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St. Paul's Catholic Church from alley
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View looking east along an alley with high snow banks located east of South Leavitt Street between West 22nd Place and West 23rd Street. The rear of St. Paul's German Catholic Church rises above the garages and houses.
Date:
1979; 1892 (St. Paul's Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River and Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Cermak Road bridge. The South Canal Street bridge is on the right, and the warehouse building at 329 West 18th Street/1891 South Lumber Street is visible behind it. A number of Loop high-rises are visible against the sky, including the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) at the far left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Schoenhofen Brewery study
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Brubaker's sketch for a 1981 Perkins+Will study of the Schoenhofen Brewery on West 18th Street at South Canalport Avenue. On the left is the brewery's Administration Building; the structure on the right (1770 S. Canalport Avenue) was originally built as a powerhouse for the complex.
Date:
1981; 1886 (Administration Building, Schoenhofen Brewery); 1902 (Powerhouse, Schoenhofen Brewery)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Throop Street, Pilsen
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View to north of nineteenth century buildings on the west side of South Throop Street, just north of West Cullerton Street. 1920 South Throop Street is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
18th Street, Pilsen
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View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River towards Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Cermak Road bridge. The South Canal Street bridge is on the right, and the warehouse building at 329 West 18th Street/1891 South Lumber Street is visible behind it. Loop skyscrapers are visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along South Branch of the Chicago River
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View of concrete-frame industrial buildings on the bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River at Cermak Road.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
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View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Land use, Pilsen
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Detail of a land use map showing a portion of Pilsen, bisected by railway lines. Blue Island Avenue runs diagonally through the area.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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