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South Loop New Town, model
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View of a model for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Streeterville development map
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing the area east of North Michigan Avenue between East Grand Avenue and East Lake Shore Drive. Major new projects are indicated in black ink.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue, middle section
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing buildings and related development along North Michigan Avenue and adjacent blocks to the east and west, from East Ontario Street north to East Pearson Street.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Development along the Chicago River, east of Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing development along the Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue. Existing structures are indicated, as well as potential locations for future development.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Design for a cafe on the State Street Mall
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Rendering showing an outdoor sidewalk cafe on the State Street Mall. The Carson Pirie Scott store is in the background on the left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shopping mall site plan
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Model site plan for a shopping center, hand-drawn by C. William Brubaker. Features of the plan include proximity to a highway, department store anchors at each end of the shopping mall, and parking surrounding the stores.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South State Street
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View of newly-built single-family houses on the west side of South State Street, south of West Roosevelt Road. Part of 1250 South State Street is visible at the far left.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Development areas, Chicago
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, dividing the city of Chicago into sixteen development areas.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: planned infrastructure
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Map of Lawndale, hand-drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing residential and industrial areas, major roadways, and the Eisenhower Expressway.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: regional location
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing Lawndale's position in the greater Chicago region.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hyde Park townhouses
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View of landscaped area at the rear of townhouses located on the south side of East 55th Street just east of South Kenwood Avenue.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for a tree-lined avenue along Chicago Avenue
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Map drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing a proposal for creating a tree-lined avenue along Chicago Avenue between the North Branch of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue. The location of an apartment building is indicated with a white dot.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side, Ogden Slip area
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing the area north of the Chicago River and east of North Michigan Avenue. Major features and development are indicated in green ink.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed-use development adjacent to residential preservation area
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Sketch by Brubaker showing mixed-use development providing services and amenities (bank, theater, and shops) as well as new apartments and townhouses adjacent to an existing established residential neighborhood.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center and adjacent residential buildings
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View of the John Hancock Center with older residential buildings standing in the foreground.
Date:
March 1969; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mather School and other unidentified community activities, 1966 (Folder 597)
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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.
Date:
1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed use development plan
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Hand-drawn chart by C. William Brubaker showing possibilities for mixed use development in a quarter square mile of a grid block area, combining residential, office, commercial, light industry, and recreational space.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed use development plan
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Hand-drawn sketch by C. William Brubaker showing a land use plan for a quarter square mile mixed use development area, including commercial, residential, and recreational areas.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: expressways and major streets
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing expressways and major streets serving Lawndale.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: parks and boulevards
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, highlighting Douglas Park, one of the parks in the city's "Emerald Necklace", the system of boulevards connected to it, and its location adjacent to residential areas.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for Lawndale: location
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of the Lawndale neighborhood within the City of Chicago.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Neighborhoods bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway
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Map of the area roughly bounded by Cicero Avenue, Lake Street, Western Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway. Major streets and expressways are marked. Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace" system are visible, along with the boulevards that connect them.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing North Michigan Avenue between the Chicago River and East Oak Street. Locations of mixed-used development and major renovations are highlighted.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side, northeast area
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing the northeast section of the Near North Side, located between Chicago and North Avenues and bisected vertically by North State Street, and horizontally by East Division Street. The general locations and names of major developments and structures are indicated in green ink.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing eight sub-areas of the Near North Side.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Vacant land in River North, 1985
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Map of Chicago's Near North Side drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing parcels of vacant land between North LaSalle Street and the North Branch of the Chicago River in 1985.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East part of the Near North Side, with key buildings
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker of the east part of the Near North Side, with key buildings highlighted.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side development
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Aerial view of development on the Near North Side in 1996, looking northwest from the IBM building.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building demolition, River North
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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.
Date:
1989
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Neighborhood Activities (Folder 571)
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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. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI.
Date:
1963-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View of a shopping area along North Lincoln Avenue, looking northwest from Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza, a landscaped outdoor plaza with seating. On-street diagonal parking is available just north of the plaza.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Groveland Park townhouses
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View of the garden side of a section of a townhouse development, seen from Groveland Park. This development is located on East 33rd Place, east of South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Street plan for residential grid block
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing a proposal for creating cul-de-sacs on residential streets in a typical grid block area instead of allowing them to intersect with major streets. Through traffic is thereby channeled onto major streets.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Garfield Park and Douglas Park
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace", and the boulevards that connect them. Annotations in red ink describe the type of land use in the areas surrounding the park system.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Commons townhouses
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View of the rear of townhouses in the South Commons development. The brick wall encloses a back garden area for each home.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing North Michigan Avenue between the Chicago River and East Oak Street. The locations and names of major structures are indicated in green ink.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue, south section
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing buildings and related development along North Michigan Avenue and adjacent blocks to the east and west, from the Chicago River north to East Ontario Street.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for mixed-use development, River North
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Site plan drawn by C. William Brubaker showing a possible development configuration on a single city block. The plan combines a repurposed manufacturing loft, another loft converted to an office building, a new office building, and a new parking structure.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Development on the Near North Side, west of Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, highlighting development on the Near North Side, between North Michigan Avenue and North LaSalle Street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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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.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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