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Cityfront Place apartments
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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
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1994; 1989 (Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain); 1991 (Cityfront Place)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago River industrial facilities and Lake Point Tower
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Image
View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left.
Date
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1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Lake Point Tower and industrial buildings along the Chicago River
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View northeast along the Chicago River toward Lake Point Tower and North Lake Shore Drive (elevated.) North Pier Terminal is partially visible at the base of Lake Point Tower. Storage tanks for SuCrest Corporation are on the left of the image.
Date
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1976; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal); 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Chicago River from North Columbus Drive
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View east along the Chicago River from North Columbus Drive towards North Lake Shore Drive. Part of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers is at the far left, and Cityfront Place apartments (400 North McClurg Court) is to the right of it. The Centennial Fountain, located on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court, arcs across the river, and a tour boat cruises towards Lake Michigan. Navy Pier is visible in the center distance.
Date
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1994; 1989 (Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain); 1991 (Cityfront Place); 1992 (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City and Chicago River
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Image
View looking west along the Chicago River with the Marina City towers (300 N. State Street) in the foreground. Part of the Marina City Office Building is visible adjacent to the towers on the far right.
Date
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1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Marina City and Chicago River
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Image
Aerial view looking west, showing the balconies of Marina City's west tower, and a view of the Chicago River, Wolf Point, and factories on the Near West Side.
Date
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1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Lake Point Tower and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View to northeast along north side of the Chicago River toward Lake Point Tower, with storage facilities and a parking lot along the riverfront. North Lake Shore Drive (elevated) is visible at the horizon, and a large billboard advertising cigarettes rises above it.
Date
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1978; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lake Point Tower and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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View to northeast along north side of the Chicago River, toward Lake Point Tower. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is the white multi-story building on the left. Built along the Ogden Slip, the building occupies the 400 block of East Illinois Street.
Date
:
1978; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal); 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Buildings along the west bank of the Chicago River at Wolf Point
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View looking northwest looking over the Chicago River from West Wacker Drive just west of North Franklin Street. The low-rise buildings at 212 and 222 North Canal Street still stand, as well as the tall smokestack adjacent to them (located at the junction of North Clinton, West Fulton and West Milwaukee Streets). The Braun Bottles plant (now replaced by Left Bank at K Station) is visible, with a Metra train running on the elevated tracks behind it. The red brick warehouse building slightly to the left behind Braun Bottles was converted to the 600 West Fulton office building. At the far right of the image is Wolf Point, with the Fulton House Condominiums, a converted former warehouse building at 345 North Canal Street, visible across the river behind it. Part of the Cassidy Tire Company building (344 North Canal Street) is visible behind the condominium building.
Date
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1989; 1908 (North American Cold Storage Company); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Lake Point Tower and industrial buildings along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View to northeast with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, looking toward Lake Point Tower. North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) is the white horizontal building seen against the base of Lake Point Tower. The North Pier Terminal building occupies the 400 block of East Illinois Street and is now condominiums and retail space. North Lake Shore Drive is just visible at the horizon.
Date
:
1976; 1905-1920 (North Pier Terminal); 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City
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Image
View looking west along the Chicago River with the Marina City towers (300 N. State Street) in the foreground. The Marina City Office Building is adjacent to the towers on the lower right.
Date
:
1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City from the Chicago River
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Image
View to northwest across the Chicago River towards Marina City, with boats docked at the Marina City Marina, and the Marina City Restaurants above.
Date
:
1985; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rise buildings and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View to the northwest across the Chicago River, with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River in the foreground. Rising behind are the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) on the extreme left, the John Hancock Center in the center of the image, and the McClurg Court Center apartment towers on the right.
Date
:
1972; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1971 (McClurg Court Center)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
Date
:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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