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North Michigan Avenue at Superior Street
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View looking northwest across North Michigan Avenue towards the intersection with East Superior Street. At the upper left is the Central Life Building (North Central Life Insurance Building, 720 North Michigan Avenue). To its right, the Water Tower Hyatt House hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished) is partially visible.
Date:
1976; 1924 (Central Life Building); 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ontario Street at Rush Street
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View looking west along East Ontario Street. On the right of the image is Lawry's restaurant, at the corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets. The Hanley Dawson Cadillac dealership (now demolished) is behind Lawry's, on the block between North Rush Street and North Wabash Avenue. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Chicago), at the southwest corner of East Ontario and North Rush Streets is at the left. Part of the Medinah Temple with its distinctive onion dome is visible behind the Croydon.
Date:
1976; 1912 (Medinah Temple)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Dearborn Street from State Street
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View west from North State Street to the block of North Dearborn Street between West Ohio and West Ontario Streets, with a large parking lot in the foreground. On the left along Dearborn Street is a nineteenth-century hotel; a Commonwealth Edison substation stands next to it to the north. Part of the former Chicago Historical Society building at 632 North Dearborn is visible at the extreme right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre and Time-Life Building
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View of the rear of the Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre (now Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile), looking south along North Fairbanks Court from East Ontario Street. Part of the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) is visible behind it.
Date:
1980; 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building); 1975 (Holiday Inn Chicago City Centre)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Avenue from North Michigan Avenue
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View looking west along East Chicago Avenue from North Michigan Avenue. The Water Tower Inn hotel, in the right foreground, has since been demolished. The former Montgomery Ward's headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums) is visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1962 (Water Tower Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Walton Street and Drake Hotel
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View along East Walton Street towards the entrance to The Drake Hotel. The Newberry Library is visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1919 (Drake Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Michigan Avenue high-rise buildings
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View along the west side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the Chicago Water Tower. 444 North Michigan and 500 North Michigan are the two high-rise towers at the far left. The intersection with East Illinois Street is visible near the foreground at the first set of traffic lights. The Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan Avenue), with its curved top, is in the distance. The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (900 North Michigan Avenue), with its twin turrets is visible to the right of that.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Western Avenue commercial area near Lawrence
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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
Ritz-Carlton Chicago Hotel, Water Tower Place
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View looking west along the north side of East Pearson Street from the Seneca Playlot Park across the street. The south facade of Water Tower Place occupies the block; the entrance to the Ritz-Carlton Chicago hotel (160 East Pearson Street), located within Water Tower Place, is on the right.
Date:
1982; 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Restaurants on Rush Street
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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
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
Wilson Men's Club Hotel and elevated train tracks
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View from under the elevated train tracks at the Wilson CTA station, looking northwest across West Wilson Avenue at aging commercial buildings on the north side of the street. The multistory building (1124-28 West Wilson Avenue) is the Wilson Men's Club (Wilson Men's Hotel), a long-term residential men's hotel.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street
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View to the east along East Ohio Street, near the intersection of North State Street. Part of the Tree Studios (Lambert Tree Studios) is visible at the far left of the image. Across Ohio Street to the south are the Tokyo Hotel (17-19 East Ohio Street) and the Hotel Ohio East (now Comfort Inn and Suites) at 15 East Ohio Street. A large liquor advertisement for J&B Scotch is painted on the side wall of the Hotel Ohio East. The Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (540 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind.
Date:
1980; 1978 (Chicago Marriott Downtown hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Saint Clair Street at Huron Street
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View looking north along North Saint Clair Street from East Huron Street towards the Regency-Orleans Building (166 East Superior Street). On the left is the Sheraton-Plaza Hotel (160 East Huron Street).
Date:
1976; 1973 (Sheraton-Plaza Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop buildings from Dearborn and Adams Streets
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View of Loop buildings from the intersection of Adams and Dearborn Streets, showing the Palmer House hotel and the Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) behind it.
Date:
1987; 1927 (Palmer House); 1972 (Mid-Continental Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
City Place Hotel under construction
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View northwest across North Michigan Avenue towards City Place, a Hyatt Suite Hotel, under construction on the west side of that street (676 North Michigan Avenue), just south of the intersection with East Huron Street.
Date:
1989; 1990 (City Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Grand Avenue near North Rush Street
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View to the west along Grand Avenue, from west of North Michigan Avenue. The intersection of North Rush Street and East Grand Avenue is visible near the foreground, in front of the oncoming bus. The red brick hotel, with Mickey Meyers cocktail lounge on the ground level is no longer standing. Near the middle of the image, part of the American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, demolished) is visible.
Date:
1976; 1935-1936 (addition and remodeling, American Medical Association Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Ohio Street from Wabash Avenue
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View to east along East Ohio Street from the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. A parking lot with a large billboard celebrating the American Bicentennial is on the north side of Ohio Street between Wabash Avenue and Rush Street. The office and commercial building in the center of the image stood at 100 East Ohio Street. Olson Rug occupied the ground floor at the time of the photograph. The 625 North Michigan building rises behind it. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) is at the far left, and the St. Clair hotel (formerly at 162 East Ohio Street) is at the far right.
Date:
1976; 1971 (625 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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