July 23, 1925 – Chicago’s new Union Station is
formally opened at 11:30 a. m. The
ceremonies begin with Mayor William Dever and other officials touring the
structure that covers 35 acres just west of the river between Adams Street and
Jackson Boulevard. After the tour is
completed the guests are entertained at a luncheon served in the Fred Harvey
restaurant at the terminal. The waiting
rooms are finished in marble and cover an expanse as large as three baseball
diamonds. The terminal includes a jail
for prisoners in transit, a hospital and a chapel. Graham, Anderson, Probst and White are the
architects of the complex. The photo above shows the massive terminal as it appeared when it opened in 1925
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