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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
Mandel-Lear Building
View of the Mandel-Lear Building (formerly at 211 East North Water Street).
1984
Schulze Baking Company Building
View of the Schulze Baking Company building, located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard.
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
North Michigan Avenue, view to south
View looking south along North Michigan Avenue toward 333 North Michigan and 230 North Michigan (originally Carbide and Carbon Building, now a hotel). The Wrigley Building and the Uptown Federal Bank (430 North Michigan Avenue) are on the right.
1972
Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building
View looking north across the Michigan Avenue Bridge toward the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building (401 North Michigan).
1966
Wrigley Building
View of the upper part of the Wrigley Building. The south tower with the clocktower is on the left, and the north tower is on the right. An elevated walkway connects the 14th floors of the two buildings.
1972
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
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
1984
Warehouse buildings, North Canal Street
View to the north along Canal Street with 111 North Canal (later the Gogo Building, originally one of the Butler Brothers warehouses) at the right, and 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) to the left of it. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) is in the distance on the left.
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
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
Arched entranceway and bronze gate of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
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
Michigan Avenue and Chicago Water Tower
View to the north along North Michigan Avenue from the intersection with East Superior Street. The Chicago Water Tower is at the left, and behind it, the former Bonwit Teller store building is undergoing renovations. 1000 Lake Shore Plaza is further in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
1970
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
Sketch of the Carson Pirie Scott store by C. William Brubaker.
1960
CTA elevated tracks north of Howard station
View looking north along Chicago Avenue towards the viaduct for the CTA elevated tracks (now part of the Purple Line). The east wall of the building at 222 Chicago Avenue (Evanston) is visible at the far left.
1971
Gas station and CTA elevated train tracks, Dayton Street
View of a combination gas station, auto parts store and fast food store located at North Clybourn Avenue and North Dayton Street. The CTA elevated tracks cross North Dayton Street just beyond this intersection.
1971
Southport Avenue and Southport CTA station
View north along the west side of North Southport Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The Southport CTA station is atop the elevated train tracks which cross above Southport Avenue; the entrance to the station is under the tracks.
1975
CTA tracks with billboard, Ashland and Roscoe
View north along North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses Ashland Avenue.
1975
Wilson Avenue west of Wilson CTA station
View looking west along the north side of West Wilson Avenue from the intersection with North Clifton Avenue. Businesses include a Goodwill store, Alhelp (a day labor agency), a bar, a check cashing shop, and the Bachelor Hotel.
1975
Sheridan Road and Sheridan CTA station
View north along North Sheridan Road from just south of the intersection with West Dakin Street, with 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.
1975
Davis CTA station, Evanston
View looking northwest across Benson Avenue towards the Davis CTA station.
1976
Wieboldt's Department Store, Evanston
View east along Church Street from the intersection with Oak Avenue. Wieboldt's department store is on the left.
1976
Itasca railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
View west along the tracks towards the Itasca Station (now demolished) on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. West Irving Park Road is on the left.
1976
Chicago and North Western Railroad station and Wheaton Center apartments
View of the then-new Chicago and North Western Railroad station in downtown Wheaton, with the Wheaton Center apartment complex visible behind it.
1975
Kenilworth Avenue, Kenilworth
View of trees arching over Kenilworth Avenue.
1970
Lincoln Oasis
View of the Lincoln Oasis, located along the Tri-State Tollway near South Holland, Illinois.
1970
Shopping mall and community college site plan
Hand-drawn diagram by C. William Brubaker of a site plan for a shopping center and a community college situated on opposite sites of a highway. Both the shopping mall and the community college use the same floor plan configuration, with large anchor spaces at each end and smaller spaces located between the two.
1979
Zion Nuclear Power Station
View of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, looking south along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
1976
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
View northeast along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 155th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station is in the middle distance and atop the raised embankment at the right.
1976
East 154th Street and Center Avenue, Harvey, Illinois
View looking east along East 154th Street from the intersection with Center Avenue. Bastar's Jewelry store and the Uptown Shoe Store are on the north side of the street, and the First National Bank in Harvey is in a modern building at the right. The elevated Illinois Central Railroad tracks are visible in the distance.
1976
Shops, Long Grove, Illinois
View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.
1976
Winnetka shops and apartments
View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
1995
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
1972
Evanston Day Nursery, Evanston
View of the Evanston Day Nursery, in a nineteenth century house at 1835 Grant Street.
1968
Gold Standard Liquors sign, Skokie
View looking east along the north side of Dempster Street in Skokie at the intersection with Leclaire Avenue, at a large streetside sign for Gold Standard Liquors (later a Binny's Beverage Depot). The Walton Chrysler car dealership is visible behind the sign.
1975
Safe Buy Used Cars, Skokie
Night view of a used car lot with an illuminated sign reading "Safe Buy Used Cars".
1975
Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing signs, Skokie
Night view of illuminated signs for Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing.
1975
Let Them Eat Cake sign
Illuminated sign for Let Them Eat Cake in Skokie.
1975
Six Flags billboard, Wilmette
View of a billboard for a Six Flags amusement park in St. Louis. The billboard stands along Green Bay Road in Wilmette, next to Peter Pon's Restaurant (537 Green Bay Road).
1975
Crossroads Restaurant, Wilmette
View at dusk of the Crossroads Restaurant (601 Green Bay Road) situated on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Green Bay Road. The neon sign for the Wil-Shore Motors Ford dealership (611 Green Bay Road) is visible at the right.
1975
Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket sign, Wilmette
Night view of an illuminated outdoor bucket sign for a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Wilmette.
1975
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