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North Branch of the Chicago River and Penn-Dixie Cement facility

 

View looking southeast along the North Branch of the Chicago River from south of Division Street. The Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation facility on Goose Island (formerly 1070 North Branch Avenue, demolished), with its tall cement kilns, is on the left. On the lower right of the image, boats are docked along the west bank of the river. The Civic Opera Building (20 North Wacker Drive) with its Kemper Insurance sign is visible in the distance on the right. The Marina City towers are visible in the distance on the far left.

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Title:
North Branch of the Chicago River and Penn-Dixie Cement facility
Date of Original:
1969
Identifier:
bru010_07_eF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3x128
Type:
Image


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

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Industrial districts
Industrial buildings
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.)