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MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
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.
1971
Hartford Fire Insurance Building
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.
1962
55 West Monroe
View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
1986
333 West Wacker Drive
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.
1985
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
Aerial view to the east along the Chicago River from 333 Wacker Drive. The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building) is in the lower left foreground. Near the center of the image are the Marina City towers and IBM Building (330 North Wabash). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
1984
Madison Plaza
View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the "saw tooth edge" on the building's southeast facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
1984
33 West Monroe
View of 33 West Monroe. Marc Chagall's mosaic "The Four Seasons" is visible in the plaza (later Chase Tower Plaza) in the foreground.
1980
Sears Tower during construction
View during the construction of the Sears Tower, in September 1973.
1973
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
View of the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza) with the lower part of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building), located across Washington Street, visible behind it. Part of the Chicago Temple building is to its right, with the Cokesbury religious bookstore occupying a street-level space (now occupied by a bank).
1968
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
View of part of a tower and low building with black aluminum trusses built to accommodate a trading-exchange floor. The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange is located at 444 W. Jackson Blvd.
1971
Gage Group
Sketch of the Gage Group buildings by C. William Brubaker.
1960
Garrick Theater
Sketch of The Garrick Theater building by C. William Brubaker.
1960
Transportation Building, South Dearborn Street
View of the Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street), looking northwest along the west side of South Dearborn Street.
1980
Prudential and Amoco building towers
View of the upper parts of (from left to right) the Prudential Building (130 East Randolph Street, now One Prudential Plaza), Two Prudential Plaza (180 North Stetson Avenue), and the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building).
1994
Chicago Pedway entrance and Sheraton Hotel
View northeast across North Columbus Drive showing an entrance to the Chicago Pedway System pedestrian concourse at the northeast corner of East South Water Street and North Columbus Drive. This entrance is part of the eastern section of the pedway connecting the Illinois Center buildings, the Hyatt Regency Hotel and additional buildings. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers stands on the north side of the river at 301 East North Water Street.
1994
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. A parking lot for this facility is in the foreground. 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
Loop buildings from Dearborn and Adams Streets
View of Loop buildings from the intersection of Adams and Dearborn Streets, showing the Palmer House hotel and the Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) behind it.
1987
Dearborn Center I
Undated view of a model for the proposed Dearborn Center 1 (unbuilt project), designed for a site at South Dearborn and West Adams Streets.
1980
333 West Wacker Drive
View of 333 West Wacker under construction. Wacker Drive and the Chicago River are visible in the foreground.
1982
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza). The fountain in the Daley Center Plaza is visible in the foreground.
1968
One South Wacker
View of One South Wacker in 1982, during the building's construction. [this image is a darker copy of bru003_07_o ]
1982
55 West Monroe
View of the upper part of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
1986
Wrigley Building
Sketch of the Wrigley Building by C. William Brubaker.
1960
Chicago River and Gateway Center
View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Jackson Boulevard bridge. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and two of the buildings in the Gateway Center complex are behind it on the left. The Butler Brothers Warehouse I (later River Center) is in the distance, with a John Plain & Company sign on its clock tower.
1969
South Branch of the Chicago River and Loop skyscrapers
View looking northeast from the west bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River, south of West Polk Street. On the left is the red brick 310 West Polk Building, occupied by the Cadaco game company at the time of the photograph. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands out against the sky.
1979
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
1972
High-rise apartments and golf course
View of The Parkshore (195 North Harbor Drive) and North Harbor Tower (175 North Harbor Drive), two high-rise apartment towers located just west of North Lake Shore Drive. Part of Harbor Point (155 Harbor Drive) is visible behind North Harbor Tower. A golf course occupies the open area to the north and west of these high-rise buildings. DuSable harbor is in the distance at the horizon.
1994
Grant Park and Loop skyscrapers
Pedestrians walking in Grant Park with Loop skyscrapers in the distance. The Prudential Building and John Hancock Center are near the center of the image.
1970
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
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
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
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
Dirksen Building, Chicago Federal Center
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building, one of the buildings comprising the Chicago Federal Center.
1971
Auditorium Building
View of the upper facade and tower of the Auditorium building.
1995
Inland Steel Building
Sketch of the Inland Steel building by C. William Brubaker.
1960

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