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Howard CTA station
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View west on West Howard Street at the intersection with North Paulina Street and the CTA Howard station (now part of the Red Line). The entrance to the station is under the viaduct. De Mar's Restaurant and Pancake House is at the right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue at Lawrence
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View looking northwest from the intersection of North Western Avenue and West Lawrence Avenue. The Californian Restaurant and Local Loan Company occupy the building on the northwest corner of this intersection.
Date:
1967
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
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View of two- and three-story buildings along the north side of West Chicago Avenue, with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. A three-story red brick building with Stefano's restaurant on the ground level stands at the intersection with North Damen Avenue. The Victory Building (2006 West Chicago Avenue) stands to the left of Stefano's.
Date:
1970; 1916 (Victory Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
"The Main", Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking northeast across Chicago Avenue at "The Main", a two-story building with ground-level businesses and shops, and office space above. The building was at the time home to the music venue Amazinggrace, and the restaurant The Main Cafe (835 Chicago Avenue). On the second story above the restaurant, a large banner proclaims "Congressman Mikva!" The building, demolished in 2007, formerly stood on Chicago Avenue at the southeast corner of the intersection with Main Street in Evanston.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gino's East pizzeria sign and parking lot
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View looking east from a parking lot at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Superior Street. There is a sign for Gino's East painted on the wall of the restaurant at the eastern end of the lot. Some of the oval windows of the Prentice Women's Hospital can be seen in the distance on the right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Illinois Street looking west from North Rush Street
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View looking west along East Illinois Street from east of the intersection with North Rush Street. There is a parking garage on the corner of Rush and Illinois Streets and the Corona Cafe (501 North Rush Street) stands on the opposite corner. In the middle of the image, an elevated portion of North Wabash Street passes over Illinois Street. Beyond that is a warehouse structure at East Illinois and North Dearborn Streets.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View north on North Lincoln Avenue towards Lawrence Avenue. The outer part of Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza is in the foreground. Diagonal on-street parking is available in front of some of the shops. Banners for the Meyer Delicatessen (formerly at 4750 North Lincoln Avenue) are on the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 56)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
Date:
1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
18th Street, Pilsen
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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
Hanley Dawson Cadillac and Lawry's restaurant
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View looking northwest along East Ontario Street. The Hanley Dawson Cadillac dealership (now demolished) stands on the block between North Rush Street and North Wabash Avenue. Lawry's restaurant, at the northeast corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets, is partially visible on the right.
Date:
1976; 1895 (L. Hamilton McCormick mansion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
West Granville Avenue
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View looking east along West Granville Avenue from east of the intersection with North Broadway Avenue. The Granville station for the CTA Red Line is visible in the distance on the right, and the sign for Standee's Coffee Shop (now closed) is partially visible above the sidewalk at the far right. The Grandeur Apartments (1055 West Granville Avenue, originally the Grandeur Apartment Hotel) is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1980; 1930 (The Grandeur Apartment Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
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View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Apartment houses and businesses on North State Street
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View along the west side of North State Street, looking north from West Ontario Street. On the left are dilapidated nineteenth-century apartments with street-level retail businesses. On the right is the Dana Hotel at 666 North State Street (demolished). The top part of the Lawson House YMCA building (Victor F. Lawson YMCA) located at 30 West Chicago Avenue, is visible in the background.
Date:
1976; 1891 (Dana Hotel); 1930-1934 (Lawson House YMCA)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Superior Street at Rush Street
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View to the west along the south side of East Superior Street. A parking garage sits in the left foreground, and behind it, at the intersection of Rush and Superior Streets, is a nineteenth century brownstone house (painted white in the photograph) converted into a restaurant.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Greek restaurants, Halsted Street
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View looking southwest across South Halsted Street at Greek restaurants lining the west side of the block. The intersection with West Adams Street is visible at the left, and part of the sign for the Greek Islands Restaurant is visible behind the traffic signals.
Date:
1983
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gino's East pizzeria sign and adjacent parking lot, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking east across Michigan Avenue at the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and Superior Street, showing a Gino's East sign painted on the side wall of that restaurant, and a parking lot in front of that.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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