{"id":2545,"date":"2021-07-18T09:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T14:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2021-07-18T09:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T14:44:30","slug":"to-trains-at-chicago-union-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/2021\/07\/18\/to-trains-at-chicago-union-station\/","title":{"rendered":"‘TO TRAINS’ at Chicago Union Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A neon sign prominently affixed near the center of the waiting room in the Chicago Union Station points the way to the trains. A temporary sign attached to the top of this fixture is directing military personnel to the USO lounge. And the poster at left encourages the folks to use transportation wisely . . . these last two, reminders of the war effort in full swing. Jack Delano captured this scene during his visit there in January of 1943.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neon was quite popular for signage in those days, and other examples can be seen in the background. Note the arrow pointing to the Fred Harvey Cafeteria<\/em>, and another sign for Parmelee Limousines<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve already viewed a couple of scenes in this terminal. A couple years ago I posted a view of this location from a slightly different angle<\/a>. And last year we saw this view of the station concourse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"TO<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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