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State Street: 151-199 North State (East Side) (Folder 1193)
7 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Block 37
Image
Image
View from the air looking down upon Block 37, a city block bounded by West Randolph Street, North State Street, West Washington Street and North Dearborn Street. The Marshall Field's store is on the right, across from Block 37.
Date
:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cityscape with Hertz sign and John Hancock Center
Image
Image
View from Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) with large Hertz Rent A Car sign and the John Hancock Center against the sky.
Date
:
1971; 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Loop skyscrapers looking towards Lake Michigan
Image
Image
View of Loop skyscrapers looking east from 333 Wacker Drive. 201 North Wells Street (Trustees System Service Building) is in the center foreground. In the background is the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center), and just in front of that is the Associates Center (150 N. Michigan Avenue). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
Date
:
1984; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Karpen Building
Image
Image
View of the Karpen building (located at 318 S. Michigan Avenue) from Grant Park in 1984.
Date
:
1984; 1885 (Hotel Richelieu)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Wacker Drive office buildings
Image
Image
View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible on the far left. Adjacent to it is 203 N. La Salle Street. Part of the La Salle-Wacker Building is visible on the right, and part of the Dearborn Street bridge and Chicago River can be seen in the foreground.
Date
:
1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Building
Image
Image
View of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive), showing the building's facade at street level.
Date
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1993; 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sears Tower
Image
Image
View of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in 1975.
Date
:
1975; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
U. S. Gypsum Building
Image
Image
View of the U. S. Gypsum building, formerly located at 101 S. Wacker (at Monroe).
Date
:
1961-1963
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
One South Wacker during construction
Image
Image
View of One South Wacker in 1982, during the building's construction. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is at the upper right.
Date
:
1982; 1979-1982 (One South Wacker)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Borg-Warner Building
Image
Image
View of part of the facade of the Borg-Warner building.
Date
:
1972; 1958 (Borg-Warner Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
55 West Monroe
Image
Image
View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
Date
:
1984; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chapin & Gore Building, East Adams Street
Image
Image
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
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
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
Old Colony Building
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Image
Image
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
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
Image
Image
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
State Street: 200-298 South State (Folder 1177)
36 Images
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
South Dearborn Street, Printers' Row
Image
Image
View looking south along South Dearborn Street from West Congress Parkway. The nineteenth-century Morton Building (538 South Dearborn Street) and Duplicator Building (530 South Dearborn) are visible at the right. South of these, the Pontiac Building (542 South Dearborn Street) and the Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street) are visible. The clock tower of the Dearborn Station headhouse rises in the distance.
Date
:
1978; 1886 (Duplicator Building); 1891 (Pontiac Building); 1896 (Morton Building); 1911 (Transportation Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Loop skyscrapers
Image
Image
Aerial view looking southwest from the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower). At the far left, the spire of the Chicago Board of Trade Building (141 West Jackson) is visible. The top part of 190 South LaSalle Street, with its rooftop gables, is visible near the center of the photograph. Part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is visible on the upper right of the photograph. 311 South Wacker stands to the left of that. University Hall, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, is visible in the distance in the top right corner.
Date
:
1995; 1930 (Chicago Board of Trade); 1974 (Sears Tower); 1987 (190 South LaSalle); 1990 (311 South Wacker Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Nankin Restaurant, North Dearborn Street
Image
Image
View of Nankin Restaurant at 230 North Dearborn Street and West Wacker Drive, with high-rise buildings in the background.
Date
:
c. 1950s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
1 North La Salle
Image
Image
View of the entrance to 1 North La Salle.
Date
:
1989; 1930 (1 North La Salle)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Conway Building
Image
Image
View of the Conway Building (now Burnham Center) located at 111 West Washington Street.
Date
:
1984; 1913 (Conway Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Troescher Building
Image
Image
View of the Troescher Building in 1962. Now demolished, the building once stood at 15 S. Wacker Drive.
Date
:
1962; 1884 (Troescher Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
Detail of decorative metalwork above the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Reliance Building
Image
Image
View southwest showing of the middle part of the Reliance building, with its large windows. The State Street facade is on the left, and the West Washington Street facade is on the right.
Date
:
1977; 1890-1895 (Reliance Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Reliance Building
Image
Image
View of the State Street facade (east facade) of the Reliance building during restoration. The building reopened in 1999 as a hotel.
Date
:
1995; 1890-1895 (Reliance Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Monadnock Building
Image
Image
View of the lower part of the facade of the Monadnock building.
Date
:
1977; 1889-1891 and 1891-1893 (Monadnock Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rookery Building and S. LaSalle Street
Image
Image
View northeast along South LaSalle Street from the intersection with W. Jackson Boulevard. The Rookery Building is at the center of the image.
Date
:
1962; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marquette Building
Image
Image
Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
People's Gas Building
Image
Image
Sketch of the People's Gas Building by C. William Brubaker.
Date
:
1960s; 1910-1911 (People's Gas Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marshall Field's department store
Image
Image
View looking southeast across the vacant Block 37 site from the intersection of West Randolph Street and North Dearborn Street, towards the State Street facade of the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's State Street).
Date
:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
South Franklin Street
Image
Image
View looking north on South Franklin Street. The white-facaded building in the middle ground on the left is the 300 West Adams Building. The Adams-Franklin building is at the right.
Date
:
1968; 1927 (300 W Adams, and Adams-Franklin Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wabash Avenue storefronts
Image
Image
View of the colorful storefront of the Arcadia at Carson's shop, located along Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe Streets. The elevated train tracks are visible at the top of the photograph.
Date
:
1987
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
10 South LaSalle
Image
Image
Undated view of a model of 10 South LaSalle (originally Chemical Plaza).
Date
:
1986 (Chemical Plaza)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Loop buildings
Image
Image
Aerial view looking northwest over part of the west Loop in 1962. The Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) and the Civic Opera building are visible.
Date
:
1962
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
One South Wacker during construction
Image
Image
View of One South Wacker from across the Chicago River, during the building's construction.
Date
:
1982; 1979-1982 (One South Wacker)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wabash Avenue and Continental National Insurance Building
Image
Image
View looking north along South Wabash Avenue from the intersection with East Congress Parkway towards the Continental National Insurance Building (55 E. Jackson Street). The elevated train tracks along South Wabash Avenue are visible at the right.
Date
:
1966; 1962 (Continental National Insurance Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
Image
Image
View of State Street in 1962 with the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date
:
1962
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
Detail of fenestration on the upper facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image
Image
Detail of decorative metalwork above the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date
:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auditorium Building
Image
Image
Undated view of the south facade of the Auditorium Building.
Date
:
1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auditorium Building
Image
Image
View of the Auditorium building showing the south wall stonework.
Date
:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auditorium Building
Image
Image
View of the Auditorium building in 1962, showing the building's south face with theatre entrance.
Date
:
1962; 1885-1889 (Auditorium Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Reliance Building
Image
Image
View of part of the State Street facade (east facade) of the Reliance building, showing the large windows.
Date
:
1977
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marquette Building, Hit or Miss store
Image
Image
View of the shop window of a Hit or Miss women's clothing store occupying street-level retail space in the Marquette building (140 S. Dearborn Street).
Date
:
circa 1970s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rookery Building
Image
Image
View of the top part of the Rookery building (209 South LaSalle Street).
Date
:
1971; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rookery Building
Image
Image
View of the lower stories of the Rookery building, looking northeast across South LaSalle Street.
Date
:
1962; 1885-1888 (The Rookery)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Printer's Row (Chicago, Ill.)
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Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
Creator
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
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Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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Hedrich-Blessing (Firm); Chicago Architecture Foundation
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color slides
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Cities and towns
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Architecture
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Skyscrapers
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Stores, Retail
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Streets
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Pedestrians
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Street life
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Lampposts
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Plazas
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Financial institutions
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Rivers
5
Tall buildings
4
Electric railroads--Cars
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Historic preservation
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3
Pedestrains
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Sidewalks
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Signs and signboards
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Stairs
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Street lighting
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Street-railroads
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Automobiles
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Bank buildings
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