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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
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
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
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
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
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
Sherman Avenue, Evanston
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View looking north along Sherman Avenue from south of the intersection with Grove Street. The American Hospital Supply Corporation building is under construction at the northwest corner of Sherman and Grove (1560 Sherman Avenue).
Date:
1976
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
Pepper Construction Company building
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Curved glass wall forming part of the facade of the Pepper Construction Company building (643 North Orleans Street) at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street.
Date:
1985
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
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
Landscaping outside the American Hospital Association building
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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
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
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
Auditorium building from Grant Park railroad yards
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View towards the Auditorium building and adjacent Michigan Avenue buildings from over the railway yards in Grant Park.
Date:
1972; 1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Dearborn Street at Congress Parkway
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View looking north along South Dearborn Street from Congress Parkway. The Manhattan building is at the far right; next to it is the Plymouth building, and further to the left is the Old Colony building.
Date:
1987
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Heller International Building under construction
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View of the Heller International Building (500 West Monroe Street) in April 1991, showing the building under construction.
Date:
1991; 1990-1992 (Heller International Building)
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
Grand Avenue and Time-Life Building
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View looking east along Grand Avenue from Michigan Avenue 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:
1970s; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Three First National Plaza
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View of the lower part of the 9-story atrium lobby of Three First National Plaza, located at 70 West Madison Street (at N. Dearborn). Henry Moore's sculpture "Large Internal-External Upright Form" occupies a prominent place in the lobby.
Date:
1985; 1983 (Henry Moore sculpture)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apparel Center during construction
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View of the Apparel Center under construction. The building is located at 350 N. Orleans, at the fork of the Chicago River (Wolf Point), and is directly west of the Merchandise Mart.
Date:
circa 1976; 1976-1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower from the Herman Crown Center
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View of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) from the Herman Crown Center at 425 S. Wabash, in 1984.
Date:
1984; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 West Monroe
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View of the multi-story open atrium of the 33 West Monroe building.
Date:
1980 (33 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower
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View of the top part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower).
Date:
1974; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower from the Near West side
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View towards the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) from the corner of Racine and Congress Parkway. The view includes part of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus: the Harrison Street parking structure is at right, behind the vacant lot in the foreground. A stretch of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) is visible near the center of the image.
Date:
1975; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sear Tower during construction
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View during the construction of the Sears Tower in April 1972.
Date:
1972; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil Building under construction
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View of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) under construction in March 1973.
Date:
March 1973; 1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings in the Chicago Loop
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Aerial view of high-rise towers in Chicago's Loop in 1996, looking toward the southeast from IBM building. The Aon Center (originally Standard Oil Building) and Two Prudential Plaza are the two tall buildings in the background.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, West Tower
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View looking up the side of the West Tower of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank. The newest of three buildings comprising the Harris Trust complex, the building is located at 115 S. LaSalle Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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Undated view of a model of the John Hancock Center.
Date:
1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings, Chicago
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View of a group of office towers close to the Chicago River in the Loop and Near North Side. Two Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe) is on the left, under construction. The center tower is One Illinois Center (Office of Mies van der Rohe). Mies' IBM building stands on the right, behind the Sun-Times building.
Date:
1972; 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
55 West Monroe
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View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
Date:
1984; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1 North La Salle and 33 North La Salle
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Aerial view of the upper parts of 1 North La Salle (left) and 33 North La Salle (formerly American National Bank; originally Foreman State National Bank Building).
Date:
circa 1970s; 1930 (1 North La Salle); 1930 (33 North La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Sun-Times Building
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Aerial view of the Chicago Sun-Times Building, formerly located at 401 North Wabash Avenue.
Date:
1981; 1955-1958 (Sun-Times 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
Fisher Building
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View of the upper part of the Fisher building in 1964.
Date:
1964; 1896 (Fisher Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Manhattan Building
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Bow windows on the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street).
Date:
1977; 1891 (Manhattan Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Reliance Building
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View looking southwest from Washington Street towards the Reliance building which stands at the intersection with North State Street.
Date:
1980; 1890-1895 (Reliance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Reliance Building, State Street at W. Washington
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View of the Reliance building during its restoration. The building reopened in 1999 as a hotel.
Date:
1995; 1890-1895 (Reliance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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