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Blue Island Avenue: Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building (Folder 12)
Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building, 1550 Blue Island Avenue (now multi-unit Condominium building)
1959
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 53)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Industrial landscape, East Chicago, Indiana
View of railroad and storage facilities from Columbus Drive in East Chicago. The Inland Steel plant with its smokestacks is in the distance.
1972
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
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View looking southwest along the Calumet River from the East 95th Street bridge. Cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos are visible. The Chicago Skyway runs behind these. A barge is visible in the lower right corner. Transmission towers supporting overhead power lines are silhouetted against the sky.
1972
Storage facilities along the Chicago River
View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Near North Side skyline. Storage sheds, warehouses, and a truck parking lot occupy riverfront land on the north side of the river between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Tribune Tower is on the upper left of the image, with the Sheraton Hotel (now InterContinental) to the right of it. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) are also visible to the right of the hotel.
1972
Skyline with First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of the Chicago skyline, looking northwest from the norths side of the Chicago River. Storage buildings and a semi truck and trailer parking lot are in the foreground. The newly constructed First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) stands out against the sky. The Chicago Board of Trade building is visible to the left of that.
1970
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 54)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
1966
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
View in winter looking across the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal from West Columbus Drive toward gas and petroleum loading and docking facilities. An Amoco Wisconsin cargo ship is docked in front of a CITGO Petroleum Company storage tank. A second ship is visible behind it.
1972
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
Sinclair Oil Corporation gas storage tank
View of a gas storage tank painted with the Sinclair dinosaur logo and the words "East Chicago Refinery".
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
Mobil Refinery, East Chicago, Indiana
View in winter from McShane Avenue toward the Mobil Oil Refinery located at 3821 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago.
1972
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
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View looking southwest from the South Ewing Avenue bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. There are barges and a loading dock in the left foreground and overhead cranes are visible to the right behind these. Concrete storage silos and a large gas storage tank are visible at the far right of the photograph. In the background, the Chicago Skyway runs across the image; power lines are visible in the distance behind the Skyway.
1974
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
Lake Calumet Harbor, shipping and industrial facilities
Bird's-eye view sketch by C. William Brubaker of the industrial, storage, and shipping facilities adjacent to Lake Calumet harbor, in the area north of East 130th Street, east of the Calumet Expressway (now Bishop Ford Freeway), and west of South Torrence Avenue.
1969
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
View in winter, looking southwest from the East 95th Street bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. Steam rises from the river. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. There is an overhead crane visible at the left of the image. A large gas storage tank stands out against the sky on the right, and concrete storage silos are visible at the far right. Smokestacks and transmission towers for power lines are visible in the distance.
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
Chicago Dock and Canal Company facilities along the Ogden Slip
View, looking southeast, toward Chicago Dock and Canal Company facilities along the Ogden Slip. The high-rise buildings Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive) and 400 East Randolph are visible behind.
1980
Vacant lot and buildings, North Halsted and Blackhawk Streets
View of the rear of nineteenth-century residential and storage buildings (most constructed of brick) at North Halsted and West Blackhawk Streets. A vacant lot is in the foreground.
1976
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
Ogden Slip and Near North Side skyscrapers
View north from the Ogden Slip with the John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place, and the Time-Life building rising behind.
1977
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
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 50)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
1966
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 51)
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
1966
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
Ogden Slip and Near North Side skyscrapers
View north from the Ogden Slip with the John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place, and the Time-Life building behind.
1977
Calumet River and Chicago Skyway
View looking north along the Calumet River from the East 100th Street bridge. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. Behind it are cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos. Two barges are at the right.
1981
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
View in winter looking across the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal from West Columbus Drive toward gas and petroleum loading and docking facilities in East Chicago. Mobil Oil Company storage tanks are on the left and a CITGO Petroleum Company storage tank is on the right. An Amoco Wisconsin cargo ship is docked next to that.
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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