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CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
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Image
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments and houses, North Menard Avenue
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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
Duplexes and apartment buildings, East Chicago
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Image
View of duplexes and apartment buildings in East Chicago.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
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Image
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. Part of The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) is visible at the extreme right.
Date
:
1990; 1892 (Bryan Lathrop House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
One of the exhibits at A Century of Progress depicting a modest homestead in the tropics.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Winnetka shops and apartments
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Image
View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
Date
:
1995
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
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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
Asbury Avenue, Evanston
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Image
View northeast along Asbury Avenue from just south of the intersection with Crain Street. The white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house at the left is 1124 Asbury Avenue. The intersection with Crain Street is partially visible at the far right.
Date
:
1971
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Commercial area, West Cermak Road
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Image
View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
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Image
View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and three-flats, East Side
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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
Anna A. Wolf house, 1338 N. LaSalle
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Image
View of the front facade of the Anna A. Wolf house, a Romanesque revival brownstone with a copper-roofed turret, located at 1338 North LaSalle Boulevard, on the west side of the street.
Date
:
1976; 1888 (Anna A. Wolf house)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
House and parking lot, Old Town
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Image
Side view of a nineteenth-century house with a parking lot adjacent to it, near the intersection of North Wieland Street and West Schiller Street. The Eugenie Square apartment building is visible in the distance at the upper right.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Model Florida home at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Flair House, 214 West Erie Street
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Image
View of Flair House, a three-story brick house located at 214 W. Erie between Franklin and Wells Streets.
Date
:
1985; 1883 (Flair House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ivy on greystone houses, East Superior Street
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Image
View of two nineteenth-century houses on the north side of East Superior Street just east of the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. Ivy covers the west wall of 42 East Superior Street. On the right, the lower part of 44-46 East Superior Street is visible.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Masonite House at the Century of Progress
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Model Florida home at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
South Commons townhouses
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Image
View of the rear of townhouses in the South Commons development. The brick wall encloses a back garden area for each home.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
Image
Image
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
Image
Image
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
Image
Image
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
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Image
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
Derelict housing, South Chicago
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Image
View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Derelict housing, South Chicago
Image
Image
View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Florida Tropical House at the Century of Progress world's fair
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Farnsworth House
Image
Image
View of the Farnsworth House, located along the Fox River near Plano, Illinois.
Date
:
circa 1960s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Waukegan lakefront
Image
Image
View looking east towards Lake Michigan in Waukegan. Freight cars are visible on the railway line, and an auto junkyard is adjacent.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bungalows, North Virginia Avenue
Image
Image
Bungalows along the west side of North Virginia Avenue between West Sunnyside and West Wilson Avenues. 4538 North Virginia Avenue is at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
Image
Image
View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Modernist style house
Image
Image
View of a modernist style house with large picture windows on its upper level.
Date
:
circa 1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
Image
Image
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
Renovated buildings, North Wells Street
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Image
View of a renovated building at 501 North Wells Street (at the northeast corner of North Wells Street and West Illinois Street). The street-level space is used as retail space, and the upper floors were renovated as condominiums. To the left of it are 503 and 507 North Wells, with new bay windows installed on the upper stories. At the far left, the side of 531 North Wells Street (facing West Grand Avenue) is visible.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
Image
Image
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) rises behind the Fortnightly Club.
Date
:
1990; 1892 (Bryan Lathrop House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Greystone house, East Superior Street
Image
Image
Nineteenth-century greystone house with the top story covered with ivy. This is half of a greystone at 44-46 East Superior Street, located just east of the intersection with North Wabash Avenue.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
1421 N. Astor Street
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Image
View of house at 1421 N. Astor Street, looking to the northeast, with Lake Shore Drive high rise buildings visible behind. The house sits on the northeast corner of Astor Street at Schiller.
Date
:
1976; 1889 (1421 N. Astor Street)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
1558 North Hoyne Street, house
Image
Image
Queen Anne-style house at 1558 North Hoyne Street, on the west side of North Hoyne Avenue, just south of North Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, North Hoyne Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the west side of North Hoyne Avenue from the intersection with West Cortez Street. Nineteenth century greystone and brick houses line the block. 1036 North Hoyne Avenue is the greystone at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Central Park Avenue and elevated train tracks, North Lawndale
Image
Image
View looking north along South Central Park Avenue towards the Central Park stop on the Douglas Branch elevated train line (later CTA Pink Line.) The intersection with West Ogden Avenue is visible in the distance beyond the viaduct. Late nineteenth-century houses stand at the right.
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ogden Avenue, commercial/ residential buildings
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Image
View of a group of low-rise buildings with street-level commercial space and apartments above, located on the north side of West Ogden Avenue at South Christiana Avenue. A sign on one of the buildings reads "Big 8 Pool Room".
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West 63rd Street at Kedzie
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Image
View looking west along the north side of West 63rd Street. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is in the foreground. Businesses include a Walgreens and a Rexall Drug Store, Marquette Sports Equipment, and Mid-State Beauty School.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
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Image
View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
Date
:
1970; 1916 (Victory Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
E. Bellevue Place row houses
Image
Image
View of residences along East Bellevue Place (52 E., 56 E., and 58 E. Bellevue Place) with high rise buildings visible behind them.
Date
:
1976; 1889 (52 and 58 E. Bellevue Place); 1887-1888 (56 E. Bellevue Place)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
Image
Image
View of the Fortnightly Club of Chicago, located at 120 E. Bellevue Place.
Date
:
1976; 1892, restored 1972 (Bryan Lathrop House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, West Pierce Avenue
Image
Image
Nineteenth century houses along West Pierce Avenue, east of North Leavitt Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ranch-style house
Image
Image
Stone ranch-style house in a residential neighborhood.
Date
:
circa 1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, West Town
Image
Image
View of nineteenth-century brick houses near Western and North Avenues. The middle house bears the number 2008.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bell Avenue at Hirsch
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Image
View of houses and two-flats on the west side of North Bell Avenue, from the grounds of Sabin school. The intersection with West Hirsch Street is at the left.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Granville Avenue
Image
Image
View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
Date
:
1980; 1930 (The Grandeur Apartment Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Mixed-use development adjacent to residential preservation area
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Image
Sketch by Brubaker showing mixed-use development providing services and amenities (bank, theater, and shops) as well as new apartments and townhouses adjacent to an existing established residential neighborhood.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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