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Pelikan Drugs, 26th Street and Lawndale
1955
Hamlin at 26th Street, Chochola Drugs
1955
Houses, Harding Avenue, South Lawndale
View of houses and apartment houses along South Harding Avenue at West 27th Street in the Little Village.
1981
Commercial area, West Cermak Road
View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
1979
Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
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
Chochola Drugs, 26th Street and Hamlin
1955
Cermak Road near Whipple Street
View looking west along West Cermak Road. Nuestra Senora del Tepeyac (Our Lady of Tepeyac) church is on the left, at the intersection with South Whipple Street.
1970
Houses, South Lawndale
View in winter of nineteenth-century houses along the north side of West 23rd Street between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. The two story house with the red awnings is located at 2820 West 23rd Street. 2822 West 23rd Street is next to it on the left.
1979
Harrison Tech High School
View in winter of Carter Harrison Technical High School (2850 West 24th Boulevard).
1979
Albany Terrace Apartments
View looking east towards the Albany Terrace Apartments, a high-rise apartment building located at 3030 West 21st Place, at South Albany Avenue.
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
Traffic Intersection at California Blvd and 24th Blvd, Image 01
California Avenue; 24th Street. Looking north.
1939
Cermak Road, South Lawndale
View in winter looking east along the north side of West Cermak Road between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. A four story building with a "Hotel" sign in front (2860 West Cermak Road) has a side wall painted with an advertisement reading in part "Aqui es! Super Birria Jalisco". Further down the block is Manning Savings (2854 West Cermak Road). At the extreme left is a parking lot with a sign over the entrance reading "Marshall Sq. Theatre Parking".
1979
Cerkez Drugs, 26th Street and Karlov
1955
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
Sacramento Avenue (Folder 131)
Workers constructing swimming pool in school, South Sacramento Avenue and 25th Street
1959
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
Honsik Pharmacy, 26th Street and Christiana
1955
Harrison Tech High School
View in winter of Carter Harrison Technical High School (2850 West 24th Boulevard).
1979
Mural promoting education, South Lawndale
View in winter of a mural painted on the west side wall of a small two-story commercial building at 2755 West Cermak Road, just east of the intersection with South California Avenue. At the top of the mural, text in English and Spanish reads "Education for the People - Educacion Para el Pueblo".
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: 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
Traffic Intersection at California Blvd and 24th Blvd, Image 02
California Avenue; 25th Street. Looking northwest.
1936
Honsik Pharmacy, 26th Street and Christiana
1955
26th Street and Pelikan Drugs
1955
Garfield Park and Douglas Park
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace", and the boulevards that connect them. Annotations in red ink describe the type of land use in the areas surrounding the park system.
1979

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