What happened—and what didn’t—as a result of the Plan of Chicago.
Congress Parkway
Arterial street widening
Civic Center
Chicago River straightening
Roosevelt Road
Grant Park
Northerly Island
New diagonal avenues
Arterial street widening
Civic Center
Chicago River straightening
Roosevelt Road
Grant Park
Northerly Island
New diagonal avenues
Consolidated railroad stations
A new Union Station was planned and built 1916—25 in line with the newly completed North Western Station, but the further consolidation of the central area’s six railroad stations was never accomplished. The new post office was built south of Van Buren rather than between Madison and Adams.
A new Union Station was planned and built 1916—25 in line with the newly completed North Western Station, but the further consolidation of the central area’s six railroad stations was never accomplished. The new post office was built south of Van Buren rather than between Madison and Adams.