Freight cars in yard south of Grand Central Station, Chicago
Title
Freight cars in yard south of Grand Central Station, Chicago
Subject
Grand Central Station (Chicago, Ill.)
Freight cars--United States
Description
Pictured are trains of freight cars on tracks in a below-grade freight yard south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Grand Central Station, Harrison Street, Chicago. Visible is the Grand Central Station 242 ft., flat-topped tower standing center left in the photo. The designer was architect Solon Beman. See Frank A. Randall, History of Chicago Buildings (University of Illinois Press, 1949), pp. 176-77. This image is one of a series of study photos taken prior to planning for Wacker Drive and for a new Union Station, planned by Peirce Anderson (Graham Anderson Probst & White) beginning in 1917.
Creator
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
Publisher
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection
Date
1913-1915
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
lfspbennett00087.tif
Coverage
1913 - 1915
Resolution
400 pixels per inch
Dimensions
2619 × 3998 pixels
Original Format
photographic print
Physical Dimensions
14.2 x 8.7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in)
Files
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954, “Freight cars in yard south of Grand Central Station, Chicago,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed December 28, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2029.