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Industrial area, South Chicago
View looking southeast from South Chicago Avenue from just north of the intersection with South Baltimore Avenue, towards cargo handling and storage facilities along the Calumet River. Concrete storage silos are visible on the left behind the viaduct. To their right are utility poles and overhead cranes, and next to that, part of the Chicago Skyway is visible. A gas storage tank (gas holder) is at the far right side. Part of the United Steelworkers Union Local 65 office building (9350 South Chicago Avenue, now home to the Power Circle Congregation) is visible in front of it.
1969
Chicago River industrial facilities and Lake Point Tower
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.
1972
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
Lake Point Tower and industrial buildings along the Chicago River
View northeast along the Chicago River toward Lake Point Tower and North Lake Shore Drive (elevated.) North Pier Terminal is partially visible at the base of Lake Point Tower. Storage tanks for SuCrest Corporation are on the left of the image.
1976
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
Winter view looking north along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal from West Columbus Drive toward CITGO Petroleum Corporation's loading and port facilities. A CITGO storage tank is at the far left, and an Amoco Wisconsin cargo ship is docked next to it. A second ship is behind that.
1972
Cargill Inc. grain elevator complex
View of Cargill's grain elevator and wharf complex, located at 12201 South Torrence Avenue on the west bank of the Calumet River.
1972
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). Farther up the river, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance behind these is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant with its two smokestacks (demolished). On the right is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
1969
Lake Point Tower and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
View to northeast along north side of the Chicago River toward Lake Point Tower, with storage facilities and a parking lot along the riverfront. North Lake Shore Drive (elevated) is visible at the horizon, and a large billboard advertising cigarettes rises above it.
1978
Lake Point Tower and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
View to northeast along north side of the Chicago River, toward Lake Point Tower. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is the white multi-story building on the left. Built along the Ogden Slip, the building occupies the 400 block of East Illinois Street.
1978
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
Industrial facilities along the Ogden Slip and Loop skyscrapers
View to the southwest from East Illinois Street. A parking lot, warehouse and storage facilities of the Chicago Dock and Canal Company, located along the Ogden Slip, are in the foreground. Across the Chicago River to the south is Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive); adjacent to that on the right is the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center); next to the right, under construction, is Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive); to the right again is the Hyatt Regency Chicago Tower II. The Hyatt Regency Chicago Tower I is at the far right.
1980
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
View of a ship docked adjacent to large bridge cranes, part of the shipping and loading facilities along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal.
1972
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
View of shipping and loading facilities along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, seen from Dickey Road.
1972
High-rise buildings and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
View to the northwest across the Chicago River, with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River in the foreground. Rising behind are the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) on the extreme left, the John Hancock Center in the center of the image, and the McClurg Court Center apartment towers on the right.
1972
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

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