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The main entrance to the station is from the Grand Concourse in the South Building of McCormick Place. [5] A passageway from the concourse leads to a waiting room, [6] which contains seats and displays showing upcoming arrivals. [7] The platform is accessed from the waiting room via a single staircase and elevator at the north end. [8]
McCormick Place is a convention center in Chicago. It is the largest convention center in North America. [2] It consists of four interconnected buildings and one indoor arena sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of the Chicago Loop. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows and meetings.
There were two additional exits at the south end [15] [16] that lead to both sides of the Grand Concourse and Anthony Avenue (between East 181st and 182nd Streets). [17] At the request of the local community, these exits and the passageway leading to them were temporarily closed in January 1989 due to low usage, safety hazards and because ...
July 10, Chicago's first legally executed criminal, John Stone was hanged for rape and murder. Population: 4,470. [4] 1843: Chicago's first cemetery, Chicago City Cemetery, was established in Lincoln Park. [5] 1844: Lake Park designated. [6] 1847: June 10, The first issue of the Chicago Tribune is published. 1848
With the bread still warm from the oven, it’s hard to think of a better ham and cheese sandwich in Chicago. 1759 W. Grand Ave., 312-605-1618, publicanqualitybread.com.
The opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the home of the Joffrey Ballet since 2021. Samuel Insull envisioned and hired the design team for building a new opera house to serve as the home for the Chicago Civic Opera, as the company was called. The building is shaped like a huge chair, sometimes referred to as ...
In addition to the main concourse on the upper level, there was a street-level concourse for commuters. During the heyday of rail travel, the Chicago and North Western Terminal was home to the C&NW's trains to Milwaukee , Minneapolis-St Paul , Madison and other cities of the upper Midwest, including the railroad's premier 400 series of trains.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]