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Riverside Plaza
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View of the upper portion of Riverside Plaza, located at 2 North Riverside Plaza.
Date:
1991; 1929 (Chicago Daily News Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
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Perspective sketch of the Northwestern Atrium Center (500 West Madison).
Date:
circa 1979; 1979-1987 (Northwestern Atrium Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Loop skyscrapers
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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


Heller International Building under construction
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View of the Heller International Building (500 West Monroe Street) in April 1991, showing the building under construction.
Date:
1991; 1990-1992 (Heller International Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sears Tower from the Near West side
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View towards the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) from the corner of Racine and Congress Parkway. The view includes part of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus: the Harrison Street parking structure is at right, behind the vacant lot in the foreground. A stretch of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) is visible near the center of the image.
Date:
1975; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sears Tower from the Near West side
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View of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) from the corner of Racine and Congress Parkway. A stretch of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) is visible in the lower part of the image.
Date:
1975; 1968-1974 (Sears Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 W. Madison
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Undated view of the lower level and main entrance of the Northwestern Atrium Center (500 West Madison).
Date:
1979-1987 (Northwestern Atrium Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago River and Gateway Center
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Jackson Boulevard bridge. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and two of the buildings in the Gateway Center complex are behind it on the left. The Butler Brothers Warehouse I (later River Center) is in the distance, with a John Plain & Company sign on its clock tower.
Date:
1969; 1913 (Butler Brothers Warehouse); 1965 (Gateway Center I); 1967 (Gateway Center II, CDW Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Monroe Street at Sangamon
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View in winter looking east along West Monroe Street from just west of the intersection with South Sangamon Street. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Jackson Boulevard and 600 West Jackson
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View in winter looking northwest across West Jackson Boulevard towards 600 West Jackson from Lou Mitchell's Restaurant (565 West Jackson Boulevard). Part of the sign for Lou Mitchell's is visible at the far left.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


South Branch of the Chicago River and Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast from the west bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River, south of West Polk Street. On the left is the red brick 310 West Polk Building, occupied by the Cadaco game company at the time of the photograph. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands out against the sky.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
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View of the upper part of the Northwestern Atrium Center (500 West Madison) during the late stages of its construction.
Date:
c. 1987; 1979-1987 (Northwestern Atrium Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Riverside Plaza
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View looking across the South Branch of the Chicago River at Riverside Plaza (formerly Chicago Daily News Building), located at 2 North Riverside Plaza. The Butler Brothers Warehouse I (later River Center) is visible to the right.
Date:
1971; 1913 (Butler Brothers Warehouse); 1929 (Chicago Daily News Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access