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Inland Steel from Dickey Road, East Chicago
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View from Dickey Road in East Chicago, showing a parking lot, Illinois Central railroad cars, and part of the Inland Steel plant. A tall utility pole with multiple power lines stands out against the sky.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel office buildings, East Chicago, Indiana
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View within the Inland Steel complex. The Inland Steel office building rises behind the older wood and brick structures in the foreground.
Date:
1972; 1930 (Inland Steel Office Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Main Street, East Chicago, Indiana
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View looking north along Main Street from the intersection with Broadway Street, at the downtown business area of East Chicago, Indiana. The green marquee for the Garden Theatre (formerly 3424 Main Street, East Chicago; now demolished) is visible near the center of the image. Refinery smokestacks are visible in the distance at the far end of the street.
Date:
1972; 1918 (Garden Theatre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Main Street and First National Bank, East Chicago
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View along Main Street towards the seven-story First National Bank (originally United States National Bank of Indiana Harbor), located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway in East Chicago. Other businesses, visible on the right side of the photograph, include Edward's, Mann Floral Shop, Rothschild, and Berger's Bakery. Refinery smokestacks are visible in the distance at the far left.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Chicago South Shore Line Station
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View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard near the Indiana Toll Road, just south of the intersection with South Roxanna Drive. The overpass for the South Shore Line electric railroad crosses above Indianapolis Boulevard; the station house and parking for the East Chicago station is just to the right of the viaduct. The embankment for the South Shore Line is visible beyond the station on the right side of the image. A billboard for a local car dealership stands on the roof of the station house. A sign on the right side of Indianapolis Boulevard reads "Dr. John B. Nicosia, Mayor, Welcomes You To East Chicago Indiana. Please Drive Carefully!"
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dickey Road, East Chicago, Indiana
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View looking northeast along Dickey Road, with active truck and automobile traffic. One of the Inland Steel complex buildings located at 3300 Dickey Road (now ArcelorMittal Bar Products) is visible on the left behind the trucks.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Indianapolis Boulevard, East Chicago, Indiana
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View looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from just south of the intersection with West 150th Street. St. Stanislaus School is at the left, beyond the intersection. A barber shop and a dry cleaners are located on the south side of the intersection.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Trucks at level railroad crossing, Dickey Road, East Chicago
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Cars and trucks stopped at a level railroad crossing on Dickey Road near Cline Avenue in East Chicago, Indiana. Illinois Central Railway freight cars are passing through the crossing. The top of one of the Inland Steel complex buildings located at 3300 Dickey Road (now ArcelorMittal Bar Products) is visible at the far left.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Indianapolis Boulevard, East Chicago, Indiana
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View in winter looking north along Indianapolis Boulevard from the overpass above the railway yards south of the Indiana Toll Road. The South Shore Line railroad tracks cross above Indianapolis Boulevard in the distance at the horizon. Power lines and utility poles are visible along the roadway and in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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