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Wrigley Building
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View of the upper parts of the Wrigley Building (400-410 North Michigan Avenue), showing the south tower with the clocktower, and the north tower on the right. An elevated walkway connecting the 14th floors of the two buildings is visible in the lower part of the photograph.
Date:
1993; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wrigley Building
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Close-up of the main entrance of the Wrigley Building, showing the vaulted ceiling of the porch and glazed terra cotta decoration on the facade. The Hotel InterContinental (originally Medinah Athletic Club) is in the background, and a corner of the Tribune Tower is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1993; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
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
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
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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
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
John Moir Trust Building
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View of the John Moir Trust building (325 N. Wells Street) during conversion to offices (completed in 1985). The east side of the Merchandise Mart and the Wells Street bridge are visible at the left.
Date:
1983; 1912-1914 (John Moir Trust building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from Pearson Park
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View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near the corner of East Pearson Street, with Pearson Park (now Lake Shore Park) in the foreground. Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are prominently visible.
Date:
1976; 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from North Lake Shore Drive
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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
Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue
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View east along the north side of the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is at the far left, and the Gleacher Center, part of the University of Chicago School of Business, stands next to it on the right. On the right, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1994; 1965 (Equitable Building); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers); 1994 (Gleacher Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
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View to the west from the Chicago River, towards three Mies van der Rohe office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it on the right, with the Hyatt Regency Chicago I under construction in front of it. All three of these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex, a development built on land formerly owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. The third Mies building, the IBM building (330 North Wabash) is next to the right, and the former Sun-Times building (demolished) is visible in front of its base. The Equitable Building is the next high-rise to the right. The Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street (demolished) is in front of the Equitable Building, and other storage and warehouse facilities are in the right foreground.
Date:
1973; 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
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
Dearborn Street and Dearborn Cinemas
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View of the Dearborn Cinemas (originally Selwyn Theatre and Harris Theatre, later Cinestage and Michael Todd Theatres) on North Dearborn Street between Randolph and Lake Streets. Behind that across Lake Street is 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building).
Date:
1987; 1923 (Dearborn Cinemas); 1968 (Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue looking south from Washington Street
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from across from the Chicago Cultural Center (formerly Chicago Public Library). The Michigan Boulevard Building (formerly Michigan Avenue National Bank), located at 30 N. Michigan Avenue, stands to the south of the Cultural Center across Washington Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue, is the next building to the south.
Date:
1984
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
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
Sears Tower under construction
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View during the early stages of construction of the Sears Tower.
Date:
1971; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil Building
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Undated view of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center).
Date:
1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
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 February 1972.
Date:
Feb-72
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
123 North Wacker
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View of 123 North Wacker, former home to Aon Insurance Corporation.
Date:
circa 1986-1989
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
Hartford Fire Insurance Building
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Undated view of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (currently Bank of America Financial Center).
Date:
1959-1961 (Hartford Fire Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Plaza North
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View of the plaza in front of the south entrance to the Hartford Plaza North building in 1962.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Plaza North)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hartford Fire Insurance Building and Chicago River
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View northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River in 1962, with a partial view of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (currently Bank of America Financial Center) at the right. The Monroe Street bridge crosses over the river at the left.
Date:
1962; 1959-1961 (Hartford Fire Insurance Building)
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
Doral Plaza, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Doral Plaza (now Millennium Park Plaza) while under construction, looking northeast from south of the intersection with Randolph Street. The building is located at 151 North Michigan Avenue. The Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza) stands at the right.
Date:
1980
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
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
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View of the plaza in front of the First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) in 1984. The Xerox Center (now 55 West Monroe) stands behind it.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
360 North Michigan
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View looking southwest from Pioneer Court towards 360 North Michigan (London Guarantee & Accident Building). The upper part of the Mather Tower (75 East Wacker Drive) is visible behind it. The Carbide and Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel) is at the far left, and the Pure Oil Building (35 East Wacker, originally Jewelers Building) is at the right.
Date:
circa 1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
360 North Michigan
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View of 360 North Michigan (London Guarantee & Accident Building).
Date:
1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wrigley Building
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View of the upper part of the Wrigley Building. The south tower with the clocktower is on the left, and the north tower is on the right. An elevated walkway connects the 14th floors of the two buildings.
Date:
1972; 1920-1924 (Wrigley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
35 East Wacker Drive
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Undated view of 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building). To the left of it is the Oxford House Hotel.
Date:
1924-1926 (35 East Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, Renovation
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Interior of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, at 350 North Clark, after its renovation in 1982.
Date:
1984; 1912 (John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Building
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View of the Auditorium building with a Roosevelt University sign on the facade.
Date:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Manhattan Building
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Undated view of the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street), showing its bow windows and bay windows.
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:
1977; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Delaware Building
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Undated view of the Delaware Building, located on the northeast corner of Randolph and Dearborn.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plan of a typical office building of the 1960s
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Sketch by C. William Brubaker showing a typical floor plan for an office building of the 1960s.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Republic Building
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Sketch of the Republic Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
circa 1961
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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Sketch of the Rookery Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 50)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date:
1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 51)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date:
1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct (Folder 118)
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Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
Date:
1973
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
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View of the glass-walled office building for Ryerson Inc., looking west along the north side of West 16th Street towards South Washtenaw Avenue.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ryerson Inc. corporate center and Plamondon School
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View in winter looking northeast towards West 15th Place from a Ryerson Inc. parking lot on West 16th Street. The west wall of the Ryerson Inc. office building is at the right. The Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School (2642 West 15th Place) is in the distance at the left.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
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View in winter looking east along the north side of West 16th Street from west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street, at the Ryerson Inc. offices and plant. The glass-walled building on the left was an office facility. The Ryerson Inc. plant is in the distance.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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