It’s not just you — that entrance along Clinton Street at Union Station may be unfamiliar. That’s because it had been closed for decades before reopening in early August.
The entrance, which leads into the station’s Great Hall, has been walled off since a 1980 fire in which one person died, said Marc Magliari, an Amtrak spokesperson. After the fire, Magliari said, windows were removed and the openings were bricked over.
Now, the entrance is wide open, with new windows looking into the Great Hall. An elevator allows the entrance to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Magliari said, though he added that Amtrak also has been seeking quotes for adding temporary ramp to allow wheelchair users to go from street level to floor level.
The entrance at Clinton and Jackson Boulevard has long been equipped with automatic doors and a ramp into the Great Hall, Magliari said. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Colorful posters touting other Amtrak routes span the walls above a passenger waiting area just inside the newly reopened entrance. The posters were saved from the Union Station parking garage before it was demolished a few years ago, Magliari said.The garage site was sold, and a BMO Tower now stands there.
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