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West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street
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View northwest from North Franklin Street and West Illinois Street. A large parking lot occupies the block on the southeast corner of West Grand Avenue and North Orleans Street. 318 West Grand Street is visible at the right, home to Caravans Awry (a rug store) at the time of the photograph. To the left of that, the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible in the distance. The rear of Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is near the center of the photograph, and the side of Clark & Barlow Hardware (353 West Grand Avenue) is visible at the far left.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bauer Building entrance
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View of the arched entranceway to the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets.
Date:
1985; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Superior Street at North Michigan Avenue
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View looking along the north side of East Superior Street, from across the intersection with North Michigan Avenue. A single-story building housing men's wear shops occupies the northwest corner at 730 North Michigan Avenue. To the left along East Superior Street is Armando's restaurant, housed in a nineteenth-century residential building. Further to the left, across North Rush Street, are the brown brick Methodist Book Concern Building (740 North Rush Street) and 48 East Superior Street. At the extreme left, the spire of Holy Name Church is visible.
Date:
1976; 1922 (740 North Rush Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Yondorf Block and Hall
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View of the Yondorf Block and Hall (758 West North Avenue), located at the northeast corner of North Halsted and North Avenue. At the time of the photograph, the building housed a Sam's Liquor Store on the ground level, and the upper floors are boarded up and unused. The CTA Brown Line tracks are visible running behind the building.
Date:
1980; 1887 (Yondorf Block and Hall)
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
Burberry store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Burberry Store, located at 633 North Michigan Avenue (on the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ontario Streets).
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Landscaping, 900 North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk in front of the shopping complex at 900 North Michigan Avenue. Trees and flowers were planted between the sidewalk and the street.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago Place
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View along the sidewalk in front of the Saks Fifth Avenue store in the Chicago Place shopping center, formerly located at 700 North Michigan Avenue. An area planted with trees, flowers, and grass sits between the sidewalk and street, enclosed with an iron fence. A garbage can sits next to that.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Franklin Street
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View looking north on South Franklin Street. The white-facaded building in the middle ground on the left is the 300 West Adams Building. The Adams-Franklin building is at the right.
Date:
1968; 1927 (300 W Adams, and Adams-Franklin Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wabash Avenue storefronts
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View of the colorful storefront of the Arcadia at Carson's shop, located along Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe Streets. The elevated train tracks are visible at the top of the photograph.
Date:
1987
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
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
West Loop buildings
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Aerial view looking northwest over part of the west Loop in 1962. The Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) and the Civic Opera building are visible.
Date:
1962
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
Wabash Avenue and Continental National Insurance Building
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View looking north along South Wabash Avenue from the intersection with East Congress Parkway towards the Continental National Insurance Building (55 E. Jackson Street). The elevated train tracks along South Wabash Avenue are visible at the right.
Date:
1966; 1962 (Continental National Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store and Lincoln Avenue
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View looking south along the west side of North Lincoln Avenue, showing buildings and storefronts including the William P. Krause music store. The music store building, Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Wilson Ave.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
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
Carson Pirie Scott store
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Detail of fenestration on the upper facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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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
Auditorium Building
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Undated view of the south facade of the Auditorium Building.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building showing the south wall stonework.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building in 1962, showing the building's south face with theatre entrance.
Date:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Reliance Building
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View of part of the State Street facade (east facade) of the Reliance building, showing the large windows.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building, Hit or Miss store
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View of the shop window of a Hit or Miss women's clothing store occupying street-level retail space in the Marquette building (140 S. Dearborn Street).
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View of the top part of the Rookery building (209 South LaSalle Street).
Date:
1971; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View of the lower stories of the Rookery building, looking northeast across South LaSalle Street.
Date:
1962; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Reliance Building
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Sketch of the Reliance building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward Warehouse
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Sketch of the Montgomery Ward warehouse by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
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
State Street: 201-299 South State (Folder 1176)
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Collection:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center and Chicago Water Tower
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View looking northeast on Michigan Avenue, with the Chicago Water Works and John Hancock Center. The Palmolive Building, dubbed the "Playboy tower" after the magazine's headquarters moved there in 1965, is visible in the background.
Date:
1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Market Square, Lake Forest
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View of shops in Market Square in Lake Forest's business district. The shop Presenting Italy is near the center of the image. A parking area is in the foreground, and the intersection with North Western Avenue is at the far right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Market Square, Lake Forest
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View of shops in Market Square in Lake Forest's business distric. Shop names visible on the awnings include Kiddle's (sporting goods) and Cat and Fiddle. A parking area is in the foreground, and the intersection with North Western Avenue is at the far right of the image.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Automobile dealerships, Wilmette
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View of Fiat and Jaguar auto dealerships, looking south along Green Bay Road from south of Washington Avenue in Wilmette. The illuminated neon sign for Imperial Motors is prominently visible. The traffic signals at the intersection with Central Avenue are in the distance at the lower left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
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View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking north across Davis Street between Sherman Avenue and Orrington Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Davis Street, Evanston
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View east along Davis Street from the intersection with Maple Avenue. A train travels along the elevated Chicago and North Western railroad tracks, just past the intersection with Maple. Orrington Plaza (1603 Orrington Avenue), a high-rise office building, is behind the tracks.
Date:
circa 1976
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
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
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
Reliance Building
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View looking up at the east facade (North State Street facade) of the Reliance Building during restoration.
Date:
1995; 1890-1895 (Reliance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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View looking northeast across West Superior Street at the Central Arts Building (300 West Superior Street/ 730-740 North Franklin Street). The entrance stairway for the CTA Brown Line is at the far right.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rear of Orleans-Huron Building, 325 West Huron Street
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View looking northeast from the intersection of North Orleans and West Erie Streets, towards the rear of the Orleans-Huron Building, a concrete-framed eight story warehouse at 325 West Huron Street. A Shell gas station (demolished) occupies the northeast corner of West Erie Street and North Orleans Street.
Date:
1978; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, seen from west of the intersection with North Orleans Street.
Date:
1975; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View of factory buildings, looking east along the south side of West Illinois Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets. Part of 225 West Illinois Street is in the right foreground; 215-217 West Illinois is next to it. On the far left of the image, 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is visible.
Date:
1981; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side skyline from the lakefront
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View of the Chicago skyline looking northwest from Pfc Milton Olive Park. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky. The Arthur J. Rubloff Building, part of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, is visible in front of the Hancock Center.
Date:
1984; 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place); 1984 (Rubloff Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed-use development, North Michigan Avenue
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Sketch by Brubaker showing mixed-use development in the John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place, and the surrounding area.
Date:
circa 1982; 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
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

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370 Cities and towns 340 Architecture 177 Office buildings 106 Streets 72 Skyscrapers 72 Stores, Retail 47 Industrial buildings 44 Automobiles 29 Pedestrians 28 Buildings--Remodeling for other use 22 Signs and signboards 21 Sidewalks 20 Storefronts 19 Hotels 17 Parking lots 14 Restaurants 14 Rivers 13 Apartment houses 12 Street life 12 Streetscapes (Urban design) 11 Civic improvement 11 Plazas 11 Railroads, Elevated 11 Universities and colleges 10 Dwellings 10 Motor vehicles 10 Warehouses 9 Bridges 9 Department stores 9 Industrial districts 9 Local transit 9 Theaters 7 Bars (Drinking establishments) 7 Lampposts 7 Landscape architecture 7 Shopping centers 6 City traffic 6 Clothing trade 6 Printing plants 6 Waterfronts 5 Awnings 5 Financial institutions 5 Tall buildings 4 Bank buildings 4 Banners 4 Electric railroads--Cars 4 Historic preservation 4 Pedestrains 4 Windows 3 Buses 3 Church buildings 3 Community development, Urban 3 Fire escapes 3 Public buildings 3 Railroad stations 3 Retail trade 3 Traffic signs and signals 2 Ambulances 2 Boats and boating 2 Building sites 2 Buildings 2 Discount houses (Retail trade) 2 Fountains 2 Newspaper vendors 2 Parks 2 Pedestrian areas 2 Public spaces 2 Roads 2 Shopping malls 2 Stairs 2 Street lighting 2 Street-railroads 2 Subways 1 Apartments 1 Arches 1 Art galleries, Commercial 1 Automobile Showrooms 1 Automobile dealers 1 Boards of trade 1 Burlesque (Theater) 1 Clubs 1 College buildings 1 Commercial strips 1 Department Stores 1 Department Stores, Retail 1 Docks 1 Drugstores 1 Express Roads 1 Express highways 1 Festivals 1 Flags 1 Gardens 1 Grocery trade 1 Hydrants 1 Mailboxes 1 Motorvehicles 1 Neighborhoods 1 Office building 1 Pawnbroking 1 Railroad cars 1 Railroad tracks 1 Railroad yards 1 Railroads 1 Shoes Stores 1 Storage facilities 1 Store, Retail 1 Streetscapes (Urban desgin) Street life 1 Tall Buildings 1 Vacant lands 1 Variety stores 1 pedestrains