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Richard J. Daley Center, plaza
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Undated view of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza.
Date:
1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center plaza
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View of the Federal Center plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo" installed.
Date:
circa 1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Federal Center
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View of the facade of the Dirksen Building in 1966.
Date:
1966
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
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View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date:
1966; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from the lake
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Undated view of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from Lake Michigan.
Date:
1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Undated view of S. R. Crown Hall on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), showing the staircase leading to the building's main entrance.
Date:
1950-1956 (Crown Hall)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
La Salle Street and Chicago Board of Trade
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View looking south along LaSalle Street toward the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson Boulevard).
Date:
1989; 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
33 North La Salle
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View of the upper part of 33 North La Salle Street. The building was known as the American National Bank at the time of the photograph.
Date:
1989; 1930 (33 North La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mandel-Lear Building
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View of the Mandel-Lear Building (formerly at 211 East North Water Street).
Date:
1984; 1926 (Mandel-Lear Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
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View of the Lakeside Press Building at 350 East Cermak Road (later Digital Realty Data Center), which served as the R. R. Donnelley printing plant.
Date:
1912-1929 (R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Schulze Baking Company Building
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View of the Schulze Baking Company building, located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard.
Date:
1989; 1914 (Schulze Baking Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bankers Building and La Salle Bank Building
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View of the Bankers Building (105 West Adams Street) and La Salle National Bank Building (135 South La Salle Street, originally Field Building) from Federal Center Plaza. Part of Alexander Calder's sculpture, Flamingo, is visible in the foreground at the right.
Date:
1927 (Bankers Building); 1934 (135 South La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1 North La Salle Street and 33 North La Salle Street
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View of 1 North La Salle Street and 33 North La Salle Street (formerly American National Bank; originally Foreman State National Bank Building). Part of the La Salle Hotel (demolished in 1976) is visible at the left.
Date:
circa 1970s; 1930 (1 North La Salle); 1930 (33 North La Salle)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue, view to south
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View looking south along North Michigan Avenue toward 333 North Michigan and 230 North Michigan (originally Carbide and Carbon Building, now a hotel). The Wrigley Building and the Uptown Federal Bank (430 North Michigan Avenue) are on the right.
Date:
1972; 1928 (333 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building
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View looking north across the Michigan Avenue Bridge toward the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and Equitable Building (401 North Michigan).
Date:
circa 1966-1969
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
Marshall Field & Co. store
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View to the east along West Washington Street showing the northwest corner of the Marshall Field & Co. store at Wabash and Washington.
Date:
1984; 1892 (Marshall Field store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
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View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
Date:
1984; 1911 (Chicago and North Western Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse buildings, North Canal Street
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View to the north along Canal Street with 111 North Canal (later the Gogo Building, originally one of the Butler Brothers warehouses) at the right, and 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) to the left of it. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1984; 1913 (111 North Canal); 1922 (165 North Canal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop high-rises from Grant Park
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View from Grant Park toward the Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center) and Loop high-rises, including the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building).
Date:
1972; 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chapin & Gore Building, East Adams Street
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View of the Chapin & Gore building at 63 E. Adams Street, with restaurants and other businesses on the street level.
Date:
1964; 1904 (Chapin & Gore Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stock Exchange Building, rear
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View of the rear facade of the Stock Exchange Building at 30 North LaSalle Street.
Date:
1970; 1893-1894 (Stock Exchange Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stock Exchange Building, North LaSalle Street
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View northwest across LaSalle Street toward the Stock Exchange Building at 30 North LaSalle Street.
Date:
circa 1962; 1893-1894 (Stock Exchange Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Arched entranceway and bronze gate of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of decorative metalwork on the facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Auditorium Theater
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View of the interior of the Auditorium theater in 1966, showing restoration in progress.
Date:
1966; 1885-1889 (Auditorium 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), showing the rounded corner bays.
Date:
1977; 1893-1894 (Old Colony Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View at street level of the southwest corner of the Rookery Building, at South LaSalle Street and West Quincy Street.
Date:
1962; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building
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View of the arched entryway to the Rookery building (209 S. LaSalle Street).
Date:
1960s; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rookery Building and S. LaSalle Street [darker copy]
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View looking north along the east side of South LaSalle Street, with the Rookery building at the center of the image. [darker version of bru001_04_m]
Date:
1984; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue and Chicago Water Tower
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View to the north along North Michigan Avenue from the intersection with East Superior Street. The Chicago Water Tower is at the left, and behind it, the former Bonwit Teller store building is undergoing renovations. 1000 Lake Shore Plaza is further in the distance, silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McCarthy Building
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Undated view of the McCarthy Building, formerly located at 32 West Washington Street, on the northeast corner of Washington and Dearborn Streets.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
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Sketch of the Carson Pirie Scott store by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA elevated tracks north of Howard station
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue towards the viaduct for the CTA elevated tracks (now part of the Purple Line). The east wall of the building at 222 Chicago Avenue (Evanston) is visible at the far left.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gas station and CTA elevated train tracks, Dayton Street
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View of a combination gas station, auto parts store and fast food store located at North Clybourn Avenue and North Dayton Street. The CTA elevated tracks cross North Dayton Street just beyond this intersection.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Southport Avenue and Southport CTA station
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View north along the west side of North Southport Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The Southport CTA station is atop the elevated train tracks which cross above Southport Avenue; the entrance to the station is under the tracks.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
CTA tracks with billboard, Ashland and Roscoe
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View north along North Ashland Avenue from the intersection with West Roscoe Street. The CTA elevated train overpass (now part of the Brown Line), with a large billboard advertising cigarettes, crosses Ashland Avenue.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wilson Avenue west of Wilson CTA station
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View looking west along the north side of West Wilson Avenue from the intersection with North Clifton Avenue. Businesses include a Goodwill store, Alhelp (a day labor agency), a bar, a check cashing shop, and the Bachelor Hotel.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sheridan Road and Sheridan CTA station
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View north along North Sheridan Road from just south of the intersection with West Dakin Street, with the CTA elevated train track overpass crossing Sheridan Road. The entrance to the Sheridan CTA station (now part of the Red Line) is under the viaduct.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Davis CTA station, Evanston
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View looking northwest across Benson Avenue towards the Davis CTA station.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wieboldt's Department Store, Evanston
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View east along Church Street from the intersection with Oak Avenue. Wieboldt's department store is on the left.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Itasca railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View west along the tracks towards the Itasca Station (now demolished) on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. West Irving Park Road is on the left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Railroad station and Wheaton Center apartments
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View of the then-new Chicago and North Western Railroad station in downtown Wheaton, with the Wheaton Center apartment complex visible behind it.
Date:
1975 (Wheaton Center apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Kenilworth Avenue, Kenilworth
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View of trees arching over Kenilworth Avenue.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Oasis
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View of the Lincoln Oasis, located along the Tri-State Tollway near South Holland, Illinois.
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shopping mall and community college site plan
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Hand-drawn diagram by C. William Brubaker of a site plan for a shopping center and a community college situated on opposite sites of a highway. Both the shopping mall and the community college use the same floor plan configuration, with large anchor spaces at each end and smaller spaces located between the two.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Zion Nuclear Power Station
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View of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, looking south along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
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View northeast along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 155th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station is in the middle distance and atop the raised embankment at the right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East 154th Street and Center Avenue, Harvey, Illinois
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View looking east along East 154th Street from the intersection with Center Avenue. Bastar's Jewelry store and the Uptown Shoe Store are on the north side of the street, and the First National Bank in Harvey is in a modern building at the right. The elevated Illinois Central Railroad tracks are visible in the distance.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shops, Long Grove, Illinois
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View of shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, looking northeast across Old McHenry Road.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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