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Michigan-Ohio Building with corner restaurant, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Michigan-Ohio Building, an eight-story office building formerly located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street (612 N. Michigan). At the time of the photo, the building housed a Chinese restaurant on the corner, and other retail businesses on the street level and second floor.
Date:
1992; 1925 (Michigan-Ohio Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Elevated train track at Jackson Boulevard and Wells Street
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View looking east along the north side of West Jackson Boulevard, showing the CTA elevated train tracks at the intersection with South Wells Street.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters from North Kingsbury Street
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View looking northwest along North Kingsbury Street from underneath the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge, towards the Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums). The warehouse in front of it with the word "Carron" on the south wall is now the Park Kingsbury Lofts (660 North Kingsbury Street). Further to the left, the top part of 520 West Erie is just visible below the rooftop water tower painted with an "Early Times" whiskey advertisement. Railroad tracks are visible in the right foreground, and signals for a level crossing stand at the intersection with West Ontario Street.
Date:
1978; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Continental Bank
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View looking northeast across North Clark Street towards the Continental Bank Building (now 1165 North Clark Street Building), located at the southeast corner of North Clark and West Division Streets.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1 East Superior Building under construction
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View to northeast across North State Street, with the 1 East Superior Building under construction in the foreground. Holy Name Cathedral is behind it to the north, across Superior Street.
Date:
1980
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
East Superior Street at North Michigan Avenue
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View looking along the north side of East Superior Street, from across the intersection with North Michigan Avenue. A single-story building housing men's wear shops occupies the northwest corner at 730 North Michigan Avenue. To the left along East Superior Street is Armando's restaurant, housed in a nineteenth-century residential building. Further to the left, across North Rush Street, are the brown brick Methodist Book Concern Building (740 North Rush Street) and 48 East Superior Street. At the extreme left, the spire of Holy Name Church is visible.
Date:
1976; 1922 (740 North Rush Street)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East Erie Street at Rush Street
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View looking northwest along the north side of East Erie Street from the intersection with North Rush Street. The Chez Paul restaurant (660 North Rush Street) is visible on the right of the image. The top of Nickerson House (now Driehaus Museum) is visible through the trees near the center of the image. At the far left is a corner of the American College of Surgeons building at 55 East Erie Street (demolished).
Date:
1976; 1963 (American College of Surgeons Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Huron Street and Wabash Avenue
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View northeast from the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Huron Streets. A large parking lot occupies the corner lot in the foreground. Visible behind the parking lot is 48 East Superior Street; to its right, part of the side facade of the Methodist Book Concern Building (740 North Rush Street) is visible. The John Hancock center rises behind.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Grand Avenue from North Michigan Avenue
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View to east along East Grand Avenue from North Michigan Avenue. The Time-Life building, located at 541 North Fairbanks Court, stands in the middle ground. Lake Point Tower is visible in the distance. Part of the facade of the Michigan Terrace Apartments (Michigan Terrace Condominiums) is visible in the left foreground.
Date:
1976; 1963 (Michigan Terrace Apartments); 1968 (Lake Point Tower); 1968-1970 (Time-Life Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Franklin Street
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View looking north on South Franklin Street. The white-facaded building in the middle ground on the left is the 300 West Adams Building. The Adams-Franklin building is at the right.
Date:
1968; 1927 (300 W Adams, and Adams-Franklin Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John Hancock Center and Chicago Water Tower
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View looking northeast on Michigan Avenue, with the Chicago Water Works and John Hancock Center. The Palmolive Building, dubbed the "Playboy tower" after the magazine's headquarters moved there in 1965, is visible in the background.
Date:
1969 (John Hancock Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Davis Street, Evanston
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View east along Davis Street from the intersection with Maple Avenue. A train travels along the elevated Chicago and North Western railroad tracks, just past the intersection with Maple. Orrington Plaza (1603 Orrington Avenue), a high-rise office building, is behind the tracks.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Sherman Avenue, Evanston
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View looking north along Sherman Avenue from south of the intersection with Grove Street. The American Hospital Supply Corporation building is under construction at the northwest corner of Sherman and Grove (1560 Sherman Avenue).
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Dearborn Street at Congress Parkway
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View looking north along South Dearborn Street from Congress Parkway. The Manhattan building is at the far right; next to it is the Plymouth building, and further to the left is the Old Colony building.
Date:
1987
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View looking across North Michigan Avenue towards the high-rise buildings located on the west side of the street south of the intersection with East Superior Street. The windows of the street-level shops of the 700 North Michigan Avenue building (originally Judah Building) are visible near the center of the photograph. The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is one of these shops.
Date:
1976; 1924 (Central Life Building); 1928-1930 (Judah Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
1920s skyscrapers in the Loop
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View looking south along Michigan Avenue from the northern end of the North Michigan Avenue bridge. On the left is 333 North Michigan. Near the center of the image is the Carbide & Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel). On the right is the London Guarantee & Accident Building (360 North Michigan Avenue), and behind it to the right, the upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible.
Date:
1972; 1923 (London Guarantee, 360 North Michigan); 1928 (Mather Tower, 75 East Wacker); 1928 (333 North Michigan); 1929 (Carbide & Carbon Building)
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
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
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View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
Date:
1987; 1977-1980 (Xerox Center); 1981 (33 West Monroe)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building
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View southwest from West Kinzie Street towards the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building.
Date:
1984; 1912 (John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building)
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
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
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View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
American Medical Association building, West Grand Avenue
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View looking east along West Grand Avenue, from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. The American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, now demolished) stands on the north side of the street. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) and Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court) are visible in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1935-1936 (added stories, remodel facade, American Medical Association Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Street and Dearborn Cinemas
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View of the Dearborn Cinemas (originally Selwyn Theatre and Harris Theatre, later Cinestage and Michael Todd Theatres) on North Dearborn Street between Randolph and Lake Streets. Behind that across Lake Street is 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building).
Date:
1987; 1923 (Dearborn Cinemas); 1968 (Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue looking south from Washington Street
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from across from the Chicago Cultural Center (formerly Chicago Public Library). The Michigan Boulevard Building (formerly Michigan Avenue National Bank), located at 30 N. Michigan Avenue, stands to the south of the Cultural Center across Washington Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue, is the next building to the south.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Ryerson Inc. corporate center, North Lawndale
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View in winter looking east along the north side of West 16th Street from west of the intersection with South Rockwell Street, at the Ryerson Inc. offices and plant. The glass-walled building on the left was an office facility. The Ryerson Inc. plant is in the distance.
Date:
1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Talman Home Federal Savings & Loan Association
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View looking north along the east side of South Kedzie Avenue. The Talman Home Federal Savings & Loan Association headquarters (5501 South Kedzie Avenue) with its original two story section (under the Talman sign) and long one story addition to the right of that, occupies the block between West 55th and West 56th Streets. The intersection with 55th Street is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1977
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
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View of the west side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue, showing the commercial buildings which were later razed to make way for Chicago Place.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop Transportation Center, 203 N. La Salle
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View of the Loop Transportation Center (now called 203 N. La Salle Street).
Date:
1989; 1986 (Loop Transportation Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Monroe Street at Sangamon
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View in winter looking east along West Monroe Street from just west of the intersection with South Sangamon Street. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises on the right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Jackson Boulevard and 600 West Jackson
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View in winter looking northwest across West Jackson Boulevard towards 600 West Jackson from Lou Mitchell's Restaurant (565 West Jackson Boulevard). Part of the sign for Lou Mitchell's is visible at the far left.
Date:
1978
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
South Wacker Drive and West Quincy Street
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View of the intersection of South Wacker Drive and West Quincy Street. The block in the lower left of the image is now the site of the Willis Tower (originally Sears Tower). The South Branch of the Chicago River is visible at the upper right, with part of South Riverside Plaza visible across the river (at the top of the image.)
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Inland Steel Building and Dearborn Steet
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Night view looking north along North Dearborn Street, with the Inland Steel Building at the center of the photograph. Part of one of the Marina City towers is visible in the distance.
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Manhattan Building
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View looking northeast across West Congress Parkway toward the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street), showing its bow windows and bay windows.
Date:
1966
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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