Ogilvie Transportation Center Chicago

Chicago’s Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center was at one time the grand dame of American train stations. Long before the building that occupies the site now, this was the location of the Old Chicago North and Western Terminal, built in a classical Renaissance Revival style. That Chicago landmark stood until 1984, when it was razed to make way for the 42-story glass-and-steel structure known as the Citicorp Center. This building has become a landmark in its own right, serving as a rail transportation hub for the RTA, the parent company of Chicago’s METRA system.