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River City, proposed site
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View looking south from the Willis Tower (originally Sears Tower) at an open site along the east bank of the South Branch of the Chicago RIver, proposed for Bertrand Goldberg's River City residential complex. The cloverleaf interchange for the I-290 is at the bottom of the photograph; West Harrison Street abuts its south end, and the proposed site extends south of that.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Site for Dearborn Park residential development
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View looking northeast from South Clark Street at the site for the first phase of the Dearborn Park residential development. Loop high-rises, including the CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) are visible in the distance. The clock tower of Dearborn Station is visible at the far left. The Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, with its rooftop sign, stands near the center. The rear facade of the Blackstone Hotel, with its curved mansard roof, is visible further to the right. At the far right, the sign for the Y.M.C.A. Hotel (826 South Wabash) is visible.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Block 37
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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
Development along the Chicago River, west of Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing development along the Chicago River west of Michigan Avenue. Existing structures are indicated as well as locations for future development.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings
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View to the west from the Chicago River, with three of Mies' office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is under construction on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it. Both these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex. The IBM building (330 North Wabash) stands on the right, behind the old Sun-Times building. In the foreground, land along the south side of the Chicago River has been cleared for development.
Date:
1972; 1969-1971 (IBM Building); 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side, river area west of Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker highlighting development along the Chicago River west of Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
River City site
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View looking northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Cermak Road bridge. The downtown Loop skyline is visible in the distance.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Site for Dearborn Park residential development
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View looking southeast at a cleared area along South Clark Street, the site for the first phase of the Dearborn Park residential development.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Land cleared for the Illinois Center development
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View to the southeast from the Michigan Avenue bridge, showing land along the south side of the Chicago River cleared in preparation for the Illinois Center development. The Outer Drive East (now North Lake Shore Drive) runs across the center of the image, and 400 East Randolph stands behind that.
Date:
1972; 1963 (400 East Randolph)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall
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Rendering of the State Street Mall. The Carson Pirie Scott store is at the left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side, Ogden Slip area
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing development along the Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue. Existing structures are indicated, as well as potential locations for future development.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park residential development
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View of townhouses and apartment buildings in Dearborn Park, looking northeast across South Park Terrace. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and One Financial Place rise in the distance.
Date:
1985; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Development along the Chicago River, east of Michigan Avenue
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing development along the Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue. Existing structures are indicated, as well as potential locations for future development.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Design for a cafe on the State Street Mall
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Rendering showing an outdoor sidewalk cafe on the State Street Mall. The Carson Pirie Scott store is in the background on the left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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