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Medical Sciences Addition, University of Illinois at the Medical Center

A worker installs a cement floor during the late stages of construction of Phase One of the Medical Sciences Addition (now the Medical Sciences Building), with elevators at the left, and the framework for a dropped ceiling in the upper part of the photograph. The building is located at 909 South Wolcott Avenue.

1963

Medical Sciences Addition, University of Illinois at the Medical Center

View southwest during construction of the upper floors of Phase One of the Medical Sciences Addition (now the Medical Sciences Building), located at 909 South Wolcott Avenue.

1963

Medical Sciences Addition, University of Illinois at the Medical Center

View northeast during construction of Phase One of the Medical Sciences Addition (now the Medical Sciences Building), located at 909 South Wolcott Avenue. Part of South Wolcott Avenue is visible at the upper left.

1962

Medical Sciences Addition, University of Illinois at the Medical Center

View of pipes suspended from the ceiling during construction of Phase One of the Medical Sciences Addition (now the Medical Sciences Building), located at 909 South Wolcott Avenue.

1962

Medical Sciences Addition, University of Illinois at the Medical Center

View southeast showing site preparations for the construction of Phase One of the Medical Sciences Addition (now the Medical Sciences Building), located at 909 South Wolcott Avenue.

1962

Parking Lot, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northwest showing Parking Lot 11 with paving and striping completed. The entrance to the lot is on its north side, along West Congress Parkway. The Racine Avenue building is in the background at the left.

1967

Parking Lots, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northwest showing site development for university parking lots located between West Harrison Street, at the left, and the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), at the right. Parking Lot 11 is in the right foreground with the Racine Avenue Building beyond it. The intersection of West Harrison Street and South Racine Avenue is at the upper left. Parking Lots 1A and 1B are partially visible at the far left.

1966

Student Residence & Commons, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast during construction of the Student Residence & Commons. Originally given a single name, the building now named Student Residence & Commons Courtyard is in the center of the photograph, and part of the Student Residence & Commons North is at the upper right. Part of the Art & Architecture building is at the lower right. West Harrison Street is at the left of the photograph, and the intersection with South Halsted Street is at the upper left.

1990

Sculpture, University of Illinois at Chicago

View west from the southwest entrance plaza at South Morgan Street, showing the bronze sculpture "Slabs of the Sunburnt West" by Richard Hunt. The sculpture, installed in this location in 1975, was commissioned by the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund as a memorial to Illinois poet and historian Carl Sandburg, and inspired by Sandburg's poem of the same name. Burnham Hall is in the distance behind it, and the lower part of the Science & Engineering Offices building is at the upper right.

1990

Campus view, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast from a grassy area adjacent to the south side of the Science & Engineering Offices building (upper left). Part of Science & Engineering West is at the upper right, and Burnham Hall and Addams Hall are partially visible in the center distance.

1990

Student Residence & Commons, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast during construction of the Student Residence & Commons. The building now named Student Residence & Commons Courtyard is at the left, and Student Residence & Commons North and Student Residence & Commons south are at the right. The intersection of West Harrison and South Halsted Streets is near the center of the image, and Circle Interchange is behind that. Downtown buildings are in the distance at the top of the photograph.

1988

Student Residence & Commons, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest across South Halsted Street during construction of the Student Residence & Commons (now Student Residence & Commons South).

1990

Student Residence & Commons, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast during construction of the Student Residence & Commons. Originally given a single name, the building at the lower left is now called Student Residence & Commons Courtyard, and that at the lower right is now Student Residence & Commons North. Downtown Chicago skyscrapers are in the distance.

1990

Student Residence & Commons, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest across South Halsted Street during construction of the Student Residence & Commons (now Student Residence & Commons South). A corner of the Chicago Circle Center Tower (now Student Center East Tower) is at the extreme left.

1990

The Quad, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest showing students on the Quad, built after the removal of the Great Court and Circle Forum. Lecture Center A is near the center of the photo, with the top of the Library visible behind it. Lecture Center B is at the far right, with University Hall behind it.

1990

Lecture Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

View of the south side of Lecture Center D after the removal of the Great Court and elevated walkways. The top of the Chicago Circle Center Tower (now Student Center East Tower) is at the upper right.

1990

Elevated walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast from University Hall, showing demolition of the section of elevated walkway north of West Harrison Street leading to the CTA Blue Line station (upper left). The Student Residence & Commons Addition (now Student Residence & Commons West) is at the far right.

1990

Landscaping, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest showing a landscaped area with trees and paved walkways in an open area south of Burnham Hall (at upper right) and east of the Science & Engineering Offices building (partially visible at upper left). The Library and University Hall are in the center distance.

1990

Elevated walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northeast from University Hall, showing demolition of the elevated walkway at the north entrance to campus. West Harrison Street runs up the left side of the photograph; the Student Residence & Commons Addition (now Student Residence & Commons West) is at the upper center.

1990

Elevated walkway and Great Court, University of Illinois at Chicago

View southwest from a section of the elevated walkway adjacent to the Great Court. In the foreground, a staircase descends to ground level from the walkway. At the upper right, a short flight of stairs leads up to the Great Court, where the outside of one of the exedrae is visible. The top of Science & Engineering Laboratory West is at the upper left of the photograph.

1990

Elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest showing the main north-south spine of the elevated walkway. There are staircases to ground level at the center of the walkway, separated by chain-linked granite bollards. Henry Hall and Jefferson Hall are in the center distance, and University Hall is at the upper left. The Formfit building (purchased by the University in 1979) is in the distance at the far right.

1967

Great Court and Walkway demolition, University of Illinois at Chicago

View east during the dismantling and removal of the Great Court and elevated walkway system. Concrete "butterfly" columns which supported the Great Court and elevated walkway are in the foreground between the Lecture Center buildings. One of the exedrae atop the Great Court is at the upper left. The Library is in the background at the top of the photograph. The Great Court, Circle Forum, and elevated walkway system were demolished over a six-year period extending from 1993 to 1999.

1990

Landscaping, University of Illinois at Chicago

View southeast showing an open area on the north side of the Science & Engineering Offices building. The Memorial Grove (Harry W. Pearce Memorial Grove) is in the distance at the left.

1990

Great Court and Circle Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

View from the Great Court toward the west wall of the Chicago Circle Center (now Student Center East). The name "Chicago Circle Center" is inscribed on an adjacent granite panel on the Great Court.

1990

Illumination beneath elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago

View showing fluorescent lights installed between the concrete piers of the elevated walkway to illuminate a ground-level walkway between Science & Engineering East and Science & Engineering West.

1990

Education & Communications Building, University of Illinois at Chicago

View southeast showing a plaza at the Education & Communications Building with small trees in brick-faced planters, and a brick wall around its perimeter. University Hall is in the distance.

1990

Halsted Street, University of Illinois at Chicago

View east across South Halsted Street showing a brick paved plaza with low granite benches and granite bollards adjacent to the street. The Halsted Street Parking Structure is at the upper right, and Parking Lot 4 is at the upper left.

1990

Sculpture and elevated walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago

View northwest showing the sculpture "Structural Arch in Time" by artist Jerald "Jerry" Jacquard installed on the plaza on the west side of University Hall. Jacquard was formerly a faculty member in the University's Art Department. The sculpture, made of Cor-Ten steel, is currently installed on campus just south of Science and Engineering South.A curving spiral ramp connecting the second story of University Hall to ground level runs across the top of the photograph, and a section of elevated walkway leading to the Behavioral Sciences Building is at the left.

1990

Great Court and Circle Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

View from the Great Court showing the upper floor of the Chicago Circle Center (now Student Center East) and a tall lightpost.

1990

Walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago

View south showing a paved walkway underneath an enclosed elevated passageway between two Addams Hall (far left) and Burnham Hall (lower right). Part of the north wall of Science & Engineering Laboratory West is visible underneath the passageway.

1990

Parking Lot 4, University of Illinois at Chicago

View southwest from West Polk Street, showing a sign for Parking Lot 4. The Halsted Street Parking Structure is at the upper left behind the parking lot. At the right, a bus shelter stands along South Halsted Street.

1990

Memorial Grove, University of Illinois at Chicago

View southeast from the Memorial Grove, with a sign prohibiting dog waste in the area.

1990

Flooding during construction of Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northwest from the exterior staircase at the Union building (now Student Center East) showing a flooded area south of the construction site of the Art & Architecture Building (at right), which extends along the east side of Douglas Hall (left). University Hall is behind it.

1966

Flooding during construction of Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast showing a flooded area at the south end of the Art & Architecture Building during its construction (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).

1966

Campus view during construction, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View southeast showing numerous campus buildings. The Library, with the additions at its north and south ends completed, is at the center foreground (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The Great Court and Circle Forum are to the left of the Library.The Science & Engineering Offices building is behind the library, at the upper right, and the Science & Engineering Laboratory East and West are at the upper left. Science & Engineering South is visible under construction in the distance behind the Science & Engineering Laboratory East and West. South Morgan Street is at the right.

1968

Memorial Grove construction, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast showing construction of the circular paved walkway for the southwest garden (Memorial Grove), part of Phase 2 of campus construction. Science & Engineering Laboratory West is behind it at the right, and classroom buildings Burnham Hall and Addams Hall are in the left distance.

1968

Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View east showing the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The enclosed elevated walkway leading from the building passes over the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) electrical substation (demolished 2017) and connects with the main north-south spine of the walkway at the bottom of the photograph. West Harrison Street is at the left, and the intersection with South Halsted Street is at the upper left. The Union Tower (now Student Center East Tower) is at the upper right.

1968

Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northwest showing workers paving a small area to the immediate south of the Art & Architecture Building during Phase 2 of campus construction. University Hall is at the upper left.

1968

Library addition, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast showing the west side of the Library, with workers' cars parked in front of it.

1968

Campus view during construction, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View south along the east facade of the library from the north end of the addition (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The Lecture Center is at the left, and the Science & Engineering Offices building is in the center distance.

1968

Elevated Walkway, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View of a section of the elevated walkway, showing the supporting concrete columns. This section of the walkway is supported by rectangular concrete piers, rather than "butterfly" columns.

1968

Memorial Grove site, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View south from the Science & Engineering Offices building, showing the site for the southwest garden (Memorial Grove), part of Phase 2 of campus construction. The brick wall on the campus perimeter along Taylor Street marks the south end of the grove.

1968

Library addition, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northwest showing the addition at the south end of the Library (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The building's east facade is also visible. University Hall is in the distance at the upper right.

1968

Memorial Grove site, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast from the site of the southwest garden (Memorial Grove), part of Phase 2 of campus construction. The Science & Engineering Offices building is at the upper left, and Science & Engineering Laboratory West and East is at the right. Burnham Hall is visible between them

1967

Campus view during construction, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast on campus during Phase 2 of campus construction. A paved area is in the foreground, and the Art and Architecture Building is visible under construction at the left. The Student Union Tower is at the right, and downtown Loop high-rise buildings are in the center distance.

1967

Lighting behind Henry Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View southeast showing installation of spotlights behind Henry Hall (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Part of the elevated walkway and Turner Gate are visible in the distance at the left.

1967

Science & Engineering Laboratory and Union, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View of campus buildings looking northwest from a site under development on the east side of South Halsted Street. The Science & Engineering Laboratory, Union building and Tower (now Student Center East and Student Center East Tower), and the Charles J. Hull Mansion (now Jane Addam's Hull-House Museum) are all visible.Staff and Administrative Offices Building (now University Hall) is in the distance behind the Union.

1967

Plant Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View northeast during later stages of construction showing exterior brick walls and glass roof for the Plant Research Laboratory (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).

1967

Plant Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View southwest showing the interior of the Plant Research Laboratory during construction (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).

1967

Plant Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

View southeast looking across the intersection of South Halsted and West Taylor Streets, during late stages of construction for the Plant Research Laboratory (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).

1967