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North Lake Shore Drive with the Hancock Building, Playboy Building and Drake Hotel
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View looking south along North Lake Shore Drive from East Scott Street towards the Drake Tower Apartments and Drake Hotel, with the Playboy Building (originally Palmolive Building) and John Hancock Center behind.
Date:
1972; 1920 (Drake Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
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Sketch of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartment building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
People's Gas Building
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Sketch of the People's Gas Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1910-1911 (People's Gas Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
The Chicago skyline at night with Buckingham Fountain in the foreground.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor and Lincoln Park apartment buildings
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View looking southwest at pleasure boats in Diversey Harbor, and towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) in Lincoln Park. The Diversey Yacht Club building is visible on the left side of the image, and the 345 West Fullerton Parkway condominiums rise behind that. The 2400 North Lakeview Apartments are near the center of the image, and to the right of it are 2430 North Lakeview Avenue, 2440 North Lakeview Avenue, and 2450 North Lakeview Avenue.
Date:
1980; 1963 (2400 North Lakeview Apartments); 1973 (345 West Fullerton Parkway)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Huron Plaza
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View looking east along East Huron Street from North State Street, showing the high-rise condo tower Huron Plaza (30 East Huron) under construction.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Albany Terrace Apartments
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View looking east towards the Albany Terrace Apartments, a high-rise apartment building located at 3030 West 21st Place, at South Albany Avenue.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side at dusk
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Aerial view over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street is visible at the lower center. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Belmont Harbor and North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings
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View looking southwest from Belmont Harbor, towards high-rise apartment buildings on North Lake Shore Drive. 3470 North Lake Shore Drive is on the right, and behind it to the left is Hawthorne House (3450 North Lake Shore Drive).
Date:
1986; 1966 (Hawthorne House); 1967 (3470 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Kingsbury Street and West Superior Street
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View looking southeast from North Kingsbury Street, from just south of the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. Parking lots for the Montgomery Ward Company headquarters occupy the block from North Kingsbury Street to North Hudson Street, and the next block to the south, between West Superior and West Huron Streets. The rear of 400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street can be seen facing North Hudson Street. The tan brick building at the southeast corner of North Hudson and West Superior Streets has since been demolished. The John Hancock Center rises on the left, and on the right side of the photograph, the Marina City towers are visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Lake Shore Drive and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
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View to the north along North Lake Shore Drive, with 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) partially visible on the left of the photograph. The 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments are next to it, across East Chestnut Street. Part of the Esplanade Apartments (900-910 North Lake Shore Drive) and part of 990 North Lake Shore Drive are visible to their right.
Date:
1990; 1924 (Lake Shore Athletic Club); 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive); 1955 (Esplanade Apartments); 1973 (990 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Tribune Building and North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along North Michigan Avenue from just south of the intersection with East Wacker Drive. The Chicago Tribune Building is prominently visible on the right, with the Sheraton Chicago hotel (originally Medinah Athletic Club building, now Hotel InterContinental) behind it to the left. A corner of the Wrigley Building is visible at the extreme left, and some of the bridgehouses for the North Michigan Avenue bridge are visible at street level.
Date:
1976; 1925 (Tribune Tower); 1929 (Medinah Club building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hotel and apartment building with painted advertisements
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View looking northeast, showing a nineteenth-century hotel and an apartment building on West Ohio Street at the northwest corner of North Dearborn Street. The sides of the buildings are painted with advertisements for nearby businesses. There is a street-level parking lot in the foreground. The upper part of Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are visible behind them. On the right of the image, the rear of the Hotel Cass (now part of Holiday Inn Express) is visible.
Date:
1976; 1925 (Cass Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing a group of row houses along the street, with apartment towers behind. 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
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway between the apartment tower on the left and a group of town homes on the right. 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
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway through the complex. Bryant House is the apartment tower in the center of the picture, and part of Lowell House is visible behind it to the right. A group of townhouses is visible in front. 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); 1963 (Bryant House); 1969 (Lowell House)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Holiday Inn hotel and American Furniture Mart tower from park along lakefront
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View of the top of the Holiday Inn hotel (later The W Hotel Chicago Lakeshore) at 644 North Lake Shore Drive, and the tower of the American Furniture Mart (Lake Shore Place) from a park area along the lakefront.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Grand Avenue from North Michigan Avenue
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View to east along East Grand Avenue from North Michigan Avenue. The Time-Life building, located at 541 North Fairbanks Court, stands in the middle ground. Lake Point Tower is visible in the distance. Part of the facade of the Michigan Terrace Apartments (Michigan Terrace Condominiums) is visible in the left foreground.
Date:
1976; 1963 (Michigan Terrace Apartments); 1968 (Lake Point Tower); 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, later Aon Center), showing seating areas, walkways, and shallow pools.
Date:
circa 1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Sheraton Chicago Hotel
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View east along the Chicago River towards the North Columbus Avenue bridge and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. A riverfront recreation area is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River from North Columbus Drive
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View east along the Chicago River from North Columbus Drive towards North Lake Shore Drive. Part of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers is at the far left, and Cityfront Place apartments (400 North McClurg Court) is to the right of it. The Centennial Fountain, located on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court, arcs across the river, and a tour boat cruises towards Lake Michigan. Navy Pier is visible in the center distance.
Date:
1994; 1989 (Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain); 1991 (Cityfront Place); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side
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Aerial view of the Near North Side looking northeast from 333 Wacker Drive. In the lower right foreground at the riverfront is the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building). The John Hancock Center stands on the left. Lake Michigan is just visible at the horizon.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ohio Street and Time-Life Building
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View looking east along Ohio Street towards the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court). The building is clad in Cor-Ten steel; gold-tinted glass was used for the windows.
Date:
1971; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
321 North Clark
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View of 321 North Clark (Quaker Tower).
Date:
1983-1987 (Quaker Tower, 321 North Clark)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apparel Center
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View of the Apparel Center (located at 350 N. Orleans).
Date:
1976-1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
10 South LaSalle
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Undated view of a model of 10 South LaSalle (originally Chemical Plaza).
Date:
1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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Undated view of the John Hancock Center.
Date:
1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel Building
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View of the Inland Steel Building (30 West Monroe).
Date:
1962; 1954-1958 (Inland Steel Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
One South Wacker during construction
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View of One South Wacker from across the Chicago River, during the building's construction.
Date:
1982; 1979-1982 (One South Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore and 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive
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View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore apartment buildings and 900-910 N. Lake Shore Drive (Esplanade apartments) from the west.
Date:
1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive); 1953-1956
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
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View looking east toward the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date:
1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1 South Wacker
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View of 1 South Wacker from the West Madison Street bridge. Part of the facade of the trading floor building in the Mercantile Exchange complex is visible to its right.
Date:
1984; 1982 (1 South Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
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View of State Street in 1962 with the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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Sketch of the Auditorium building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Water Tower (Folder 531)
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Water Tower Repairs (1962) and completion of Water tower. Also visible are the John Hancock Center, Bonwit Teller Department Store and Water Place Tower.
Date:
1960s-1962; 1971-1998
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Kenmore Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards the intersection with West Berwyn Avenue (visible in the distance at the left). A small park is behind the fence in the right foreground, and the stone Epworth United Methodist Church (5253 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible to the left of it. Park Tower Condominiums, a high-rise apartment building at 5415 North Sheridan Road is visible behind the church.
Date:
circa 1980; 1890 (Epworth United Methodist Church); 1973 (Park Tower Condominiums)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side skyline
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View over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street at the bottom right. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park residential development
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View looking northeast from a landscaped open area with a play structure and benches, part of the low-rise townhouse development immediately behind it. These townhomes and the high-rise apartment buildings behind them are part of the Dearborn Park development. The two high-rises are Dearborn Park High Rise I (899 South Plymouth Court) and Dearborn Park High Rise II (901 South Plymouth Court).
Date:
1980; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes); 1979-1980 (Dearborn Park High Rises I and II)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Asbury Plaza, North Dearborn Street
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View to the north along the west side of North Dearborn Street. Asbury Plaza (750 North Dearborn Street) stands at the northwest corner of the intersection of North Dearborn and West Superior Streets. 712 North Dearborn Street is on the extreme left. The building next to it on the right has been demolished. On the right side of the photograph, the Fewkes Tower apartments (55 West Chestnut Street) are visible.
Date:
1985; 1967 (Fewkes Tower); 1981 (Asbury Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue, high-rise buildings
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View looking north along North Michigan Avenue. The Water Tower is in the lower center of the photograph. Behind it is the I. Magnin store (originally Bonwit Teller), and One Magnificent Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) under construction. 1000 Lake Shore Plaza rises behind One Mag Mile.
Date:
1982; 1949 (Bonwit Teller); 1964 (1000 Lake Shore Plaza); 1983 (One Mag Mile)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Elevated train tracks and Hancock Center under construction
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View to the east along West Chicago Avenue from just west of the intersection with North Franklin Street. The elevated tracks and entrance staircase for the Chicago Avenue station on the CTA's Brown Line are in the foreground. The John Hancock Center, under construction, is visible against the sky.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
676 St. Clair building
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View of 676 North Saint Clair Street, looking northwest along North Saint Clair Street near East Erie Street.
Date:
1980; 1979 (676 St. Clair)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Illinois Street, view to east
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View looking east along the north side of East Illinois Street, with a Kraft factory to the east of the parking lot. Lake Point Tower rises behind it. The Vogue-Wright Studios are visible near the center of the image. East Illinois Street is on the right side of the image. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is on the extreme right of the image.
Date:
1980; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal); 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the fountain in the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street, now The Buckingham) rises in the center of the image behind the fountain.
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel
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View of the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel, showing the front of the building facing North Stetson Avenue. This is the first of two Hyatt hotel towers built at this location.
Date:
1994; 1974 (Hyatt Regency Chicago I)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Riverfront walkway and adjacent buildings
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View of buildings along the north side of the Chicago River, with the riverwalk in the foreground. Part of the Equitable Building is visible at the far left, and the University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive ) is to the right of it. The NBC tower rises at the far right.
Date:
1994; 1994 (Gleacher Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
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View looking northeast on North Clark Street. In the center is the R. R. Donnelley building (77 West Wacker Drive). Part of the James R. Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building) is visible in the left foreground.
Date:
1995; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall from Jackson to Adams Street
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View of the State Street Mall from Jackson Street to Adams Street. The Baskin Store building is in the center of the image. Next to it at the far right is the Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan building. Part of the Palmer House Hilton is visible in the distance at the top of the image.
Date:
1982; 1947 (Baskin Store); 1966 (Home Federal Savings and Loan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and West Wacker Drive office buildings
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View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive, looking west along the main branch of the Chicago River. The R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible at the far left. Adjacent to it to the west are the La-Salle Wacker Building, and 222 North LaSalle (Builders Building). The Dearborn Street bridge is in the foreground.
Date:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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242 Cities and towns 221 Architecture 96 Office buildings 72 Commercial buildings 64 Apartment houses 41 Streets 23 Hotels 17 Rivers 16 Landscape architecture 16 Waterfronts 15 Plazas 15 Sidewalks 12 Boats and boating 10 Industrial buildings 10 Public buildings 10 Signs and signboards 9 Bridges 8 Community development, Urban 8 Parking lots 8 Parks 8 Pavilions 8 Pedestrians 8 Row houses 7 Buildings 7 Buildings--Law and legislation 7 Fountains 7 Harbors 6 Marinas 5 Dwellings 4 Automobiles 4 Street lighting 4 Tall buildings 4 Universities and colleges 3 City traffic 3 College buildings 3 Financial institutions 3 Golf courses 3 Movable bridges 3 Parking garages 3 Roads 3 Storage facilities 3 Stores, Retail 3 Theaters 2 Aerial photographs 2 Bank buildings 2 Buses 2 Clubs 2 College campuses 2 Columns, Concrete 2 Concrete masonry 2 Condominiums 2 Construction workers 2 Destroyers (Warships) 2 Exhibition buildings 2 Footbridges 2 Neighborhoods 2 Night photography 2 Playgrounds 2 Printing plants 2 Public housing 2 Public spaces 2 Railroads, Elevated 2 Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair 2 Stock exchanges--Buildings 2 Street life 2 Unbuilt architectural projects 2 Warehouses 2 Water towers 2 Waterways 1 Aerial photography 1 Aerial views 1 Architectural design 1 Architectural ironwork 1 Atriums 1 Barges 1 Beaches 1 Benches 1 Boats 1 Bridge railings 1 Building sites 1 Buildings--Remodeling for other use 1 Cables 1 Cargo ships 1 Cement industry workers 1 Cement--Deterioration 1 Cemeteries 1 Children 1 Church buildings 1 Cityscapes 1 Civic improvement 1 Commercial art 1 Commercial buildings--Design and construction 1 Concrete bridges 1 Concrete construction 1 Construction and demolition debris 1 Construction equipment 1 Correctional institutions 1 Decoration and ornament, Architectural 1 Dedication services 1 Department stores 1 Docks 1 Dormitories 1 Drums (Containers) 1 Electrical engineering 1 Elevated highways 1 Equestrian statues 1 Factories 1 Financial institutions (buildings) 1 Fireworks 1 Flags 1 Foundations 1 Grandstands 1 Grounds maintenance 1 Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration 1 Housing 1 Industrial districts 1 Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair 1 Iron and steel workers 1 Landscape gardening 1 Landscape plants 1 Landscapes 1 Lighting 1 Local transit 1 Local transit stations 1 Locks (Hydraulic engineering) 1 Monuments 1 Motor vehicles 1 Movable bridges--Design and construction 1 Night photographs 1 Office buildings--Design and construction 1 Parking meters 1 Pavements (Sidewalks) 1 Pavements, Asphalt 1 Pavements, Concrete 1 Pavements, Concrete--Design and construction 1 Pavements--Maintenance and repair 1 Pedestrains 1 Play 1 Politicians 1 Prisons 1 Railing 1 Railroad tracks 1 Railroad yards 1 Railroads 1 Recreation areas 1 Reinforced concrete 1 Reinforced concrete--Corrosion 1 Restaurants 1 Riparian areas 1 Road work zones 1 Roads--Interchanges and intersections 1 Scaffolding 1 Scaffolding, Metal 1 Ships 1 Shrubs 1 Skyscrapers--Design and construction 1 Soil stabilization 1 Spectators 1 Staircases--Conservation and restoration 1 Stairs 1 Statues 1 Stonemasonry 1 Street photography 1 Tall buildings, Pedestrian areas 1 Tall buildings--Design and construction 1 Tanks 1 Teenagers 1 Telephone lines 1 Traffic safety 1 Traffic signs and signals 1 Traffic signs and signals--Lighting 1 Trees 1 Trucks 1 Underpasses 1 Viaducts 1 Walking 1 Watchtowers 1 Windows 1 Wooden beams 1 Work environment 1 Wrecking