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South Troy Street, Brighton Park
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View along South Troy Street near West 46th Street, showing a parkway with trees and brick houses on the far side of the street.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Apartment houses and house, South Ada Street
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View of apartment houses and a house along the west side of South Ada Street, north of West 48th Street. The brick building at the right is 4749 South Ada Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Tavern, Bridgeport
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View of Art's Inn tavern at the northeast corner of the intersection of West 35th Street and South Union Avenue. The date 1888 is visible on the cornice of the building. There are apartments above the tavern, and a residential area along South Union Avenue is to the left of it.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Roseland commercial district, South Michigan Avenue
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View north along South Michigan Avenue from the intersection with East 114th Place. At the time of the photograph, the area was a thriving commercial district with stores and businesses lining both sides of the street.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Houses, South Saginaw Avenue
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Frame houses on the west side of South Saginaw Avenue, north of the intersection with East 88th Street. 8752 South Saginaw Avenue is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Houses, South Constance Avenue
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Large single-family houses on the west side of South Constance Avenue, from the intersection with East 69th Street. 6858 South Constance Avenue is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bowen High School and Bessemer Park
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View towards Bowen High School (2710 East 89th Street), looking north from Bessemer Park.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Princeton Park Homes
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View of a group of ivy-covered townhouses, part of the Princeton Park Homes.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


South Wentworth Avenue, Chinatown
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View looking north along South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago's Chinatown. The On Leong Merchants Association Building (later Pui Tak Center) is on the left, with the top of the Sears Tower (later Willis Tower) visible behind it.
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


Land use, Logan Square and Avondale
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Detail of a land use map showing portions of Logan Square and Avondale between North Milwaukee Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Roscoe Street between Seeley and Damen
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View east along the north side of West Roscoe Street from North Seeley Avenue. The intersection with North Damen Avenue is at the right side. A number of mixed-used buildings are visible, with retail or offices on the street level, and apartments above.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View north on North Lincoln Avenue towards Lawrence Avenue. The outer part of Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza is in the foreground. Diagonal on-street parking is available in front of some of the shops. Banners for the Meyer Delicatessen (formerly at 4750 North Lincoln Avenue) are on the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Waiting for bus, South Martin Luther King Drive
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View looking north along the east side of South Martin Luther King Drive, just south of East 29th Street. A group of people stand on the sidewalk waiting for a bus; a high-rise apartment building is visible behind them.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Houses, North Sedgwick Street, Lincoln Park
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View looking southeast at nineteenth century houses on the east side of North Sedgwick Street. 2029 North Sedgwick Street is in the center of the photograph. Part of 2025 North Sedgwick is visible to the right of it, and part of 2031 North Sedgwick is on the left. Lincoln Park Tower (Lincoln Park West Apartments) visible under construction, rises behind.
Date:
circa 1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
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View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Florsheim Shoe Company building
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View of part of the side facade of the Florsheim Building (130 South Canal Street).
Date:
1978; 1949 (Florsheim Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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


Harold Washington Social Security Center and Batcolumn sculpture
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View looking northwest at Claes Oldenburg's monumental-scale baseball bat sculpture "Batcolumn", installed on the plaza in front of the Harold Washington Social Security Center (600 West Madison Street).
Date:
1980; 1975 (Harold Washington Social Security Center); 1977 (Batcolumn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
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View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. Two wrecking cranes are in use; the clock tower at the north end of the building is visible at the right.
Date:
1974; 1918 (Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Humboldt Park street lamp
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View of a prairie-style street lamp on a concrete base in Humboldt Park. The lamp sits just off North Humboldt Drive, at the entrance to the parking lot for the Humboldt Park Boathouse.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Cermak Road, South Lawndale
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View in winter looking east along the north side of West Cermak Road between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. A four story building with a "Hotel" sign in front (2860 West Cermak Road) has a side wall painted with an advertisement reading in part "Aqui es! Super Birria Jalisco". Further down the block is Manning Savings (2854 West Cermak Road). At the extreme left is a parking lot with a sign over the entrance reading "Marshall Sq. Theatre Parking".
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Garfield Park flower garden
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View of an outdoor garden at Garfield Park, with crysthanthemums surrounding a pond.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Proposal for Lawndale: residential buildings
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Hand-drawn sketches by C. William Brubaker showing styles of apartment buildings on West Douglas Boulevard, and houses on West 15th Street and West 16th Street in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago, Indiana
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View of shipping and loading facilities along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, looking through a fence along Dickey Road.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Inland Steel, Indiana Harbor plant
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View of the Inland Steel complex (ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor). A sign in the lower right foreground reads "A Safe '72 Depends on You".
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Mobil Refinery, East Chicago, Indiana
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View from McShane Avenue of the Mobil Oil Refinery (3821 Indianapolis Boulevard, East Chicago) with storage tanks standing adjacent to the refinery.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Mobil Refinery, East Chicago, Indiana
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View in winter from McShane Avenue toward the Mobil Oil Refinery located at 3821 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, East Chicago
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Winter view looking north along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal from West Columbus Drive toward CITGO Petroleum Corporation's loading and port facilities. A CITGO storage tank is at the far left, and an Amoco Wisconsin cargo ship is docked next to it. A second ship is behind that.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Inland Steel, Indiana Harbor plant
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View of part of the Inland Steel complex located in East Chicago, Indiana.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Derelict housing, South Chicago
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View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Derelict housing, South Chicago
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View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Wolf Lake, Indiana
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View looking across Wolf Lake from the Indiana Toll Road. Utility poles are in the right foreground, and an industrial area is visible on the far side of the lake.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
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View looking northeast from a location near East 95th Street towards Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works).
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Lake Calumet and Calumet River area
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Map of the Lake Calumet and Calumet River area, showing expressways and major streets, parks and forest preserves, and railway lines serving the area.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Calumet Park Beach and State Line Power Plant
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View looking southeast from the Lake Michigan beachfront at Calumet Park. In the foreground, people use the sandy beach, while behind them others walk along the pier. Rising behind the beach is State Line Power Plant, a coal-fired electrical generating station.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest from the South Ewing Avenue bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. There are barges and a loading dock in the left foreground and overhead cranes are visible to the right behind these. Concrete storage silos and a large gas storage tank are visible at the far right of the photograph. In the background, the Chicago Skyway runs across the image; power lines are visible in the distance behind the Skyway.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works, Calumet River
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View looking northeast along the Calumet River near its mouth at Lake Michigan. The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later called the United States Steel Corporation South Works) stood on the north bank of the river.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Lakefront land with railroad tracks
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View of an open area of disused land adjacent to Lake Michigan on Chicago's southeast side, located east of South Ewing Avenue and north of Calumet Park. Abandoned train tracks are visible in the foreground, and in the distance on the right are two railroad car transport cars, one with a load of automobiles on it.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Cargill Inc. grain elevator complex
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View of Cargill's grain elevator and wharf complex, located at 12201 South Torrence Avenue on the west bank of the Calumet River.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Railway lines serving Chicago's far south side
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Map of Chicago's far south side, showing freight railway lines serving the area.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Brick house, Longwood Drive District
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Side view of a brick single-family home located west of South Longwood Drive, in the Longwood Drive district.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Nabisco Biscuit Company plant
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View of the north facade and grounds of the Nabisco Bakery (7300 S Kedzie Avenue) facing West 73rd Street.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Marquette Park
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View of Marquette Park, looking through the trees towards the park's 9-hole golf course.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Robert Taylor Homes
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View of a tour group standing adjacent to the Robert Taylor Homes public housing development.
Date:
1988
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Jackson Park station, CTA Jackson Park line
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View looking northwest at the Jackson Park station, at the end of the CTA Jackson Park line. The station (now demolished) stood at East 63rd Street and South Stony Island Avenue.
Date:
1977
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


Clarke House
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View of the Clarke House prior to its restoration in 1978.
Date:
circa 1978; 1836 (Clarke House)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Schoenhofen Brewery study
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Brubaker's sketch for a 1981 Perkins+Will study of the Schoenhofen Brewery on West 18th Street at South Canalport Avenue. On the left is the brewery's Administration Building; the structure on the right (1770 S. Canalport Avenue) was originally built as a powerhouse for the complex.
Date:
1981; 1886 (Administration Building, Schoenhofen Brewery); 1902 (Powerhouse, Schoenhofen Brewery)
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