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Street view of the Federal Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Engelhart Hall, Northwestern University
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View of the Frank C. Engelhart Graduate Residence Hall (1915 Maple Avenue), at the northeast corner of Maple Avenue and Emerson Street.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Kenwood
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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
Loop skyscrapers
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Aerial view looking southwest from the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower). At the far left, the spire of the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson) is visible. The top part of 190 South LaSalle Street, with its rooftop gables, is visible near the center of the photograph. Part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is visible on the upper right of the photograph. 311 South Wacker stands to the left of that. University Hall, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, is visible in the distance in the top right corner.
Date:
1995; 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade); 1974 (Sears Tower); 1987 (190 South LaSalle); 1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
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
Old Town apartment buildings from Atrium Village
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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
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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
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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
Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre and Time-Life Building
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View of the rear of the Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre (now Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile), looking south along North Fairbanks Court from East Ontario Street. Part of the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) is visible behind it.
Date:
1980; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building); 1975 (Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
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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
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). A terraced fountain is along the south wall of the plaza, and the entranceway structure with its curved top is behind that. An accessibility elevator is attached to the entranceway structure. Part of the landscaped plaza is visible at the far right.
Date:
1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza entrance, Amoco building
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View across East Randolph Street of the entrance structure for a new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building).
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Sheraton Hotel
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View west along the Chicago River towards the North Columbus Drive Bridge. A paved overlook area is in the foreground along the river, and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (301 East North Water Street) is at the right. The University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center), Equitable Building, and Wrigley Building are in the distance to the left of it.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Yacht Club with downtown skyscrapers
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View looking northwest from the Chicago Yacht Club. The corner of the Monroe Street clubhouse is visible at the extreme left. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), located at 130 East Randolph Street, is the first high-rise building on the left.
Date:
circa 1960; 1955 (Prudential Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
University Club of Chicago and Gage Group buildings
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View of the University Club of Chicago and the Gage Group buildings from the Art Institute.
Date:
1986; 1890-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
311 South Wacker Drive
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View of 311 South Wacker during its construction.
Date:
1989; 1988-1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River industrial facilities and Lake Point Tower
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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
Loop skyline from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus
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View towards the Loop from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (then University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). Part of the Science and Engineering South building (SES) is visible on the left. A large parking lot is to the right of that building.
Date:
1973
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side development
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Aerial view of development on the Near North Side in 1996, looking northwest from the IBM building.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side development
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Aerial view of development on the Near North Side in 1996, looking northwest from the IBM building.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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Detail of a corner of a Federal Center building, where the supporting pier meets the building.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Lake Shore Drive with the Hancock Building, Playboy Building and Drake Hotel
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View looking south along North Lake Shore Drive from East Scott Street towards the Drake Tower Apartments and Drake Hotel, with the Playboy Building (originally Palmolive Building) and John Hancock Center behind.
Date:
1972; 1920 (Drake Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
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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
People's Gas Building
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Sketch of the People's Gas Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1910-1911 (People's Gas Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Duplexes and apartment buildings, East Chicago
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View of duplexes and apartment buildings in East Chicago.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower and AT&T Corporate Center
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Aerial view looking southwest towards the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and the AT&T Corporate Center (now Franklin Center) at 227 West Monroe Street/100 South Franklin Street).
Date:
1995; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1989 (AT&T Corporate Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive
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View of high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) along North Lake Shore Drive, looking northwest from Oak Street Beach. 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
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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Aerial view over the Near North Side towards the John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place, from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are in the lower left corner, and the intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street is visible near the center of the mass of buildings.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1920s skyscrapers in the Loop
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View looking south along Michigan Avenue from the northern end of the North Michigan Avenue bridge. On the left is 333 North Michigan. Near the center of the image is the Carbide & Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel). On the right is the London Guarantee & Accident Building (360 North Michigan Avenue), and behind it to the right, the upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan); 1928 (Mather Tower, 75 East Wacker); 1928 (333 North Michigan); 1929 (Carbide & Carbon Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cabrini-Green public housing complex, West Division Street
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View of the William Green Homes, high-rise apartment buildings in the Cabrini-Green public housing development, looking northeast along the north side of West Division Street, just east of the intersection with North Crosby Street.
Date:
1976; 1962 (William Green Homes)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stores on North State Street at Ontario
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View to the northeast across North State Street at the intersection with West Ontario Street. A grocery store, liquor store, bar, laundromat, and a diner occupy the single-story buildings along this section of North State Street. A large billboard with a "Think Egghead" advertisement for vodka stands atop their roofs. The 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums), John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place are visible in the upper part of the photograph.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway with kiosks, flanked by row houses and apartment towers. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building), showing seating areas, walkways, and landscaping.
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Riverfront walkway and Gleacher Center
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View north across the Chicago River towards the University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive). Cityfront Plaza is to the right of the Gleacher Center. A tour boat cruises in the foreground.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue and Ohio Street
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View north along North Michigan Avenue from a concrete planter in the median just south of the intersection with East Ohio Street. The Michigan-Ohio Building (612 North Michigan, demolished) is at the far left, and the Lake Shore National Bank (605 North Michigan) with its columned facade is at the far right.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue high-rise buildings
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View along the west side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the Chicago Water Tower. 444 North Michigan and 500 North Michigan are the two high-rise towers at the far left. The intersection with East Illinois Street is visible near the foreground at the first set of traffic lights. The Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan Avenue), with its curved top, is in the distance. The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (900 North Michigan Avenue), with its twin turrets is visible to the right of that.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from Dan Ryan Expressway
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View of the Loop from the Dan Ryan Expressway. The Sears Tower is under construction at the left. At the right, several other high-rise office towers are also under construction.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
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View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
Date:
1987; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center); 1981 (33 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
AT&T Corporate Center
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Undated view looking up at the tower of the AT&T Corporate Center, located at 227 W. Monroe Street. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands on the left.
Date:
1985-1989 (AT&T Corporate Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Presidential Towers
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View of the Presidential Towers in 1984, while the complex was under construction.
Date:
1984; 1985 (Presidential Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chestnut Place Apartments
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View looking west along Chestnut Street towards the Chestnut Place Apartments (850 N. State Street).
Date:
1999; 1982 (Chestnut Place Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Otis Building
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Aerial photograph looking south along La Salle Street, showing the lower part of the Otis building remaining after the rest of the building was demolished, and the start of new construction for the Chemical Plaza.
Date:
1985; 1912-1915 (Otis Building); 1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
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
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
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View showing the completed tower, and the trading-exchange building under construction (low building with X-shaped trusses). The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange is located at 444 W. Jackson Blvd.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center from adjacent neighborhood
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View of the John Hancock Center. An adjacent neighborhood at the intersection of W. Ontario Street and North State Street is in the foreground.
Date:
1971; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Fire Insurance Building
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View of the upper part of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) in 1962. The top of the U. S. Gypsum building (under construction) is at the lower left.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Fire Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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View of the John Hancock Center seen from Lake Michigan.
Date:
1974; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
55 West Monroe
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View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
Date:
1986; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
333 West Wacker Drive
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View looking north from a plaza on Franklin Street toward the rear of the 333 West Wacker building, designed in the form of a parallelogram marked by notches.
Date:
1985; 1979-1983 (333 West Wacker Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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