom Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, North Tripp Avenue
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Two story brick houses on North Tripp Avenue, between West Glenlake Avenue and West Granville Avenue. 6122 North Tripp Avenue is at the far left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, North Kildare Avenue
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Two story wood frame houses on the west side of North Kildare Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Waveland Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses and apartments, Rogers Park
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View of single-family houses in Rogers Park. The group of houses is flanked by apartment buildings, visible at the far left and in the distance on the far right.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fewkes Tower
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Detail of the facade of the Fewkes Tower, located at 55 W. Chestnut Street (Dearborn and Chestnut Streets).
Date:
1976; 1967 (Fewkes Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking northwest along the sidewalk at the Crate and Barrel store at the southwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Erie Street (646 North Michigan Avenue). The entrance to the store is at the left.
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Winthrop Avenue apartment buildings
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View of apartment buildings and three-flats along North Winthrop Avenue south of the Lawrence Avenue CTA station.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
House, 1320 West Lexington Street
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Partial view of a house located on a cul-de-sac at 1320 West Lexington Street.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Asbury Plaza, parking structure
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Dearborn Street, at the entrance to the parking structure for Asbury Plaza apartment tower which adjoins the north side of the building. Landscaped beds with flowers and small trees enhance the entrance area and separate the garage entrance from the sidewalk. The Fewkes Tower apartments are visible on the upper right.
Date:
1985; 1981 (Asbury Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
840 North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue, south of East Chestnut Street. In the foreground, a tree is planted, and banners mounted on a light post advertise Chicago's City Livability Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, with the phrase "Our Lively and Livable City!" The 840 North Michigan Avenue building is on the left. The building housed Colby's Home Furnishings, a Crate and Barrel store, and office space. The Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel is partially visible in the distance on the right.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan-Ohio Building, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue, showing the Michigan-Ohio Building, an eight-story office building formerly located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street (now demolished). At the time of the photograph, the building housed a number of businesses, including the Szechwan House Chinese restaurant and Shutterbug camera shop (608 N. Michigan) on the street level, and H. Berman furs and Galleries Sternberg on the second floor.
Date:
1982; 1925 (Michigan-Ohio Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
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Street-level view looking north along North Lake Shore Drive from north of East Bellevue Place. The exterior landscaping and sidewalk approach to The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) is in the foreground. The lower part of that apartment building (now condominiums) is visible at the upper left. To its right, 1100 North Lake Shore Drive, 1110 North Lake Shore Drive, and 1212 North Lake Shore Drive are all partially visible.
Date:
1982; 1967 (The Carlyle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Pedway entrance and Sheraton Hotel
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View northeast across North Columbus Drive showing an entrance to the Chicago Pedway System pedestrian concourse at the northeast corner of East South Water Street and North Columbus Drive. This entrance is part of the eastern section of the pedway connecting the Illinois Center buildings, the Hyatt Regency Hotel and additional buildings. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers stands on the north side of the river at 301 East North Water Street.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bungalows, North Campbell Avenue
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Brick bungalows on the west side of North Campbell Avenue between West Arthur Avenue and West Albion Avenue. 6530 North Campbell Avenue is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, West Wellington Avenue
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Brick houses on West Wellington Avenue just east of the intersection with North Sayre Avenue. The house on the right is 6970 West Wellington Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses and apartments, North Monitor Avenue
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View of brick houses and apartment houses along the west side of North Monitor Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Strong Street. The house at the far left is 4906 North Monitor Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, West 117th Street
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Houses on the north side of West 117th Street just east of South Parnell Avenue. The two story frame house near the center of the image is located at 514 West 117th Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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View looking west along the sidewalk on the north side of West Superior Street outside the Central Arts Building (300 West Superior Street/ 730-740 North Franklin Street), a former warehouse. Banners advertising businesses within the building hang at street level and are visible to pedestrians.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
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View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Park Hyatt Hotel
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Street-level view of the Park Hyatt Hotel, looking west along the north side of East Chicago Avenue from North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1982; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Handstand on North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk from just south of the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street. A young man performs a handstand on the sidewalk, attracting the attention of passing pedestrians. The Lake Shore National Bank (605 North Michigan Avenue, originally Lake Shore Trust Building) is at the right, across Ohio Street. The windows on the building's upper levels have been removed as part of a renovation project. Part of 625 North Michigan Avenue is just visible on the upper right, rising behind the bank building.
Date:
1982; 1922 (Lake Shore Trust Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago Avenue from west of Rush Street
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View looking east along the north side of East Chicago Avenue, from west of the intersection with North Rush Street. The lower part of Amanda Apartments (56-60 East Chicago Avenue) with their street-level stores are visible. Behind that, in the upper right, part of the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel is visible (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished).
Date:
1982; 1897 (Amanda Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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