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Locust Street, CTA tracks and John Hancock Center
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View east along West Locust Street towards the CTA elevated train tracks crossing over the street (now part of Brown and Purple Lines). 312 West Chestnut is immediately beyond the tracks at the right, and 900 North Franklin is at the left. In the distance, West Locust Street ends at the intersection with North Wells Street, and the John Hancock Center rises behind.
Date:
1971
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Remodeled Industrial buildings, West Illinois Street
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View looking west along the south side of West Illinois Street. The intersection with North Wells Street is visible on the right side of the image. On the left is the side facade of 449 North Wells Street. The red brick building on the right is 444 North Wells (formerly the First Commonwealth building). 215 West Illinois Street is next to it, just visible on the far right.
Date:
1985; circa 1900 (444 North Wells Street building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Orleans Street, industrial district
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View northeast along North Orleans Street from the West Kinzie Street overpass, just south of the intersection with West Hubbard Street. The steeple and rear of Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street), and its adjacent parish offices, are visible near the center of the photograph.
Date:
1972; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Branch Street, Goose Island
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View northwest along North Branch Street, with the Lissner Corporation warehouse (later Pickens-Kane warehouse) visible against the sky in the distance. The elevated stretch of North Ogden Avenue crossing Goose Island is visible across the middle of the photograph.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, North Halsted Street
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View looking north along the west side of North Halsted Street, from just south of the intersection with West Evergreen Avenue. 1332 North Halsted is on the left of the image.
Date:
1976
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
Hooker Street, Goose Island
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View looking along North Hooker Street north of North Evergreen Avenue. The old tracks of the Milwaukee Road line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. In the center distance is the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its white smokestack.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Green Bay Road near Foster Street, Evanston
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View of a Texaco gas station on Green Bay Road near Foster Street. A train embankment runs behind that, and an industrial structure belonging to The Evanston Fuel and Material Company is behind the train embankment.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street at North Orleans Street
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View looking northeast from just south of the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street. North Orleans Street runs across the bottom of the photograph. In the foreground is the Pepper Construction building, at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Streets. The rear of the Orleans-Huron Building (352 West Huron Street) is visible behind it on the left. The rear of the Assumption School building (painted white) is visible on the right side of the image.
Date:
1978; 1930 (Orleans-Huron Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, from south of the intersection with West Eastman Street. The Carbit Paint Company factory is on the left.
Date:
1976
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
Industrial area, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, from south of the intersection with West Eastman Street. The Carbit Paint Company factory is on the left. Embedded railroad tracks are visible in the center of the roadway.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
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View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking south along South Homan Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Arthington Street.
Date:
circa 1979; 1906 (Sears Administration Building and Sears Merchandise Building Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dickey Road, East Chicago, Indiana
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View looking northeast along Dickey Road, with active truck and automobile traffic. One of the Inland Steel complex buildings located at 3300 Dickey Road (now ArcelorMittal Bar Products) is visible on the left behind the trucks.
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
Industrial buildings, West Hubbard Street
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View of three industrial-use buildings (demolished) on the south side of West Hubbard Street between North Franklin Street and North Orleans Street.
Date:
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
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
West Superior Street between North Franklin and North Wells Streets
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View looking west along the north side of West Superior Street from just west of the intersection with North Wells Street. 200 West Superior, in the foreground on the right, is in the process of being renovated as commercial and residential space. Next to it on the left are 212 West Superior and 222 West Superior Street, which have been renovated into gallery and office space.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Erie Street
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View looking east along the north side of West Erie Street from west of North Sedgwick Street. On the far left of the image is 416 West Erie Street. The intersection with North Sedgwick Street is visible to the right of the large warehouse building (400 West Erie Street). In the distance on the right, the facade of 350 West Erie Street and the side of 308 West Erie Street can be seen.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial buildings, North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street, south of North Avenue. The Duraco Inc. plant is visible, along with other warehouse and storage facilities. Railroad tracks are embedded into the pavement on Kingsbury Street.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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