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Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
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View of tulip beds surrounding a shallow pool in a courtyard area at Old Orchard Shopping Center. A footbridge crosses the water at the far left. Part of a sign for a clothing store, Peck & Peck, is visible in the distance at the top.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Dempster Street and Skokie Boulevard (U.S. 41), Skokie
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Image
View from Dempster Street at Niles Center Road looking southeast across the intersection with Skokie Boulevard (U.S. 41). A Sinclair gas station is in the foreground, and a Standard station is across the street from it. A modern two-story bank building is in the distance, at the southeast corner of Dempster Street and Skokie Boulevard (Skokie Highway).
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Old Orchard Road: Portland Cement Association (Folder 287)
4 Images
Portland Cement Association, Structural Development Laboratory, located at 5420 Old Orchard Road
Date
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Feburary 4, 1958
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
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Public access
Gold Standard Liquors sign, Skokie
Image
Image
View looking east along the north side of Dempster Street in Skokie at the intersection with Leclaire Avenue, at a large streetside sign for Gold Standard Liquors (later a Binny's Beverage Depot). The Walton Chrysler car dealership is visible behind the sign.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Safe Buy Used Cars, Skokie
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Image
Night view of a used car lot with an illuminated sign reading "Safe Buy Used Cars".
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing signs, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of illuminated signs for Four Cohns Shoes and Al's Clothing.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Let Them Eat Cake sign
Image
Image
Illuminated sign for Let Them Eat Cake in Skokie.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Image
Image
View of an open courtyard area with raised planting beds at Old Orchard Shopping Center. Signs for a Saks Fifth Avenue and for a C. D. Peacock jewelry store are partially visible on the right.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Image
Image
View of a pond and landscaping with trees and flowers at Old Orchard Shopping Center.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Skokie Juvenile shop sign
Image
Image
View of an illuminated neon sign reading "Skokie Juvenile".
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Toyota automobile dealership signs, Skokie
Image
Image
View of illuminated signs for the Toyota dealership Skokie Imports.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
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Image
View of a pond and landscaping with trees and flowers at Old Orchard Shopping Center. The store sign on the upper right reads "joseph".
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Skokie Patio and Garden Center sign, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of an illuminated neon sign for the Skokie Patio and Garden Center (now closed). A street sign for Dempster street is visible beneath the store sign.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Gerald Motors, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of Gerald Motors, with illuminated signs.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Image
Image
View of a landscaped open courtyard at Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie. The sign for the O'Connor & Goldberg shoe store is partially visible behind the foliage in the center of the image.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Wesley's Dining Room sign, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of the illuminated sign for Wesley's Dining Room.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Skokie Patio and Garden Center, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of the Skokie Patio and Garden Center, with illuminated neon signs.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
La Rosa Restaurant sign, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view showing the illuminated neon sign for the La Rosa Italian Restaurant in Skokie.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
McDonald's restaurant sign, Skokie
Image
Image
View of the illuminated neon sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Skokie.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Dunkin' Donuts sign, Skokie
Image
Image
Night view of illuminated neon sign for Dunkin' Donuts with the slogan "World's Finest Coffee".
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Hamlin Avenue: Panellit Inc. (Folder 286)
7 Images
Panellit, Inc., located at 7401 North Hamlin Avenue
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Image
Image
View of an open courtyard area at Old Orchard Shopping Center. A sign for a Fannie May candy shop is on the brick wall in the distance.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
The Picnic Tree restaurant, Skokie
Image
Image
The Picnic Tree, located on the northeast corner of Dempster and Kildare, was short-lived walk-up counter restaurant, featuring a tall glass-walled enclosure built around a living tree.
Date
:
1969
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Gerald's car wash and Standard gas signs, Skokie
Image
Image
View of illuminated neon signs for Gerald's car wash and Standard gas.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
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