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Industrial area along Chicago River at North Halsted Street

 

View of an industrial area along the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking west from the North Halsted Street bridge at the southern end of Goose Island. Part of the facilities of the Material Service Corporation (later Prairie Material, Ready Mix Yard No. 32), located on the west bank of the river (835 North Peoria Street) are visible in the foreground and on the left. The North Branch of the Chicago River, which flows along the west side of Goose Island, is visible near the center, as well as a group of concrete storage silos (demolished). The Lissner Corporation plant, located on North Branch Street on Goose Island (later Kendall College), is on the right.

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Title:
Industrial area along Chicago River at North Halsted Street
Date of Original:
1980
Identifier:
bru007_16_iF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3sd5z
Type:
Image


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

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Industrial districts
Industrial buildings
Rivers
Waterfronts

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Folder:
7
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

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