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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
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1986
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Warehouse buildings, North Canal Street
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View to the north along Canal Street with 111 North Canal (later the Gogo Building, originally one of the Butler Brothers warehouses) at the right, and 165 North Canal (later Randolph Place) to the left of it. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) is in the distance on the left.
Date
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1984; 1913 (111 North Canal); 1922 (165 North Canal)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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.
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1978; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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John Sexton Building
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View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, seen from west of the intersection with North Orleans Street.
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1975; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Industrial and warehouse buildings, West Huron Street
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View looking east along West Huron Street. 368 West Huron Street, located on the northeast corner of West Huron and North Sedgwick Streets, and home to the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, is on the far left. The large brick warehouse and factory building next to it is the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Building (now demolished). The CTA Brown Line elevated tracks are visible in the distance, running over West Huron Street. Behind the tracks, at the northeast corner of West Huron and North Franklin Streets, is the Bauer Building (224-230 West Huron Street), with arched windows on its top floor. On the far right, standing at the southeast corner of West Huron and North Orleans Streets, is 325 West Huron Street (with the yellow Helix sign).
Date
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1976; 1919 (Bauer Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
John Sexton Building
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View of the south facade (facing West Illinois Street) of the John Sexton Building, from the intersection of West Illinois Street and North Orleans Street. At the time of the photograph, the building served as a warehouse and manufacturing facility, but has since been converted into condominiums.
Date
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1978; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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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
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1980
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
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