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Lewis Drugs, Archer Avenue
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Elm Street shops, Winnetka
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View looking east at shops along the north side of Elm Street in Winnetka, between Chestnut Street and Green Bay Road. The green awning at the far left is for Phelan's Drug store. Porter's Electric is next to it on the right.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Lincoln Avenue businesses
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View looking north along the sidewalk on North Lincoln Avenue, north of the intersection with West Leland Avenue. Diagonal on-street parking is provided in front of the large mixed-use building at 4717-4729 North Lincoln Avenue, which includes street-level retail businesses and apartments on the upper floors. A neon sign reading "Photography by Furla" is suspended over the sidewalk in front of this building. Delicatessen Meyer (closed, formerly 4750 North Lincoln Avenue) is in the distance on the left.
Date:
1980; 1916 (4717-4729 North Lincoln)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Flower beds in front of Saks Fifth Avenue
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View to the north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, north of the intersection with East Erie Street. Large flowerbeds and trees line the grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk. The awnings of the Saks Fifth Avenue store (669-675 North Michigan Avenue) are visible above the sidewalk.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


625 North Michigan Avenue
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Street-level view looking northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the intersection with East Ontario Street. 625 North Michigan Avenue has its original open footings and recessed facade at street level. The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is visible behind it, across East Ontario Street. The center of the broad sidewalk along Michigan Avenue is landscaped with trees and shrubs, and offers bench seating.
Date:
1982; 1971 (625 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians in front of Marshall Field's Store
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk on the State Street Mall outside the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's) during the holiday season. A large yellow sculpture is visible on the left.
Date:
1914 (Marshall Field and Company Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians on State Street Mall
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Pedestrians stroll on the State Street Mall during the holiday season. The department stores Carson Pirie Scott (now Sullivan Center) and Wieboldt's (now One North State Street) are at the right. Marina City is in the distance at the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Kubricht's Pharmacy, Ogden Avenue, Brookfield
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Commercial area, West Cermak Road
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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
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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


State Street at Madison Street
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View looking north along State Street from the intersection with Madison Street. The intersections and sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians, and the light posts have been decorated with flags in celebration of America's Bicentennial. Wiebolt's department store is on the upper right, and the Marina City towers are visible in the distance near the center of the image.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk in front of 777 North Michigan Avenue. A Walgreens drug store occupies the street level of this building. Part of the Water Tower Pumping Station and Water Tower Place are visible behind it, across East Chicago Avenue. In the distance on the left, One Mag Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) is under construction.
Date:
1982; 1964 (777 North Michigan); 1983 (One Mag Mile)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians on sidewalk, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the west side of North Michigan Avenue between Ontario and Erie Streets, showing trees planted in the grass parkway. The former Woman's Athletic Club building (626 North Michigan Avenue) is visible at the upper left.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


500 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View of businesses located at the street level on the east side of the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue. A Citibank bank branch is at the left at 539 North Michigan Avenue. At the right are a Chinese restaurant and a One Hour Photo shop, located at 535 North Michigan Avenue. There is a small planting of flowers along the sidewalk.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sculpture, State Street Mall [lighter version]
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View of pedestrians walking past a large sculpture installed on the State Street Mall in front of the Carson Pirie Scott store (now Sullivan Center).
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Marshall Field's department store
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View looking southeast across the vacant Block 37 site from the intersection of West Randolph Street and North Dearborn Street, towards the State Street facade of the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's State Street).
Date:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Landscaping in front of Saks Fifth Avenue
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View northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue just north of the intersection with East Erie Street. The grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk has been planted with trees and flowers. The windows and awnings of Saks Fifth Avenue are visible behind the landscaping.
Date:
1982; 1925 (Korshak Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue, with a Walgreen's drugstore on the street level of 777 North Michigan Avenue in the right foreground. The Water Tower Pumping Station and Water Tower Place are in the distance.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Burberry store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Burberry Store, located at 633 North Michigan Avenue (on the northeast corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ontario Streets).
Date:
1992
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Hammacher Schlemmer store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of the Hammacher Schlemmer store. The Worthington Gallery is located above it on the second floor. Both businesses were housed in a building at 618 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians in front of Marshall Field's store
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View of pedestrians on the State Street Mall during the holiday season outside the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's). A large yellow sculpture is visible on the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Fingl Drugs, 21st Street at Wood
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Kunka & Parks Pharmacy, Cermak and Ridgeland, Berwyn
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Landscaping along North Michigan Avenue, in front of Saks Fifth Avenue store
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View northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue just north of the intersection with East Erie Street. The grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk has been planted with trees and flowers. Behind the parkway, pedestrians stroll along the sidewalk in front of the Saks Fifth Avenue store.
Date:
1982; 1925 (Korshak Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Landscaping outside Allerton Hotel, North Michigan Avenue
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View along the east side of North Michigan Avenue just north of East Huron Street, showing the lower stories of the Allerton Hotel with street-level storefronts. A Gucci store is visible near the center of the image. The grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk has been planted with trees and flowers.
Date:
1982; 1924 (Allerton Hotel)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Michigan Avenue toward Huron Street
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View north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue towards the intersection with East Huron Street. Concrete planters with trees and flowers have been installed along the sidewalk. The Cole-Hahn store is located in the retail space marked with the green awnings. Part of the Allerton Hotel is visible in the distance at the left.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago Place, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk in front of Chicago Place (700 block of North Michigan Avenue). Awnings for several stores overhang the sidewalk, including one in the foreground for a Talbots store.
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Manfredi Drugs, 16th Street and 58th Court, Cicero
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Landscaping, 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk on the east side of the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. Trees, flowers and bushes have been planted in enclosed streetside beds. The lower part of the facade of the Allerton Hotel is visible at the right, along with the Brooks Brothers store occupying a street-level retail space in the hotel.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Walgreens store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk outside a Walgreens drugstore at 430 North Michigan Avenue (Realtor Building).
Date:
circa 1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Banana Republic store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the entrance to a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Nike store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the Nike store at 669 North Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians and stressed plantings in front of the store.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Loomis and 18th Street, Franklin Drugs
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Charles P. Tuma Drugs, Cermak Road and Kolin
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Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago Avenue at Damen
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View looking east along West Chicago Avenue from the intersection with North Damen Avenue, showing mixed-used buildings with retail or services on the street level, and apartments above.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians on North Michigan Avenue
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Pedestrians walking past the shops along the east side of North Michigan Avenue between Erie and Ontario Streets. At the left, Morry's Men's Wear occupies the street level of the John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue). The Burberry store (633 North Michigan Avenue) is on the right. In the foreground, a low fence separates the grassy parkway from the sidewalk.
Date:
1961 (John Blair Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Crate and Barrel store, North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk in front of the Crate and Barrel store (646 North Michigan Avenue) showing streetside plantings.
Date:
1994; 1990 (Crate and Barrel store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


FAO Schwarz store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of shoppers entering the FAO Schwarz toy store at 840 North Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1993; 1992 (840 North Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sculpture, State Street Mall [brighter version]
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View of pedestrians walking past a large sculpture installed on the the State Street Mall in front of the Carson Pirie Scott department store (now Sullivan Center), taken around the time of the State Street Thanksgiving Parade.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Michigan-Ohio Building, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking north along the sidewalk on the west side of North Michigan Avenue, showing the Michigan-Ohio Building, an eight-story office building formerly located at the northwest corner of North Michigan Avenue and East Ohio Street (now demolished). At the time of the photograph, the building housed a number of businesses, including the Szechwan House Chinese restaurant and Shutterbug camera shop (608 N. Michigan) on the street level, and H. Berman furs and Galleries Sternberg on the second floor.
Date:
1982; 1925 (Michigan-Ohio Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Marshall Field's store, Water Tower Place
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Street-level view of Water Tower Place, looking northeast from the intersection of East Pearson Street and North Michigan Avenue. A Marshall Field's store anchors the southwest corner of the shopping mall.
Date:
1982; 1976 (Water Tower Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Flower beds in front of Saks Fifth Avenue
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View to the north along the east side of North Michigan Avenue, north of the intersection with East Erie Street. Large flowerbeds and trees line the grass parkway between the street and the sidewalk. The windows and awnings of the Saks Fifth Avenue store are visible along the sidewalk.
Date:
1976; 1925 (Korshak Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Michigan Avenue landscaping, at Erie Street
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View looking northeast along the east side of North Michigan Avenue between Ontario and Erie Streets. The parkway area has been landscaped with grass, bushes and trees. At the right, Morry's Men's Wear is on on the street level of John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue), with R. S. Johnson Fine Art above it on the second floor. Saks Fifth Avenue is in the distance on the left, across Erie Street.
Date:
1982; 1961 (John Blair Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Brooks Brothers store, North Michigan Avenue
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View of the entrance to the Brooks Brothers store at 713 North Michigan Avenue, one of the retail shops located on the street level of the Allerton Hotel.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians, Long Grove, Illinois
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Pedestrians stroll between shops in the historic center of Long Grove, Illinois, in a view looking southwest towards Old McHenry Road.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
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View of a shopping area along North Lincoln Avenue, looking northwest from Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza, a landscaped outdoor plaza with seating. On-street diagonal parking is available just north of the plaza.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians in front of North Michigan Avenue stores
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View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. Pedestrians are strolling along the sidewalk, in front of Celano (673 North Michigan Avenue) and Saks Fifth Avenue (669-675 North Michigan Avenue). A wide grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street has been planted with trees and flowers.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Landscaped parkway, North Michigan Avenue
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View looking south along the east side of North Michigan Avenue. The grass parkway between the sidewalk and the street is planted with trees and tulips. The John Blair Building (645 North Michigan Avenue) is at the left with The Seasons Best shoe and clothing store and Morry's Men's Wear on the ground level, and R. S. Johnson Fine Art on the second floor. The Burberry store and 625 North Michigan Avenue are visible in the distance at the upper right.
Date:
1984; 1961 (Blair Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sidewalk landscaping, North Michigan Avenue
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View along the sidewalk in front of a Banana Republic store on North Michigan Avenue. A low iron fence surrounds an area containing streetside plantings.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Pedestrians in front of Brooks Brothers, North Michigan Avenue
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View of pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of the Brooks Brothers store (713 North Michigan Avenue). Brooks Brothers is one of the retail shops located on the street level of the Allerton Hotel.
Date:
1993
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access