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West Ogden Avenue at Homan
View looking southwest along a stretch of West Ogden Avenue. The intersection with South Homan Avenue is in the middle ground, at the traffic signals. The Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church (3358 West Ogden Avenue) is on the right.
1978
Central Park Avenue and elevated train tracks, North Lawndale
View looking north along South Central Park Avenue towards the Central Park stop on the Douglas Branch elevated train line (later CTA Pink Line.) The intersection with West Ogden Avenue is visible in the distance beyond the viaduct. Late nineteenth-century houses stand at the right.
1979
Ogden Avenue, commercial/ residential buildings
View of a group of low-rise buildings with street-level commercial space and apartments above, located on the north side of West Ogden Avenue at South Christiana Avenue. A sign on one of the buildings reads "Big 8 Pool Room".
1979
Apartment buildings, 15th Place, North Lawndale
View in winter of nineteenth-century apartment houses along the north side of West 15th Place, between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street. 2630 West 15th Place is at the far left.
1979
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
1979
Vacant land on Roosevelt Road, North Lawndale
View looking northeast from West Roosevelt Road at vacant land between South Homan and South Kedzie Avenues. The building in the distance on the far left is the Chicago Police Department Tech Lab (3340 West Fillmore Street). To the right of it, one of the buildings of the former Sears complex is visible.
1979
George W. Collins High School
View from the parking lot towards George W. Collins High School (later Collins Academy High School), 1313 South Sacramento Drive. The school is located within Douglas Park.
1979
Douglas Park and Roosevelt Road
View in winter from Douglas Park, looking towards apartment buildings along West Roosevelt Road. The intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Francisco Avenue is near the center of the photograph. Playground equipment is visible in the park, behind the trees.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: industrial areas
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing industrial areas in Lawndale.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: public transportation
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing public transportation service in Lawndale.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: Title Page
Hand-lettered title page by C. William Brubaker for a proposal for Lawndale, developed by the Mayor's Architectural Advisory Committee. The title reads: "Lawndale: Look What It Has Going For It; A Review Of The Physical Environment.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: shopping center
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of a proposed shopping center at West Roosevelt Road and South Kedzie Avenue.
1979
Vacant lots, Roosevelt Road
View of vacant land along the north side of West Roosevelt Road between South Homan Avenue and South Kedzie Avenue. The Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, including the Sears Merchandise Building Tower, is partially visible in the distance.
1979
Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter from across South California Avenue of the main entrance to Mount Sinai Hospital (1525 South California Avenue).
1979
North Lawndale, winter street and brick houses
View in winter looking west along the north side of West 15th Street, just west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street. A row of nineteenth-century brick worker's cottages line the block. The house at the far right is located at 2602 West 15th Street. Kitchen chairs have been placed along the side of the street to save parking spots.
1979
Douglas Park and Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter looking across Douglas Park towards Mount Sinai Hospital. A snow-covered park bench is in the left foreground and playing fields are visible in the park behind it. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is visible in the distance through the trees.
1979
Douglas Boulevard and Baptist Church
View looking northwest across West Douglas Boulevard towards the Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church (3622 West Douglas Boulevard).
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: improvements
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, illustrating the locations and types of proposed improvements in the Lawndale community.
1979
Douglas Park
View of Douglas Park from West Ogden Avenue, with the fieldhouse in the distance across the pond.
1970
South Kedzie at 13th Street, North Lawndale
View northeast showing buildings along the east side of South Kedzie Avenue, at the intersection with West 13th Street. Lester's Lounge and Pouchies Grocery and Restaurant are located at street level in two of these buildings.
1970
Proposal for Lawndale: residential buildings
Hand-drawn sketches by C. William Brubaker showing styles of apartment buildings on West Douglas Boulevard, and houses on West 15th Street and West 16th Street in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
1979
Apartment houses, South Trumbull Avenue
View looking north along the west side of South Trumbull Avenue towards West Ogden Avenue. 1950 South Trumbull Avenue is the greystone at the left.
1970
Apartment houses, West 15th Place
View looking west along the north side of West 15th Place at nineteenth century apartment houses between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street.
1970
Douglas Park Fieldhouse
View of the fieldhouse in Douglas Park, seen across the lake in winter.
1979
Greystone houses, Douglas Boulevard
View of a group of greystone houses on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard, between South Spaulding and South Sawyer Avenues. The red brick building at the far left is located at 3252 West Douglas Boulevard. The greystone next to it on the right is 3250 West Douglas Boulevard.
1979
Douglas Boulevard, North Lawndale
View in winter along West Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale, with apartment buildings lining both sides of the boulevard.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: Conclusion
Hand-lettered conclusion page by C. William Brubaker for the proposal for Lawndale developed by the Mayor's Architectural Advisory Committee. A small hand-drawn map summarizes the area's chief infrastructure offerings.
1979
Two-flats, North Lawndale
View in winter of nineteenth-century brick two-flat apartment houses on West 16th Street, east of South California Avenue.
1979
Lawndale Community Academy and Hebrew Theological College
View looking northwest from the median of West Douglas Boulevard. The Hebrew Theological College building (formerly 3448 West Douglas Boulevard, demolished 2010) is at the right. Lawndale Elementary Community Academy (3500 West Douglas Boulevard) is at the left, across South Saint Louis Avenue.
1978
Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter from Douglas Park towards the front of Mount Sinai Hospital (1525 South California Avenue).
1979
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking south along South Homan Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Arthington Street.
1979
Factory buildings, North Lawndale
View of unused factory buildings, once part of the Illinois Steel Service complex at 1127 South Washtenaw Avenue.
1979
Theodore Herzl Elementary School
View of the front of Theodore Herzl Elementary School (3711 West Douglas Boulevard).
1979
Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School
View looking west across West 15th Place at Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place). Part of Mount Sinai Hospital is visible in the distance on the left.
1979
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking across West Arthington Street from the Sunken Gardens. The upper part of the Sears Merchandise Building Tower is visible at the top left.
1979
Douglas Park and Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter looking across Douglas Park towards Mount Sinai Hospital. Two snow-covered park benches are in the foreground and playing fields are visible in the park. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is in the distance on the right.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: planned infrastructure
Map of Lawndale, hand-drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing residential and industrial areas, major roadways, and the Eisenhower Expressway.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: regional location
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing Lawndale's position in the greater Chicago region.
1979
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Olin-Sang Pavilion
View of the Olin-Sang Pavilion, an addition to the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center complex, looking southwest along Ogden Avenue towards California Avenue.
1978
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
View of the glass-walled office building for Ryerson Inc., looking west along the north side of West 16th Street towards South Washtenaw Avenue.
1979
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
Ryerson Inc. corporate center and Plamondon School
View in winter looking northeast towards West 15th Place from a Ryerson Inc. parking lot on West 16th Street. The west wall of the Ryerson Inc. office building is at the right. The Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place) is in the distance at the left.
1979
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
View in winter looking east along the north side of West 16th Street from west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street, at the Ryerson Inc. offices and plant. The glass-walled building on the left was an office facility. The Ryerson Inc. plant is in the distance.
1979
Mount Sinai Hospital
View in winter from an adjacent parking lot of part of Mount Sinai Hospital, located just east of Douglas Park.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: expressways and major streets
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing expressways and major streets serving Lawndale.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: parks and boulevards
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, highlighting Douglas Park, one of the parks in the city's "Emerald Necklace", the system of boulevards connected to it, and its location adjacent to residential areas.
1979
Proposal for Lawndale: location
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of the Lawndale neighborhood within the City of Chicago.
1979
Neighborhoods bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway
Map of the area roughly bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway. Major streets and expressways are marked. Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace" system are visible, along with the boulevards that connect them.
1979
Douglas Boulevard apartment buildings, North Lawndale
View in winter of apartment buildings on the north side of West Douglas Boulevard, east of South Central Park Avenue. The greystone on the left is located at 3540 West Douglas Boulevard. 3528 West Douglas Boulevard is partially visible at the far right, with vacant lots between them.
1979

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Geographic Location: North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)   Source: C. William Brubaker Collection   Remove all