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Demolition of the Otis Building
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View during the demolition of the Otis building, located at 10 South La Salle, looking to the southeast from Two North La Salle. The Harris Trust and Savings Bank, West Tower, located at 115 S. La Salle Street, is in the background at the center.
Date:
circa 1987; 1912-1915 (Otis Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
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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
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
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View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. Two dumpsters and a large truck are amid the rubble in front of the wrecking crane.
Date:
1974; 1918 (Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building demolition, River North
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View of building demolition in progress, looking northwest from the intersection of North Orleans Street and West Huron Street.
Date:
1989
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Location Plans:Location No. 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. Loc. 1, 1-14; Loc. 2, 8-17; sheet 1 of 2 sheets
Date:
May 26, 1969
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
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View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. The building's clock tower stands at the right with the former Central Post Office partially visible behind it.
Date:
1974; 1918 (Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal demolition
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View of the demolition of the Western Warehousing Company plant at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Polk Street freight terminal. Two wrecking cranes are in use; the clock tower at the north end of the building is visible at the right.
Date:
1974; 1918 (Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Union Station demolition
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View looking west from South Wacker Drive at demolition of Union Station.
Date:
1969; 1913-1925 (Union Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City (Folder 548)
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Views of Marina City; arrival of French destroyer, Bouvet; wrecking of unidentified tall building; various parking garages.
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Lumber Street (Folder 99)
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2209 South Lumber Street. Demolition of grain elevators by Cleveland Wrecking Company for Spencer Kellogg/Div. Textron, Inc.
Date:
1965
Collection:
Chicago Photographic Collection
Access:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 20 (location no. 1, area 1 and location no. 2), and 1 in. = 50 ft (location no. 1, area 2)
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Plot Plans:Location No. 1, area 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 1, area 2, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. 1-14 (loc. 1) and 8-17 (loc. 2); sheet 2 of 2 sheets
Date:
May 26, 1969
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
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View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict factory building, East Garfield Park
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View of a brick factory building in derelict condition, once located on South Washtenaw Avenue between West Arthington Street and West Taylor Street. The building is shown during the early stages of its demolition.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
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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
Union Station demolition
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View looking west from South Wacker Drive during demolition at Union Station.
Date:
1969; 1913-1925 (Union Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct (Folder 118)
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Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
Date:
1973
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse demolition, North Pier Terminal
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View from North Lake Shore Drive, showing demolition of warehouses on north side of East North Water Street (along the south side of Ogden Slip). North Pier Terminal (Pugh Terminal) stands behind them, with the McClurg Court Center apartment buildings rising behind.
Date:
1973
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building demolition, River North
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View of building demolition in progress on the west side of North Orleans Street, between West Huron and West Superior Street. Water is being sprayed by a fire truck to control dust.
Date:
1989
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago and North Western Station demolition
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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
Demolition, East 71st Street
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Building being demolished on East 71st Street, west of Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building demolition, River North
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Workers stack bricks amid the rubble of a demolished building on West Grand Avenue just west of North Franklin Street. A partially demolished wall stands next to the rubble pile. Part of 300 West Grand Avenue is visible at the upper right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Union Station demolition
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View of part of the structure of Union Station during demolition.
Date:
1969; 1913-1925 (Union Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Union Station demolition
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View during the demolition Union Station.
Date:
1969; 1913-1925 (Union Station)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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