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State of Illinois Center under construction
View of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) while under construction in 1983. discolored copy of bru003_06_h
1983
James R. Thompson Center
View of the atrium of the James R. Thompson center in 1986.
1986
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center in 1985. The Greyhound Bus station (since moved) is visible in the distance at the right.
1985
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center in 1985.
1985
The Chicago Picasso, Civic Center Plaza
View showing the back of the steel Picasso sculpture installed in the Civic Center Plaza (later Daley Center).
1975
Chicago Federal Center plaza
View of the Federal Center plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo" installed.
1974
Chicago Federal Center
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building in 1966.
1966
La Salle Street and Chicago Board of Trade
View looking south along LaSalle Street toward the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson Boulevard).
1989
33 North La Salle
View of the upper part of 33 North La Salle Street. The building was known as the American National Bank at the time of the photograph.
1989
1 North La Salle Street and 33 North La Salle Street
View of 1 North La Salle Street and 33 North La Salle Street (formerly American National Bank; originally Foreman State National Bank Building). Part of the La Salle Hotel (demolished in 1976) is visible at the left.
1970
Marshall Field & Co. store
View to the east along West Washington Street showing the northwest corner of the Marshall Field & Co. store at Wabash and Washington.
1984
Loop high-rises from Grant Park
View from Grant Park toward the Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center) and Loop high-rises, including the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building).
1972
Chapin & Gore Building, East Adams Street
View of the Chapin & Gore building at 63 E. Adams Street, with restaurants and other businesses on the street level.
1964
Stock Exchange Building, rear
View of the rear facade of the Stock Exchange Building at 30 North LaSalle Street.
1970
Stock Exchange Building, North LaSalle Street
View northwest across LaSalle Street toward the Stock Exchange Building at 30 North LaSalle Street.
1962
Carson Pirie Scott store
View of decorative metalwork on the facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
1977
Auditorium Theater
View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, showing restoration in progress.
1966
Old Colony Building
View of the Old Colony building (407 S. Dearborn Street), showing the rounded corner bays.
1977
Rookery Building
View at street level of the southwest corner of the Rookery Building, at South LaSalle Street and West Quincy Street.
1962
Rookery Building
View of the arched entryway to the Rookery building (209 S. LaSalle Street).
1960
Rookery Building and S. LaSalle Street [darker copy]
View looking north along the east side of South LaSalle Street, with the Rookery building at the center of the image. [darker version of bru001_04_m]
1984
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
Sketch of the Carson Pirie Scott store by C. William Brubaker.
1960
State Street at Madison Street
View looking north along State Street from the intersection with Madison Street. The intersections and sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians, and the light posts have been decorated with flags in celebration of America's Bicentennial. Wiebolt's department store is on the upper right, and the Marina City towers are visible in the distance near the center of the image.
1976
Dearborn Park residential development
View of a landscaped walkway inside the Dearborn Park townhouse development.
1985
South Dearborn Street, Printers' Row
View looking south along South Dearborn Street from West Congress Parkway. The nineteenth-century Morton Building (538 South Dearborn Street) and Duplicator Building (530 South Dearborn) are visible at the right. South of these, the Pontiac Building (542 South Dearborn Street) and the Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street) are visible. The clock tower of the Dearborn Station headhouse rises in the distance.
1978
Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
1995
Loop skyscrapers
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.
1995
Dearborn Park High-rise Condominiums
View of the then-newly-constructed Dearborn Park I high-rise condominium building (899 South Plymouth Court), one of two high-rise buildings in this complex. A large sign for the development's sales office is in the foreground.
1980
Near North Side, river area west of Michigan Avenue
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker highlighting development along the Chicago River west of Michigan Avenue.
1979
North Michigan Avenue at Wacker Drive
View looking north along North Michigan Avenue from just south of the intersection with East Wacker Drive. The four bridgehouses on the North Michigan Avenue bridge are visible at street level. The Wrigley Building is visible on the left, and the Tribune Tower is at the right. Part of 333 North Michigan Avenue is visible at the extreme right. The John Hancock Center is visible in the distance.
1976
East Wacker Drive, high-rise buildings
View looking southwest from Pioneer Court towards high-rises along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible at the upper left.
1972
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River
View southwest along the Chicago River, with 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) at the far left, and the former Sun-Times Building, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash), and Marina City on the right. The North Michigan Avenue bridge is in the foreground; the LaSalle-Wacker building stands in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
1972
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
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.
1994
Plaza, Amoco building
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.
1994
Plaza entrance, Amoco building
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).
1994
High-rise buildings along the Chicago River east of the Michigan Avenue bridge
Aerial view looking east along the Chicago River to Lake Michigan, from 330 North Wabash. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) and Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are visible on the left. The Columbus Avenue bridge runs across the river in front of the hotel, and North Lake Shore Drive is visible behind it. Upper Wacker Drive is on the right of the image, running along the south bank of the river. Part of the Wrigley Building is just visible at the lower left.
1994
Chicago River and Sun-Times Building with fabric ribbons
View looking west along the Chicago River from Columbus Avenue. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it is the Chicago Sun Times Building (now demolished), draped with twenty-eight multicolored fabric ribbons, an installation work by Maya Romanoff entitled "Bess' Sunrise". The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible behind it, and the Wrigley Building is on the right.
1988
View along Chicago River towards Ryan Insurance (55 West Wacker)
View southwest along the Chicago River, with tour boats moored along its south bank. The United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is on the left. The Sun-Times Building (demolished) is partly visible on the right with the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) behind it. The Wabash Avenue bridge is in the middle distance, and behind that is the Ryan Insurance Building (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building, now 55 West Wacker).
1984
Chicago River at the Merchandise Mart
View looking east along the Chicago River, with the Merchandise Mart at the far left. The LaSalle Street bridge is in the center of the image, and behind it are the John Moir Trust Building (325 North Wells Street) the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building), Marina City, and the IBM Building.
1982
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
1982
Loop skyline from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall and Loop skyscrapers, looking northwest from Grant Park. The Chicago Cultural Center (originally Chicago Public Library) is visible near the center of the image. The Prudential building is at the right, behind the tree.
1982
Michigan Avenue streetwall from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall looking southwest from Grant Park. From left to right are the CNA Plaza, the Metropolitan Tower on the Park (formerly Britannica Center), Santa Fe Building, The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street), People's Gas Building, Monroe Building, and University Club. The "Gage Group" buildings are visible near the right.
1982
Loop skyscrapers from Lake Michigan lakefront
View of the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan including the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) at the left. The First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) is visible towards the right.
1974
Chicago Yacht Club with downtown skyscrapers
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.
1960
State Street Mall near Monroe Street
View northwest from near Monroe Street showing a bus traveling along the State Street Mall. The intersection of State and Madison Streets is in the distance at the right, and a corner of Wieboldt's department store is at the far right. The Marina City towers are in the distance.
1982
Bus on the State Street Mall at Monroe Street
View of a bus stopping on the corner of State Street and Monroe Street. The Carson Pirie Scott store (now Sullivan Center) is across the street in the background.
1987
Municipal Parking Garage, State and Wacker
View of the Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1 at the corner of North State Street and West Wacker Drive. The address was 11 W. Wacker.
1982
State Street, and Marina City under construction
View to the north along State Street from just south of the intersection with Randolph Street. One of the Marina City Towers is visible under construction. The State-Lake Building (now ABC building) is visible to the left of that.
1962
Springer Block and North State Street
View of North State Street with the Springer Block (Bay State Building and Kranz Building, 126-146 North State Street) at the left. The high-rise building to the right is the Butler Building.
1987
State Street Mall bench
View of a semi-cicular bench on the State Street Mall. Part of a circular planter is visible at the top of the image.
1987

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