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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Dearborn Street Station |
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architect |
Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz |
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location |
47 W. Polk St. |
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date |
1885 |
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style |
Romanesque Revival |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
Transport |
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Construction of this Romanesque Revival-style station symbolized the
burgeoning railroad industry in America and Chicago's role as the hub of
that industry. As the railroads declined in importance, passenger
traffic diminished and operations ceased at this terminal in 1971. After
years of neglect, the station began a new life in the mid-1980s as a
commercial center, enhancing the surrounding revitalizing community. It
is one of the oldest railroad stations in the U.S. and the last
remaining of Chicago's early downtown stations. Its designer was a noted
New York architect. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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