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North Broadway and Wilson CTA station
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View looking northwest across the intersection of North Broadway and West Wilson Streets toward the Wilson CTA station. One of the entrances to the station is at the northwest corner of this intersection. A corner of the McJunkin Building is visible at the left.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
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Image
View looking west along West Argyle Street towards the Argyle CTA station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the foreground. Various restaurants and small businesses line both sides of the street.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Wilson Avenue west of Wilson CTA station
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View looking west along the north side of West Wilson Avenue from the intersection with North Clifton Avenue. Businesses include a Goodwill store, Alhelp (a day labor agency), a bar, a check cashing shop, and the Bachelor Hotel.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Castlewood Terrace, Uptown
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View looking east along the south side of West Castlewood Terrace towards North Marine Drive. The cream brick house is at 859 West Castlewood Terrace, near the center of this block-long cul-de sac.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Lawrence Avenue at Sheridan Road
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View looking west along West Lawrence Avenue from the intersection with North Sheridan Road towards the Lawrence House Retirement Hotel (originally the New Lawrence Hotel) at 1020 West Lawrence Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom is visible in the distance at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lawrence Avenue and Winthrop
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View west along West Lawrence Avenue towards the Aragon Ballroom at 1106 West Lawrence Avenue, and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station. The intersection with North Winthrop Avenue is in the middle distance.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
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Apartment buildings and two-flats on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue between West Foster Avenue and West Berwyn Avenue. An abandoned apartment building is at the center of the image, flanked by another apartment building to its left (5237 North Winthrop Avenue) and a greystone two-flat on its right.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Broadway Avenue car wash and elevated trains
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View of trains on elevated tracks looking southwest across North Broadway from north of West Sunnyside Avenue, south of the Wilson CTA station. A car wash occupies the area adjacent to the tracks; at the far right, a bar occupies a building with the name McJunkin incorporated into the top part of the facade.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Broadway Avenue car wash and elevated trains
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View looking southwest across North Broadway from north of West Sunnyside Avenue, south of the Wilson CTA station, with a pedestrian in the foreground. Behind her, a car wash occupies the area across Broadway, and behind that, trains on elevated tracks are visible. At the far right, a bar occupies a building with the name McJunkin incorporated into the top part of the facade.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lawrence Avenue from Kenmore
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Image
View west along the north side West Lawrence Avenue from just west of North Kenmore Avenue. The sign for the Aragon Ballroom (1106 West Lawrence Avenue), and the elevated tracks at the CTA Lawrence station are in the distance.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Leland Avenue at Winthrop
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Image
View southwest towards West Leland Avenue from a vacant lot on the northeast corner of the intersection of Leland and North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated tracks (now Red Line) are visible in the distance.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Argyle Street and Winthrop Avenue
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Image
View looking northwest across West Argyle Street from North Winthrop Avenue towards the Argyle CTA station. A grocery store is at the far left and other small businesses line both sides of the street.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Broadway and McJunkin Building
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Image
View north along North Broadway from south of the intersection with West Sunnyside Avenue. The McJunkin Building extends along the west side of Broadway, up to the intersection with West Wilson Avenue. The CTA elevated tracks are in the distance at the right.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wilson Men's Club Hotel and elevated train tracks
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View from under the elevated train tracks at the Wilson CTA station, looking northwest across West Wilson Avenue at aging commercial buildings on the north side of the street. The multistory building (1124-28 West Wilson Avenue) is the Wilson Men's Club (Wilson Men's Hotel), a long-term residential men's hotel.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wilson Avenue and Wilson CTA station
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Image
View west along West Wilson Avenue from the intersection with North Kenmore Avenue, looking towards the Wilson CTA station. The sign for the Bank of Chicago at 1050 West Wilson (originally the Wilson Avenue Theater) is visible. Worshill's Prescriptions is at the right, in a commercial/residential building.
Date
:
1975; 1909 (Wilson Avenue Theater)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Broadway and Wilson CTA station
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View looking northwest across the intersection of North Broadway and West Wilson Streets at the Wilson CTA station. One of the entrances to the station is at the northwest corner of this intersection. A corner of the McJunkin Building is visible at the far left.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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