. The railway terminal problem of Chicago; a series of addresses before the City club, June third to tenth, 1913, dealing with the proposed re-organization of the railway terminals of Chicago, including all terminal proposals now before the City council committee on railway terminals .. . S Si M M_I o 2 2 §-3 CI ft■ 2 u ja -S S! !U m a; .3^t».2^2i^ O O -tJ 03 *^ m Q, to -M <u S « d) tH i-ri •5 tea o ^ 57 THE RAILWAY TERMINAL PROBLEM OF CHICAGO. i-viiA_f^j -■tvm]\!^\ i i u?*x/.^v^^*^;*£. fiM .«•, J*!, Plate «S. Long DistanceService ROUGH SKETCH OF PROPOSED COURTWAY, LOOKING SOUTH FROM LA


. The railway terminal problem of Chicago; a series of addresses before the City club, June third to tenth, 1913, dealing with the proposed re-organization of the railway terminals of Chicago, including all terminal proposals now before the City council committee on railway terminals .. . S Si M M_I o 2 2 §-3 CI ft■ 2 u ja -S S! !U m a; .3^t».2^2i^ O O -tJ 03 *^ m Q, to -M <u S « d) tH i-ri •5 tea o ^ 57 THE RAILWAY TERMINAL PROBLEM OF CHICAGO. i-viiA_f^j -■tvm]\!^\ i i u?*x/.^v^^*^;*£. fiM .«•, J*!, Plate «S. Long DistanceService ROUGH SKETCH OF PROPOSED COURTWAY, LOOKING SOUTH FROM LAKE STREETAND THE CHICAGO RIVER—PROPOSAL OF MESSRS. GUENZEL AND DRUM-MOND The drawing shows the straightened river with low-level freight wharfs on either bank, the broadboulevard at the right covering the freight-way, and, beyond the boulevard, the double-deck railwaystructure stretching along Canal street. The waiting rooms of the railway stations project into thecourtway and interrupt the vista; each one will thus command an interesting view from within andbecomes a prominent feature of the courtways architecture. The tall office buildings above thestations, all of one type, help to emphasize the significant r61e which these great stations will play inthe life of Chicago. ing of the river being part of the general plan. At intervals ofapproximately one-half mile along the structure four new mainpassenger stations are to be provided.


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