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North Pier Chicago
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View to the east along the north side of Ogden Slip, showing North Pier, a re-development of the former North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) warehouse. The photograph, taken in summer, shows a number of people seated at a floating dockside cafe, and many boats docked on the river alongside the building. The North Pier Apartment building is visible in an early stage of construction on the far right of the image (completed 1991.) Lake Point Tower rises behind.
Date:
1988; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Close-up exterior view of restored Resident's Dining Hall
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Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Jackson Boulevard
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View looking west along West Jackson Boulevard, from just east of the intersection with South Jefferson Street. The rear facade of 565 West Quincy (now condominiums) is at the far right, and 600 West Jackson is to the left of it, across South Jefferson Street. The sign for Lou Mitchell's restaurant is visible at the lower left.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
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View of part of the facade of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant at 350 East Cermak Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with South Calumet Avenue. Signage visible on the lintel reads "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The Lakeside Press".
Date:
circa 1978; 1912-1929 (R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mergenthaler Linotype Building, Renovation
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View of the south facade during conversion of the Mergenthaler Company's former printing loft, located at 531 South Plymouth Court (at W. Harrison Street), into residential condominiums. Installation is in progress on new bay windows that protrude out at an angle from the building's south wall. These windows also serve as small walk-on spaces.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier, outdoor patio
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View of people seated in an outdoor patio near the western end of Navy Pier. The entrance to Charlie's Ale House restaurant and pub is behind them. Now closed, the restaurant was part of a major Pier renovation project completed in 1995.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier
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View along the south side of Navy Pier showing the renovated site, looking west towards the city. Cruise boats are moored alongside the pier, and benches and picnic tables line the broad walkway. The ferris wheel is visible against the sky on the right, and to its left, Lake Point Tower and the North Pier Apartments stand out.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lino's Ristorante canopy
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Canopy over the entrance to Lino's Ristorante, which occupied the street level of 222 West Ontario Street at the time of the photograph.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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View looking northeast across West Superior Street at the Central Arts Building (300 West Superior Street/ 730-740 North Franklin Street). The entrance stairway for the CTA Brown Line is at the far right.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Remodeled industrial building, 429 West Superior Street
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View of the rear of 429 West Superior, a renovated brick industrial loft building located at the southeast corner of West Superior Street and North Hudson Avenue.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View of factory buildings, looking east along the south side of West Illinois Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets. Part of 225 West Illinois Street is in the right foreground; 215-217 West Illinois is next to it. On the far left of the image, 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is visible.
Date:
1981; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for conversion of a manufacturing loft to offices
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Perspective drawing by C. William Brubaker showing a proposal for converting an existing manufacturing loft building to offices, adding two additional storeys and a new elevator shaft structure on the exterior of the building.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
311 West Superior Street
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View of the east half of 311-313 West Superior Street, located on the south side of West Superior Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph the building housed Selfix, a plastic products manufacturing company.
Date:
1978; 1908 (North Branch II, 311 West Superior Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Pier Chicago
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View to the east along the north side of Ogden Slip, showing North Pier, a re-development of the former North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) warehouse. A number of boats are docked on the river alongside the building. Demolition of part of the warehouse structure is visible on the far right. Lake Point Tower rises behind.
Date:
1988; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is on the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is in the distance at the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of restored Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and Resident's Dining Hall
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Student Center East is in the background.
Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
American Bank Note Company Building
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View of the front of the American Bank Note Company building (118-132 East Cullerton Street), at the northwest corner of the intersection with South Indiana Avenue.
Date:
1980; 1902 (American Bank Note Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse building, South Indiana Avenue
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View of a building located at 1727 South Indiana Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Indiana Avenue and East 18th Street.
Date:
circa 1978; 1905 (Kodak warehouse)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier Headhouse
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View of the Navy Pier Headhouse from the park immediately to the west of it. The sign for the Chicago Children's Museum, which opened at Navy Pier in 1995, is visible on the front of the building.
Date:
1995; 1916 (Navy Pier Terminal Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
222 West Superior Street
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View of the facade of 222 West Superior Street after renovation, looking northwest across West Superior Street.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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Street-level view of the facade and canopied entrance to the Central Arts Building (730-740 North Franklin Street), looking north along the west side of North Franklin Street. The support posts for the CTA Brown Line elevated tracks are just visible on the extreme right.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
400 West Superior Street, development project
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View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The former candy factory building in the right foreground (400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street) is being renovated. On the left, the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rear of Ontario Building from Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp
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View looking east towards North Orleans Street from the Kennedy Expressway on-ramp. The rear of the Ontario Building, 411 West Ontario Street (now Ontario Street Lofts) is on the left. The Adlake Building is visible in the distance on the right.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Otis Building
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Aerial photograph looking south along La Salle Street, showing the lower part of the Otis building remaining after the rest of the building was demolished, and the start of new construction for the Chemical Plaza.
Date:
1985; 1912-1915 (Otis Building); 1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Exterior view looking north showing Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Resident's Dining Hall, and Student Center East
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Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Exterior view looking north showing Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Resident's Dining Hall, and Student Center East
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Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Rice Building, W. Van Buren Street
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View of the Rice Building (815 West Van Buren Street), shortly after the warehouse building was converted into office space in a 1983 renovation. University Hall, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Century Shopping Center
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View looking southwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
Date:
1978; 1925 (The Diversey Theatre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Residential area, North Side
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View of a residential area on Chicago's North Side. In the foreground, a neighborhood corner store has been converted into apartments.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Huron Street between LaSalle and Wells
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View looking west along the sidewalk on the north side of West Huron Street between North LaSalle and North Wells Streets. The Cooper Building (152 West Huron Street) is on the right. 156-158 West Huron is visible next to it on the left.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cook County Criminal Court Building
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View of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (54 West Hubbard Street), looking west along the north side of West Hubbard Street from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. Another historic building, the Magie Building (70 West Hubbard Street), is visible to its left.
Date:
1984; 1893 (Cook County Criminal Court Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Huron Street
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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.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View looking northeast across a parking lot towards the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building.The steeple of Assumption Catholic Church is visible at the far right.
Date:
1985; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
225 West Illinois Street
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View of the facade of 225 West Illinois Street.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Navy Pier
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View of the north side of Navy Pier, showing refurbished areas at the eastern end, and neglected areas on the right.
Date:
1984; 1916 (Navy Pier)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Moir Trust Building
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View of the John Moir Trust building (325 N. Wells Street) during conversion to offices (completed in 1985). The east side of the Merchandise Mart and the Wells Street bridge are visible at the left.
Date:
1983; 1912-1914 (John Moir Trust building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Courtyard with Willis (Sears) Tower in the background, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
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Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Architect's model of restored Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and Resident's Dining Hall
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Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Hull-House prior to demolition
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Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access:
Public access
Apartment house, West Wellington Avenue
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Remodeled nineteenth century building at 1056 West Wellington Avenue, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Seminary Avenue.
Date:
1981; 1889 (1056 West Wellington Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial building, 320 East 21st Street
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View of the rear of a concrete-framed industrial building located at 320 East 21st Street, on the northwest corner of the intersection of East 21st Street and South Calumet Avenue. East 21st Street runs along the right side of the photograph.
Date:
circa 1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Century Shopping Center
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View looking northwest across North Clark Street at the Century Shopping Center (2828 North Clark Street).
Date:
1978; 1925 (The Diversey Theatre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
444 North Wells Street, and West Illinois Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Wells Street. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) stands at the southwest corner of this intersection. Visible next to it on the right are 215-217 West Illinois Street and 225 West Illinois/ 445 North Franklin Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the distance on the right.
Date:
1985; 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory Lofts, 445 West Erie Street
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View looking southwest across West Erie Street at the front of the Factory Lofts (now known as 445 W. Erie), showing the building after its renovation into office space.
Date:
1985; 1903 (445 West Erie)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
368 West Huron Street
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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.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
632 North Dearborn
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This Romanesque Revival building at 632 North Dearborn Street, on the northwest corner of North Dearborn and West Ontario Streets, was for sale at the time of the photograph. The 640 North LaSalle Building is visible on the far left behind the gas stations. On the far right, 642 and 650 North LaSalle stand in a derelict state.
Date:
1984; 1892 (Chicago Historical Society Building); 1973 (640 North La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Superior Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets
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View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from just west of the intersection with North Wells Street. 200 West Superior, in the foreground on the right, is in the process of being renovated as commercial and residential space. Next to it on the left are 212 West Superior and 222 West Superior Street, which have been renovated into gallery and office space.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Erie Street
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View looking east along the north side of West Erie Street from west of North Sedgwick Street. On the far left of the image is 416 West Erie Street. The intersection with North Sedgwick Street is visible to the right of the large warehouse building (400 West Erie Street). In the distance on the right, the facade of 350 West Erie Street and the side of 308 West Erie Street can be seen.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Former Chicago Historical Society Building
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This Romanesque Revival stone building located 632 North Dearborn Street, at the northwest corner of North Dearborn and Ontario streets, was for sale at the time of the photograph. A Shell gas station is in the foreground, occupying the northeast corner of West Ontario and North Dearborn Streets.
Date:
1984; 1892 (Chicago Historical Society Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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