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John Sexton Building
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View of the east facade of the John Sexton building (500 North Orleans Street), located at the northwest corner of North Orleans Street and West Illinois Street.
Date:
1975; 1929 (East part, John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Pepper Construction Company building
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Curved glass wall forming part of the facade of the Pepper Construction Company building (643 North Orleans Street) at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street.
Date:
1985
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
Pepper Construction Company building
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View of the then newly-built Pepper Construction Company building, located at 643 North Orleans Street, at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wallace Press Building
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View of the Wallace Press Building (later Wallace Business Forms Building), looking northwest along West Grand Avenue from east of the intersection with North Kingsbury Street. In the foreground, the old railroad tracks of the Kingsbury branch line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. The railroad crossing signals stand on each side of West Grand Avenue.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cook County Criminal Court Building
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View of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (54 West Hubbard Street), looking west along the north side of West Hubbard Street from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. Another historic building, the Magie Building (70 West Hubbard Street), is visible to its left.
Date:
1984; 1893 (Cook County Criminal Court Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
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View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
Date:
1976
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
Factory Lofts, 445 West Erie Street
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View looking southwest across West Erie Street at the front of the Factory Lofts (now known as 445 W. Erie), showing the building after its renovation into office space.
Date:
1985; 1903 (445 West Erie)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
440 and 444 North Wells Street
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View looking northwest along the west side of North Wells Street from the intersection with West Hubbard Street. 440 North Wells is on the left. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is next to it on the right.
Date:
1985; 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building); 1903 (440 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wallace Press Building
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View of the Wallace Press Building (later Wallace Business Forms Building), looking northwest along the west side of North Kingsbury Street from the intersection with West Grand Avenue. Part of the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp is visible at the far right.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Pepper Construction Company building
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View looking northeast across North Orleans Street towards the Pepper Construction Company building (643 North Orleans Street) at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street. A small landscaped area is in the foreground.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street from Wabash Avenue
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View to east along East Ohio Street from the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. A parking lot with a large billboard celebrating the American Bicentennial is on the north side of Ohio Street between Wabash Avenue and Rush Street. The office and commercial building in the center of the image stood at 100 East Ohio Street. Olson Rug occupied the ground floor at the time of the photograph. The 625 North Michigan building rises behind it. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) is at the far left, and the St. Clair hotel (formerly at 162 East Ohio Street) is at the far right.
Date:
1976; 1971 (625 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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Geographic Location: River North (Chicago, Ill.)   Subject Topic: Office buildings   Remove all