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Marquette Building
Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
1960
People's Gas Building
Sketch of the People's Gas Building by C. William Brubaker.
1960
CTA elevated tracks, Evanston
View of a CTA train running along the track (now Purple Line) atop a raised berm in Evanston. A concrete wall borders the sidewalk.
1971
Linden CTA terminal, Wilmette
View looking southeast across the intersection of Linden Avenue and 4th Street at the entrance to the Linden CTA terminal.
1971
Armitage Avenue and Armitage CTA station
View east along the north side of West Armitage Avenue from the intersection with North Sheffield Avenue. The Armitage CTA station (now part of the Brown and Purple lines) is atop the elevated train tracks crossing over Armitage Avenue.
1971
Sheridan Road at Dakin Street
View north along the west side of North Sheridan Road towards the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct. The intersection with West Dakin Street is near the center of the photograph. A sign for the Festival Theater is at the left.
1975
Elevated train, Rogers Avenue at Ashland
View looking west across North Rogers Avenue towards the CTA elevated tracks, south of the Howard CTA station. A dry cleaning business stands at the intersection with North Ashland Avenue.
1975
Lawrence Avenue and Winthrop
View west along West Lawrence Avenue towards the Aragon Ballroom at 1106 West Lawrence Avenue, and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the middle distance.
1975
Area west of the Howard CTA station
View of mixed commercial and residential-use land and vacant lots west of the CTA Howard station.
1975
Itasca railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
View north from park on the south side of Irving Park road toward the Itasca Station (now demolished) on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line.
1976
Loyola Avenue and elevated train tracks
View looking east along West Loyola Avenue towards the elevated train tracks of the North-South line (now CTA Red Line) at the north end of the Loyola stop. A 3-flat is on the far left and the Collins Brothers building is next to it. Mertz Hall, part of the Loyola University campus, is in the distance on the right.
1971
Itasca railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
View looking west along the tracks at the Itasca Station (now demolished) on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. West Irving Park Road is visible at the far left of the image.
1976
Kenilworth Metra Station, Kenilworth
View of the Kenilworth Metra Station located on Kenilworth Avenue between Green Bay Road and Richmond Road in Kenilworth, Illinois.
1970
Waiting for trains, Oak Park Metra stop
View looking east along the elevated tracks from the Oak Park Metra stop. The CTA Green Line tracks run adjacent to the Metra tracks.
1976
Harlem CTA station, Oak Park
View looking northeast along South Boulevard towards the east end of the elevated train Harlem station.
1976
Belvidere Oasis, Illinois Tollway
View of the Belvidere Oasis, located along the Illinois Tollway I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway), east of Rockford Mile Marker 54.5.
1971
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View of the top part of one of Fernando Botero's bronze sculptures, during the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The upper parts of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza) and the Aon Center are visible behind the work.
1994
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View of Fernando Botero's bronze sculpture The Big Hand, installed for the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The Aon Center is visible in the distance.
1994
Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall. There is a fountain in the left foreground, and a pair of escalators just beyond that on the right. The Woodfield Mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
1975
Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall, with a Marshall Field's store sign visible in the distance on the upper level. The mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
1975
Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
The Woodfield Mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
1975
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
View of an open courtyard area with raised planting beds at Old Orchard Shopping Center. Signs for a Saks Fifth Avenue and for a C. D. Peacock jewelry store are partially visible on the right.
1969
Loading coal onto a cargo ship, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
View of coal being loaded onto the cargo ship Buckeye Monitor.
1969
Fox River, McHenry, Illinois
View of the Fox River, looking southeast from just south of the West Elm Street (US 120) bridge. The bridge is visible at the far left.
1979
Fox River Valley, land use
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker documenting land use, including open space and developed areas adjacent to the Fox River, in Kane County, Illinois.
1974
Don Burton Galleries, Long Grove, Illinois
View of Don Burton Galleries, a shop located at 5 Old McHenry Road in Long Grove, built upon the remaining structure of an old barn. The Apple Haus Cider Mill is at the left.
1977
North Shore Congregation Israel Temple, Glencoe
View of part of the North Shore Congregation Israel Temple (1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe).
1967
North Shore Congregation Israel Temple, Glencoe
View of part of the North Shore Congregation Israel Temple (1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe).
1967
Orland Park Village Center
View of the Orland Park Village Hall (Frederick T. Owens Village Hall, 14700 Ravinia Avenue) and the Orland Park Civic Center, a conference and exhibition center, near completion of construction. Both buildings are part of the Orland Park Village Center complex situated around a small lake.
1989
Apartments and shops, Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street, Winnetka
View southeast from the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street. A sign for Indian Hill Park is in the foreground. A number of shops occupy the ground floor of the mixed-use residential-commercial building adjacent to the park on the north side of Winnetka Avenue, including White's Drug Store, Avery Murphy TV Radio, A Record Store, Indian Hill Cleaners and Indian Hill Beauty Salon.
1984
Plaza del Lago and 1500 Sheridan Road, Wilmette
View southeast from the entrance to the Plaza del Lago shopping center (1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette). The large brick entrance sign located along Sheridan Road is in the foreground, and the 1500 Sheridan Road condominiums are behind it, across Sheridan Road.
1975
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
View of a pond and landscaping with trees and flowers at Old Orchard Shopping Center.
1969
Les-On Drug Discounts, 6740 North Sheridan Road
View of a profusion of signs in the windows of the Les-On Drug Discounts store at 6740 North Sheridan Road.
1975
Skokie Juvenile shop sign
View of an illuminated neon sign reading "Skokie Juvenile".
1975
Toyota automobile dealership signs, Skokie
View of illuminated signs for the Toyota dealership Skokie Imports.
1975
Plaza del Lago and 1500 Sheridan Road, Wilmette
View southeast from the Plaza del Lago shopping center (1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette). Part of the shopping center's parking lot off Sheridan road is visible in the foreground. The shop directory is on the brick wall at the far right. The 1500 Sheridan Road condominiums stand across Sheridan Road.
1975
Evanston's Central Business District
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing the location of an underutilized triangle of property in Evanston's Central Business District.
1980
Hinman Avenue apartment buildings, Evanston
View of apartment buildings along Hinman Avenue, north of Grove Street and Raymond Park. Part of 1500 Hinman Avenue (now a co-op) is visible in the foreground at the left.
1976
House, Asbury Avenue, Evanston
View of a white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house at 1124 Asbury Avenue in Evanston.
1971
Evanston skyline from train embankment
View looking northeast over Church Street from the Chicago and North Western Railroad tracks (now Metra tracks). The Second Baptist Church (1717 Benson Avenue) is in the distance on the left, and the top part of the Marshall Field's department store at 807 Church Street is on the right. The CTA Purple line tracks run across the center of the image, and part of a Dominick's grocery store parking lot is in front of the embankment at the far left.
1976
North Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln Park
View of houses and apartments along the east side North Cleveland Avenue between West Dickens Avenue and West Webster Avenue. 2129-2131 North Cleveland Avenue is the red brick duplex to the right of center.
1979
St. Paul Avenue houses, Lincoln Park
View northwest along the north side of West Saint Paul Avenue, with the intersection with N. North Park Avenue at the left. 234 West Saint Paul Avenue is at the right.
1980
Apartment buildings, Logan Square
View of apartment buildings in Logan Square with U-shaped courtyards.
1981
Bungalows, North Avers Avenue
View looking southeast at brick bungalows along the east side of North Avers Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Addison Street.
1981
Bromann Playground, Andersonville
View of Bromann Playground, a Chicago Park District facility on West Balmoral Avenue at North Broadway. A mural depicting giraffes decorates the wall of a building facing the north edge of the playground. A glimpse of North Broadway is visible at the far right of the image.
1981
Houses and apartments, West Melrose Street
Houses and apartments along West Melrose Street at North Paulina Street.
1981
901-905 South Laflin Street
View of 901-905 South Laflin Street, a nineteenth century structure located between West Polk Street and West Taylor Street.
1981
John Coughlan House, Near West Side
View looking northwest from the intersection of South Lytle Street and West Lexington Street at the John Coughlan House (1246 West Lexington Street).
1970
Houses and apartments, West Garfield Boulevard
View from the median towards brick houses and apartments along the north side of West Garfield Boulevard in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. 1742 West Garfield Boulevard is on the left. The intersection with South Hermitage Avenue is near the center of the image.
1981
Cermak Road near Whipple Street
View looking west along West Cermak Road. Nuestra Senora del Tepeyac (Our Lady of Tepeyac) church is on the left, at the intersection with South Whipple Street.
1970
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