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Mixed-use development adjacent to residential preservation area
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Sketch by Brubaker showing mixed-use development providing services and amenities (bank, theater, and shops) as well as new apartments and townhouses adjacent to an existing established residential neighborhood.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Park Hyatt hotel
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View looking north along the sidewalk on E. Tower Court. The parkway has been planted with flowers and bushes. The lower part of the Park Hyatt hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished) is visible on the upper part of the image. A red entrance canopy for La Tour restaurant, located inside the hotel, extends across the sidewalk.
Date:
1982; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Tribune Building
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View of the Chicago Tribune Building (435 North Michigan Avenue) from across the Chicago River.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billboard advertisements for cigarettes and rental cars
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View of billboards in front of a building wall bordering a parking lot. The top billboard with the slogan "Marlboro Country" advertises cigarettes. Below it is a billboard for Ace Rent-a-Car Company. Part of the John Hancock Center is on the upper right of the image, and part of Lawry's restaurant, at East Ontario and North Rush Streets, is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Restaurants on Rush Street
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View of restaurants located in nineteenth-century residential buildings along the east side of North Rush Street. At the far right of the image is Armando's Restaurant, at Rush and East Superior Streets. A large sign for Club Alabam (747 North Rush Street), a dining and dance establishment, stands on the rooftops near the center of the image. On the left is the south facade - facing Chicago Avenue - of Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn). Part of the John Hancock Center is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1976; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Billboard with liquor advertisement, North State Street
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View of a large billboard with a "Think Egghead" advertisement for Smirnoff vodka installed on top of the roofs of a neighborhood liquor store and grocery store on North State Street at West Ontario Street. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place are visible behind the billboard. The 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums) are visible at the extreme left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Elevated pedestrian bridge, North Rush Street
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Elevated walkway for pedestrians across North Rush Street at East North Water Street. River Plaza is on the extreme left; part of the rear facade of the Wrigley Building, and the rear of 444 North Michigan Avenue (under construction) are visible on the extreme right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
American Medical Association building, West Grand Avenue
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View looking east along West Grand Avenue, from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. The American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, now demolished) stands on the north side of the street. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) and Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court) are visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1935-1936 (added stories, remodel facade, American Medical Association Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive
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View across part of Lake Michigan towards high-rise apartment buildings (now condominiums) along North Lake Shore Drive. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is on the left of the image, under construction. The skyscrapers to the right of that are 1242 North Lake Shore Drive and 1300 North Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1969; 1930 (1242 North Lake Shore Drive); 1965 (1300 North Lake Shore Drive); 1969 (1212 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Avenue at Astor Street
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View of apartment/ condominium towers on North Avenue at Astor Street, across from Lincoln Park. 1555 North Astor is on the right.
Date:
1985; 1975 (1555 North Astor)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing a row of kiosks along a pedestrian walkway. Groupings of row houses flank the walkway, and apartment towers stand behind these. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
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View northwest across the Chicago River from East Upper Wacker Drive towards the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (301 East North Water Street). The University of Chicago Downtown Center (Gleacher Center), Equitable Building, and Tribune Tower are in the distance to the left of it.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apparel Center and Holiday Inn, at Wolf Point
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Aerial view of the Apparel Center/ Holiday Inn (now Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza).
Date:
circa 1977; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Burnham Harbor
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View of boats in Burnham Harbor (part of Burnham Park), looking northwest. Part of the Shedd Aquarium building is partially visible behind the trees. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises on the left.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Boats in Diversey Harbor
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View of boats in Diversey Harbor, located within Lincoln Park. The John Hancock Center is visible in the distance.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
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Aerial view to the east along the Chicago River from 333 Wacker Drive. The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building) is in the lower left foreground. Near the center of the image are the Marina City towers and IBM Building (330 North Wabash). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Huron Plaza
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View of Huron Plaza (30 East Huron) during its construction.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
321 North Clark
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View of the Quaker Tower (now 321 North Clark) under construction in April 1986.
Date:
1986; 1983-1987 (Quaker Tower, 321 North Clark)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Madison Plaza
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View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the "saw tooth edge" on the building's southeast facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
Date:
1984; 1981-1982 (Madison Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 West Monroe
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View of 33 West Monroe. Marc Chagall's mosaic "The Four Seasons" is visible in the plaza (later Chase Tower Plaza) in the foreground.
Date:
circa 1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus
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View northeast towards Loop skyscrapers from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (then University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). A campus parking lot is in the foreground, and another parking lot is beyond that, to the right of the Science and Engineering South building (SES) (visible at left).
Date:
1973
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Tower during construction
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View during the construction of the Sears Tower, in September 1973.
Date:
1973; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings on the Near North Side
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Aerial view of the Near North Side skyline in 1996, looking northeast from the IBM building.
Date:
1996
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center and adjacent residential buildings
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View of the John Hancock Center with older residential buildings standing in the foreground.
Date:
March 1969; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
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View of the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza) with the lower part of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building), located across Washington Street, visible behind it. Part of the Chicago Temple building is to its right, with the Cokesbury religious bookstore occupying a street-level space (now occupied by a bank).
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cook County Administration Building and Chicago Temple
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View of the Cook County Administration Building (then Brunswick Building) under construction. The Chicago Temple stands next to it.
Date:
1960s (?)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel Building
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Undated view showing the upper parts of the Inland Steel Building (30 West Monroe). The Majestic Theater building is next to it, at the right.
Date:
1954-1958 (Inland Steel Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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View of the upper part of the John Hancock Center seen from Lake Shore Drive and the Chicago Yacht Club.
Date:
1971; 1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center
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View of the lower part of the John Hancock Center seen from street level.
Date:
1964-1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
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View of part of a tower and low building with black aluminum trusses built to accommodate a trading-exchange floor. The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange is located at 444 W. Jackson Blvd.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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Undated view of the Federal Center.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments
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View of the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments, looking northeast from East Chestnut Street.
Date:
circa 1962; 1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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Sketch of the Gage Group buildings by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Garrick Theater
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Sketch of The Garrick Theater building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
circa 1960; 1891 (Schiller Theater Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Division St. Bridge through Grand Ave. Bridge (Folder 7)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: S. Damen Ave. Bridge (1930, 1931, 1973); N. Damen Ave. Bridge (1953); Dearborn St. Bridge (undated, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963-64, 1964, 1972, 1973); Diversey Blvd. Bridge (1914, 1944, 1954, 1960, 1968)
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
State National Bank Building, Evanston
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View of the 22-story State National Bank Building located at 1603 Orrington Avenue at the intersection with Davis Street.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Transportation Building, South Dearborn Street
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View of the Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street), looking northwest along the west side of South Dearborn Street.
Date:
1980; 1911 (Transportation Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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Aerial view over the Near North Side towards the John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place, from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are in the lower left corner, and the intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Wells Street is visible near the center of the mass of buildings.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
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View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) rises behind the Fortnightly Club.
Date:
1990; 1892 (Bryan Lathrop House)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center and Chicago Water Tower
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View showing the upper parts of the John Hancock Center and the Chicago Water Tower.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the Chicago River from the West Kinzie Street Bridge. The (now unused) Kinzie Street railroad bridge is in the raised position in the upper left foreground of the photograph. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) are on the far right. The Lake Street elevated train tracks, with a CTA Green Line train running across them, are visible in front of the cluster of Loop high-rises. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises above them.
Date:
1986; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
High-rise buildings along North Lake Shore Drive
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View of high-rise development along North Lake Shore Drive, seen from Lake Shore Drive. Part of 999 North Lake Shore Drive is visible on the left. 1212 North Lake Shore Drive is visible under construction near the center of the image.
Date:
1969; 1912 (999 North Lake Shore Drive); 1969 (1212 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village, showing apartment towers (Bryant House on left) and pedestrian walkway with kiosks and planters. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sandburg Village
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View of Sandburg Village apartment buildings, looking south along Clark Street. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Prudential and Amoco building towers
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View of the upper parts of (from left to right) the Prudential Building (130 East Randolph Street, now One Prudential Plaza), Two Prudential Plaza (180 North Stetson Avenue), and the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building).
Date:
1994; 1955 (Prudential Building); 1973 (Standard Oil Building); 1990 (Two Prudential Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Pedway entrance and Sheraton Hotel
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View northeast across North Columbus Drive showing an entrance to the Chicago Pedway System pedestrian concourse at the northeast corner of East South Water Street and North Columbus Drive. This entrance is part of the eastern section of the pedway connecting the Illinois Center buildings, the Hyatt Regency Hotel and additional buildings. The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers stands on the north side of the river at 301 East North Water Street.
Date:
1994; 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
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View of a driving range and golf course on land immediately south of East Wacker Drive near North Lakeshore Drive. A parking lot for this facility is in the foreground. The North Pier Apartments (renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive) and Lake Point Tower are the two high-rise apartment towers in the distance.
Date:
1994; 1990 (North Pier Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side skyscrapers
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View looking northeast with skyscrapers rising behind older low-rise structures. Among the skyscrapers are the Elysees Condominiums (111 East Chestnut Street), John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place. On the right of the image is Huron Plaza (30 East Huron).
Date:
1983; 1983 (30 East Huron)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop buildings from Dearborn and Adams Streets
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View of Loop buildings from the intersection of Adams and Dearborn Streets, showing the Palmer House hotel and the Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) behind it.
Date:
1987; 1927 (Palmer House); 1972 (Mid-Continental Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Center I
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Undated view of a model for the proposed Dearborn Center 1 (unbuilt project), designed for a site at South Dearborn and West Adams Streets.
Date:
1980s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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