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Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
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Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
La Grange Road and Burlington Avenue
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Image
Date
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1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Kopecky Drugs, Roosevelt Road, Broadview
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Kopecky Drugs, Roosevelt Road, Broadview
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Devon Avenue commercial area
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Image
View west along the north side of West Devon Avenue. The intersection with North Artesian Avenue is on the left side of the image. Numerous shops, including Towne Shoes and Slivka's Shoes, line the street.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Morse Street near Elevated train station
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Image
View looking east along West Morse Street from just west of the Morse station on the CTA Red Line. Numerous retail businesses including a bakery, restaurant and liquor store occupy the single story building on the 1400 block. The east half of that building is now demolished.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Drugs, Devon & Talcott Shopping Center, Park Ridge
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Snyder Drugs, Burlington Avenue, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cech's Drugs, La Grange
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Musket and Henriksen Drugs, Austin and Irving Park Road
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
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Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
West 63rd Street at Western Avenue
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Image
View looking northwest along the north side of West 63rd Street from the intersection with South Western Avenue. Walgreens and a Household Finance Loan office is in the left foreground.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sauerberg Pharmacy, Burlington Avenue, Western Springs
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Drug Store, Main Street, Downers Grove
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Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Roseland commercial district, South Michigan Avenue
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Image
View north along South Michigan Avenue from the intersection with East 114th Place. At the time of the photograph, the area was a thriving commercial district with stores and businesses lining both sides of the street.
Date
:
circa 1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cermak Road, South Lawndale
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Image
View in winter looking east along the north side of West Cermak Road between South Marshall Boulevard and South California Avenue. A four story building with a "Hotel" sign in front (2860 West Cermak Road) has a side wall painted with an advertisement reading in part "Aqui es! Super Birria Jalisco". Further down the block is Manning Savings (2854 West Cermak Road). At the extreme left is a parking lot with a sign over the entrance reading "Marshall Sq. Theatre Parking".
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens, Cermak Road and Ridgeland, Berwyn
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Grosse Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue at Joliet, Lyons
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cech's Drugs and Walgreens, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
18th Street, Pilsen
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Image
View looking east along West 18th Street, from east of the intersection with South Racine Avenue. The sign for the Cuernavaca Restaurant (1158 West 18th Street) is visible at the left of the image. A bakery, the Panaderia El Paraiso is next to that. Other businesses line both sides of the street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Main Street, East Chicago, Indiana
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Image
View looking north along Main Street from the intersection with Broadway Street, at the downtown business area of East Chicago, Indiana. The green marquee for the Garden Theatre (formerly 3424 Main Street, East Chicago; now demolished) is visible near the center of the image. Refinery smokestacks are visible in the distance at the far end of the street.
Date
:
1972; 1918 (Garden Theatre)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Gately's People's Store, South Michigan Avenue commercial strip
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Image
View looking north along a thriving commercial strip on South Michigan Avenue. Gately's department store (Gately's People Store, 11201 South Michigan Avenue at East 112th Street) with its five-story parking garage is visible near the center of the image. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street. The light posts are decorated for the Christmas holiday season.
Date
:
circa 1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Archer Avenue commercial strip
Image
Image
View of the commercial strip along South Archer Avenue. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is immediately to the right of the building on the right. Businesses pictured include Archer Jewelers and the Golden Heart Snack Shop Restaurant.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Loomis and 18th Street, Franklin Drugs
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Western Avenue commercial area near Lawrence
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Image
View looking north along North Western Avenue, from south of West Lawrence Avenue. The 3 Links Hotel is on the left (4740 North Western Avenue). Other businesses line both sides of the street. The lower part of the Lincoln Square Savings & Loan Association sign is visible at the far right.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Howard Street and CTA Howard Station
Image
Image
View looking west along West Howard Street from just east of the CTA's Howard station. Part of the Howard Theater building (1621 W. Howard Street) is visible on the far left, with retail businesses occupying the street level and apartments on the upper stories. Stores and restaurants line the north side of the block.
Date
:
1975; 1917 (Howard Theatre)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
A. W. Ballin Pharmacy, 12th Street and Independence
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Kopecky Drugs, Roosevelt Road, Broadview
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
26th Street and Pelikan Drugs
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Pharmacy, La Grange Road
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Cech's Drugs, La Grange
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Businesses along Roosevelt Road, Broadview
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Drugs, Washington Street, Hinsdale
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
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La Grange (Ill.)
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Broadview (Ill.)
2
Chicago Lawn (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Berwyn (Ill.)
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Downers Grove (Ill.)
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Dunning (Chicago, Ill.)
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East Chicago (Ind.)
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Hinsdale (Ill.)
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Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
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Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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Lyons (Ill.)
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Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
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Park Ridge (Ill.)
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Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
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West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
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Western Springs (Ill.)
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Streets
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Drugstores
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Stores, Retail
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Storefronts
11
Cities and towns
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Parking lots
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Shopping centers
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Architecture
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Signs and signboards
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