Train Station - Chicago Ill - For them 1943
by Mike Savad
Title
Train Station - Chicago Ill - For them 1943
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1943
Original title: Union Station train concourse
Photographer: Jack Delano
Location: 225 South Canal Street Chicago, IL
This is the concourse for the Union Station in Chicago. It was originally built in 1893 for the Columbia Exposition. During WW2, they served some 300-400 trains a day, but after that it started to decline.
In this scene we see the grand display of flags and model airplanes. Lining the ceiling some 60ft high, there are lines of airplanes. 4500 in total, wing spans ranging between 12 inches, to 48 inches across. This was supposed to represent the many thousands of planes they used in the war.
While the station is still in operation, this concourse was demolished to make room for an office building, this took place in 1970.
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April 18th, 2018
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