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Near North Side and John Sexton Building from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View north over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is in the foreground at the lower right. Industrial buildings including the Wallace Press Building and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) are visible behind and to the left of the Sexton Building. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out against the sky on the far left.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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Aerial view of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the lower right, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory and warehouse district, Near North Side
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View looking northwest from West Grand Avenue, just east of North Franklin Street. Near the center of the image is 300 West Grand Avenue. The south facade of 555 North Franklin Street is visible at the far right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial land and Montgomery Ward Company buildings
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View to the east along West Chicago Avenue from west of the North Branch of the Chicago River, with the Chicago Avenue bridge visible. The land in the foreground was occupied by Consolidated Royal Chemical Corporation (657 West Chicago Avenue) and H. Goodman & Sons at the time of the photograph. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), and the Montgomery Ward Administration building stand along the east bank of the river. The John Hancock Center is under construction in the distance.
Date:
1968; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mandel-Lear Building
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View of the Mandel-Lear Building (formerly at 211 East North Water Street).
Date:
1984; 1926 (Mandel-Lear Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse buildings, North Canal Street
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View to the north along Canal Street with 111 North Canal (later the Gogo Building, originally one of the Butler Brothers warehouses) at the right, and 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) to the left of it. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1984; 1913 (111 North Canal); 1922 (165 North Canal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the bottom center, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the upper stories of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, seen from west of the intersection with North Orleans Street.
Date:
1985; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building, North Franklin Street
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Street-level view of the facade and canopied entrance to the Central Arts Building at 730-740 North Franklin Street, containing office and retail space. The elevated tracks of the CTA Brown Line are visible at the right.
Date:
1984; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters from North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street from underneath the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge, towards the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums). The warehouse in front of it with the word "Carron" on the south wall is now the Park Kingsbury Lofts (660 North Kingsbury Street). Further to the left, the top part of 520 West Erie is just visible below the rooftop water tower painted with an "Early Times" whiskey advertisement. Railroad tracks are visible in the right foreground, and signals for a level crossing stand at the intersection with West Ontario Street.
Date:
1978; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lissner Corporation warehouse and industrial buildings, Goose Island
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View of industrial buildings on Goose Island, looking northwest along North Branch Street. The Lissner Corporation warehouse building is on the right (later Pickens-Kane warehouse). The intersection with West Bliss Street is visible at the far end of the warehouse.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Concrete-framed warehouse
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Partial view of the rear of a warehouse on the Near North Side, showing its concrete frame construction.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Orleans-Huron Building
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View looking southeast from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Huron Street, towards the Orleans-Huron Building, an eight story warehouse building at 325 West Huron Street. At the time of the photograph, Helix was a tenant.
Date:
1978; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side and John Sexton Building
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View north over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive) at sunset. The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is in the foreground. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out against the sky on the left.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward Warehouse
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Sketch of the Montgomery Ward warehouse by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View of the Near North Side just before sunset, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the bottom center of the photograph, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
Date:
1978; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church); 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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View looking northeast across West Superior Street at the Central Arts Building (300 West Superior Street/ 730-740 North Franklin Street). The entrance stairway for the CTA Brown Line is at the far right.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rear of Orleans-Huron Building, 325 West Huron Street
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View looking northeast from the intersection of North Orleans and West Erie Streets, towards the rear of the Orleans-Huron Building, a concrete-framed eight story warehouse at 325 West Huron Street. A Shell gas station (demolished) occupies the northeast corner of West Erie Street and North Orleans Street.
Date:
1978; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, seen from west of the intersection with North Orleans Street.
Date:
1975; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial and warehouse buildings, West Huron Street
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View looking east along West Huron Street. 368 West Huron Street, located on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Sedgwick Streets, and home to the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, is on the far left. The large brick warehouse and factory building next to it is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (now demolished). The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks are visible in the distance, running over West Huron Street. Behind the tracks, at the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets, is the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street), with arched windows on its top floor. On the far right, standing at the southeast corner of West Huron and North Orleans Streets, is 325 West Huron Street (with the yellow Helix sign).
Date:
1976; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side and John Sexton Building from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View north over the Near North Side from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is in the foreground at the lower right. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) are visible to the left of the Sexton Building. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are visible at the far left; the North Branch of the Chicago River is at the lower left. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums) stands out against the sky on the left.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lissner Corporation warehouse, Goose Island
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View looking north at the Lissner Corporation warehouse (later Pickens-Kane warehouse), located on the west side of North Branch Street between West Bliss Street and West Haines Streets. The railroad tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with Near North Side buildings beyond. The John Sexton Building (located at Illinois and Orleans Streets) is visible at the right, behind the passenger train. Behind that is the John Hancock Center. The Wallace Press Building is partially visible at the far left.
Date:
1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is on the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, Apparel Center, and Chicago River
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River with 111 North Canal Street (originally Butler Brothers Warehouse I, later the Gogo building) on the left, and a warehouse at 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) next to it. The Apparel Center, with the Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza occupying its upper floors, is in the distance at the right.
Date:
1986; 1977 (Apparel Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Concrete-framed warehouse
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Partial view of the rear of a warehouse on the Near North Side, showing its concrete frame construction.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with the Near North Side skyline beyond. On the left is the John Sexton Building, then a warehouse but now condominiums. Behind that is the John Hancock Center.
Date:
1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, from the intersection of West Illinois Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph, the building served as a warehouse and manufacturing facility, but has since been converted into condominiums.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building
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View of the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building, looking to east across the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Date:
1972; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rear of Orleans-Huron Building, 325 West Huron Street
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View looking northeast from the intersection of North Orleans and West Erie Streets, towards the rear of the Orleans-Huron Building, a concrete-framed eight story warehouse at 325 West Huron Street. At the time of the photograph, Helix was a tenant. In the foreground, a Shell gas station (demolished) occupies the northeast corner of West Erie Street and North Orleans Street.
Date:
1976; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters and warehouses
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View to north across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge towards the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street). Several brick warehouse buildings are in front of it, including 520 West Erie Street (with windows removed) and 520 West Huron Street. Another warehouse to the right of these has a "Ronsley Center" sign mounted on the roof.
Date:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
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View to the west from the Chicago River, towards three Mies van der Rohe office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it on the right, with the Hyatt Regency Chicago I under construction in front of it. All three of these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex, a development built on land formerly owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. The third Mies building, the IBM building (330 North Wabash) is next to the right, and the former Sun-Times building (demolished) is visible in front of its base. The Equitable Building is the next high-rise to the right. The Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street (demolished) is in front of the Equitable Building, and other storage and warehouse facilities are in the right foreground.
Date:
1973; 1970 (One Illinois Center); 1973 (Two Illinois Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
165 North Canal Street
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View of the upper part of 165 North Canal Street, originally a warehouse.
Date:
1988; 1922 (165 North Canal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking northeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio Street bridge. Part of a former paddle-wheel steamboat renamed the Showboat Sari-S II is moored along the riverbank in the foreround. Behind it is the industrial area along North Kingsbury Street. The side of the Ontario Building at 411 West Ontario Street (now Ontario Street Lofts) is visible on the far right. The rear of the two-story factory building at 445 West Erie Street is visible on the left, behind the yellow train cars. The John Hancock Center and other skyscrapers of the Near North Side are silhouetted against the horizon.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rear of Orleans-Huron Building, 325 West Huron Street
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View looking northeast from the intersection of North Orleans and West Erie Streets, towards the rear of the Orleans-Huron Building, a concrete-framed eight story warehouse at 325 West Huron Street. At the time of the photograph, Helix was a tenant. The property in the foreground at the northeast corner of West Erie Street and North Orleans Street occupied by a gas station (later demolished) is for rent. The side facade of 308 West Erie Street is visible at the far right, and behind it to the left, part of the Bauer Building is visible.
Date:
1985; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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View of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. On the upper right, the John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center); 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fulton House Condominiums
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View looking southwest across North Kingsbury Street towards the Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse), located at 345 North Canal Street. The old Kinzie Street railroad bridge is visible, permanently locked in the raised position. The entrance to the East Bank Club's underground parking garage is in the foreground.
Date:
1908 (Kinzie Street railroad bridge and North American Cold Storage Company warehouse); 1980 (East Bank Club); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Dearborn Street bridge
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View northeast across the Chicago River to the Near North side. The Dearborn Street bridge is on the left of the image, and a single-story building and industrial land occupies the site where Marina City now stands. Behind that, 33 West Kinzie Street (now Harry Caray's restaurant, originally Chicago Varnish Company) is visible. To the left of it, the top part of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (now Court House Place) located at 54 West Hubbard Street, is visible.
Date:
1956; 1893 (Cook County Criminal Court Building); 1895 (Chicago Varnish Company)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
165 North Canal Street
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View looking west along Randolph Street at a warehouse building at 165 North Canal Street.
Date:
1985; 1922 (165 North Canal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory and warehouse buildings, West Ontario Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Ontario Street between North Orleans Street and North Kingsbury Street. 369 West Ontario Street, at the extreme left of the image, is occupied by Harold Studios. Next to it is 401 West Ontario Street, and, further down the block is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street).
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
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Aerial view of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the lower right, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, south of North Avenue. The Duraco Inc. plant is visible, along with other warehouse and storage facilities. Railroad tracks are embedded into the pavement on Kingsbury Street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building
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View of the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), looking to east across the North Branch of the Chicago River. On the near side of the river is a high embankment of debris.
Date:
1972; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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