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Parking lots and industrial buildings, Near North Side
View to northeast from Pioneer Court Plaza (originally Equitable Plaza), showing parking lots and a snack shop (foreground) to the east of North Saint Clair Street. East Illinois Street runs across the middle ground of the image. The Vogue-Wright Studios are visible near the center of the image. To the right, the Kraft-Phenix building and plant and the west end of North Pier Terminal are visible in front of Lake Point Tower.
1976
Lake Point Tower and industrial buildings along the Chicago River
View to northeast with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, looking toward Lake Point Tower. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is the white horizontal building seen against the base of Lake Point Tower. The North Pier Terminal building occupies the 400 block of East Illinois Street and is now condominiums and retail space. North Lake Shore Drive is just visible at the horizon.
1976
High-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive
View across part of Lake Michigan towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) along North Lake Shore Drive. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is on the left of the image, under construction. The skyscrapers to the right of that are 1242 North Lake Shore Drive and 1300 North Lake Shore Drive.
1969
Apartment buildings, North Avenue at Astor Street
View of apartment/ condominium towers on North Avenue at Astor Street, across from Lincoln Park. 1555 North Astor is on the right.
1985
Newberry Plaza Town homes and Newberry Plaza condominium tower
View of Newberry Plaza. The Newberry Plaza Town homes (1000 N. State St.), built on top of the complex's three-story garage structure, are visible in the foreground. Part of the Newberry Plaza condominium tower (1030 N. State St.) is visible behind them.
1976
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing a row of kiosks along a pedestrian walkway. Groupings of row houses flank the walkway, and apartment towers stand behind these. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
1969
Newberry Plaza Town homes and Newberry Plaza condominium tower
View of Newberry Plaza. The Newberry Plaza Town homes (1000 N. State St.), built on top of the complex's three-story garage structure, are visible in the foreground. The Newberry Plaza condominium tower (1030 N. State St.) stands behind them.
1980
Near North Side buildings from the Ogden Slip
View of the skyline looking northeast across the Chicago Dock and Canal Company facilities along the Ogden Slip, between North McClurg Street and North Lake Shore Drive. McClurg Court Center A (McClurg Center) is partially visible on the far left. The Holiday Inn hotel (now W Chicago-Lakeshore) is the white high-rise building to the right of that. Lake Point Tower is on the far right.
1976
Marina City towers and Marina City Office Building
View northwest from the Chicago River, with the State Street bridge running across the center of the image, and the Marina City towers behind. The Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is to the right of the towers. A corner of the old Sun-Times building is visible on the extreme right of the image.
1969
Daley Bicentennial Park
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Park and Plaza (now part of Maggie Daley Park), located south of East Randolph Street and east of South Columbus Drive. The prominently visible high-rise apartment buildings are Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive).
1982
Huron Plaza
View of Huron Plaza (30 East Huron) during its construction.
1980
Doral Plaza, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Doral Plaza (now Millennium Park Plaza) while under construction, looking northeast from south of the intersection with Randolph Street. The building is located at 151 North Michigan Avenue. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza) stands at the right.
1980
860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments
View of the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments, looking northeast from East Chestnut Street.
1962
Winthrop Avenue apartment buildings
View of apartment buildings and three-flats along North Winthrop Avenue south of the Lawrence Avenue CTA station.
1975
Wheaton railroad tracks and Wheaton Center apartments
View west along the railroad tracks in downtown Wheaton towards the Wheaton Center apartment complex.
1975
Atrium Village
View southeast of a walkway through the Atrium Village complex with low-rise apartment buildings on the left, and Loop skyscrapers in the distance.
1980
Apartment building, Logan Square
View of U-shaped courtyard apartment building in Logan Square.
1981
Playground behind apartment buildings, Logan Square
Open grassy area with a slide and play structure at rear of apartment buildings, Logan Square.
1981
Indian Boundary Park and apartment buildings
View northeast from West Lunt Avenue towards apartment buildings facing the western perimeter of Indian Boundary Park. The building with the turrets is the Park Castle Apartments (2416-2458 West Greenleaf Avenue).
1981
Apartment buildings, South Lowe Avenue
View looking north along the east side of South Lowe Avenue, north of West 29th Street. 2837 South Lowe Avenue is at the far right, and the intersection with West 28th Street is in the distance on the left.
1981
Houses, South Wood Street
Houses on South Wood Street, near West 50th Street. The building on the left is an apartment house.
1981
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
1981
Apartment house, West Wellington Avenue
Remodeled nineteenth century building at 1056 West Wellington Avenue, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Seminary Avenue.
1981
Apartment building, Drexel Boulevard
U-shaped apartment building, located on the west side of South Drexel Boulevard between East 43rd and East 44th Streets.
1981
Residential street, West Ridge
View of a residential street with bungalows and apartment buildings in a residential area west of North Western Avenue, near West Peterson Avenue.
1967
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
1968
Perkins Grocery Store
View of Perkins Grocery Store and School Store, once located on the northwest corner of South Calumet Avenue and East 32nd Street.
1967
Brick two-flats
View of brick two-flats.
1970
CHA apartment buildings, North Lawndale
View from Ogden Avenue of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing apartment buildings on the north side of West Ogden Avenue between South Washtenaw Avenue and South Talman Avenue.
1979
Apartment buildings, Douglas Boulevard, North Lawndale
View from the wide grassy median towards two story apartment buildings on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard. The intersection with South Central Park Avenue is at the far left.
1979
Houses, South Ewing Avenue
Rear view of houses located on the east side of South Ewing Avenue. The house at the far right (9507 South Ewing Avenue) sits at the intersection of South Ewing Avenue and East 95th Street. Behind the utility pole on the left, part of a cylindrical gas storage tank and an overhead crane are visible. Railroad tracks run alongside the rear of these homes, and in the foreground part of the western edge of Calumet Park is visible.
1972
University Park Apartments, Hyde Park
View looking east along East 55th Street, at the two buildings comprising the then newly-built University Park Apartments (1451 East 55th Street).
1967
Midtown Terrace Garden Apartments
View of the Midtown Terrace Garden Apartments, a row house style residential development, with driveways and garages.
1976
Pioneer Co-op apartments
View showing the entrance area and balconies of the Pioneer Co-op apartments at 5427-5437 South Dorchester Avenue. The logo for the co-op movement, two triangle-shaped trees in a circle, is visible on the wall of the building at the far left.
1976
River City during construction
View of River City (800 South Wells Street) during late stages of construction, looking northeast. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises behind it.
1985
River City under construction
View looking north at River City (800 South Wells Street) during early stages of construction. Behind it on the left is the brick 310 West Polk Building, occupied by the Cadaco game company at the time of the photograph. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is in the center of the image.
1984
Apartment buildings, West North Shore Avenue
View looking northeast across West North Shore Avenue at apartment buildings on the north side of that street. 1054-1056 W. North Shore Avenue is on the left side of the image; 1050 W. North Shore Avenue is next to it on the right. Lake Michigan is visible on the far right.
1982
Curbside plantings at street corner
Flowerbed planted in the parkway space at a street corner in Rogers Park. Morning glories climb the traffic signal post.
1986
Derelict apartment building, North Winthrop Avenue
View of a four story apartment building in derelict condition, located on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue, south of West Grandville Avenue. Part of the Winthrop Tower Apartments (6151 North Winthrop Avenue) is visible to the left of it.
1980
Dominick's parking lot and Edgewater apartment buildings
View looking east across North Broadway Avenue north of the intersection with West Elmdale Avenue towards the parking lot for a Dominick's grocery store at 6009 North Broadway. Part of the grocery store is visible on the far right of the image. The trestle for the CTA Red Line forms a rear wall for the store's parking lot. Behind this, numerous high-rise apartment buildings are visible, including the Malibu East Condominium (6033 North Sheridan Road), visible on the right side of the image.
1980
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
View looking northeast along the east side of North Winthrop Avenue towards the intersection with West Rosemont Avenue. The Coronado Apartments (originally Coronado Apartment Hotel) is visible on the left; the building stands at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Winthrop and West Rosemont Avenues (1061 West Rosemont Avenue). The Winthrop Beach Apartments (6241 North Winthrop Avenue) is near the center of the image. On the far right, 6237 North Winthrop Avenue is visible.
1980
West Eugenie Street, rear of apartment buildings
View of the rear of nineteenth century brick apartment buildings from the alley south of West Eugenie Street, showing back porches and exterior staircases. 307 West Eugenie Street is on the left, and 303 West Eugenie Street is on the right.
1978
Roscoe Street apartment buildings
View of three-story apartment buildings on the north side of West Roscoe Street between North Halsted Street and North Elaine Place. 712 West Roscoe Street (now condominiums) is at the far left.
1976
Asbury Plaza, parking structure
View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Dearborn Street, at the entrance to the parking structure for Asbury Plaza apartment tower which adjoins the north side of the building. Landscaped beds with flowers and small trees enhance the entrance area and separate the garage entrance from the sidewalk. The Fewkes Tower apartments are visible on the upper right.
1985
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) rises behind the Fortnightly Club.
1990
Apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
Street-level view looking north along North Lake Shore Drive from north of East Bellevue Place. The exterior landscaping and sidewalk approach to The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) is in the foreground. The lower part of that apartment building (now condominiums) is visible at the upper left. To its right, 1100 North Lake Shore Drive, 1110 North Lake Shore Drive, and 1212 North Lake Shore Drive are all partially visible.
1982
New City YMCA and Flannery Apartments
Exterior view of the New City YMCA while under construction at 1515 North Halsted Street (demolished 2007), showing the multi-colored glazed brick facade and parking lot in the foreground. The two high-rise apartment buildings in the background are the Thomas Flannery Apartments.
1980
High-rise apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
View of high-rise apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive, seen from Lake Shore Drive. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is at the center of the image. The other white modernist high-rise to the right of it is 1300 North Lake Shore Drive. North Lake Shore Drive is visible in the foreground.
1978
High-rise buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
View of high-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive, seen from Lake Shore Drive. Part of 999 North Lake Shore Drive is visible on the left. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is visible under construction near the center of the image.
1969
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing apartment towers (Bryant House on left) and pedestrian walkway with kiosks and planters. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
1969
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