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Industrial area, Riley Road, East Chicago
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View in winter looking northeast on Riley Road towards United States Gypsum (USG Corporation), located at 301 Riley Road. A level railroad crossing across Riley Road is visible in the distance at the right.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial complex, South Torrence Avenue
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View of industrial plant along South Torrence Avenue.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. The large brick factory and warehouse is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (demolished). Just visible to the left of it is 368 West Huron Street, with the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery's awning over the entrance.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Canal, industrial district
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View looking north along the North Branch Canal running along the east side of Goose Island, with the Goose Island shoreline at the left. In the distance is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished). The Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two tall smokestacks is in the distance on the left.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building, West Superior Street
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View looking east along the south side of West Superior Street. The large factory and warehouse on the right, occupying the south side of the block between North Sedgwick and North Orleans Streets is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. To the left of that, the intersection with North Orleans Street is visible. The small two-story building visible on the southeast corner of that intersection is 331 West Superior Street. The warehouse building next to it on the far left is 311-313 West Superior Street.
Date:
1978; 1908 (North Branch II, 311 West Superior Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Seeburg factory from North Freemont Avenue
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View of the rear of the Seeburg factory complex (1500 North Dayton Street), looking northeast from North Freemont Avenue. The back of the large Seeburg sign is visible above the roofline.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
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View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
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View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Factory buildings, North Lawndale
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View of unused factory buildings, once part of the Illinois Steel Service complex at 1127 South Washtenaw Avenue.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil refinery, Whiting, Indiana
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View in winter of the Standard Oil refinery (later BP Whiting Refinery) in Whiting, Indiana.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Huron Street
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View looking northwest along the north side of West Huron Street. 368 West Huron is near the center of the image, standing at the intersection with North Sedgwick Street. The warehouse and factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left, the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
368 West Huron Street
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View looking northwest across West Huron Street towards 368 West Huron Street, which stands at the northeast corner of West Huron Street and North Sedgwick Street. The factory building to its right is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building. On the left of the photograph, part of the side of the concrete-framed building at 420 West Huron Street is visible, and above that, part of the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street) is visible.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
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View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building, with a "For Sale" sign on it, is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, Dickey Road, East Chicago
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View of industrial buildings near Dickey Road. Railway lines visible in the foreground run adjacent to the factory.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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