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Rodgers Pharmacy, Hillgrove Avenue, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Paden's Drugs, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Horky's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Kubricht's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Vann's Drugs, Hinsdale
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Drugs, Devon & Talcott Shopping Center, Park Ridge
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Wieboldt's Department Store, Evanston
Image
Image
View east along Church Street from the intersection with Oak Avenue. Wieboldt's department store is on the left.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East 154th Street and Center Avenue, Harvey, Illinois
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Image
View looking east along East 154th Street from the intersection with Center Avenue. Bastar's Jewelry store and the Uptown Shoe Store are on the north side of the street, and the First National Bank in Harvey is in a modern building at the right. The elevated Illinois Central Railroad tracks are visible in the distance.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Shops, Long Grove, Illinois
Image
Image
View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Winnetka shops and apartments
Image
Image
View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
Date
:
1995
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Gold Standard Liquors sign, Skokie
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Image
View looking east along the north side of Dempster Street in Skokie at the intersection with Leclaire Avenue, at a large streetside sign for Gold Standard Liquors (later a Binny's Beverage Depot). The Walton Chrysler car dealership is visible behind the sign.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing signs, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of illuminated signs for Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marshall Field's store, Evanston
Image
Image
View of the Marshall Field's department store (807 Church Street), looking northwest across the intersection of Church Street and Sherman Avenue. The Varsity Theatre is visible on the right.
Date
:
1984
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sherman Avenue shops, Evanston
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Image
View of shoe stores located in a two-story commercial building on the east side of Sherman Avenue south of Church Street in Evanston. A children's shoe store, the Little Chick Shoe Shop, (1629 Sherman Avenue) is on the right. To its left is the Florsheim Thayer McNeil shoe store.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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Image
View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lawrence Avenue at Sheridan Road
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Image
View looking west along West Lawrence Avenue from the intersection with North Sheridan Road towards the Lawrence House Retirement Hotel (originally the New Lawrence Hotel) at 1020 West Lawrence Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom is visible in the distance at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Brickyard Mall
Image
Image
View of the central atrium at the Brickyard Mall, located at West Diversey Avenue and North Naragansett Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park
Image
Image
View looking northwest along North Milwaukee Avenue towards the Northwest Tower (Coyote Building), which stands at the intersection with North Avenue. Part of the People's Gas Light & Coke Company building (1520 North Milwaukee Avenue) is visible at the far left. Lubinski Furniture occupied the building at the time of the photograph.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Commercial area, West Cermak Road
Image
Image
View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
Image
Image
View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street at Madison Street
Image
Image
View looking north along State Street from the intersection with Madison Street. The intersections and sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians, and the light posts have been decorated with flags in celebration of America's Bicentennial. Wiebolt's department store is on the upper right, and the Marina City towers are visible in the distance near the center of the image.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Off Center shopping mall, 300 W. Grand Avenue
Image
Image
View of the front facade of the Off Center outlet shopping mall at 300 West Grand Avenue. The wall of this former factory building has been painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural depicting numerous windows and a fanciful cutaway view of the building's interior. The entrance is visible at the lower left corner of the photograph.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Tuscany Studios statuary display, Ohio Street at Wells
Image
Image
Concrete statuary, planters and fountains available for sale from Tuscany Studios sidewalk display, located at 163 West Ohio Street, at the northeast corner of the intersection with North Wells Street. On the far left of the image, 600 North Wells is visible.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Neiman-Marcus at Olympia Centre, Deli
Image
Image
View of the deli inside the Neiman-Marcus store at Olympia Centre (737 North Michigan Avenue). The deli case in the foreground contains a variety of salads and other prepared foods; the case in the background contains cakes and breads.
Date
:
1983
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. The Saks Fifth Avenue store (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) is behind them.
Date
:
1984
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue from north of the intersection with East Huron Street, towards the intersection with East Superior Street. A Woolworth's store is on the left. To the right of that, boards surround the site of the former 700 North Michigan Avenue building. On the right is a grass parkway, landscaped with flowers and trees.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Planting flowers along North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Workers are planting flowers in the grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street. Saks Fifth Avenue is behind them, at that time located at 669-675 North Michigan Avenue, in space which included the former Korshak Building (Blackstone Shop).
Date
:
1984
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the sidewalk in front of 777 North Michigan Avenue. A Walgreens drug store occupies the street level of this building. Part of the Water Tower Pumping Station and Water Tower Place are visible behind it, across East Chicago Avenue. In the distance on the left, One Mag Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) is under construction.
Date
:
1982; 1964 (777 North Michigan); 1983 (One Mag Mile)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pedestrians on sidewalk, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the west side of North Michigan Avenue between Ontario and Erie Streets, showing trees planted in the grass parkway. The former Woman's Athletic Club building (626 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the upper left.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
500 block of North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of businesses located at the street level on the east side of the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue. A Citibank bank branch is at the left at 539 North Michigan Avenue. At the right are a Chinese restaurant and a One Hour Photo shop, located at 535 North Michigan Avenue. There is a small planting of flowers along the sidewalk.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Place sign, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of the sign above the entrance to the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue). A smaller sign for Saks Fifth Avenue is below it.
Date
:
1992
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bus on the State Street Mall at Monroe Street
Image
Image
View of a bus stopping on the corner of State Street and Monroe Street. The Carson Pirie Scott store (now Sullivan Center) is across the street in the background.
Date
:
1987; 1899 (Carson Pirie Scott)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sculpture, State Street Mall [lighter version]
Image
Image
View of pedestrians walking past a large sculpture installed on the State Street Mall in front of the Carson Pirie Scott store (now Sullivan Center).
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
Detail of decorative metalwork above the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Woman models cashier uniform
Image
Image
Date
:
1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Chochola Drugs, 26th Street and Hamlin
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pelikan Drugs, 12th Street and Home
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Morava Drugs, 22nd Street and 58th, Cicero
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Grosse Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue at Joliet, Lyons
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cech's Drugs, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rodgers Pharmacy, Hillgrove Avenue, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Paden's Drugs and Fisher's Drugs, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pavek Drugs, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Mraz Drug Company, Broadway Avenue, Brookfield
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
Image
Image
View of part of the open mall area at the Woodfield Mall, with a Marshall Field's store sign visible in the distance on the upper level. The mall's features include bright white interior walls and ceilings with geometric ceiling designs and skylights.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Don Burton Galleries, Long Grove, Illinois
Image
Image
View of Don Burton Galleries, a shop located at 5 Old McHenry Road in Long Grove, built upon the remaining structure of an old barn. The Apple Haus Cider Mill is at the left.
Date
:
1977
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments and shops, Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street, Winnetka
Image
Image
View southeast from the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and Wilson Street. A sign for Indian Hill Park is in the foreground. A number of shops occupy the ground floor of the mixed-use residential-commercial building adjacent to the park on the north side of Winnetka Avenue, including White's Drug Store, Avery Murphy TV Radio, A Record Store, Indian Hill Cleaners and Indian Hill Beauty Salon.
Date
:
1984
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
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Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
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La Grange (Ill.)
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Brookfield (Ill.)
11
Evanston (Ill.)
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Cicero (Ill.)
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Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
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South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
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Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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Creator
195
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
2
Copelin Commercial Photographers
1
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
Medium
284
color slides
2
photographic prints
Topic
195
Cities and towns
165
Streets
123
Architecture
89
Drugstores
88
Automobiles
72
Commercial buildings
57
Storefronts
51
Pedestrians
36
Commercial strips
32
Signs and signboards
27
Sidewalks
20
Landscape architecture
16
Shopping centers
13
Parking lots
12
Pedestrian areas
10
Apartment houses
9
Buildings--Remodeling for other use
9
Restaurants
7
Railroads, Elevated
7
Shopping malls
6
Dwellings
5
Bars (Drinking establishments)
5
Show windows
4
Awnings
4
Buses
4
Civic improvement
4
Parades
4
Sculpture
4
Street-railroads
3
Bank buildings
3
Motor vehicles
3
Overhead electric lines
3
Plazas
3
Skyscrapers
3
Street lighting
2
Ambulances
2
Brick roads
2
Community development, Urban
2
Factories
2
Fast food restaurants
2
Local transit
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
Apartment buildings
1
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1
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Art galleries, Commercial
1
Atriums
1
Banners
1
Billboards
1
Church buildings
1
Clerks
1
Commons
1
Department Stores, Retail
1
Display cases
1
Escalators
1
Gasholders
1
Grocery trade
1
Hospital buildings
1
Hotels
1
Lamposts
1
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1
Office buildings
1
Older people--Housing
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Parking meters
1
Railroad stations
1
Uniforms
1
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