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North Michigan Avenue, high-rise buildings
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View northeast along North Michigan Avenue. Neiman-Marcus at Olympia Centre, located at the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Superior Street, is visible under construction. Behind it are 777 North Michigan Avenue, Water Tower Place, and the John Hancock Center. The Palmolive building with its Playboy sign is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Quaker Tower (321 North Clark) under construction
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View of Quaker Tower (321 North Clark) during the early stages of construction. The white John R. Thompson Building (350 North Clark) is visible on the left side of the image. The former Cook County Criminal Court Building (now Court House Place) located at 54 West Hubbard Street, is near the center of the image. Part of the Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is visible on the extreme right, and 33 West Kinzie Street (now Harry Caray's restaurant, originally Chicago Varnish Company) is behind that to the left.
Date:
1985; 1893 (Cook County Criminal Court Building); 1895 (Chicago Varnish Company); 1912 (John R. Thompson Building); 1983-1987 (321 North Clark)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
321 North Clark under construction
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View of the building site showing the Quaker Tower (now 321 North Clark) under construction in 1985. The Chicago River is in the foreground.
Date:
1985; 1983-1987 (Quaker Tower, 321 North Clark)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apparel Center during construction
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View of the Apparel Center under construction. The building is located at 350 N. Orleans, at the fork of the Chicago River (Wolf Point), and is directly west of the Merchandise Mart.
Date:
circa 1976; 1976-1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Construction site, West Grand Avenue
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View looking northwest from a construction site occupying the block bounded by North Grand Avenue, West Illinois Street, North Franklin Street, and North Orleans Street. Behind the construction site on the right, 318 West Grand Avenue, 316 West Grand Avenue, and part of 300 West Grand Avenue are visible. The facade of the Off Center Building (300 West Grand Avenue) is painted with a trompe-l'oeil mural showing a cutaway view of the building's interior. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is in the distance near the center of the photograph.
Date:
circa 1985; 1986 (River North Park)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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Geographic Location: Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)   Subject Topic: Building sites   Remove all