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Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
View looking west from the mouth of the Chicago River towards (left to right) Two Illinois Center under construction (233 North Michigan Avenue); One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker); IBM Building (center background), Sun Times Building (demolished); Equitable Building (401 North Michigan); and Mandel-Lear Building (demolished).
1972
North Lake Shore Drive with the Hancock Building, Playboy Building and Drake Hotel
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.
1972
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, renovation
Interior of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, located at 350 North Clark Street, after its renovation in 1982.
1984
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, renovation
Interior of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, located at 350 North Clark Street, after its renovation in 1982.
1984
Chicago Water Tower
View of the Chicago Water Tower from the intersection with East Chicago Avenue.
1977
Huron Plaza
View looking east along East Huron Street from North State Street, showing the high-rise condo tower Huron Plaza (30 East Huron) under construction.
1980
Near North Side at dusk
Aerial view over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street is visible at the lower center. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky.
1978
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Beyond that, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two smokestacks. At the far right part is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
1970
Loop skyline from the Chicago River
View looking southeast along the Chicago River from its west bank, just north of Lake Street. Boats are docked along the river and the downtown skyline is in the distance. The Lake Street elevated tracks run in front of the Loop high-rises. 150 North Wacker Drive, with its contrasting concrete side wall, is prominent in the skyline. The Civic Opera Building is near the right, with the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rising behind it.
1983
58 West Huron Street
View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 58 West Huron Street. Next to that on the right part of a church building (56 West Huron Street) is visible.
1975
Navy Pier, Auditorium Building
View of the Auditorium Building at the east end of Navy Pier, looking northeast from the lake. The Beer Garden entrance arch is visible on the far left, part of a major Navy Pier renovation project completed in 1995.
1995
Navy Pier
View of the south side of Navy Pier, looking northeast from just south of the west end of the pier. The ferris wheel and other structures built as part of a major Pier renovation in 1995 are visible. A sightseeing boat and two large cruise boats are moored alongside the pier.
1995
Near North Side high-rises from Navy Pier
View looking northwest towards Near North Side high-rises from a park near the entrance to Navy Pier at the intersection of North Streeter Drive/ East Ohio Street and East Grand Avenue. Part of the Lakefront Trail is visible in the foreground. The Days Inn hotel (originally a Holiday Inn, 644 North Lake Shore Drive) is visible on the right. The Onterie Center (later Axis Apartments) at 441 East Erie Street is behind the hotel. The John Hancock Center is visible at the far right.
1995
Near North Side, near northwest area
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing the section of the Near North Side north of the river and south of Chicago Avenue, bounded by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and North LaSalle Street on the east. Existing structures are indicated, as well as potential locations for future development.
1979
Near North Side
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing a section of the Near North Side, including the area from the river north to Chicago Avenue, east of North LaSalle Street and west of North Michigan Avenue.
1979
West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street
View northwest from North Franklin Street and West Illinois Street. A large parking lot occupies the block on the southeast corner of West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street. 318 West Grand Street is visible at the right, home to Caravans Awry (a rug store) at the time of the photograph. To the left of that, the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible in the distance. The rear of Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is near the center of the photograph, and the side of Clark & Barlow Hardware (353 West Grand Avenue) is visible at the far left.
1985
North Kingsbury Street and West Superior Street
View looking southeast from North Kingsbury Street, from just south of the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. Parking lots for the Montgomery Ward Company headquarters occupy the block from North Kingsbury Street to North Hudson Street, and the next block to the south, between West Superior and West Huron Streets. The rear of 400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street can be seen facing North Hudson Street. The tan brick building at the southeast corner of North Hudson and West Superior Streets has since been demolished. The John Hancock Center rises on the left, and on the right side of the photograph, the Marina City towers are visible.
1985
West Huron and North Wells Streets
View looking southwest across West Huron Street from just east of the intersection with North Wells Street. The parking lot in the foreground, located along the east side of North Wells Street between West Huron and West Erie Streets, is still in existence (2017). A billboard in that parking lot advertises Newport cigarettes. To the left behind the billboard, the yellow and turquoise exterior of Ed Debevic's restaurant (640 North Wells Street, demolished) is visible. To the right of the billboard, the three story building with the brown brick front facade became part of the Hooters restaurant at 660 North Wells Street. Behind this building is North Branch II (311-313 West Superior Street), with a banner reading "The North Branch Center". The Merchandise Mart is in the distance at the far left.
1985
Industrial buildings, Ontario Street and North Orleans Street
View of the area at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Ontario Street and North Orleans Street. Automobile traffic coming off the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp is visible in the foreground. Part of the F. C. Traver Building, 358 West Ontario Street (originally the F. C. Traver Paper Co.) is visible at the far left of the photograph. 350 West Ontario Street is next to it on the right. The rear of 343 West Erie is next on the right, and in front of that, stands the small building at 636 North Orleans Street.
1978
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. The large brick factory and warehouse is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (demolished). Just visible to the left of it is 368 West Huron Street, with the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery's awning over the entrance.
1978
Bauer Building entrance
View of the arched entranceway to the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets.
1985
Flair House, 214 West Erie Street
View of Flair House, a three-story brick house located at 214 W. Erie between Franklin and Wells Streets.
1985
Concrete-framed warehouse
Partial view of the rear of a warehouse on the Near North Side, showing its concrete frame construction.
1978
Smith Shoe Company Building, 223 West Erie Street
Partial view of the Smith Shoe Company Building (223 West Erie Street). The building is located at the southeast corner of West Erie Street and North Franklin Street.
1978
Orleans-Huron Building
View looking southeast from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Huron Street, towards the Orleans-Huron Building, an eight story warehouse building at 325 West Huron Street. At the time of the photograph, Helix was a tenant.
1978
North Orleans Street and industrial buildings
View looking southeast towards the east side of North Orleans Street. The Adlake Building (320 West Ohio Street) is on the left. Next to it, on the right, across West Ohio Street, is the La Salle Street Press building, housing what was once the largest financial printer in Chicago. The steeple of Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is visible on the far right, with the Merchandise Mart beyond it. The beginning of the Kennedy Expressway on-ramp is in the foreground.
1978
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters
View of the south and east facades of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street).
1976
Near North Side and John Sexton Building
View north over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive) at sunset. The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is in the foreground. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out against the sky on the left.
1978
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
View over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The east side of the 500 block of North Wells street, just north of the intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street is visible on the lower right. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
1978
Proposal for a tree-lined avenue along Chicago Avenue
Map drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing a proposal for creating a tree-lined avenue along Chicago Avenue between the North Branch of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue.
1980
Proposal for new development, River North
Map of Chicago's Near North Side drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing recent development and locations for proposed development, including the Wolf Point Landings Apartments along the North Branch of the Chicago River, and a heliport on Wolf Point itself (both unbuilt). Three areas marked "Recycling" indicate locations of existing manufacturing and warehouse buildings which could be renovated and repurposed. The site of the John Moir Trust Building on the north side of the Chicago River is highlighted as a location with "future potential".
1978
Lake Shore National Bank
View of the Lake Shore National Bank (605 North Michigan Avenue, originally Lake Shore Trust and Savings Bank) located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and Ohio Street. The windows on the upper levels have been removed as part of a renovation project. 625 North Michigan Avenue rises behind the bank building, at the top of the photograph.
1982
Navy Pier, parking area
View of a parking area at Navy Pier, looking west towards the city. An elevated walkway covered with a striped awning connects both sides of the terminal building. Bunting decorates the upper level walkways, in celebration of the nation's Bicentennial. Lake Point Tower rises in the background.
1976
Navy Pier
View of one of the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal building, and the adjacent plaza and walkway. Picnic tables have been installed on the plaza, and trees planted to shade this area.
1990
North Lake Shore Drive and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
View to the north along North Lake Shore Drive, with 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) partially visible on the left of the photograph. The 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments are next to it, across East Chestnut Street. Part of the Esplanade Apartments (900-910 North Lake Shore Drive) and part of 990 North Lake Shore Drive are visible to their right.
1990
Pedestrians, North Michigan Avenue
View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue. Part of the McGraw Hill Building (520 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the upper left. The Chicago Marriott Downtown hotel (now Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile) at 540 North Michigan Avenue is visible to its right.
1982
Fourth Presbyterian Church and North Michigan Avenue buildings
View looking north along North Michigan Avenue with the Fourth Presbyterian Church in the foreground at the left. One Magnificent Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) is visible under construction at the upper right.
1982
East Superior Street at North Michigan Avenue
View looking along the north side of East Superior Street, from across the intersection with North Michigan Avenue. A single-story building housing men's wear shops occupies the northwest corner at 730 North Michigan Avenue. To the left along East Superior Street is Armando's restaurant, housed in a nineteenth-century residential building. Further to the left, across North Rush Street, are the brown brick Methodist Book Concern Building (740 North Rush Street) and 48 East Superior Street. At the extreme left, the spire of Holy Name Church is visible.
1976
East Oak Street from North Michigan Avenue
View looking west along East Oak Street from North Michigan Avenue. A parking lot occupies the southwest corner of the intersection of Oak Street and North Michigan Avenue. An advertisement for the Oak Trust and Savings Bank is painted on the side of the building adjacent to that lot. A number of shops, and the Esquire Theater are at the right across Oak Street. Beyond these at the upper right are three high-rise residential buildings: 2 East Oak, 40 East Oak, and Newberry Plaza (1030 North State Street).
1976
Gino's East pizzeria sign and parking lot
View looking east from a parking lot at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Superior Street. There is a sign for Gino's East painted on the wall of the restaurant at the eastern end of the lot. Some of the oval windows of the Prentice Women's Hospital can be seen in the distance on the right.
1976
Water Tower Place from Water Tower Park
View looking northeast towards Water Tower Place, from Water Tower Park, near the southwest corner of East Pearson Street and North Michigan Avenue. A Marshall Field's store anchors the southwest corner of the shopping complex.
1976
Che Ca Gou sculpture, Chicago Place
View of an anodized metal sculpture installed on the rear wall of the top-level food court in the Chicago Place shopping center (700 North Michigan Avenue). The sculpture depicts several of the city's iconic skyscrapers, including the John Hancock building and the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower), arrayed in a fan shape and interspersed with large metal feathers, suggesting a Native American headdress. A group of wild onions are depicted in the center of the sculpture, and a curved panel below the cluster of onions bears the inscription "and the Illini called it Che Ca Gou".
1990
Chicago Tribune Building and North Michigan Avenue
View looking north along North Michigan Avenue from just south of the intersection with East Wacker Drive. The Chicago Tribune Building is prominently visible on the right, with the Sheraton Chicago hotel (originally Medinah Athletic Club building, now Hotel InterContinental) behind it to the left. A corner of the Wrigley Building is visible at the extreme left, and some of the bridgehouses for the North Michigan Avenue bridge are visible at street level.
1976
North Michigan Avenue from above
View looking north along North Michigan Avenue. Part of the Wrigley Building is in the left foreground, and part of the Tribune Building is visible at the upper right.
1976
Flower beds along North Michigan Avenue
View of flower beds in the parkway between the sidewalk and the street, along North Michigan Avenue near East Erie Street.
1982
Landscaping in front of Saks Fifth Avenue
View northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue just north of the intersection with East Erie Street. The grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk has been planted with trees and flowers. The windows and awnings of Saks Fifth Avenue are visible behind the landscaping.
1982
Hooker Street, Goose Island
View looking along North Hooker Street north of North Evergreen Avenue. The old tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. In the center distance is the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its white smokestack.
1980
Yondorf Block and Hall
View of the Yondorf Block and Hall (758 West North Avenue), located at the northeast corner of North Halsted and North Avenue. At the time of the photograph, the building housed a Sam's Liquor Store on the ground level, and the upper floors are boarded up and unused. The CTA Brown Line tracks are visible running behind the building.
1980
North Wells Street from West Schiller Street
View looking north along the east side of North Wells Street from just north of the intersection with West Schiller Street. The Old Jerusalem restaurant is visible (1411 N. Wells Street). Next to it on the left is the Wax Museum (defunct), decorated with flags in celebration of the American Bicentennial. In the distance at the left, the Americana Towers, Kennelly Square, and Eugenie Square apartment buildings are silhouetted against the sky.
1976
Pipers Alley Mall
View of the Pipers Alley Mall complex, looking south along the west side of North Wells Street towards North Avenue. Dominick's grocery store and the Lincoln Park Court Club (racquetball club) were among the original tenants. The three-story Victorian building with the circular turret, originally the Piper's Bakery building, is occupied by That Steak Joynt restaurant at the time of the photograph.
1978

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