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Locust Street, CTA tracks and John Hancock Center
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View east along West Locust Street towards the CTA elevated train tracks crossing over the street (now part of Brown and Purple Lines). 312 West Chestnut is immediately beyond the tracks at the right, and 900 North Franklin is at the left. In the distance, West Locust Street ends at the intersection with North Wells Street, and the John Hancock Center rises behind.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side and John Sexton Building from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View north over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is in the foreground at the lower right. Industrial buildings including the Wallace Press Building and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) are visible behind and to the left of the Sexton Building. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out against the sky on the far left.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Remodeled Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street. The intersection with North Wells Street is visible on the right side of the image. On the left is the side facade of 449 North Wells Street. The red brick building on the right is 444 North Wells (formerly the First Commonwealth building). 215 West Illinois Street is next to it, just visible on the far right.
Date:
1985; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, Near North Side
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View to the north from West Kedzie Street. The Wallace Business Forms Building (originally Wallace Press Building, now the River Bank Lofts, located at 550 N. Kingsbury Street) is on the left. At the far right, part of the John Sexton building is visible. To its left, other buildings are visible: 422 West Grand Avenue, and behind it, the Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street). The rear of the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is on the left of the Kirchheimer building. The East Bank Club now stands on the site of the large parking lot in the foreground.
Date:
1972; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Orleans Street, industrial district
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View northeast along North Orleans Street from the West Kinzie Street overpass, just south of the intersection with West Hubbard Street. The steeple and rear of Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street), and its adjacent parish offices, are visible near the center of the photograph.
Date:
1972; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory and warehouse district, Near North Side
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View looking northwest from West Grand Avenue, just east of North Franklin Street. Near the center of the image is 300 West Grand Avenue. The south facade of 555 North Franklin Street is visible at the far right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Goose Island
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View looking southeast from the West Division Street Bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River toward the west side of Goose Island. Loading facilities for barges line the bank of the river on the Goose Island side, and the Penn-Dixie Industries, Inc. cement facility with its three concrete storage silos (demolished) is visible. Skyscrapers in the downtown Loop are visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area along Chicago River at North Halsted Street
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View of an industrial area along the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge at the southern end of Goose Island. Part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32), located on the west bank of the river (835 North Peoria Street) are visible in the foreground and on the left. The North Branch of the Chicago River, which flows along the west side of Goose Island, is visible near the center, as well as a group of concrete storage silos (demolished). The Lissner Corporation plant, located on North Branch Street on Goose Island (later Kendall College), is on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Street, Goose Island
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View northwest along North Branch Street, with the Lissner Corporation warehouse (later Pickens-Kane warehouse) visible against the sky in the distance. The elevated stretch of North Ogden Avenue crossing Goose Island is visible across the middle of the photograph.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, North Halsted Street
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View looking north along the west side of North Halsted Street, from just south of the intersection with West Evergreen Avenue. 1332 North Halsted is on the left of the image.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Skyline with industrial area and railroad yards
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View of an industrial area with a storage building and railroad yards along the riverfront adjacent to Chicago's downtown Loop. The Merchandise Mart is visible on the left, with the Wallace Press Building in front of it.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of Chicago River and Division Street Bridge
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View looking northwest across the North Branch of the Chicago River towards industrial buildings in Chicago's tannery district. The West Division Street bridge spans the river. To the left of the bridge is the Superior Tanning Company plant (demolished). On the right, behind the bridge, part of the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing company factory (demolished) is visible. The spire of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church visible against the sky on the left.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area and coal piles
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View looking north across the North Branch Canal towards industrial and manufacturing buildings along the east bank of the canal and North Kingsbury Street. Large piles of coal and coal moving equipment sit along the water's edge. On the far left, a building with a Bowman Dairy Company sign is visible (1450 North Dayton Street). Behind it to the right a rooftop cupola for The Seng Company (848 West Eastman Street/ 1440 North Dayton Street) is visible.
Date:
1970; 1903 (1450 North Dayton Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Goose Island and Chicago skyline
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View of the northern end of Goose Island, looking southeast from the North Avenue bridge across the North Branch Turning Basin. The brick Lissner Corporation warehouse is visible among the industrial buildings on the island. The skyscrapers of Chicago's Near North Side and Loop are visible against the horizon.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Kingsbury Street at the Stiffel Lamp factory (520 West Huron Street).
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
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View looking northwest along the north side of West Ontario Street between North Orleans Street and West Kingsbury Street. 420 West Ontario is on the right. The west end of the building is 434 West Ontario Street. 440 West Ontario Street is visible on the far left.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
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View of the rear of industrial buildings on West Ontario Street, west of North Orleans Street, facing the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp. On the left of the image is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street), for sale at the time of the photograph. Next to it on the right is 369 West Ontario, with the words Artcrest Suspended Ceilings painted on it. To its right is 401 West Ontario Street, with a billboard on its side facade announcing "The condominiums are here, The condominiums are here".
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Division Street bridge and Goose Island
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Aerial view looking northwest towards Goose Island, with a scrap metal yard and numerous industrial buildings on the island. The West Division Street bridge over the North Branch Canal is in the foreground. In the distance on the right, the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its tall white smokestack is visible. At the extreme right, part of the J. W. Petersen Coal & Oil Co. building is visible, and behind that, part of the red brick warehouse building at 860 West Evergreen Avenue.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, Goose Island and North Branch, Chicago River
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View looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge. The southern end of Goose Island is in the right foreground, with the former Lissner Corporation building (later Kendall College) is visible in a neglected state. The Lissner name has been painted over with "Batcheld..." in this photograph. Across the river, part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32) located at 835 North Peoria Street, are visible.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Canal from Division Street Bridge
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View looking north from the West Division Street Bridge over the North Branch Canal running along the east side of Goose Island. The Excelsior Steel Furnace Company is visible at the extreme left. On the far right, a red brick warehouse building at 860 West Evergreen Avenue is visible.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lissner Corporation warehouse and industrial buildings, Goose Island
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View of industrial buildings on Goose Island, looking northwest along North Branch Street. The Lissner Corporation warehouse building is on the right (later Pickens-Kane warehouse). The intersection with West Bliss Street is visible at the far end of the warehouse.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Beyond that, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two smokestacks. At the far right part is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
Date:
1970; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, Ontario Street and North Orleans Street
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View of the area at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Ontario Street and North Orleans Street. Automobile traffic coming off the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp is visible in the foreground. Part of the F. C. Traver Building, 358 West Ontario Street (originally the F. C. Traver Paper Co.) is visible at the far left of the photograph. 350 West Ontario Street is next to it on the right. The rear of 343 West Erie is next on the right, and in front of that, stands the small building at 636 North Orleans Street.
Date:
1978; 1910 (343 West Erie)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. The large brick factory and warehouse is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (demolished). Just visible to the left of it is 368 West Huron Street, with the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery's awning over the entrance.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hooker Street, Goose Island
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View looking along North Hooker Street north of North Evergreen Avenue. The old tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. In the center distance is the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its white smokestack.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Canal, industrial district
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View looking north along the North Branch Canal running along the east side of Goose Island, with the Goose Island shoreline at the left. In the distance is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished). The Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two tall smokestacks is in the distance on the left.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River and Penn-Dixie Cement facility
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View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River from south of Division Street. The Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation facility on Goose Island (formerly 1070 North Branch Avenue, demolished), with its tall cement kilns, is on the left. On the lower right of the image, boats are docked along the west bank of the river. The Civic Opera Building (20 North Wacker Drive) with its Kemper Insurance sign is visible in the distance on the right. The Marina City towers are visible in the distance on the far left.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street at North Orleans Street
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View looking northeast from just south of the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street. North Orleans Street runs across the bottom of the photograph. In the foreground is the Pepper Construction building, at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Streets. The rear of the Orleans-Huron Building (352 West Huron Street) is visible behind it on the left. The rear of the Assumption School building (painted white) is visible on the right side of the image.
Date:
1978; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View of factory buildings, looking east along the south side of West Illinois Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets. Part of 225 West Illinois Street is in the right foreground; 215-217 West Illinois is next to it. On the far left of the image, 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is visible.
Date:
1981; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Kinzie Street bridge spans the river in the lower foreground, and large parking lots cover the land on either side. Further upriver, in the upper part of the photograph, are the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press Building stands along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Turning Basin and Goose Island
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View of the North Branch Turning Basin and the northern end of Goose Island, looking southeast from the North Avenue bridge. The skyscrapers of the Near North Side and Loop are visible against the skyline.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lissner Corporation warehouse, Goose Island
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View looking north at the Lissner Corporation warehouse (later Pickens-Kane warehouse), located on the west side of North Branch Street between West Bliss Street and West Haines Streets. The railroad tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial facilities, Goose Island
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View looking northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the North Ogden Avenue bridge located at the southern part of Goose Island. Goose Island is on the right; the concrete storage silos and loading dock facilities belonging to the Penn-Dixie Industries cement distribution facility (now demolished) are prominently visible. The twin spires of Holy Trinity Church are just visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, from south of the intersection with West Eastman Street. The Carbit Paint Company factory is on the left.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Farther up the river, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance behind these is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant with its two smokestacks (demolished). On the right is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).
Date:
1969; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
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View looking east along the south side of West Superior Street. The large factory and warehouse on the right, occupying the south side of the block between North Sedgwick and North Orleans Streets is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. To the left of that, the intersection with North Orleans Street is visible. The small two-story building visible on the southeast corner of that intersection is 331 West Superior Street. The warehouse building next to it on the far left is 311-313 West Superior Street.
Date:
1978; 1908 (North Branch II, 311 West Superior Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Goose Island and city skyline
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View of the northern end of Goose Island, looking southeast from the North Avenue bridge across the North Branch Turning Basin. The brick Lissner Corporation warehouse is visible among the industrial buildings on the island. The skyscrapers of the Near North Side and Loop are visible against the skyline.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, from south of the intersection with West Eastman Street. The Carbit Paint Company factory is on the left. Embedded railroad tracks are visible in the center of the roadway.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Goose Island Industrial Park
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Map drawn by C. William Brubaker showing the location of the 25-acre Goose Island Industrial Park, and major arterial roads adjacent to Goose Island.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Seeburg factory from North Freemont Avenue
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View of the rear of the Seeburg factory complex (1500 North Dayton Street), looking northeast from North Freemont Avenue. The back of the large Seeburg sign is visible above the roofline.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Storage facilities along the Chicago River with skyline behind
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View to northwest towards Near North Side high-rise buildings, with warehouses and storage sheds along the north side of the Chicago River in the foreground. A ship is docked alongside one of the riverside storage facilities. The horizontal brown brick building is the Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street, now demolished. The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is seen under construction at the left. Forming the skyline to its right are the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue), the Tribune Tower, and the Sheraton Hotel (originally the Medinah Club building.)
Date:
1971; 1926 (Mandel-Lear Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Huron Street
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View looking northwest along the north side of West Huron Street. 368 West Huron is near the center of the image, standing at the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The warehouse and factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left, the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Hubbard Street
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View of three industrial-use buildings (demolished) on the south side of West Hubbard Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch of the Chicago River and Penn-Dixie Cement facility
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View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River from south of Division Street. The Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation facility on Goose Island (formerly 1070 North Branch Avenue, now demolished), with its tall cement kilns, is on the left. The roof and spire of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is visible against the sky on the right.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
444 North Wells Street, and West Illinois Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Wells Street. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) stands at the southwest corner of this intersection. Visible next to it on the right are 215-217 West Illinois Street and 225 West Illinois/ 445 North Franklin Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the distance on the right.
Date:
1985; 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
368 West Huron Street
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View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 368 West Huron Street, which stands at the northeast corner of West Huron Street and North Sedgwick Street. The factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left of the photograph, part of the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is visible.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Huron Street
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View looking northeast from West Huron Street east of the intersection with North Hudson Avenue. 420 West Huron is on the lower right, and a corner tower of 368 West Huron is visible at the lower right edge.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking northeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio Street bridge. Part of a former paddle-wheel steamboat renamed the Showboat Sari-S II is moored along the riverbank in the foreround. Behind it is the industrial area along North Kingsbury Street. The side of the Ontario Building at 411 West Ontario Street (now Ontario Street Lofts) is visible on the far right. The rear of the two-story factory building at 445 West Erie Street is visible on the left, behind the yellow train cars. The John Hancock Center and other skyscrapers of the Near North Side are silhouetted against the horizon.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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