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Demolition of the Otis Building
View during the demolition of the Otis building, located at 10 South La Salle, looking to the southeast from Two North La Salle. The Harris Trust and Savings Bank, West Tower, located at 115 S. La Salle Street, is in the background at the center.
1987
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
1984
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. Two dumpsters and a large truck are amid the rubble in front of the wrecking crane.
1974
Building demolition, River North
View of building demolition in progress, looking northwest from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Huron Street.
1989
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
Location Plans:Location No. 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. Loc. 1, 1-14; Loc. 2, 8-17; sheet 1 of 2 sheets
1967
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. The building's clock tower stands at the right with the former Central Post Office partially visible behind it.
1974
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. Two wrecking cranes are in use; the clock tower at the north end of the building is visible at the right.
1974
Union Station demolition
View looking west from South Wacker Drive at demolition of Union Station.
1969
Lumber Street (Folder 99)
2209 South Lumber Street. Demolition of grain elevators by Cleveland Wrecking Company for Spencer Kellogg/Div. Textron, Inc.
1965
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 20 (location no. 1, area 1 and location no. 2), and 1 in. = 50 ft (location no. 1, area 2)
Plot Plans:Location No. 1, area 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 1, area 2, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. 1-14 (loc. 1) and 8-17 (loc. 2); sheet 2 of 2 sheets
1967
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
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
1984
Union Station demolition
View looking west from South Wacker Drive during demolition at Union Station.
1969
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct (Folder 118)
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1973
Warehouse demolition, North Pier Terminal
View from North Lake Shore Drive, showing demolition of warehouses on north side of East North Water Street (along the south side of Ogden Slip). North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) stands behind them, with the McClurg Court Center apartment buildings rising behind.
1973
Building demolition, River North
View of building demolition in progress on the west side of North Orleans Street, between West Huron and West Superior Street. Water is being sprayed by a fire truck to control dust.
1989
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
1984
Demolition, East 71st Street
Building being demolished on East 71st Street, west of Lake Shore Drive.
1981
Building demolition, River North
Workers stack bricks amid the rubble of a demolished building on West Grand Avenue just west of North Franklin Street. A partially demolished wall stands next to the rubble pile. Part of 300 West Grand Avenue is visible at the upper right.
1975
Union Station demolition
View of part of the structure of Union Station during demolition.
1969
Union Station demolition
View during the demolition Union Station.
1969

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