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Various views and streetscapes (Folder 544)
424 Images
Various views and streetscapes, including graffiti on monument at Western and 21st; viaduct mural at Halsted and Kinzie; Barber shop at Wells and Washington; Cabrini Green housing project after rehab; Chagall mosaic in Loop; Coastguard house at locks; Congress and Michigan; Continental bank; Copernicus statue at Adler Planetarium; Daley Plaza; Division and State; Drake Hotel; Drexel Fountain; Fort Sheridan Cemetery; Parking garages; Kemper Building; LaSalle Plaza; LaSalle and Adams; Kozsko Statue; Madison St.; Madison and Wells; 22 W. Madison Building; Marquette Statue; McKinley Park; Michigan Ave. bridge; Michigan Ave. high-rise; New Michigan Hotel (Lexington Hotel); Lake Shore Drive; Outer Drive; Port of Chicago; Presidential Towers; Robie House (exterior painting); "S" curve at Navy Pier; Sears and Hancock Towers; Sherman Hotel; State St.; Stearns Quarry; Stockyards Entrance; Sculpture on Parking Lot; Unidentified interior architecture; United Artists movie theater and intersection; 111 E. Wacker Dr.; Winnipeg (Manitoba) Mall; Winston Towers; WEM; Wolf Point before Apparel Center
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, North Hoyne Avenue
Image
Image
View looking north along the west side of North Hoyne Avenue from the intersection with West Cortez Street. Nineteenth century greystone and brick houses line the block. 1036 North Hoyne Avenue is the greystone at the far left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Central Park Avenue and elevated train tracks, North Lawndale
Image
Image
View looking north along South Central Park Avenue towards the Central Park stop on the Douglas Branch elevated train line (later CTA Pink Line.) The intersection with West Ogden Avenue is visible in the distance beyond the viaduct. Late nineteenth-century houses stand at the right.
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ogden Avenue, commercial/ residential buildings
Image
Image
View of a group of low-rise buildings with street-level commercial space and apartments above, located on the north side of West Ogden Avenue at South Christiana Avenue. A sign on one of the buildings reads "Big 8 Pool Room".
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West 63rd Street at Kedzie
Image
Image
View looking west along the north side of West 63rd Street. The intersection with South Kedzie Avenue is in the foreground. Businesses include a Walgreens and a Rexall Drug Store, Marquette Sports Equipment, and Mid-State Beauty School.
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago Avenue businesses near Damen Avenue
Image
Image
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
E. Bellevue Place row houses
Image
Image
View of residences along East Bellevue Place (52 E., 56 E., and 58 E. Bellevue Place) with high rise buildings visible behind them.
Date
:
1976; 1889 (52 and 58 E. Bellevue Place); 1887-1888 (56 E. Bellevue Place)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Winnetka shops and apartments
Image
Image
View of a mixed-use commercial and residential building in downtown Winnetka on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Elm Streets. A Koenig & Strey realty office occupies the corner space, while Pratt & Lambert Paint and wallpaper occupies the adjacent storefronts along Elm Street. The upper floors are apartments.
Date
:
1995
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Residential buildings near Waukegan lakefront
Image
Image
View of housing in Waukegan near the Lake Michigan lakefront. Freight cars can be seen in the distance between the buildings.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Asbury Avenue, Evanston
Image
Image
View northeast along Asbury Avenue from just south of the intersection with Crain Street. The white painted nineteenth-century Italianate house at the left is 1124 Asbury Avenue. The intersection with Crain Street is partially visible at the far right.
Date
:
1971
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Commercial area, West Cermak Road
Image
Image
View in winter looking east along West Cermak Road from the intersection with South California Avenue. Part of the Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) is visible at the far left. Numerous other businesses line both sides of the street, including a hardware store, shoe store and liquor store.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Drug store at Cermak Road and California Avenue
Image
Image
View in winter looking north along the east side of California Avenue from the intersection with West Cermak Road. The Stach Rexall Pharmacy (2756 West Cermak Road) sits at the northeast corner of the intersection.
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
Image
Image
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
Image
Image
View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
Date
:
1968
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
CTA tracks, Berwyn Avenue at Winthrop
Image
Image
View looking west along West Berwyn Avenue from the intersection with North Winthrop Avenue. The CTA elevated train tracks (now part of the Red Line) cross Berwyn Avenue; the entrance to the Berwyn station is under the viaduct.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, West Pierce Avenue
Image
Image
Nineteenth century houses along West Pierce Avenue, east of North Leavitt Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Houses, West Town
Image
Image
View of nineteenth-century brick houses near Western and North Avenues. The middle house bears the number 2008.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bell Avenue at Hirsch
Image
Image
View of houses and two-flats on the west side of North Bell Avenue, from the grounds of Sabin school. The intersection with West Hirsch Street is at the left.
Date
:
1967
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
West Granville Avenue
Image
Image
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
Restaurants on Rush Street
Image
Image
View of restaurants located in nineteenth-century residential buildings along the east side of North Rush Street. At the far right of the image is Armando's Restaurant, at Rush and East Superior Streets. A large sign for Club Alabam (747 North Rush Street), a dining and dance establishment, stands on the rooftops near the center of the image. On the left is the south facade - facing Chicago Avenue - of Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn). Part of the John Hancock Center is visible at the upper right.
Date
:
1976; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North State Parkway row houses
Image
Image
View of row houses in the 1400 block of North State Parkway. 1425 N. State Parkway is the brown brick residence at the center. It is flanked by 1427 N. on the left, and 1421 N. on the right.
Date
:
1976; 1886 (1425 N. State Parkway)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bungalows, North Virginia Avenue
Image
Image
Bungalows along the west side of North Virginia Avenue between West Sunnyside and West Wilson Avenues. 4538 North Virginia Avenue is at the left.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Carpenter and 18th Street, Pilsen
Image
Image
View looking north along South Carpenter Avenue towards the intersection with West 18th Street.
Date
:
1981
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Ashland Avenue businesses, West Town
Image
Image
View of neighborhood businesses along the west side of North Ashland Avenue, south of Division Street, including Chester's Custom Tailors and Cleaners, Thad Niemira real estate and insurance office, Club Velvet (1112 North Ashland Avenue), and Kingsbury Polish Inn. A street sign marking the intersection with West Thomas Street is at the far left.
Date
:
1968
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
Image
Image
View looking northeast across East Bellevue Place towards the Fortnightly Club, located at 120 East Bellevue Place. The Carlyle (1040 North Lake Shore Drive) rises behind the Fortnightly Club.
Date
:
1990; 1892 (Bryan Lathrop House)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Greystone house, East Superior Street
Image
Image
Nineteenth-century greystone house with the top story covered with ivy. This is half of a greystone at 44-46 East Superior Street, located just east of the intersection with North Wabash Avenue.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
Image
Image
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bruce Graham House, 2215 N. Cleveland Avenue
Image
Image
View along the east side of North Cleveland Avenue. The contemporary-style house at the center of the image is the Bruce Graham house, at 2215 North Cleveland Avenue. Part of a nineteenth-century building, 2217 North Cleveland Avenue, is visible to its left.
Date
:
1970
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Geographic Location
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West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago Lawn (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago River (Ill.)
1
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Evanston (Ill.)
1
Fort Sheridan (Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
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Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
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Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Michigan, Lake
1
Michigan, Lake, Coast (Ill.)
1
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Northerly Island (Ill.)
1
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
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Ravenswood Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
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Ukrainian Village (Chicago, Ill.)
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Waukegan (Ill.)
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Wicker Park (Chicago, Ill.)
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Winnetka (Ill.)
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Winnipeg (Man.)
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Creator
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Copelin Commercial Photographers
Topic
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Cities and towns
22
Architecture
9
Commercial buildings
8
Automobiles
7
Apartment houses
6
Stores, Retail
4
Railroads, Elevated
4
Signs and signboards
3
Bars (Drinking establishments)
3
Pedestrians
3
Restaurants
3
Skyscrapers
2
Housing, Single family
1
Aerial views
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Boats
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Bungalows
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Buses
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Cargo ships
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Cemeteries
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Clubs
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Destroyers (Warships)
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Drugstores
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Electrical engineering
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Equestrian statues
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Hotels
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Movable bridges
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Parking garages
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Row houses
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Skyscrapers--Design and construction
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Tall buildings
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Tall buildings--Design and construction
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