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Grant Park and South Michigan Avenue
View from Grant Park toward the Michigan Avenue "streetwall". On the left are the Hilton Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, and Torco Building (originally Chicago Musical College Building). The sign for the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage is just above the trees at the center of the image.
1984
South Michigan Avenue from railroad yards
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" seen from across railway land near Madison Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building (20 N. Michigan Avenue), is on the far right. The McCormick Building (332 South Michigan Avenue) is the last high-rise visible on the left. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) rises behind these Michigan Avenue buildings.
1984
Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from Grant Park, just north of Monroe Street. The Keith and Ascher Buildings, two of the three known as the "Gage Group" are visible at the far right. The University Club stands immediately south of the Ascher Building. Next, south of Monroe Street, is the Monroe Building. The People's Gas Building (122 S. Michigan Avenue), is visible near the center of the image. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) rises behind these.
1984
Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, North Michigan Avenue
The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue.
1984
Michigan Avenue looking north from the Art Institute
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking north from the Art Institute. At the far left is Wolberg Hall (112 S. Michigan Avenue), the former Illinois Athletic Club Building, with construction barricading in front of it. Next to it, to the north, stands the Monroe Building (104 South Michigan Avenue). The University Club is the next building to the north, across Monroe Street.
1984
Symphony Center
View of Orchestra Hall, located at 220 S. Michigan Avenue, in 1984.
1984
West Wacker Drive and Chicago River
View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The LaSalle-Wacker Building and 222 North LaSalle (Builders Building) are prominently visible. The Clark Street bridge is in the foreground.
1991
Madison Plaza
View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the flat side of the facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
1984
R. R. Donnelley Building
View of the lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) from across the Chicago River.
1993
River City
View of the lower part of the western tower of the River City apartment complex (located at 800 S. Wells Street) with a private boat dock on its west side.
1986
150 North Wacker
View of the side facade of 150 North Wacker.
1989
Sears Tower
View of the upper part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in 1974.
1974
U. S. Gypsum Building and Hartford Fire Insurance Building
View looking southeast across the Chicago River from the Madison St. Bridge towards the U.S. Gypsum Building under construction. The Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) is at the right.
1962
Standard Oil Building
View of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) tower in 1980, looking up from below.
1980
Standard Oil Building, plaza
View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) in 1975.
1975
Standard Oil Building, plaza
View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building in 1975.
1975
One South Wacker during construction
View of One South Wacker during late stages of the building's construction, seen from across the South Branch of the Chicago River at West Madison Street.
1982
James R. Thompson Center
Undated view of the James R. Thompson Center.
1979
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
1983
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center under construction in 1983.
1983
Dirksen Building, Chicago Federal Center
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building, one of the buildings comprising the Chicago Federal Center.
1971
Chicago Temple Building
View of the spire of the Chicago Temple Building (77 West Washington Street).
1923
Central Post Office
View looking across the South Branch of the Chicago River towards the former Central Post Office.
1984
Fort Dearborn Hotel
Architectural model of the Fort Dearborn Hotel (401 South LaSalle Street).
1984
Fort Dearborn Hotel
View from above of the upper part of the Fort Dearborn Hotel, located at 401 South LaSalle Street.
1984
Art Institute of Chicago and Michigan Avenue
View looking north along South Michigan Avenue from in front of the Art Institute of Chicago (right foreground). The exhibition "Italian Painting of the 18th Century: Rococo to Romanticism" was on display, and the Italian flag flies on the museum's facade. The Prudential Building rises in the distance to the left.
1970
Edison Shop, South Wabash Avenue
View (out-of-focus) of the upper stories of the Edison Shop (229 S. Wabash Avenue).
1964
Stock Exchange Building, rear
View of the rear facade of the Stock Exchange Building at 30 North LaSalle Street.
1970
Carson Pirie Scott store
View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
1977
Carson Pirie Scott store
View of the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
1962
Auditorium Theater
View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966 with restoration work in progress.
1966
Auditorium Building
View of the upper facade and tower of the Auditorium building.
1995
Auditorium Building
View of stone arches framing an entryway to the Auditorium building.
1977
Manhattan Building
View looking northeast across West Congress Parkway toward the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street), showing its bow windows and bay windows.
1966
Reliance Building
View of the east facade of the Reliance building showing restoration in progress.The building reopened in 1999 as a hotel.
1995
Monadnock Building
View of the Monadnock building, looking southwest from the intersection of South Dearborn Street and West Jackson Boulevard.
1960
Monadnock Building
View of the upper part of the east facade of the Monadnock building, showing the projecting window bays.
1974
Marquette Building
View of the Marquette building in 1974.
1974
Marquette Building
View of the Marquette building, located at 140 S. Dearborn Street.
1974
Rookery Building
Undated view of the upper part of the Rookery building facade (209 S. LaSalle Street).
1960
Inland Steel Building
Sketch of the Inland Steel building by C. William Brubaker.
1960
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color slides
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color prints (photographs)
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