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West Ogden Avenue at Homan
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View looking southwest along a stretch of West Ogden Avenue. The intersection with South Homan Avenue is in the middle ground, at the traffic signals. The Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church (3358 West Ogden Avenue) is on the right.
Date:
circa 1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


St. Paul's Catholic Church from alley
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View looking east along an alley with high snow banks located east of South Leavitt Street between West 22nd Place and West 23rd Street. The rear of St. Paul's German Catholic Church rises above the garages and houses.
Date:
1979; 1892 (St. Paul's Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Orleans Street, industrial district
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View northeast along North Orleans Street from the West Kinzie Street overpass, just south of the intersection with West Hubbard Street. The steeple and rear of Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street), and its adjacent parish offices, are visible near the center of the photograph.
Date:
1972; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Holy Name Cathedral
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View looking east along East Superior Street, showing the side entrance to Holy Name Cathedral (Roman Catholic). The upper part of Water Tower Place and part of the John Hancock Center are visible behind the church.
Date:
1976; 1874 (Holy Name Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Courtyard, Fourth Presbyterian Church
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View into the courtyard with surrounding Tudor-style parish buildings of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, at North Michigan Avenue and East Chestnut Streets. A fountain stands in the center of the courtyard.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Kimbark Avenue: First Presbyterian Church (Folder 85)
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First Presbyterian Church, 6410 South Kimbark Avenue
Date:
1929
Collection:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access:
Public access


Presbyterian Church of Norwood Park
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Presbyterian Church of Norwood Park (6088 N. Northwest Highway).
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Saint Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church
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View of domed towers of Saint Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church (Saint Joseph the Betrothed), located at 5000 North Cumberland Avenue.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Greenstone Church
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View looking northeast at the front of the Greenstone Church, a Romanesque Revival style church located at 11211 South St. Lawrence Avenue, on the southeast corner of the intersection with East 112th Street.
Date:
circa 1972; 1881 (Greenstone Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Fourth Presbyterian Church and 900 North Michigan
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View of the spire and upper part of the facade of the Fourth Presbyterian Church and the adjacent 900 North Michigan Avenue tower.
Date:
1993; 1912-1914 (Fourth Presbyterian Church); 1989 (900 North Michigan)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Holy Name Cathedral and Near North Side skyscrapers
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View looking northeast from West Superior Street towards Holy Name Cathedral, located at North State Street and East Superior Street. To the left and behind the cathedral are the 111 East Chestnut Apartments (Elysees Condominiums), the John Hancock Center, and Water Tower Place.
Date:
circa 1980; 1874 (Holy Name Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


First Baptist Congregational Church
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View northwest from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old St. Patrick's Church
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View of Old St. Patrick's Church, looking northwest across West Adams Street at the intersection with Des Plaines street.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old St. Patrick's Church
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View looking west along West Adams Street towards Old St. Patrick's Church, located on the northwest corner of the intersection with Des Plaines Street.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Evanston skyline from train embankment
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View looking northeast over Church Street from the Chicago and North Western Railroad tracks (now Metra tracks). The Second Baptist Church (1717 Benson Avenue) is in the distance on the left, and the top part of the Marshall Field's department store at 807 Church Street is on the right. The CTA Purple line tracks run across the center of the image, and part of a Dominick's grocery store parking lot is in front of the embankment at the far left.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Cermak Road near Whipple Street
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View looking west along West Cermak Road. Nuestra Senora del Tepeyac (Our Lady of Tepeyac) church is on the left, at the intersection with South Whipple Street.
Date:
1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Douglas Boulevard and Baptist Church
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View looking northwest across West Douglas Boulevard towards the Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church (3622 West Douglas Boulevard).
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


South Commercial Avenue and Immaculate Conception Church
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View looking south along South Commercial Avenue from north of the intersection with East 88th Street. Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church (2944 East 88th Street), a Catholic church, is on the right. The neon sign for Buy-Rite Auto Parts (8804 South Commercial Avenue) is visible a little further down the street, south of the intersection with East 88th Street.
Date:
circa 1972; ca. 1888 (Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Apartment buildings, North Kenmore Avenue
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Street-level view looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards West Ardmore Avenue. The Edgewater Apartments (5737 North Kenmore Avenue) are in the foreground on the upper right. Next to it on the left is the Johnson Residence (5743 North Kenmore Avenue). The red sandstone Church of the Atonement (5749 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible behind that on the left.
Date:
1980; 1915 (Johnson Residence, 5743 North Kenmore Avenue); 1919-1924 (Church of the Atonement); 1927 (Edgewater Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Fourth Presbyterian Church and North Michigan Avenue buildings
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View looking north along North Michigan Avenue with the Fourth Presbyterian Church in the foreground at the left. One Magnificent Mile (940-980 North Michigan Avenue) is visible under construction at the upper right.
Date:
1982; 1912-1914 (Fourth Presbyterian Church); 1926 (900 North Michigan Avenue Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Wabash Avenue and St. James Cathedral
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View northeast along North Wabash Avenue with St. James Cathedral (Episcopal) at the right. In the distance at the left, the south facade of the America-Fore Building (Railroad Retirement Board Building) is visible. Nineteenth-century residences along East Superior Street can be seen in front of it.
Date:
1976; 1875 (St. James Cathedral, reconstruction)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old St. Patrick's Church
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View northwest across Des Plaines Street from the intersection with West Adams Street. Old St. Patrick's Church stands at the northwest corner of that intersection.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Grove Street at Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking northwest from that corner of Raymond Park. The building on the left with the colonnaded portico (1490 Chicago Avenue) is the First Church of Christ Scientist. The apartment buildings on the right face Grove Street. The American Hospital Supply Corporation building (1560 Sherman Avenue) is visible under construction in the distance.
Date:
1976; 1912 (First Church of Christ Scientist)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago Avenue, Evanston
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View looking north along Chicago Avenue from just south of the intersection with Lake Street. The modernist high-rise at the far left is at 1420 Chicago Avenue. The apartment building to its immediate right is 1426 Chicago Avenue. The spire of Lake Street Church of Evanston is visible near the center of the image, and part of the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston is on the right.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Kenmore Avenue
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View looking north along the east side of North Kenmore Avenue towards the intersection with West Berwyn Avenue (visible in the distance at the left). A small park is behind the fence in the right foreground, and the stone Epworth United Methodist Church (5253 North Kenmore Avenue) is visible to the left of it. Park Tower Condominiums, a high-rise apartment building at 5415 North Sheridan Road is visible behind the church.
Date:
circa 1980; 1890 (Epworth United Methodist Church); 1973 (Park Tower Condominiums)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Assumption Catholic Church
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View looking southwest across West Illinois Street at Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street). Part of 444 North Orleans is visible at the lower right, home to Oasis Oriental Rugs at the time.
Date:
1985; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Emerson Street, Evanston
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View looking east along Emerson Street from the intersection with East Railroad Avenue. Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church is visible on the left, and a number of houses and apartment buildings are farther in the distance.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Saint Alphonsus Church
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Saint Alphonsus Church (1429 W Wellington Avenue), seen from West Wellington Street just east of the intersection with Lincoln Avenue. The front entrance to the church is on North Southport Avenue. The Golden Nugget Pancake House is across from the church at the left.
Date:
1981; 1897, rebuilt 1952 (Saint Alphonsus Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


St Clare of Montefalco Church
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View of the side of St Clare of Montefalco Church (5443 South Washtenaw Avenue), looking northeast on South Washtenaw Avenue from just south of the intersection with West 55th Street.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old St. Patrick's Church
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View of the north tower of Old St. Patrick's Church. The church is located on the northwest corner of Adams and Des Plaines streets.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old North Church a dominant landmark of Colonial Village
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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Detail of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1121 North Leavitt Street), showing the bell tower over the entrance, and the octagonal dome behind.
Date:
circa 1980s; 1903 (Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Vernon Park (Arrigo Park)
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View looking northeast across Vernon Park (now Arrigo Park), with a footpath and bench in the foreground, and a group of men playing football. On the far side of the park, nineteenth-century townhouses along West Lexington Street and The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii (1224 West Lexington Street) are visible.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Old St. Patrick's Church
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View looking north along Des Plaines Street from south of the intersection with West Adams Street. Old St. Patrick's Church is at the left, on the northwest corner of Adams and Desplaines.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Various buildings (Folder 551)
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Various buildings, including: Executive House (Wacker Dr.); a federal building in Washington D.C.; Field Museum of Natural History; Fuller Park; Grace Episcopal Church in 1860 (copy negative print); Henrotin Hospital; Honore Block in 1860 (copy negative print); Hyatt House Hotel; Leiter Building; Kemper Insurance Building
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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Detail of the entrance to Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1121 North Leavitt Street), showing Sullivan's ornamentation over the doorway.
Date:
circa 1980s; 1903 (Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Assumption Catholic Church
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View looking southeast across West Illinois Street from the intersection with North Orleans Street. Assumption Catholic Church (323 West Illinois Street) is in the foreground on the right. On the far left side of the photograph, 225 West Illinois Street/445 North Franklin Street is visible, with Marina City behind it to the right.
Date:
1976; 1886 (Assumption Catholic Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Fourth Presbyterian Church and nearby buildings
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View towards the front of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, located at North Michigan Avenue and East Chestnut Streets. The apartment building on the right of the photograph (900 North Michigan Avenue) was later demolished to make way for the 900 North Michigan complex. The Walton Colonnade (100 East Walton Condominium) rises in the background.
Date:
1976; 1912-1914 (Fourth Presbyterian Church); 1926 (900 North Michigan Avenue building); 1972 (Walton Colonnade)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Fourth Presbyterian Church
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View looking northeast across North Michigan Avenue at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, located at North Michigan Avenue and East Chestnut Streets. Part of the Walton Colonnade tower (100 East Walton Condominium) is visible at the top right, and part of the 900 Michigan Avenue Building (now demolished) is visible at the far right.
Date:
1976; 1912-1914 (Fourth Presbyterian Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Barge on North Branch of the Chicago River
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View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the West Division Street Bridge. The Druth Packaging Corporation building, located Goose Island (demolished), is on the right. The Morton Salt warehouse (1357 North Elston Avenue) is near the center of the image. The New Metal Crafts, Inc. warehouse (1308 North Elston Avenue) , with a large painted advertisement for Smirnoff vodka is to the left of it. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (1351 West Evergreen Avenue) is on the far left.
Date:
1980; 1881-1892 (St. Stanislaus Kostka Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Holy Name Cathedral
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View of Holy Name Cathedral, located at North State St. and Superior Ave. The John Hancock Center is also visible in the image.
Date:
1980; 1874 (Holy Name Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


St. Mary of the Lake church, Uptown
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View of St. Mary of the Lake church, located on the northwest corner of Buena Avenue and Sheridan Road.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


First Baptist Congregational Church
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View west from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


First Baptist Congregational Church
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View west from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access