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Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River

 

View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from north of West Division Street. On the left is the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory (demolished). Beyond that, a coal yard and coal barge are visible at the riverfront. In the distance is the red brick Procter & Gamble plant (demolished) with its two smokestacks. At the far right part is a Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company gas holder, part of the former Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site (demolished).

About this item


Title:
Industrial buildings along North Branch of Chicago River
Date of Original:
1970; 1953 (Peoples Gas gas holder)
Identifier:
bru010_07_jF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d38t3p
Type:
Image
Notes:
The Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company factory formerly stood at at 1301 North Elston Avenue. The Procter & Gamble plant was formerly located at 1232 North Avenue. The Willow Street Station Manufactured Gas Plant Site was formerly located between North Kingsbury Street and the river, just west of the intersection with West Willow Street.


Rights:
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Industrial districts
Industrial buildings
Storage facilities
Gasholders
Rivers
Waterfronts
Boats and boating

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Show more details:
Folder:
10
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)