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Apartment buildings, North Wolcott Avenue
Image
Image
Two-flats along the west side of North Wolcott Avenue, between West Berteau Avenue and West Cullom Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, North Tripp Avenue
Image
Image
Two story brick houses on North Tripp Avenue, between West Glenlake Avenue and West Granville Avenue. 6122 North Tripp Avenue is at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, North Kildare Avenue
Image
Image
Two story wood frame houses on the west side of North Kildare Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Waveland Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and apartments, Rogers Park
Image
Image
View of single-family houses in Rogers Park. The group of houses is flanked by apartment buildings, visible at the far left and in the distance on the far right.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue sidewalk at Water Tower Pumping Station
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue from the Water Tower Pumping Station, just south of the intersection with East Pearson Street.
Date
:
1976; 1866 (Chicago Avenue Pumping Station)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Fewkes Tower
Image
Image
Detail of the facade of the Fewkes Tower, located at 55 W. Chestnut Street (Dearborn and Chestnut Streets).
Date
:
1976; 1967 (Fewkes Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Landscaping outside the American Hospital Association building
Image
Image
Landscaping and plantings alongside the American Hospital Association building (840 North Lake Shore Drive, now demolished).
Date
:
1976; 1970 (American Hospital Association)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Landscaping, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside One Magnificent Mile (One Mag Mile) located at 940-980 North Michigan Avenue. Small granite planters, filled with flowers and small trees, were installed on the sidewalk.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northwest along the sidewalk at the Crate and Barrel store at the southwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Erie Street (646 North Michigan Avenue). The entrance to the store is at the left.
Date
:
1992
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center, Walks and Service Drive; Camp Reinberg Bus Turnaround; Northwestern Golf Course, Parking Area Resurfacing, scale:1 in. = 20 ft
Image
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Plan, Crab Tree Farm Nature Center; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-04; File No. 1-15; sheet 4 of 17 sheets
Date
:
March 30, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center, Walks and Services Drive, scale:1 in. = 20 ft
Image
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Grade Sheet; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-04; File No. 1-15; sheet 2of 2 sheets
Date
:
March 30, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
General Plan for Cermak Park, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
Image
nop
Date
:
1937
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (Folder 48)
31 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (undated 4 x 5 negatives, 1935, 1966, 1967)
Date
:
1935-1967
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Clark Street (Folder 535)
17 Images
Streetscapes (Urban design) and Mayor Richard J. Daley attending a Festival in Andersonville community
Date
:
1958; 1964-1965
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, North Neva Avenue
Image
Image
Brick houses along the west side of North Neva Avenue, north of the intersection with West George Street. 2914 North Neva Avenue is at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments and houses, North Menard Avenue
Image
Image
Brick apartment buildings and houses on the west side of North Menard Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Altgeld Street. 2512 North Menard Avenue is the building at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
House, South Woodlawn Avenue, Kenwood
Image
Image
Nineteenth century house on the west side of South Woodlawn Avenue, just south of the intersection with East 48th Street. The Tudor style house partially visible to its right is located at 4804 South Woodlawn Avenue, on the southwest corner of the intersection with East 48th Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Dearborn Park residential development
Image
Image
View of townhouses and apartment buildings in Dearborn Park, looking northeast across South Park Terrace. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and One Financial Place rise in the distance.
Date
:
1985; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Broadway Avenue businesses
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Broadway, south of the intersection with West Bryn Mawr Avenue. 5549 North Broadway, a two story brick building, is near the center of the photograph. 5545 North Broadway, which housed a photo studio at the time the photograph was taken, is partly visible at the far right.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East Huron Street from east of Rush Street
Image
Image
View looking east along the sidewalk on the north side of East Huron Street from east of Rush Street. A parking garage is in the foreground on the left. A canopy for the Allerton Hotel can be seen above the bus in the center of the photograph. In the distance, part of the Veteran's Administration Research Hospital and the American Furniture Mart building (later Lake Shore Place) at 680 North Lake Shore Drive are visible.
Date
:
1976; 1953-1955 (V. A. Lakeside Hospital)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sandburg Village
Image
Image
View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway with kiosks, flanked by row houses and apartment towers. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date
:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Staircase to riverfront walkway
Image
Image
View of a curved staircase leading down from North Michigan Avenue to the riverfront walkway along the north side of the Chicago River. A raised concrete planter with flowers and other plants is at the walkway level.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue at Huron Street
Image
Image
View of pedestrians on the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue. The intersection with East Huron Street runs across the middle of the image, and part of the Allerton Hotel is visible in the distance. Concrete planters with trees and flowers have been installed along the sidewalk. A Gap store occupies the street-level retail space at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Huron.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Landscaping, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue between East Chicago Avenue and East Superior Street. A raised concrete planter surrounded by a low iron fence has been installed. Part of the facade of 777 North Michigan is visible at the left, and part of the Neiman Marcus store facade (737 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the right.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Landscaping, 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk on the east side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. Trees, flowers and bushes have been planted in enclosed streetside beds. The lower part of the facade of the Allerton Hotel is visible at the right, along with the Brooks Brothers store occupying a street-level retail space in the hotel.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cartier store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of shoppers on the sidewalk in front of the Cartier store at 630 North Michigan Avenue.
Date
:
circa 1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside a Walgreens drugstore at 430 North Michigan Avenue (Realtor Building).
Date
:
circa 1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Water Tower Place
Image
Image
View of the pedestrians on the sidewalk outside Water Tower Place (845 Michigan Avenue). A sign on the pier gives the name of the building.
Date
:
1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
200 West Monroe Street Building
Image
Image
View of the street-level arcade of the 200 West Monroe Street Building.
Date
:
1983; 1973 (200 West Monroe)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street Mall sidewalk
Image
Image
Detail of the sidewalk pavement blocks on the State Street Mall.
Date
:
1987
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center, Walks and Service Drive; Camp Reinberg Bus Turnaround; Northwestern Golf Course, Parking Area Resurfacing, scale: 1 in. = 200 ft
Image
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Location and Quantities, Walks and Service Drive, Crab Tree Farm Nature Center; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-04; File No. 1-15; sheet 2 of 17 sheets
Date
:
March 30, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center, Walks and Service Drive; Camp Reinberg Bus Turnaround; Northwestern Golf Course, Parking Area Resurfacing, scale:1 in. = 20 ft
Image
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Plan, Crab Tree Farm Nature Center; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-04; File No. 1-15; sheet 5 of 17 sheets
Date
:
March 30, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center, Walks and Service Drive; Camp Reinberg Bus Turnaround; Northwestern Golf Course, Parking Area Resurfacing, scale:1 in. = 40 ft
Image
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Plan and Earthwork Summary, Crab Tree Farm Nature Center; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-04; File No. 1-15; sheet 3 of 17 sheets
Date
:
March 30, 1970
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore, Evanston
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk on the east side of Sherman Avenue, north of Church Street, with a Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore (1723 Sherman Avenue, Evanston) in the white brick building.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Small businesses, Chicago Avenue, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking south along the west side of Chicago Avenue, north of Dempster Street in Evanston. Ground level shops and businesses include Ken's barber shop, Vogue Beauty Salon, and Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop. Each shop has flower boxes installed in front of their storefront windows.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sandburg Village
Image
Image
View along a tree-lined walkway towards high-rise apartment buildings in Sandburg Village.
Date
:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments and houses, North Springfield Avenue
Image
Image
View south along the east side of North Springfield Avenue between North Avenue and West Le Moyne Street. 1521 North Springfield Avenue is at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, South Paxton Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk towards the entrance to an apartment building on South Paxton Avenue, just north of the intersection with East 69th Street. The apartment building stands at the northeast corner of this intersection.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, South Avenue H
Image
Image
View north along the east side of South Avenue H, from just south of the intersection with East 106th Street. 10611 South Avenue H is at the right.
Date
:
1981; 1908 (10611 South Avenue H)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
Image
Image
View northwest along North Lincoln Avenue from a landscaped outdoor seating area (Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza). Diagonal parking is available on-street near the plaza.
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Freight train at level crossing, East Chicago, Indiana
Image
Image
Freight train passing through a level crossing on Euclid Avenue just north of East Chicago Avenue. A water tower with a GATX logo and utility poles are visible behind the train cars.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Hyde Park townhouses
Image
Image
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
West Huron Street between LaSalle and Wells
Image
Image
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
Pedestrians on North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
Pedestrians walking past the shops along the east side of North Michigan Avenue between Erie and Ontario Streets. At the left, Morry's Men's Wear occupies the street level of the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue). The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is on the right. In the foreground, a low fence separates the grassy parkway from the sidewalk.
Date
:
1961 (John Blair Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Park Hyatt hotel
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk on E. Tower Court. The parkway has been planted with flowers and bushes. The lower part of the Park Hyatt hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished) is visible on the upper part of the image. A red entrance canopy for La Tour restaurant, located inside the hotel, extends across the sidewalk.
Date
:
1982; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sandburg Village
Image
Image
View of Sandburg Village, showing a row of kiosks along a pedestrian walkway. Groupings of row houses flank the walkway, and apartment towers stand behind these. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date
:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue toward Ohio Street
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk on the east side of North Michigan Avenue towards the intersection with East Ontario Street. Metal gratings for tree plantings have been installed in the sidewalk but the two in the foreground are without trees. Part of 535 North Michigan Avenue is visible at the far right, and in the distance across Ontario Street is a First Chicago bank branch in the Lake Shore Trust Building (605 North Michigan Avenue), and behind that, the high-rise at 625 North Michigan Avenue.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue at Erie Street
Image
Image
View of streetside landscaping at the southeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Erie Street. Enclosed beds with trees and flowering plants have been installed along the sidewalk. The Seasons Best shoe and clothing store occupies street-level corner retail space in the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue), at the right. A Sony store is to the left of that, across the intersection.
Date
:
1994; 1961 (John Blair Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk in front of the Crate and Barrel store (646 North Michigan Avenue) showing streetside plantings.
Date
:
1994; 1990 (Crate and Barrel store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pedestrians, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside 717 North Michigan Avenue. A freestanding sign for the Water Tower Bank (now defunct) is in the center of the image. The lower part of 737 North Michigan Avenue is visible in the background.
Date
:
1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
31
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12
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117
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
10
Koster, E.P.
5
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1
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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123
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12
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117
color slides
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63
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46
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38
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29
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27
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23
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21
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17
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15
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15
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15
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12
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10
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9
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