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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1994
CITGO Refinery
View of the CITGO Petroleum Company refinery, located at 2500 East Chicago Ave in East Chicago, Indiana.
1972
Amoco Refinery, Whiting, Indiana
View of the Amoco Oil Refinery (now BP Whiting Refinery) located at 2815 Indianapolis Boulevard in Whiting, Indiana.
1981
Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue
View looking northwest across West Grand Street at the Off Center shopping mall (300 West Grand Avenue), an outlet shopping mall. The wall of the former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. On the extreme right, a CTA train passes on the elevated tracks above North Franklin Street.
1980
Schulze Baking Company Building
View of the Schulze Baking Company building, located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard.
1989
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 54)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue
View of the front facade of the Off Center outlet shopping mall at 300 West Grand Avenue. The wall of this former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. The entrance is visible at the lower left corner of the photograph.
1985
Industrial buildings, West Superior Street
View of 311-313 West Superior Street, looking east along the south side of West Superior Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph it housed Selfix, a plastic products manufacturing company. On the left of the photograph is 301 West Superior Street, the CTA Brown Line elevated tracks over North Franklin Street are just visible. The intersection with North Orleans Street is in the foreground.
1978
Industrial area, Riley Road, East Chicago
View in winter looking northeast on Riley Road towards United States Gypsum (USG Corporation), located at 301 Riley Road. A level railroad crossing across Riley Road is visible in the distance at the right.
1972
Industrial complex, South Torrence Avenue
View of industrial plant along South Torrence Avenue.
1974
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. The large brick factory and warehouse is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (demolished). Just visible to the left of it is 368 West Huron Street, with the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery's awning over the entrance.
1978
Florsheim Shoe Company building
View of part of the side facade of the Florsheim Building (130 South Canal Street).
1978
Nabisco Biscuit Company plant
View of the north facade and grounds of the Nabisco Bakery (7300 S Kedzie Avenue) facing West 73rd Street.
1977
North Branch Canal, industrial district
View looking north along the North Branch Canal running along the east side of Goose Island, with the Goose Island shoreline at the left. In the distance is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished). The Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two tall smokestacks is in the distance on the left.
1970
Industrial and warehouse buildings, West Huron Street
View looking east along West Huron Street. 368 West Huron Street, located on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Sedgwick Streets, and home to the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, is on the far left. The large brick warehouse and factory building next to it is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (now demolished). The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks are visible in the distance, running over West Huron Street. Behind the tracks, at the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets, is the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street), with arched windows on its top floor. On the far right, standing at the southeast corner of West Huron and North Orleans Streets, is 325 West Huron Street (with the yellow Helix sign).
1976
Seeburg factory, North Dayton Street
View looking north along North Dayton Street with the new building of the Seeburg factory complex (1500 North Dayton Street) at the left. Part of the final letter "G" in the Seeburg sign is just visible above the roofline of the building. Brubaker's car - with his initials on the car's license plate - is parked in front of the building.
1980
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 56)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
5th Avenue: Hallicrafters Radios (Folder 169)
Hallicrafters Radios, 4401 West 5th Avenue
1961
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building
Detail of the fenestration on the facade of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building on the south side of West Superior Street between North Sedgwick and North Orleans Streets.
1978
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
View looking east along the south side of West Superior Street. The large factory and warehouse on the right, occupying the south side of the block between North Sedgwick and North Orleans Streets is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. To the left of that, the intersection with North Orleans Street is visible. The small two-story building visible on the southeast corner of that intersection is 331 West Superior Street. The warehouse building next to it on the far left is 311-313 West Superior Street.
1978
Seeburg factory from North Freemont Avenue
View of the rear of the Seeburg factory complex (1500 North Dayton Street), looking northeast from North Freemont Avenue. The back of the large Seeburg sign is visible above the roofline.
1980
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1980
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1979
Factory buildings, North Lawndale
View of unused factory buildings, once part of the Illinois Steel Service complex at 1127 South Washtenaw Avenue.
1979
Standard Oil refinery, Whiting, Indiana
View in winter of the Standard Oil refinery (later BP Whiting Refinery) in Whiting, Indiana.
1972
Industrial buildings, West Huron Street
View looking northwest along the north side of West Huron Street. 368 West Huron is near the center of the image, standing at the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The warehouse and factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left, the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible.
1985
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
Industrial district, Huron and Franklin Streets
View looking northwest from under the elevated train tracks at the intersection of West Huron and North Franklin Streets. West Huron Street runs along the left of the image. At the extreme right, a lower corner of 712-720 North Franklin Street/301 West Superior Street) is visible. Next to that is the rear of 311-313 West Superior Street. The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (now demolished) is the large industrial building at the left running along North Orleans Street.
1985
368 West Huron Street
View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 368 West Huron Street, which stands at the northeast corner of West Huron Street and North Sedgwick Street. The factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left of the photograph, part of the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is visible.
1978
Burley Avenue: Interlake Iron (Folder 15)
Interlake Iron, 10730 South Burley Avenue, exterior wall under construction
1957
Pershing Road (Folder 113)
Exterior view
1953
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building, with a "For Sale" sign on it, is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
1979
Industrial buildings, Dickey Road, East Chicago
View of industrial buildings near Dickey Road. Railway lines visible in the foreground run adjacent to the factory.
1972

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