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222 West Superior Street
Image
Image
View of the facade of 222 West Superior Street after renovation, looking northwest across West Superior Street.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
400 West Superior Street, development project
Image
Image
View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The former candy factory building in the right foreground (400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street) is being renovated. On the left, the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is silhouetted against the sky.
Date
:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Adlake Building
Image
Image
View looking southeast towards the Adlake Building (320 West Ohio Street) from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street. The facade of this part of the Adlake Building faces West Ontario Street. At the time of the photograph, the building housed Morton Textiles & Furniture.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
I. Magnin store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of the I. Magnin store at the northwest corner of the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Pearson Street (830 North Michigan Avenue).
Date
:
1978; 1949 (Bonwit Teller)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Buildings along the west bank of the Chicago River at Wolf Point
Image
Image
View looking northwest looking over the Chicago River from West Wacker Drive just west of North Franklin Street. The low-rise buildings at 212 and 222 North Canal Street still stand, as well as the tall smokestack adjacent to them (located at the junction of North Clinton, West Fulton and West Milwaukee Streets). The Braun Bottles plant (now replaced by Left Bank at K Station) is visible, with a Metra train running on the elevated tracks behind it. The red brick warehouse building slightly to the left behind Braun Bottles was converted to the 600 West Fulton office building. At the far right of the image is Wolf Point, with the Fulton House Condominiums, a converted former warehouse building at 345 North Canal Street, visible across the river behind it. Part of the Cassidy Tire Company building (344 North Canal Street) is visible behind the condominium building.
Date
:
1989; 1908 (North American Cold Storage Company); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Landscaping, 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk on the east side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. Trees, flowers and bushes have been planted in enclosed streetside beds. The lower part of the facade of the Allerton Hotel is visible at the right, along with the Brooks Brothers store occupying a street-level retail space in the hotel.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wally Findlay Galleries, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of Wally Findlay Galleries (800 North Michigan Avenue) looking west across East Tower Court from the park surrounding the Chicago Water Tower. To the right of the gallery is Lewis Towers (820 North Michigan Avenue).
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue high-rise buildings
Image
Image
View along the west side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the Chicago Water Tower. 444 North Michigan and 500 North Michigan are the two high-rise towers at the far left. The intersection with East Illinois Street is visible near the foreground at the first set of traffic lights. The Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan Avenue), with its curved top, is in the distance. The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (900 North Michigan Avenue), with its twin turrets is visible to the right of that.
Date
:
1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings in the Loop
Image
Image
Aerial view from 330 North Wabash, looking southeast. 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) and the Executive House Hotel (later Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront) are in the foreground. In the distance, the Amoco Building (later Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building) and Two Prudential Plaza stand out against the sky.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
200 West Monroe Street Building
Image
Image
View of the street-level arcade of the 200 West Monroe Street Building.
Date
:
1983; 1973 (200 West Monroe)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
Image
Image
View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
Date
:
1987; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center); 1981 (33 West Monroe)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street Mall near Randolph Street
Image
Image
View along the State Street Mall with shops and buildings occupying Block 37 in the foreground. At the left is a one-story retail structure. Next to that is the Springer Block (Bay State Building and Kranz Building, 126-146 North State Street). The taller building with the political advertisements painted on the side is the Butler Building. One of the Marina City towers is in the distance.
Date
:
1982; 1878 (Bay State Building); 1924 (Butler Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street Mall at Jackson Street
Image
Image
View along the State Street Mall at the intersection with Jackson Street. The Maurice L. Rothschild Store Building (now John Marshall Law School) is partially visible at the far left. Next to it is 10 W. Jackson. The Consumers Building (220 South State Street) rises behind that to the right.
Date
:
1982; 1928 (Maurice L. Rothschild Store building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
33 West Monroe
Image
Image
Undated view of 33 West Monroe seen from across Chase Tower Plaza (originally First National Bank Plaza).
Date
:
1980 (33 West Monroe)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
55 West Monroe
Image
Image
View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
Date
:
1986; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
333 West Wacker Drive
Image
Image
View looking north from a plaza on Franklin Street toward the rear of the 333 West Wacker building, designed in the form of a parallelogram marked by notches.
Date
:
1985; 1979-1983 (333 West Wacker Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
Image
Image
Undated view of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel.
Date
:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
Image
Image
View of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel in 1966.
Date
:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building); 1893 (Congress Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Monadnock Building
Image
Image
View of the facade of the Monadnock Building showing the projecting window bays.
Date
:
1977; 1889-1891 and 1891-1893 (Monadnock Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marquette Building
Image
Image
View of the Marquette building in 1971.
Date
:
1971; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rookery Building
Image
Image
View of the upper part of the front facade of the Rookery building (209 S. LaSalle Street).
Date
:
1984; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marquette Building
Image
Image
Sketch of the Marquette building by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street: 100-200 South State (Folder 1179)
10 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street: 100 South State (Folder 1181)
8 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street: N.E. from Monroe (39 S.) (Folder 1182)
4 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
State Street: Stewart Building (Folder 1191)
7 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northwest across West Argyle Street from North Winthrop Avenue towards the Argyle CTA station. A grocery store is at the far left and other small businesses line both sides of the street.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Broadway, and Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
Image
Image
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
Chicago Avenue at Damen
Image
Image
View looking east along West Chicago Avenue from the intersection with North Damen Avenue, showing mixed-used buildings with retail or services on the street level, and apartments above.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
Image
Image
View northwest along North Lincoln Avenue from a landscaped outdoor seating area (Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza). Diagonal parking is available on-street near the plaza.
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
Image
Image
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking south along South Homan Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Arthington Street.
Date
:
circa 1979; 1906 (Sears Administration Building and Sears Merchandise Building Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
Image
Image
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking across West Arthington Street from the Sunken Gardens. The upper part of the Sears Merchandise Building Tower is visible at the top left.
Date
:
circa 1979; 1906 (Sears Administration Building and Sears Merchandise Building Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Greenleaf Avenue at North Clark Street
Image
Image
View looking northeast from the intersection of West Greenleaf Avenue and North Clark Street. The side of a commercial/residential building at 7044 North Clark Street is in the left foreground. A bar occupies the ground floor. Commercial buildings along North Clark street are visible at the right.
Date
:
1982; 1913 (7044 North Clark Street)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Granville Avenue
Image
Image
View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
Date
:
1980; 1930 (The Grandeur Apartment Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
John Sexton Building
Image
Image
View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, from the intersection of West Illinois Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph, the building served as a warehouse and manufacturing facility, but has since been converted into condominiums.
Date
:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Leahy and Deahl Buildings
Image
Image
View of the front facades of the Leahy Building (226 West Ontario Street) and the Deahl Building (222 West Ontario Street).
Date
:
1978; circa 1915 (Deahl Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
John Sexton Building
Image
Image
View looking northeast across a parking lot towards the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building.The steeple of Assumption Catholic Church is visible at the far right.
Date
:
1985; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Hubbard Street
Image
Image
View of three industrial-use buildings (demolished) on the south side of West Hubbard Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Construction site, West Grand Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northwest from a construction site occupying the block bounded by North Grand Avenue, West Illinois Street, North Franklin Street, and North Orleans Street. Behind the construction site on the right, 318 West Grand Avenue, 316 West Grand Avenue, and part of 300 West Grand Avenue are visible. The facade of the Off Center Building (300 West Grand Avenue) is painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural showing a cutaway view of the building's interior. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is in the distance near the center of the photograph.
Date
:
circa 1985; 1986 (River North Park)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
225 West Illinois Street
Image
Image
View of the facade of 225 West Illinois Street.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment houses and businesses on North State Street
Image
Image
View along the west side of North State Street, looking north from West Ontario Street. On the left are dilapidated nineteenth-century apartments with street-level retail businesses. On the right is the Dana Hotel at 666 North State Street (demolished). The top part of the Lawson House YMCA building (Victor F. Lawson YMCA) located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, is visible in the background.
Date
:
1976; 1891 (Dana Hotel); 1930-1934 (Lawson House YMCA)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Parking lots and industrial buildings, Near North Side
Image
Image
View to northeast from Pioneer Court Plaza (originally Equitable Plaza), showing parking lots and a snack shop (foreground) to the east of North Saint Clair Street. East Illinois Street runs across the middle ground of the image. The Vogue-Wright Studios are visible near the center of the image. To the right, the Kraft-Phenix building and plant and the west end of North Pier Terminal are visible in front of Lake Point Tower.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from North Lake Shore Drive
Image
Image
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near East Huron Street toward Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center. There is a partial view of buildings on Northwestern University's Chicago campus, including the tower of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Date
:
1976; 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Near North Side buildings from the Ogden Slip
Image
Image
View of the skyline looking northeast across the Chicago Dock and Canal Company facilities along the Ogden Slip, between North McClurg Street and North Lake Shore Drive. McClurg Court Center A (McClurg Center) is partially visible on the far left. The Holiday Inn hotel (now W Chicago-Lakeshore) is the white high-rise building to the right of that. Lake Point Tower is on the far right.
Date
:
1976; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View along the sidewalk in front of the Crate and Barrel store (646 North Michigan Avenue) showing streetside plantings.
Date
:
1994; 1990 (Crate and Barrel store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Place, 700 North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of part of the facade of the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue). The main entranceway is at the lower left. An awning for a Saks Fifth Avenue store is also visible.
Date
:
1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
C.D. Peacock store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View from across the intersection toward the entrance to a C.D. Peacock jewelry store, then located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Huron Street, in the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue).
Date
:
1992
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Signs and awnings, 535 North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View looking east along East Grand Avenue at awnings and signs for shops and restaurants on the Grand Avenue facade of 535 North Michigan Avenue.
Date
:
1993
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
FAO Schwarz store, North Michigan Avenue
Image
Image
View of shoppers entering the FAO Schwarz toy store at 840 North Michigan Avenue.
Date
:
1993; 1992 (840 North Michigan Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Geographic Location
173
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
125
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
42
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
27
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
19
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
11
Evanston (Ill.)
7
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Wilmette (Ill.)
6
Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Harvey (Ill.)
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4
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Printer's Row (Chicago, Ill.)
2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Creator
367
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
6
Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
4
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
1
Chang, Kee T.; Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
1
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm); Chicago Architecture Foundation
Medium
371
color slides
2
photographic prints
Topic
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
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1
Apartments
1
Arches
1
Art galleries, Commercial
1
Automobile Showrooms
1
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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
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1
Express Roads
1
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1
Festivals
1
Flags
1
Gardens
1
Grocery trade
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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
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