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640 North La Salle Building
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View of the facade of the 640 North LaSalle Building, a commercial and office building on the northwest corner of West Ontario and North LaSalle Streets. A Volkswagen dealership occupies the street-level space.
Date:
1975; 1973 (640 North La Salle Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Landscaping, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside One Magnificent Mile (One Mag Mile) located at 940-980 North Michigan Avenue. Small granite planters, filled with flowers and small trees, were installed on the sidewalk.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
FAO Schwarz and Escada stores, North Michigan Avenue
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View west across North Michigan Avenue towards the FAO Schwarz and Escada stores at 840 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993; 1992 (840 North Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Banana Republic store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Place, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk in front of Chicago Place (700 block of North Michigan Avenue). Awnings for several stores overhang the sidewalk, including one in the foreground for a Talbots store.
Date:
circa 1993
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
Consumers Building
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View of the upper part of the Consumers Building (220 S. State Street), at the northeast corner of State Street and W. Quincy Street.
Date:
1987; 1913 (Consumers 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
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
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
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
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
La Salle Street and Chicago Board of Trade
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View looking south along La Salle Street from north of West Madison Street towards the Chicago Board of Trade Building. Part of the La Salle Hotel (demolished 1976) is visible on the right.
Date:
1974; 1909 (La Salle Hotel); 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store
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Detail of the terra-cotta ornament over the entranceway of the Krause music store. The building, Louis Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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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
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View of the Carson Pirie Scott store showing the main entryway with decorative metalwork.
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street and Carson Pirie Scott store
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View along State Street including the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date:
1984; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott)
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
Old Colony Building
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View of the Old Colony building (407 S. Dearborn Street).
Date:
1977; 1893-1894 (Old Colony Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brooks Building
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View of the facade of the Brooks building in 1969.
Date:
1969; 1909-1910 (Brooks Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brooks Building
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Detail of the facade of the Brooks Building showing the fenestration.
Date:
1966; 1909-1910 (Brooks 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
Monadnock Building
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View of the facade of the Monadnock Building, looking southwest from the intersection of South Dearborn Street and West Jackson Boulevard.
Date:
1977; 1889-1891 and 1891-1893 (Monadnock Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marquette Building
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View of the Marquette building, located at 140 S. Dearborn Street.
Date:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View of the main lobby of the Rookery, with staircase remodeled by Wright.
Date:
1962; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Delaware Building
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View of the Delaware building in 1984, located on the northeast corner of Randolph and Dearborn.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Daily News building
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Sketch of the Daily News building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street: Marshall Field and Company (Folder 1189)
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Collection:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access:
Public access
4th Street and Linden, Wilmette
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View looking northeast across 4th Street toward the Linden CTA terminal. Shops are visible to the left of the terminal, along Linden Avenue.
Date:
1971
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 district, looking northeast from the west end of the complex at shops along its north arm. The intersection with North Western Avenue is in the distance at the far right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Downtown shops, Woodstock, Illinois
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View looking northeast across Cass Street at the intersection with Benton Street in Woodstock, Illinois. Several shops occupy the street level of an 1859 building situated across from the town's downtown square.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Broadway, and Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking northeast from Broadway just north of East 155th Street, towards the IC (Illinois Central) Electric station. Bloom Auto Electric is in the foreground. The buildings on the left are on Park Court, which branches off diagonally from Broadway.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Small businesses, Central Avenue, Wilmette
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View of shops in Wilmette's business district, looking east along the north side of Central Avenue from just east of Wilmette Avenue. At the far left is John's Shoes (1128 Central Avenue). A barber shop is next to it on the right, and next to that is a bookstore. A built-in brick planter in the foreground helps with traffic control.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shops, Park Avenue, Glencoe
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View looking north across Park Avenue at a variety of small businesses and shops on the north side of the street. The Rehn Huerbinger Pharmacy at the left (353 Park Avenue) is at the intersection with Vernon Avenue. Diagonal on-street parking is provided in front of the shops.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Walker Bros Original Pancake House, Wilmette
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View looking south through the rain along Green Bay Road at Walker Bros Original Pancake House restaurant, with its neon sign illuminated. The restaurant is located at 153 Green Bay Road in Wilmette.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue and Hirsch
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View looking northwest along the west side of North Western Avenue. The intersection with West Hirsch Street is visible near the center of the image. Wanda's Record Shop, Stan's Tap, and a grocery store are visible.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Ewing Avenue at East 95th Street
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View in winter looking northwest along South Ewing Avenue from just south of the intersection with East 95th Street. The Skyway Dog House (9480 South Ewing Avenue) is visible on the left. The two-story brick building on the right houses a bar. Highway signs for US 12 and US 20 are in front of that building. A sign for US 41 is just behind that.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago, Indiana, downtown business district
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View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. A Walgreens drugstore is in the foreground on the left. Crossing arms for a level railway crossing are just visible in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gately's People's Store, South Michigan Avenue commercial strip
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View looking north along a thriving commercial strip on South Michigan Avenue. Gately's department store (Gately's People Store, 11201 South Michigan Avenue at East 112th Street) with its five-story parking garage is visible near the center of the image. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street. The light posts are decorated for the Christmas holiday season.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Harper Court
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View of Harper Court, a development project that included clusters of small businesses and artisans shops, located on South Harper Avenue between 53rd and 52nd Streets.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse building, South Indiana Avenue
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View of a building located at 1727 South Indiana Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Indiana Avenue and East 18th Street.
Date:
circa 1978; 1905 (Kodak warehouse)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower and AT&T Corporate Center
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Aerial view looking southwest towards the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and the AT&T Corporate Center (now Franklin Center) at 227 West Monroe Street/100 South Franklin Street).
Date:
1995; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1989 (AT&T Corporate Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bank building, North Clark Street and West Lunt Avenue
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View looking towards the northeast corner of the intersection of North Clark Street and West Lunt Avenue. A Greek temple style bank building, home to a branch of the First Federal of Chicago bank stands on that corner (7001 North Clark Street).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bryn Mawr Avenue at Winthrop Avenue
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View looking east along West Bryn Mawr Avenue from west of the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The Belle Shore Apartments (1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue) with its distinctive green glazed terra cotta tile facing and neon sign reading "Belle Shore Apt. Hotel" is at the right.
Date:
1980; 1929 (Belle Shore Apartment Hotel)
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