It was another several years before work was resumed. Opened in 1943), construction on the Dearborn line was suspended inġ941 due to wartime materials shortages. Though much of the structural work of the Dearborn subway wasĬoncurrent with that of State Street's (which was begun in 1938 and Illuminated station signs hanging from the ceilings finished the Specially-designed Futura typeface was used throughout the subway on Rotated in sequence beginning up at Division The colors blue, red, green, and brown were Identification, each station had a color scheme that was used in theĪccents like tile borders, platform column color, and signage Left as unfinished concrete rather than tiled. Other cities, the walls along side the tracks in the stations were Unlike some of the more ornate subways in The island platform had red no-slip concrete floors, curved,īarrel-vaulted concrete ceilings and a row of I-beam steel columnsĪlong each platform edge. South, and a set of stairs up to the street at each corner. Mezzanine to the platform guarded by an agent's booth and a set ofįare controls, one on the north half of the mezzanine and one on the The layout of each mezzanine was originally symmetrical acrossīoth axes, with two sets of stairs and escalators down from the Each mezzanine also had severalĪmenities for the use of passengers, such as public phones, lockers, Turnstiles were steel, with some angled toward theĮntrances and a number of self-serve coin-operated models forĮfficient traffic circulation. Sides, allowing for maximum visibility of the mezzanine for the Ventilation grate near the bottom and glass windows on all four Had an angled Deco design and were made of stone walls with a small The interior had smooth concrete floors and ceilings, red for theįormer and a neutral color for the latter. System of Subways station as well as to direct passenger flow through The Moderne, streamlined architectural style employed in the Initial The station mezzanines had broadly curving wallsĬlad in off-white glazed ceramic tile, which served to both reinforce The fare controls were at a lower mezzanine level beneathĭearborn Street. Smooth identification pylon at the back with Deco rings around the Street-level, the entrances were very simple, consisting of stairsĭown from the sidewalk surrounded by simple tubular railings with a The style and fashion of the period in which it was designed. Subways in New York, London, Paris or other systems but very much in Some Art Deco elements, simple and austere compared to earlier The architecture of the station was streamlined Art Moderne with Machine) was created in the southeast corner of the Have been changed and a walled concession (behind the Pepsi Is still largely as it was built, although the fare controls Is seen looking northeast on April 19, 2004. Record-setting State Street cousin, is 2,500 feet long. Theĭearborn Subway's continuous platform, a bit shorter than its "continuous" platform that stretches the length of the Loop. Street subway stations, consisting of two mezzanine entrances feedingĮach end of the stop, which is a designated portion of a long Monroe/Dearborn is typical of the downtown Dearborn and State National Bank in the background, the fare control areaĪppears much as it did when the station opened in To the north agent's booth, and the entrance to the First Turnstiles seen in the lower left, the concession added next The station gives direct access to the adjacent Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, a National Historic Landmark and Chicago Landmark that is also part of the Loop Retail Historic District.Chicago ''L''.org: Stations - Monroe/Dearborn In 2009, the CTA put new station wall signs over the old blue station wall signs in order to better direct people to the mezzanines. It is still possible to walk on the abandoned station platform. Until October 2006, there was a station between Monroe and Lake: Washington/State station. Monroe station has retained many of its original features from its opening in 1943, such as the officers' cabins, some auxiliary signaling and the Madison-Monroe mezzanine, which is named for the crossing of Madison Street and Monroe Street. The station is located in the Chicago Loop, and is open 24/7. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. Monroe is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line.
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