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Dearborn Station (also called, Polk Street Depot) was, beginning in the late 1800s, one of six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois. It remained in operation until May 1, 1971. Built in 1883, it is located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, to the south of the Loop, adjacent to Printers Row.
Hawkeye decides that what he most wants is barbecued spareribs, and remembers the delicious ribs that he had at a restaurant in Chicago. He cannot recall its name, only that it was near the Dearborn Street train station. Henry gives him the telephone number for the station; later that night, Hawkeye has Radar put a call through so he can get ...
Printer's Row, Chicago. Printers Row, [1] also known as Printing House Row, is a neighborhood located in the south of the Chicago downtown area known as the Loop. The heart of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west. [2] This ...
Floor area. 1.4 million gross square feet. Design and construction. Architect (s) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in the Chicago Loop at 219 South Dearborn Street. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964.
The Milwaukee–Dearborn subway is an underground section of the Chicago "L" system in The Loop, Chicago, Illinois. It is 3.85 mi (6.20 km) long and forms the central part of the Blue Line. As of February 2013, the subway serves an average of 44,584 passengers each weekday. [1] Since the subway is served by the Blue Line, it is open to ...
Location. Dearborn/Van Buren was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority 's Loop. The station was located at Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Dearborn/Van Buren opened on October 3, 1897, and closed in 1949. The closed station was severely damaged by an explosion in 1968, and the station houses were removed in 1971 ...
LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only Metra 's Rock Island District .
A landmark lost to history and is considered the world's first skyscraper. Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, circa 1886. 1886 May 4, the Haymarket riot. Chicago Evening Post published (until 1932). 1887: Newberry Library established. 1888: Dearborn Observatory rebuilt. 1889 Hull House founded. Auditorium Building completed.