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Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Ontario Street at 222 West Ontario (home to Lino's Ristorante at the time of the photograph), the Deahl Building (also with address of 222 West Ontario), and the Leahy Building (226 West Ontario). To the left of these buildings, the intersection with West Franklin Street is visible, with the CTA elevated tracks running above Franklin Street. A large billboard advertising Newport cigarettes is affixed to the side of the elevated track structure.
Date:
circa 1915 (Deahl Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Arts Building
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View looking west along the sidewalk on the north side of West Superior Street outside the Central Arts Building (300 West Superior Street/ 730-740 North Franklin Street), a former warehouse. Banners advertising businesses within the building hang at street level and are visible to pedestrians.
Date:
1985; 1915 (Central Arts Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building and Near North Side
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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; at the time of the photograph, the building served as a warehouse and manufacturing facility, but has since been converted into condominiums. Behind it to the left, 422 West Grand Avenue, 420 West Grand Avenue, and 410 West Grand Avenue are visible.
Date:
1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
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View of the Lakeside Press Building at 350 East Cermak Road (later Digital Realty Data Center), which served as the R. R. Donnelley printing plant.
Date:
1912-1929 (R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Kingsbury Street at the Stiffel Lamp factory (520 West Huron Street).
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
343 West Erie Street building
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View of the west facade (facing N. Orleans Street) of 343 West Erie Street, looking southwest from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Erie Street.
Date:
1985; 1910 (343 West Erie)
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
C. H. Hanson Company Building
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View of the front facade of the C. H. Hanson Company building (303 West Erie Street), located at the southwest corner of West Erie Street and North Franklin Street.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the east facade of the John Sexton building (500 North Orleans Street), located at the northwest corner of North Orleans Street and West Illinois Street.
Date:
1975; 1929 (East part, John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
58 West Huron Street
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View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 58 West Huron Street. Next to that on the right part of a church building (56 West Huron Street) is visible.
Date:
1975; 1892 (58 West Huron Street); 1913 (56 West Huron)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bauer Building entrance
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View of the arched entranceway to the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets.
Date:
1985; 1919 (Bauer Building)
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
Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View of factory buildings, looking east along the south side of West Illinois Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets. Part of 225 West Illinois Street is in the right foreground; 215-217 West Illinois is next to it. On the far left of the image, 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is visible.
Date:
1981; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse building, South Indiana Avenue
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View of a building located at 1727 South Indiana Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Indiana Avenue and East 18th Street.
Date:
circa 1978; 1905 (Kodak warehouse)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
222 West Superior Street
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View of the facade of 222 West Superior Street after renovation, looking northwest across West Superior Street.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
400 West Superior Street, development project
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View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The former candy factory building in the right foreground (400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street) is being renovated. On the left, the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Sexton Building
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View looking northeast across a parking lot towards the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building.The steeple of Assumption Catholic Church is visible at the far right.
Date:
1985; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
225 West Illinois Street
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View of the facade of 225 West Illinois Street.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial building, 320 East 21st Street
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View of the rear of a concrete-framed industrial building located at 320 East 21st Street, on the northwest corner of the intersection of East 21st Street and South Calumet Avenue. East 21st Street runs along the right side of the photograph.
Date:
circa 1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
444 North Wells Street, and West Illinois Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Wells Street. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) stands at the southwest corner of this intersection. Visible next to it on the right are 215-217 West Illinois Street and 225 West Illinois/ 445 North Franklin Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the distance on the right.
Date:
1985; 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory Lofts, 445 West Erie Street
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View looking southwest across West Erie Street at the front of the Factory Lofts (now known as 445 W. Erie), showing the building after its renovation into office space.
Date:
1985; 1903 (445 West Erie)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
440 and 444 North Wells Street
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View looking northwest along the west side of North Wells Street from the intersection with West Hubbard Street. 440 North Wells is on the left. 444 North Wells Street (formerly the First Commonwealth building) is next to it on the right.
Date:
1985; 1900 (444 North Wells Street Building); 1903 (440 North Wells Street Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Renovated buildings, North Wells Street
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View of a renovated building at 501 North Wells Street (at the northeast corner of North Wells Street and West Illinois Street). The street-level space is used as retail space, and the upper floors were renovated as condominiums. To the left of it are 503 and 507 North Wells, with new bay windows installed on the upper stories. At the far left, the side of 531 North Wells Street (facing West Grand Avenue) is visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wallace Press Building
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View of the Wallace Press Building (later Wallace Business Forms Building), looking northwest along the west side of North Kingsbury Street from the intersection with West Grand Avenue. Part of the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp is visible at the far right.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bauer Building
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View looking east across North Franklin Street at the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street). The building stands on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets. The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks run adjacent to the building, along North Franklin Street.
Date:
1978; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
C. H. Hanson Company Building
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Partial view of the C. H. Hanson Company building (303 West Erie Street), located at the southwest corner of West Erie Street and North Franklin Street. A large water tower stands on its roof. There is a parking lot is to the north of the building across West Erie Street, and the elevated track supports for the CTA Brown Line are visible to the left of the building, running along North Franklin Street.
Date:
1978
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
Industrial buildings, North Orleans Street
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View looking southeast from the Kennedy Expressway on-ramp towards industrial buildings along North Orleans Street. The Adlake Building (320 West Ohio Street) is on the left. The building to the right, across West Ohio Street, housed the La Salle Street Press at the time of the photograph, once the largest financial printer in Chicago.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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