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Chicago Theater and Marshall Field's store
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View looking south along the east side of North State Street, when the State Street Mall existed and the street was closed to automobile traffic. The Chicago Theater (175 North State Street) with its iconic sign is on the left. At the time, the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" starring Chita Rivera was playing there. The Marshall Field and Company Store (now Macy's State Street) is visible to the right of the theater.
Date:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building); 1921 (Chicago Theater)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Thanksgiving Parade crowd in front of Chicago Theater
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View looking across the State Street Mall near the Chicago Theater. A crowd has gathered for the Thanksgiving Parade.
Date:
1980; 1921 (Chicago Theater)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East 63rd Street and Englewood Theatre
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View looking northwest along the north side of East 63rd Street from the intersection with South Union Avenue. The Englewood Theatre stands in the foreground on the right (formerly 726 West 63rd Street).
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall near Randolph Street
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View along the State Street Mall with shops and buildings occupying Block 37 in the foreground. At the left is a one-story retail structure. Next to that is the Springer Block (Bay State Building and Kranz Building, 126-146 North State Street). The taller building with the political advertisements painted on the side is the Butler Building. One of the Marina City towers is in the distance.
Date:
1982; 1878 (Bay State Building); 1924 (Butler Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Englewood Theatre, East 63rd Street
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View looking northwest along the north side of East 63rd Street from the intersection with South Union Avenue. The Englewood Theatre stands in the foreground on the right (726 West 63rd Street).
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Theater and Marshall Field's store
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View looking south along the east side of North State Street, when the State Street Mall closed that part of State Street to automobile traffic. The Chicago Theater (175 North State Street) with its iconic sign is on the left. At the time, the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" starring Chita Rivera was playing there. The Marshall Field and Company Store (now Macy's State Street) is visible to the right of the theater.
Date:
1995; 1914 (Marshall Field and Company Building); 1921 (Chicago Theater)
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
Randolph Street from State Street
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View of Randolph Street from State Street including the Ford Center for Performing Arts Oriental Theater. The marquee for the Woods Theater (demolished in 1989) is in the distance at the left.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South State Street at Congress Parkway
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View looking northwest from the intersection of South State Street and Congress Parkway. Chicago's Follies Theater (formerly 450 S. State Street) is just north of this intersection on the west side of the street. The buildings of the Chicago Federal Center rise in the upper left, and a Sears store is visible on the far right.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall with State-Lake Theater
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View along the State Street Mall with part of the Butler Building (now part of the School of the Art Institute dormitories) at the left. On the right is the State-Lake Building with the State-Lake Theater (now the ABC building).
Date:
1982; 1917 (State-Lake Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
North Dearborn Street at Randolph, with theaters
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View along North Dearborn Street from Randolph Street, looking towards the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building (55 West Wacker Drive). A number of theaters line North Dearborn Street, including Woods Theater (demolished 1989), Michael Todd Theatre (originally Harris Theatre), and Cinestage (originally Selwyn Theatre).
Date:
circa 1978; 1917 (Woods Theater); 1923 (Cinestage and Michael Todd Theatres)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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