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Hinman Avenue, Evanston
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Image
View looking northeast along Hinman Avenue from north of Grove Street. The Georgian (422 Davis Street) is the large building with the blue entrance awning near the center of the image.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Atrium Village apartment building and pool
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Image
View northwest of the outdoor swimming pool and nine-story apartment building at the Atrium Village complex.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment houses, West Hutchinson Street
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Image
View of apartment houses on the 5200 block of West Hutchinson Street, west of North Laramie Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and apartments, North Monitor Avenue
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Image
View of brick houses and apartment houses along the west side of North Monitor Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Strong Street. The house at the far left is 4906 North Monitor Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and apartments, South Tripp Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the east side of South Tripp Avenue, north of the intersection with West 49th Street, showing brick houses and apartment houses. 4847 South Tripp Avenue is at the far right.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Giraffe sculpture and Cornelia Avenue apartments
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Image
View looking northeast across West Cornelia Avenue from North Elaine Place. A large sculpture of a giraffe stands at the southeast corner of the intersection. The apartment buildings at 714 West Cornelia Avenue and 712 West Cornelia Avenue are visible behind the sculpture.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Hyde Park Boulevard
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Image
Apartment buildings on the north side of East Hyde Park Boulevard, just east of South Woodlawn Avenue. The building partially visible at the far left is located at 1220 East Hyde Park Boulevard.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Halsted Street, Lincoln Park
Image
Image
View along the west side of North Halsted Street, north of West Dickens Avenue, showing mixed-use buildings with street-level retail and apartments above. Part of 2116 North Halsted Street is visible at the far left.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Winchester-Hood Garden Homes, West Ridge
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Image
View of the Winchester-Hood Garden Homes, a co-op apartment complex on the east side of North Wolcott Avenue at West Hood Avenue.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ogden Avenue, commercial/ residential buildings
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Image
View of a group of low-rise buildings with street-level commercial space and apartments above, located on the north side of West Ogden Avenue at South Christiana Avenue. A sign on one of the buildings reads "Big 8 Pool Room".
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, 15th Place, North Lawndale
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Image
View in winter of nineteenth-century apartment houses along the north side of West 15th Place, between Plamondon School and South Rockwell Street. 2630 West 15th Place is at the far left.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Germano-Millgate Apartments
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Image
View of the Germano-Millgate Apartments, a public housing complex located at 8808 South Burley Avenue.
Date
:
1974; 1969 (Germano-Millgate Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Keck-Gottschalk-Keck apartments
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Image
View of the front facade of the Keck-Gottschalk-Keck apartments at 5551 South University Avenue.
Date
:
1962
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential and Industrial buildings, East Cullerton Street
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Image
View looking southeast across South Indiana Avenue, from the intersection with East Cullerton Street. A parking lot is in the foreground at the southeast corner of the intersection, with the side of a nineteenth-century house at 213 East Cullerton behind it. Rising behind that is the Atwell Building (221 East Cullerton Street). Part of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant is visible in the distance on the far right.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Dearborn Park and River City
Image
Image
View towards River City, looking west from a landscaped open area adjacent to a group of homes in the Dearborn Park townhouse development.
Date
:
1985; 1979 (Dearborn Park townhomes)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City and State Street
Image
Image
View looking northwest at Marina City (300 North State Street) from North State Street just south of West Wacker Drive. The Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is partially visible between the two towers. The covered entry area for the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel (1 West Wacker Drive) is at the far left. To the right of that, a landscaped raised island separates the north and southbound traffic on North State Street.
Date
:
1995; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, West Lunt Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northwest from the north side of West Lunt Avenue, at apartment buildings at 1138 and 1140 West Lunt Avenue.
Date
:
1982; 1953 (1138 and 1140 West Lunt Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment building, West Catalpa Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northeast towards the Catalpa Edgewater Apartments (1022-1024 West Catalpa Avenue) from the intersection of North Kenmore Avenue and West Catalpa Avenue. The Renaissance Apartments (5510 North Sheridan Road, now condominiums) are visible behind it. West Catalpa Avenue runs across the bottom of the image.
Date
:
1980; 1927 (The Renaissance Apartments); 1968 (Catalpa Edgewater Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Kenmore Plaza Apartments, 5225 North Kenmore Avenue
Image
Image
View of the Kenmore Plaza Apartments, looking northeast from the intersection of North Kenmore Avenue and West Foster Avenue. A three story apartment building (now condominiums) at 5201 North Kenmore is partially visible at the far right.
Date
:
1980; 1974 (Kenmore Plaza Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
731-733 North Wells Street
Image
Image
View of a four-story nineteenth century brick building located at the northeast corner of North Wells and West Superior Streets. The Brehon Pub (731 North Wells Street) is on the ground floor at the corner. Next to it on the left is Phoenix Design Ltd. (733 North Wells Street), a home furnishings store.
Date
:
1985
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Flannery Apartments, Near North Side
Image
Image
View, looking southeast, of the Thomas Flannery Apartments senior housing (1507 and 1531 North Clybourn Avenue).
Date
:
1980; 1965 (Flannery Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
1300 block of N. Astor Street
Image
Image
View of nineteenth century houses across the street from Astor House apartment building, with Lake Shore Drive high-rises behind. The brownstone with the large arched doorway is the Edwin J. Gardiner House, located at 1345 N. Astor Street. At the far left (obscured by the Astor House canopy and trees) is Astor Court (1355 N. Astor Street). A high-rise apartment building, Astor House (1340 N. Astor Street), stands on the southeast corner of N. Astor Street and E. Banks Street.
Date
:
1976; 1887 (Edwin J. Gardiner House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sandburg Village
Image
Image
View of Sandburg Village apartment buildings, looking northeast along La Salle from Division. A corner of the La Salle Towers apartment building (1211 N. La Salle Blvd.) is visible on the right. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date
:
1976; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sandburg Village
Image
Image
View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway through the complex. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
Date
:
1969; 1960-1975 (Sandburg Village)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cityfront Place apartments
Image
Image
View of part of the Cityfront Place high-rise apartment tower (400 North McClurg Court), located along the north side of the Chicago River between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Centennial Fountain arcs across the river in the foreground, and behind it, North McClurg Court runs north from the river.
Date
:
1994; 1989 (Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain); 1991 (Cityfront Place)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
River Plaza under construction
Image
Image
View of River Plaza while under construction. The building is located at 405 N. Wabash Avenue.
Date
:
1976; 1977 (River Plaza)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City balconies
Image
Image
Detail showing the semicircular apartment balconies on one of the Marina City towers.
Date
:
1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
Image
Image
View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
Date
:
1966; 1948-1951 (860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from the lake
Image
Image
Undated view of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments from Lake Michigan.
Date
:
1948-1951 (860-880 North Lake Shore Drive)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Railroad station and Wheaton Center apartments
Image
Image
View of the then-new Chicago and North Western Railroad station in downtown Wheaton, with the Wheaton Center apartment complex visible behind it.
Date
:
1975 (Wheaton Center apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
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Image
View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartments, North Dayton Street
Image
Image
View looking southeast at apartment houses on the east side of the 2100 block of North Dayton Street. 2103 North Dayton Street is at the center of the image; the intersection with West Dickens Avenue is just out of the frame to the right.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Palmer Square
Image
Image
View looking west at apartment buildings facing the north side of Palmer Square. Old Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church (3062 West Palmer Square) is visible at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Greystone, South Laflin Street
Image
Image
Greystone at 817 South Laflin Street, south of West Polk Street. A 1970s townhouse development is partially visible at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Auburn Park lagoon and apartment building
Image
Image
View northwest west across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, Kenwood
Image
Image
View looking northeast from the lakefront towards high-rise apartment buildings across South Lake Shore Drive. Regents Park North Tower (5020 South Lake Shore Drive) is on the left, with one of the Twin Towers Apartments (1649 East 50th Street) visible next to it on the right. Further to the right is The Powhatan (4950 South Chicago Beach Drive).
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, Harding Avenue, South Lawndale
Image
Image
View of houses and apartment houses along South Harding Avenue at West 27th Street in the Little Village.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential street, West Ridge
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings and houses in the residential area west of North Western Avenue, near West Peterson Avenue.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Rear of apartment buildings and houses
Image
Image
View of the rear of brick apartment buildings and nineteenth-century houses, with laundry hung up outside on clotheslines.
Date
:
1963
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment Houses, North Lawndale
Image
Image
View in winter of a greystone and a brick apartment house on South California Avenue across from Douglas Park. The greystone on the right is located at 1335 South California Avenue.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Trumbull Park Homes, South Deering
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings along an open grassy area with benches and playground equipment at Trumbull Park Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority property located at East 106th Street and South Yates Avenue.
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses and three-flats, East Side
Image
Image
View in winter of the rear of houses and three-flats in the residential area located between South Ewing Avenue and the Calumet River.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Pullman Market Arcade
Image
Image
View of one of the curved arcaded apartment structures in Pullman's Market Square at East 112th Street and East 112th Street Circle.
Date
:
1977
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment building and house overlooking Auburn Park
Image
Image
View looking northwest across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building (462 West Winneconna Parkway) and a nineteenth-century house (demolished).
Date
:
1974
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East 55th Street with University Park Apartments
Image
Image
Sketch by William Brubaker of the view looking east along East 55th Street towards the University Park Apartments. At the right is a townhouse development with gardens, located on the south side of East 55th Street just east of South Kenwood Avenue.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Prairie Shores Apartments, S. Martin Luther King Drive
Image
Image
View looking north along South Martin Luther King Drive at the Prairie Shores Apartments development (2851 S. Martin Luther King Drive).
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Sheridan Road at West Devon Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north on North Sheridan Road from the intersection with West Devon Avenue. An apartment building at 6415 North Sheridan Road is at the right. To its left is The Granada Theatre (demolished, formerly 6427-41 North Sheridan Road). In the distance on the left, the elevated tracks for the CTA Red Line are visible.
Date
:
1982; 1970 (6415 North Sheridan Road)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Winthrop Avenue
Image
Image
View of apartment buildings on the east side of North Winthrop Avenue, north of West Ardmore Avenue. 5825 North Winthrop Avenue is on the left, and 5821 North Winthrop is partially visible on the right.
Date
:
1980; 1907 (5821 North Winthrop Avenue); 1909 (5825 North Winthrop Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
Image
Image
View looking northeast along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue between West Thorndale Avenue and West Glenlake Avenue. The Colony Apartments (6001 North Kenmore Avenue) are on the right. Next on the left is to 6007 North Kenmore Avenue, and next again to the left is 6011 North Kenmore Avenue.
Date
:
1980; 1958 (6007 North Kenmore Avenue); 1969 (Colony Apartments, 6001 North Kenmore Avenue; 6011 North Kenmore Avenue)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
The Sovereign Apartment Hotel, Edgewater
Image
Image
View of the side facade of The Sovereign apartments (1040 West Granville Avenue/ 6200 North Kenmore Avenue), looking north along the west side of North Kenmore Avenue. A corner of the Granville Apartments is visible behind it at the right.
Date
:
1980; 1920 (The Sovereign Apartment Hotel)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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