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Sears, Roebuck and Company complex

 

View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking south along South Homan Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Arthington Street.

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Title:
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
Date of Original:
circa 1979; 1906 (Sears Administration Building and Sears Merchandise Building Tower)
Identifier:
bru013_04_mF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3n996
Type:
Image
Notes:
The Sears Merchandise Building Tower remains, but the buildings flanking each side of the tower have been demolished. This complex was the site of Sears headquarters until the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) opened in 1973.


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

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Streets
Industrial districts
Industrial buildings
Office buildings
Commercial buildings
Architecture

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
Contributor:
Nimmons & Fellows

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Folder:
13
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

North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)