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Elston Avenue: Midwesco Enterprises Inc. (Folder 48)
10 Images
Midwesco Enterprises Inc., 1650 North Elston Avenue
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sears Tower (Folder 532)
169 Images
Sears Tower (Loop location, including construction views); Other neighborhood houses; UIC Science & Engineering Research Center Soil Report; Condominiums on Jackson Boulevard; and South Shore vicinity neighborhoods; Cameo Container Corporation
Date
:
1965-1967; 1972-1976
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Westchester National Park & Shop
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
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Public access
Howard Street at Clark
Image
Image
View west along West Howard Street from west of the CTA Howard station looking towards the intersection with North Clark Street and overpass for what is now the Metra train tracks. Small businesses line the street and an advertisement for the North Shore National Bank is painted on the side wall of the building adjacent to the parking lot in the foreground. There is an office building on the far left (1791 West Howard Street).
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
35th Street CTA station
Image
Image
View north across a parking lot towards the elevated tracks and 35th Street CTA station.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
Image
Image
View of the south end of the Western Avenue railroad station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A parking area for passengers is in the foreground.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Parking at Western Avenue railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
Image
Image
View of the parking lot for the Western station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line. A train is at the station. A Georgian Revival office building at 2450 West Hubbard Street is at the right.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
East 154th Street, Harvey, Illinois
Image
Image
View looking east along a block of East 154th Street from the intersection with Broadway. Part of the men's' wear store Marks Toggery is visible at the right. The intersection with Park Avenue is in the distance, with a corner of the IC (Illinois Central) Electric station, and the viaduct for the Illinois Central Railroad tracks visible.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Parking lot, Benson Avenue at Clark Street, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking northeast, of a parking lot situated at the northeast corner of the intersection of Benson Avenue and Clark Street in Evanston.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Hubbard Street, west of North Wells Street
Image
Image
View looking northeast from a parking lot towards West Hubbard Street, with North Wells Street at the far left side of the image. The grey-painted building on the left is 431 North Wells Street; next to it on the right is 154 West Hubbard Street, home to the store "workbench" at the time of the photograph. Further to the right, the side of 505 North LaSalle, and the front of the Boylston building (116-122 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center rises behind the Boylston Building.
Date
:
1985; 1913 (Boylston Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial buildings, Near North Side
Image
Image
View to the north from West Kedzie Street. The Wallace Business Forms Building (originally Wallace Press Building, now the River Bank Lofts, located at 550 N. Kingsbury Street) is on the left. At the far right, part of the John Sexton building is visible. To its left, other buildings are visible: 422 West Grand Avenue, and behind it, the Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street). The rear of the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street) is on the left of the Kirchheimer building. The East Bank Club now stands on the site of the large parking lot in the foreground.
Date
:
1972; 1917 (John Sexton Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Factory and warehouse district, Near North Side
Image
Image
View looking northwest from West Grand Avenue, just east of North Franklin Street. Near the center of the image is 300 West Grand Avenue. The south facade of 555 North Franklin Street is visible at the far right.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Navy Pier, parking area
Image
Image
View of a parking area at Navy Pier, looking west towards the city. An access ramp is visible on the left of the image. Lake Point Tower rises in the background, and to the left the North Pier Apartments are visible under construction.
Date
:
1990; 1916 (Navy Pier Terminal Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Branch Street, Goose Island
Image
Image
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
:
1986
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Tree Studios and Annexes
Image
Image
View looking east towards the Tree Studios (Lambert Tree Studios), located at 601-623 North State Street between West Ohio and West Ontario Streets. Behind the Studio building, the top of the Medinah Temple, part of the Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) and the top part of the 625 North Michigan building are visible. On the extreme right are the Regency Hotel at 17-19 East Ohio Street, and the Hotel Ohio East at 15 East Ohio Street.
Date
:
1976; 1894 (Tree Studios); 1912-1913 (Tree Studios annexes)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Storage facilities along the Chicago River
Image
Image
View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Near North Side skyline. Storage sheds, warehouses, and a truck parking lot occupy riverfront land on the north side of the river between North Columbus Drive and North Lake Shore Drive. The Tribune Tower is on the upper left of the image, with the Sheraton Hotel (now InterContinental) to the right of it. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) are also visible to the right of the hotel.
Date
:
1972
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
High-rises from Navy Pier
Image
Image
View of the skyline looking southwest from the west end of Navy Pier. Harbor Point apartment building is on the left of the image, with 400 East Randolph next to it. On the right of the image are a number of high-rises, with the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) prominently visible.
Date
:
1986; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
Image
Image
View of the demolition of the Chicago and North Western Station. The building stood on the northwest corner of Madison and Canal.
Date
:
1984; 1911 (Chicago and North Western Station)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Aerial panorama of east campus, the Medical Center, and downtown Chicago
Image
Image
Date
:
circa 1970s
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
Aerial view of east campus
Image
Image
Date
:
circa 1973
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
View of Medical Campus and neighborhood from University Hall
Image
Image
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
Aerial view of east campus and downtown Chicago
Image
Image
Date
:
circa 1965
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
Bode Lake Parking Area and Drive, scale:1 in. = 400 ft
Image
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Location & Quantities; North Side Bode road; 0.50 mi. East of Bartlett Road; Northwest Division; Job no 85-10; file no. 6-14; sheet 2 of 9 sheets
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan Dan Ryan Woods Scale 1 in. = 200 ft
Image
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Dan Ryan Woods; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-42
Date
:
July 10, 1937
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
Foster Avenue: Anderson Medical Building (Folder 51)
8 Images
Exteior view of Anderson Medical Building, 2760 West Foster Avenue
Collection
:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access
:
Public access
Westchester National Park & Shop
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Stineway Drugs, La Grange Plaza shopping center
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Walgreens Drugs, Devon & Talcott Shopping Center, Park Ridge
Image
Image
Date
:
1955
Collection
:
Chicago Area Pharmacy Photograph Collection
Access
:
Public access
Illinois Central Electric Station, Harvey, Illinois
Image
Image
View northeast along Park Avenue from the intersection with East 155th Street. The IC (Illinois Central) Electric station is in the middle distance and atop the raised embankment at the right.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Area near railroad station, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking northwest from the railroad embankment near the former Railroad Avenue, north of Davis Street and east of Maple Avenue. The Chicago and North Western railroad station is partially visible at the left. Businesses along Church Street, including a Dominick's grocery store, are visible in the center of the image.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Benson Avenue, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking north along Benson Avenue towards Emerson Street, from the intersection with Church Street. A raised embankment for the CTA tracks is at the left, with adjacent on-street parking along Benson Avenue. The tower of the Second Baptist Church (1717 Benson Avenue) is visible at the right.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Church Street near Maple Avenue, Evanston
Image
Image
View looking northwest from a parking lot north of Davis Street at the former Railroad Avenue towards of the rear of a department store and shops along Church Street. A Chicago and North Western railroad station and elevated tracks are at the left.
Date
:
circa 1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Alley, West Washington Boulevard
Image
Image
View of cars in parking lots and the rear of aging brick buildings from an alley along West Washington Boulevard.
Date
:
1980
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
George W. Collins High School
Image
Image
View from the parking lot towards George W. Collins High School (later Collins Academy High School), 1313 South Sacramento Drive. The school is located within Douglas Park.
Date
:
circa 1979
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Garden Courts townhouses, South Racine Avenue
Image
Image
View of the Garden Courts townhouse development (851 South Racine Avenue) from the parking lot on the east side of South Racine Avenue. The top of University Hall on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, and the upper part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) are visible in the distance above the townhouses.
Date
:
1982
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial buildings, West Ontario Street
Image
Image
View of the rear of industrial buildings on West Ontario Street, west of North Orleans Street, facing the Ohio-Ontario Feeder ramp. On the left of the image is the Ontario Building (now Ontario Street Lofts, 411 West Ontario Street), for sale at the time of the photograph. Next to it on the right is 369 West Ontario, with the words Artcrest Suspended Ceilings painted on it. To its right is 401 West Ontario Street, with a billboard on its side facade announcing "The condominiums are here, The condominiums are here".
Date
:
1978
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Merchandise Mart from Wolf Point
Image
Image
View of the lower part of the Merchandise Mart, looking southeast from Wolf Point. North Orleans Street runs in front of the building.
Date
:
1972; 1930 (Merchandise Mart)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
Image
Image
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date
:
1970s; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
Image
Image
View northwest along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The West Grand Avenue bridge, and the Ohio Street bridge directly behind it, span the river. A tugboat with a barge attached is moored along the west bank of the river, adjacent to an industrial area. A number of industrial buildings, including the Wallace Press Building, and Kirchheimer Brothers Paper Company (417 West Ohio Street) stand along North Kingsbury Street on the east side of the river. The Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building are further north, along the east bank of the river. The Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower rises to their right. At the far left, multiple railroad tracks are visible.
Date
:
1970s
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Division Street bridge and Goose Island
Image
Image
Aerial view looking northwest towards Goose Island, with a scrap metal yard and numerous industrial buildings on the island. The West Division Street bridge over the North Branch Canal is in the foreground. In the distance on the right, the Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its tall white smokestack is visible. At the extreme right, part of the J. W. Petersen Coal & Oil Co. building is visible, and behind that, part of the red brick warehouse building at 860 West Evergreen Avenue.
Date
:
1986
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
House and parking lot, Old Town
Image
Image
Side view of a nineteenth-century house with a parking lot adjacent to it, near the intersection of North Wieland Street and West Schiller Street. The Eugenie Square apartment building is visible in the distance at the upper right.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Old Town apartment buildings from Atrium Village
Image
Image
View northeast across North Wells Street from the eastern perimeter of Atrium Village. A parking lot is on the east side of Wells Street, and behind it at the right, the rear of the LaSalle Park Apartments (1140 North LaSalle Street) is visible. The LaSalle Towers Apartments (1211 North LaSalle Street) is to the left of it. Eliot House, part of the Sandburg Village development, is behind the trees to the left of the LaSalle Towers.
Date
:
1980; 1929 (LaSalle Towers Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
North Dearborn Street from State Street
Image
Image
View west from North State Street to the block of North Dearborn Street between West Ohio and West Ontario Streets, with a large parking lot in the foreground. On the left along Dearborn Street is a nineteenth-century hotel; a Commonwealth Edison substation stands next to it to the north. Part of the former Chicago Historical Society building at 632 North Dearborn is visible at the extreme right.
Date
:
1976
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Northwestern University Memorial Hospital campus from Huron Street
Image
Image
View of Northwestern University Memorial Hospital campus seen across East Huron Street. The McGaw Pavilion (240 East Huron Street) stands on the left. The Prentice Women's Hospital (demolished) is partially visible at the far right.
Date
:
1980; 1979 (McGaw Pavilion)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Driving range and golf course, northeast Loop
Image
Image
View of a driving range and golf course on land immediately south of East Wacker Drive near North Lakeshore Drive. The North Pier Apartments (renamed 474 North Lake Shore Drive) and Lake Point Tower are the two high-rise apartment towers in the distance.
Date
:
1994; 1990 (North Pier Apartments)
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Loop skyline from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus
Image
Image
View towards the Loop from the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (then University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). Part of the Science and Engineering South building (SES) is visible on the left. A large parking lot is to the right of that building.
Date
:
1973
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Aerial view of the Behavioral Sciences Building from the Science and Engineering Offices
Image
Image
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
Aerial view of a parking lot from the top of the Science and Engineering Offices
Image
Image
Date
:
1979
Collection
:
UIC Photographic Subject File
Access
:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines River Area; Plan number FPD-3, 9100-15; sheet 15
Date
:
November 15, 1941
Collection
:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access
:
Public access
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Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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Little Italy (Chicago, Ill.)
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Cook County (Ill.)
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Chicago Architectural Photographing Company
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Koster, E.P.
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135
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color slides
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33
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30
Buildings, Reinforced concrete
24
Streets
18
Footbridges
17
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Roads--Interchanges and intersections.
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Roads.
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9
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Reinforced concrete construction
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Skating rinks
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Skyscrapers--Design and construction
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Springs
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Street life
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Street lighting
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1
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1
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