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Grand Central Station (Chicago)
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Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 West Harrison Street on a block bounded by Harrison, Wells and Polk Streets and the Chicago River in the southwestern portion of the Chicago Loop. Grand Central Station was designed by architect Solon Spencer Beman for the Wisconsin Central Railroad (WC), and was completed by the Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad.
Grand Central in 1963
Grand Central in 1963
The waiting room of Grand Central Station had 26 ft (7.9 m) ceilings; the floor was made of marble.
The waiting room of Grand Central Station had 26 ft (7.9 m) ceilings; the floor was made of marble.
The train shed of Grand Central Station
The train shed of Grand Central Station
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Capitol Limited at Grand Central Station in 1967.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Capitol Limited at Grand Central Station in 1967.
Solon Spencer Beman
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Solon Spencer Beman was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois and best known as the architect of the planned Pullman community and adjacent Pullman Company factory complex, as well as Chicago's renowned Fine Arts Building. Several of his other largest commissions, including the Pullman Office Building, Pabst Building, and Grand Central Station in Chicago, have since been demolished. Beman designed numerous Christian Science churches and influenced the design of countless more.
Solon Spencer Beman
Solon Spencer Beman
Arcade Park in Pullman surrounded by picturesque buildings in historical styles, including the Gothic Revival Greenstone Church.
Arcade Park in Pullman surrounded by picturesque buildings in historical styles, including the Gothic Revival Greenstone Church.
The Michigan Trust Company Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, designed by Beman in the Romanesque Revival style. When completed in 1891, it was the t
The Michigan Trust Company Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, designed by Beman in the Romanesque Revival style. When completed in 1891, it was the tallest office building in Grand Rapids and the second-tallest in Michigan.
The home of Chicago contractor John W. Griffiths as it appeared in The Inland Architect and News Record in February 1893. The house was purchased in 1
The home of Chicago contractor John W. Griffiths as it appeared in The Inland Architect and News Record in February 1893. The house was purchased in 1959 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs and became the first home of what is now the DuSable Museum of African American History in 1961. The house is a designated Chicago landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.