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LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th century French explorer of the Illinois Country. The portion that runs through the Chicago Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district.
The Chicago and North Western Railway built the Chicago and North Western Terminal in 1911 to replace its Wells Street Station across the North Branch of the Chicago River. The new station, in the Renaissance Revival style, was designed by Frost and Granger, also the architects for the 1903 LaSalle Street Station. [2]
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 .
LaSalle Street and the Chicago River: LaSalle Street Bridge. 1928 [3] n/a Yes 222 North LaSalle Builders Building: 1927 (original) / 1986 (renovation) [4] 26 [4] Yes 221 North LaSalle LaSalle–Wacker Building. 1930 [5] 41 [5] Yes 203 North LaSalle Loop Transportation Center 1986 [6] 27 [6] No [6] 200 North LaSalle 1984 [7] 30 [7] No [7] 180 ...
Jim Golden started the USA label as part of Chicago's Allstate Distributors in 1960, which was owned by Paul Glass. USA Record Co., Inc. had its office at 1448 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605, which was across the street from Chess Records and Glass's Allstate Distributors, Chess' regional distributor.
It is the seventh building to serve as Chicago's city hall, the fourth built at its location, and the third shared by the governments of Chicago and Cook County. [10] [11] Its location has served as the seat of the city and county governments since 1853, except for a period from 1871—when the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the building—to 1885.
Chicago Morning Herald (1893–1901, became Record-Herald) Chicago Post (1890–1929, absorbed by Daily News) Chicago Record (1881–1901) Chicago Record Herald (1901–1914) Chicago Republican (1865–1872, became Chicago Inter Ocean) Chicago Sun (1941–1948, merged with Chicago Daily Times to form Chicago Sun-Times) Chicago Times (1861 ...
Roanoke Building (dark) in front of One North LaSalle (light grey) on right from South on LaSalle Street. The current building was designed in three phases: in 1915 Holabird & Roche's design for the first 16 floors was built, and five floors were added in 1922. It was built originally as the sixteen-story high Lumber Exchange Building and later ...