yes designation1 Chicago designation1 date May 1, 2002 code CHI owned ChicagoUnionStationCompany ... UnionStation would be built by the ChicagoUnionStationCompany . This was a new company ... of the ChicagoUnionStationCompany announced that the Great Hall would become air conditioned ...Stack Infobox Station image ChicagoUnionStation facade.jpg style Amtrak opened 1925 rebuilt name ChicagoUnionStation address 225 South Canal Street br Chicago, Illinois 60606 coordinates coord 41.87864 ... hide2 yes File ChicagoUnionStation grand staircase.jpg right thumb 200px One of the two grand staircases ... featuring local vendors as well as national chains. File Chicago ILL UnionStation, great Hall, 1925.jpg ... in Chicago. It built the first station at what would eventually become today s UnionStation on the west bank of the Chicago River . Union Depot File ChicagoUnionStation C&A.jpg thumb left 175px ... stack float left File ChicagoUnionStation Plan.jpg thumb left 175px Planned appearance of the second UnionStation File CHICAGO S UNIONSTATION PICTURED AT ITS DEDICATION IN 1925 NOTE, COMPARE PICTURE ... station. File Alvin Meyer4.jpg thumb left 175px Chicago Daily News Building File ChicagoUnionStation 1943.jpg thumb left 175px ChicagoUnionStation in 1943 during its busiest time during World ... New York s Grand Central Terminal , Chicago moved to develop the air rights above UnionStation s tracks ... beneath the tower. In 1991, this concourse was renovated ref cite web title ChicagoUnionStation ... title ChicagoUnionStation Capacity Study url http www.scribd.com doc 47056888 ChicagoUnionStation ... 2010 10 05 major makeover coming for unionstation publisher CBS Chicago accessdate January ... PRR Chronology reflist External links commons category UnionStationChicago http www.chicagounionstation.com ChicagoUnionStation the Great Hall and redevelopment plans. Amtrak web CHI ChicagoUnionStation ILLINOIS http metrarail.com metra en home maps schedules downtown chicagostations chicagounion ... more details
The Charleston UnionStationCompany was a railroad company based in Charleston, South Carolina , that operated throughout much of the 20th century. The Charleston UnionStationCompany was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1902 to acquire and operate terminal facilities in Charleston. Construction was begun in 1905 and the company was open for operation in November 1907. ref Wikipedia WikiProject Trains ICC valuations Charleston UnionStationCompany Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Charleston UnionStationCompany ref The Charleston UnionStationCompany owned and operated a passenger station in Charleston. It also owned and used nearly one third of a mile of track and a little more than two miles of yard tracks and sidings. ref Wikipedia WikiProject Trains ICC valuations Charleston UnionStationCompany Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Charleston UnionStationCompany ref The Charleston UnionStationCompany was controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Southern Railway US Southern Railway . ref http books.google.com books?id 09ZLAAAAYAAJ&pg PA702&lpg PA702&dq 22Charleston UnionStationCompany 22&source bl&ots nJ9U2NVY t&sig pvkf5cpiJiXFDF KYhPo GRjwew&hl en&ei Zv02TZPlLM UgAfe0ZTIAw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CCcQ6AEwAw The Railway Age, Volume 40, 1905, page 647 ref The station was on the corner of East Bay and Columbus Streets and burned in early 1947. Some time later the site area was sold to the South Carolina State Ports Authority , which continues to use it. ref http www.trainboard.com grapevine showthread.php?t 80503 Trainboard, Charlston UnionStation ref The company continued for many years the loss of the station. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Charleston UnionStationCompany Category Defunct South Carolina railroads Category Railway companies established in 1902 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1970 US rail transport stub ... more details
The Columbia UnionStationCompany was a railroad company based in Columbia, South Carolina , that operated throughout much of the 20th century. The Columbia UnionStationCompany was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1900 to acquire, construct, maintain and operate or lease to others companies railroad terminal facilities for rail passenger accommodation, mail transfer and maintenance of restaurants, news stands, and telegraph and telephone offices. ref Wikipedia WikiProject Trains ICC valuations Columbia UnionStationCompany Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Columbia UnionStationCompany ref The carrier was controlled by the Southern Railway US Southern Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad . ref Wikipedia WikiProject Trains ICC valuations Columbia UnionStationCompany Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Columbia UnionStationCompany ref The Columbia UnionStationCompany owned no track, but leased one third of a mile of track ref http books.google.com books?id sTITAAAAYAAJ&pg PA96&lpg PA96&dq 22Columbia UnionStationCompany 22&source bl&ots HnFsXpxSyy&sig qZ0 Ov5SLKBv0SHnSmyM0hviKWI&hl en&ei X681TfjXNYH2gAf0stnFCw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&sqi 2&ved 0CBMQ6AEwAA v onepage&q 22Columbia 20Union 20Station 20Company 22&f false Annual report of the Railroad Commissioner of the state of South Carolina, 1918, page 96 ref from Southern and nearly a mile of yard tracks and sidings, all in Columbia. The company went out of business in the early 1970s, but the structure at 401 South Main Street was later renovated and is now a popular Columbia restaurant. ref http www.waymarking.com waymarks WM6JZ3 Columbia UnionStation Columbia South Carolina Columbia UnionStation, Columbia, South Carolina, Train Stations ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Columbia UnionStationCompany Category Defunct South Carolina railroads Category Railway companies established in 1900 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1971 ... more details
For the South African company, part of Union Castle since 1900, see Union Castle Line Not to be confused with the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia Image Lyttelton New Zealand 1968.jpg thumb Union Steam Ship Company s 3,721 ton MV Kaimiro is loading cargo in Lyttelton, New Zealand 1968 The UnionCompany , Union Steam Ship Company USS Co , or Union Line was started in Dunedin , New Zealand , in 1875, when it was floated by James Mills New Zealand James Mills , who had been clerk to Johnny Jones Pioneer Johnny Jones and his Harbour Steam Company. After Jones death, Mills floated the UnionCompany with backing from Peter Denny in return for orders for his Dumbarton shipyard in Scotland. The UnionCompany became a major shipping line, with a near monopoly on trans Tasman shipping, and was referred to as the Southern Octopus . Mark Twain attacked the travel conditions on a UnionCompany ship in his travel book Following the Equator 1897 . The UnionCompany was sold by Mills to the British P&O Line in 1917. Mills, who was born in Wellington, was knighted in 1907 and K.C.M.G. in 1909. He was a UK resident from 1907, and died in London. By 1990, the company operated 7 ships, and was involved in ship management, tourism, real estate and other ventures. By 2000, the Union Bulk barge made its last voyage. The UnionCompany, Union Steam Ship Company, or Union Line has owned more than 350 ships, and has been the subject of a number of books. For the airline subsidiary, see Union Airways of N.Z. Ltd . External links http www.teara.govt.nz 1966 S ShippingoverseasAndCoastalLines TheUnionSteamShipCo ... Ships of the UnionCompany by Gavin McLean 1989, GP Government Print, Wellington ISBN 0 477 00016 9 P&O Transport company stub Category Shipping companies of the United Kingdom Category Shipping companies of New Zealand Category Companies of New Zealand Category Transport in New Zealand fr UnionCompany it UnionCompany ... more details
labor A companyunion is a trade union which is located within and run by a company or by the national government, and is not affiliated with an independent trade union. Company unions were outlawed in the United ... like the works council , the definition of a companyunion is not ironclad. Economist Leo Wolman ... a vague and changing one. What is today a companyunion may tomorrow have all of the characteristics of a trade union. ref Wolman, 21. ref The International Labor Organization defines a companyunion as A union limited to a single company which dominates or strongly influences it, thereby limiting its influence. ref ILO. ref Supporters of company unions claim they are more efficient in responding ... of the 20th century, many companies were hesitant to adopt the companyunion model, for fear that it might ... CSL . In the continuity of the companyunion of Bi try, the CSL is in favor of the association ... as the Syndicat Ind pendant de l Automobile Independent Automobile Workers Union . United States Company ... Plan was to form a union, known as the Employee Representation Plan ERP , based inside the company ... union at the Pullman Company . ref Berman. ref Labor Relations Act and aftermath In 1935 ... economics. Author David Bacon calls EI programs the modern companyunion. ref Bacon. ref In 1997 ... the privatization process. In anticipation of union resistance, CPIL IPS agents reportedly used company ... tr1971.htm Companyunion . ILO Thesaurus 2005 . Online at the http www.ilo.org public libdoc ILO ... CompanyUnion Category Trade unions ca Sindicat groc de Gelbe Gewerkschaft eo Flava sindikato es Sindicato ... with independent unions, but company unions were and are common in many other countries. Some labor organizations are accused by rival unions of behaving like company unions if they are seen as having ... do not necessarily have the company s best interests at heart company unions are designed to resolve ..., 10. ref Opponents use this same logic to argue against company unions. The independent nature of trade ... more details
UnionStationChicago , a Chicago train station that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 ... as Englewood UnionStation in Chicago, Illinois Galena and ChicagoUnion Railroad Depot Chicago Joliet ...tocright UnionStation , Union Terminal , Union Depot , or Union Passenger Station may refer to Film and music UnionStation film UnionStation film , a 1950 film Union Depot film Union Depot film , a 1932 film UnionStation , a country music bluegrass band now part of Alison Krauss and UnionStation Places Mergeto List of union stations date November 2009 A unionstation or depot, or terminal , a train station used by more than one railroad company or line In Canada UnionStation Toronto , Ontario UnionStation Winnipeg , Manitoba UnionStation Montreal , Quebec Government Conference Centre , Ottawa, Ontario formerly UnionStation In the United States, by state Alabama Union Depot and Freight House Anniston, Alabama , List of RHPs in AL listed on the NRHP in Alabama UnionStation Montgomery, Alabama , Montgomery, AL, listed on the NRHP Arizona UnionStation Phoenix, Arizona , listed on the NRHP in Arizona Arkansas UnionStation Brinkley, Arkansas UnionStation Pine Bluff, Arkansas also known as the Pine Bluff Jefferson County Historical Museum, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas UnionStation Texarkana , shared with Texas Texarkana UnionStation , listed on the NRHP in Arkansas and Texas California UnionStation Los Angeles , listed on the NRHP as Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal UnionStation San Diego, California Colorado Union Depot Pueblo, Colorado , listed on the NRHP UnionStation Denver, Colorado , listed on the NRHP UnionStation, Denver neighborhood , a downtown neighborhood of Denver, Colorado Connecticut UnionStation Danbury, Connecticut , now the Danbury Railway Museum, listed on the NRHP Hartford UnionStation , Hartford, CT, listed on the NRHP in Connecticut UnionStation New Haven, Connecticut , the main railroad passenger station in New Haven, Connecticut ... more details
agreement. However, the company that owns the unionstation and associated trackage does assign trackage ...About the generic term stations named UnionStation list of union stations other uses UnionStation disambiguation UnionStation Refimprove date August 2009 A unionstation also union terminal or joint ... unionstation is used in North America and joint station in Europe. Historically, a unionstation ... s UnionStation handles all intercity traffic. North America See also List of Union Stations In North America , a unionstation is usually owned by a separate corporation whose shares are owned by the different ... railroad s. Examples include the Ogden Union Railway & Depot Company, jointly owned by Southern Pacific and Union Pacific to manage the Ogden UnionStation in Ogden, Utah, ref name strack cite web url http utahrails.net ogden ogden ourd.php author Strack, Don title Ogden Rails, Ogden UnionStation ... Western, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Union Pacific, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, Colorado & Southern and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railways, which managed the station in Denver, Colorado. Major Union Stations in North America still in use Indianapolis UnionStation Indianapolis , 1850 UnionStation Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. , 1908 UnionStation Winnipeg Winnipeg , 1911 UnionStationChicagoChicago , 1925 UnionStation Toronto Toronto , 1927 UnionStation Los Angeles Los Angeles , 1939 Other Union Stations in North America UnionStation Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia ... UnionStation Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri , 1914 UnionStation Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado , 1914 UnionStation New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut , 1920 UnionStation ... one railway company exists, there is no need for a joint station . However, before nationalisation ... as unionstation in the United States. One of the problems is that the station effectively has to have ... classics a800729.html The Straight Dope Why do so many cities have a UnionStation ? DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Infobox rail line name Chicago Rapid Transit Company image image width caption type Rapid transit system status locale Chicago start end stations routes ridership open 1924 close 1947 merged into Chicago Transit Authority owner operator character Elevated right of way stock linelength tracklength notrack gauge RailGauge ussg standard gauge el Third rail , trolley wire 600v Direct current DC speed elevation map File Chicago Elevated Map 1913.jpg 275px The Chicago Rapid Transit Company CRT was a privately owned firm providing rapid transit rail service in Chicago, Illinois and several adjacent communities between the years 1924 and 1947. The CRT is one of the predecessors of the Chicago Transit Authority , Chicago s present mass transit operator. Leading up to the consolidation of the L companies into the CRT was decades of the Chicago Elevated Railways Collateral Trust CER , an entity directly attributed to utilities magnate Samuel Insull . CER laid the groundwork ... Chicago Rapid Transit CompanyChicago L.org Chicago L Category Transportation in Chicago, Illinois Category Defunct companies based in Chicago, Illinois Category Rapid transit in Illinois Category ... elevated stations. CER also resulted in the through routing of trains from one company s line ... operated service in a particular section of the city. These predecessors include Chicago and South ... in 1895 , Northwestern Elevated Railroad providing service starting in 1900 . Union Elevated Railroad and the Union Consolidated Elevated Railroad companies staretd by Yerkes not listed as they never ... part of CTA s Red Line Chicago Red Line . Following World War II and the continuing financial malaise of the privately owned bus, streetcar and elevated subway operators, both the city government of Chicago ... owned authority. The assets and operations of the CRT were assumed by the newly established Chicago ... Chicago Rapid Transit ... more details
The Chicago City Opera Company was a opera grand opera company in Chicago, organized from the remaining assets of the bankrupt Chicago Grand Opera Company , that produced four seasons of opera at the Civic Opera House from 1935 to 1939 before it too succumbed to financial difficulties. It was succeeded by the Chicago Opera Company . MGM actress Betty Jaynes , at age 15, made her debut with the Chicago City Opera Company on December 6, 1936. Sources Davis, Ronald L., Opera in Chicago , Appleton, New York City, 1966. Marsh, Robert C. and Norman Pellegrini , 150 Years of Opera in Chicago , Northern Illinois University Press, Chicago, 2006. Chicago Category Opera companies in Chicago, Illinois Category Musical groups established in 1935 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1939 Opera company stub Chicago stub US theat stub ... more details
during construction of Chicago s new main post office adjacent to UnionStation in the early 1920s ...Use mdy dates date September 2011 Infobox rail railroad name Chicago Tunnel Company image Chicago Freight ... successor abandoned The Chicago Tunnel Company built a narrow gauge railway freight tunnel network under ... company the rights to construct utility tunnels under the streets of Chicago in 1899 to carry its ..., Chicago, May 20, 21 and 22, 1905 , Tunnel System of the Illinois Tunnel Company, http books.google.com ... , Vol. 2, No. 5 page 625. ref With this financing, the Chicago Subway Company, incorporated in New Jersey, became a new holding company for the tunnel system. ref 50,000,000 Company Gets Chicago Subways ... Times , Tues. Nov., 22, 1904 page 12. ref ref Certificate of Incorporation of Chicago Subway Company ... and Electric Railway Employees. The tunnel company refused to recognize the union and began ... was completed in 1912, with the Chicago Tunnel Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chicago Utilities Company, acquiring all assets of the former company and its affiliates, the Chicago Warehouse and Terminal Company and the Illinois Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1913, the Chicago Tunnel ... removed from the tunnels. ref In the Matter of the Petetion of the Chicago Tunnel Company ... http books.google.com .... 74, No. 3 September 1940 page 386. ref Company failure The Chicago Tunnel Company went bankrupt and applied ... ABS AI Chicago Tribune , May 4, 1956 page E7. ref The tunnel company attempted to sever itself from ... under the Chicago River had become commonplace by 1913 to deal with them, the tunnel company ... Park Chicago Grant Park disposal station. ref name TramwayWorld Goods Subways in Chicago, http ... Chicago Grant Park disposal station, which climbed at a 12 percent grade. ref name TramwayWorld The tunnel .... On the grades leading up from the tunnel to the Grant Park Chicago Grant Park disposal station ... with the closure of that disposal station. Between 1906 and 1908, the tunnel company purchased ... more details
Infobox venue name Chicago Grand Opera Company image File Auditorium Building 2.JPG 200px caption The Auditorium Building , home of the Chicago Grand Opera Company nickname address location coordinates type Opera house genre Opera built opened renovated expanded closed demolished owner construction cost former names seating type seating capacity website Two opera grand opera companies in Chicago have gone by the name Chicago Grand Opera Company The first Chicago Grand Opera Company produced four seasons of opera in Chicago s Auditorium Building Auditorium Theater from the Fall of 1910 through November 1915. It was the first resident Chicago opera company. The company also spent several months ... Chicago Grand Opera Company was an attempt to keep opera going in Chicago after the collapse of the Chicago Civic Opera in 1932. It produced three seasons of opera at the Civic Opera House from 1933 to 1935 before it too succumbed to financial difficulties. It was succeeded by the Chicago City Opera Company . Sources reflist Davis, Ronald L., Opera in Chicago, Appleton, New York City, 1966. Marsh, Robert C. and Norman Pellegrini, 150 Years of Opera in Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press, Chicago 2006. Chicago Category Opera companies in Chicago, Illinois Category Musical groups established in 1910 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1914 Opera company stub Chicago stub it Chicago Grand Opera Company ... Philadelphia Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House under the name the Philadelphia Chicago Grand Opera Company in order to satisfy the civic pride of that city. ref http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html ... , March 8, 1911 ref The company notably presented the world premieres of Victor Herbert s Natoma opera Natoma 1911 and Attilio Parelli s I dispettosi amanti 1912 . The company also mounted the United ... who sang with the company included Paul Althouse , Marguerite B riza , Armand Crabb , Charles ... more details
The Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Company , simply called Chicago Trolley Co. , is a bus tour service based in Chicago , Illinois , United States . It is the largest tour operator in the Chicago area , with a fleet of 45 double decker bus es and tourist trolley s. The company was founded in 1993 with a small fleet of 8 buses. It has grown to be a Chicago tourist attraction, and corporate businesses and department stores in the city have used Chicago Trolley to promote sales. ref http www.coachusa.com chicagotrolley ftr.newsmedia.asp News & Media at Chicago Trolley s website ref In 2007, it ranked third behind Navy Pier and Millennium Park in terms of the number of tourists it hosted. ref cite news title Crain s List Lartgest Tourist Attractions Sightseeing Ranked by 2007 attendance date 2008 06 23 page 22 publisher Crain Communications Inc. work Crain s Chicago Business ref Chicago Trolley is a member of Coach USA , which is a subsidiary of the Scotland Scottish Stagecoach Group international tour company. References Reflist See also Coach USA Stagecoach Group Category Transportation in Chicago, Illinois Category Companies based in Chicago, Illinois Category Companies established in 1993 ... more details
Unsourced image removed Image Aida1.jpg 350px thumb From a Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago performance of Giuseppe Verdi Verdi s Aida in 1962 speedy image c 2007 06 08 The Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago was founded by Lithuanians Lithuanian Emigration emigrants in 1956 , ref name lithopera cite web url http www.lithoperachicago.org title About the Lithuanian Opera Company, Inc. in Chicago accessdate 2006 09 14 publisher Lithuanian Opera Co. ref and Performance presents opera s in Lithuanian language Lithuanian . It celebrated fifty years of existence in 2006 , and operates as a not for profit organization. It is noteworthy for Performance performing the rarely staged Gioacchino Rossini Rossini s William Tell opera William Tell 1986 and Amilcare Ponchielli Ponchielli s I Lituani 1981 , 1983 and 1991 , and also for contributing experienced Choir chorus singer s to the Lyric Opera of Chicago . ref name 150years xii cite book author Marsh, Robert C. editor Pellegrini, Norman ed. title 150 Years of Opera in Chicago origdate 2006 07 10 publisher Northern Illinois University Press location DeKalb, Illinois isbn 0 87580 353 9 chapter Author s Preface nopp true page xii ref The opera J rat and Kastytis by Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis was presented in ChicagoChicago, Illinois in 1996. ref http www.lituanus.org 1996 96 2 04.htm Posters by Ada Sutkus for the Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago ref Lithuanians operas were sometimes held at Maria High School Chicago, Illinois Maria High School in Chicago and such operas are now sometimes held at J. Sterling Morton High School District ... Sutkus for the Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago Category Musical groups established in 1956 Category Opera companies in Chicago, Illinois Category Culture of Chicago, Illinois Category Lithuanian culture Category Lithuanians in Chicago, Illinois Category 1956 establishments in the United States Chicago stub Opera company stub ... more details
The Chicago Motor Coach Company was founded in 1917 by John D. Hertz to provide Chicago s first Public transport bus service bus transportation services, primarily in places where tram streetcars were not able to travel. The company grew rapidly and was purchased by the Chicago Transit Authority in 1952. History John D. Hertz founded the Chicago Motor Coach Company in 1917 to run bus transport services in Chicago. ref name CTAhist During the period that he was running this company he was actively involved with many other transport businesses, including taxicab operation, taxicab manufacture, car rental and the manufacture of coaches and later cars. He then formed the Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company in 1923 as a subsidiary of the Yellow Cab Company to manufacture buses, many of which were used by the Chicago Coach Company. ref name photobook cite book title Yellow Coach Buses 1923 Through 1943 Photo Archive isbn 1583880542 year 2001 page 8 ref Hertz sold a majority interest in the Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company to General Motors in 1925 and then the balance in 1943. By the mid 1920s, the Chicago Coach Company operated with 423 buses and 1,800 employees serving 134 street miles within the city. In 1952, the company was purchased by the Chicago Transit Authority . ref name CTAhist cite web url http www.transitchicago.com news default.aspx?pg 92&ArticleId 1423 title CTA Marks 50 Years as Chicago s Major Public Transit Provider ref References reflist Category Companies established in 1917 Category Bus transportation in Illinois Category Chicago Transit Authority Category Transportation in Chicago, Illinois ... more details
The Chicago Opera Company was a opera grand opera company in Chicago, organized from the remaining assets of the bankrupt Chicago City Opera Company , that produced six seasons of opera at the Civic Opera House from 1940 to 1946 excluding 1943 . Fausto Cleva was artistic director 1944 1946, and until 1945 Fortune Gallo was general manager. After the war, when consumer goods became more abundant and people spent less money on entertainment, interest in opera collapsed and the company went bankrupt. Rather than try to re organize, the remaining assets were given to the largest creditor, the landlord of the Civic Opera House, HSBC Finance Household finance , who then paid off the other remaining creditors. After the final collapse of an opera company that had been re organized five times, there was no resident Chicago opera company until the founding of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Lyric Opera in 1954. One of the original group of organizers was Max Rabinoff . Sources Davis, Ronald L., Opera in Chicago, Appleton, New York City, 1966. Marsh, Robert C. and Norman Pellegrini , 150 Years of Opera in Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press, Chicago 2006. Chicago Category Opera companies in Chicago, Illinois Category Musical groups established in 1940 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1946 Opera company stub Chicago stub pt Companhia de pera de Chicago ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Chicago Varnish Company Building nrhp type image Chicago Varnish Company Building.JPG caption designated other1 name Chicago Landmark designated other1 date July 25, 2001 designated other1 abbr CL designated other1 link Chicago Landmark designated other1 color aaccff location Chicago , Illinois lat degrees 41 lat minutes 53 lat seconds 20.39 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 37 long seconds 45.52 long direction W locmapin Illinois area built 1895 architect Henry Ives Cobb architecture Late 19th And 20th Century Revival, Other added June 14, 2001 governing body Private refnum 01000649 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref The Chicago Varnish Company Building , at 33 West Kinzie Street, was built in 1895 as the headquarters of one of the leading varnish manufacturers in the United States , the Chicago Varnish Company. The building is a rare example of Renaissance architecture Netherlands Dutch Renaissance Revivalism architecture Revival style architecture in Chicago, and is marked by a steeply pitched roof paired with stepped gables of red brick and light Masonry ... C ChicagoVarnishCo.html Chicago Varnish Company Building National Register of Historic Places Chicago Category Buildings and structures completed in 1895 Category Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois Category Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois Chicago stub Illinois struct stub Illinois NRHP stub ... architect whose other significant works include the former Chicago Historical Society Building, the Newberry Library , and the original buildings for the University of Chicago campus. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2001, and was designated a Chicago Landmark ... 2006 1213 news 4 3.html title Chicago Landmark Awards date 2007 07 10 publisher Architecture ... a Holey Cow wearing the trademark Harry Caray eyeglasses that was sourced from Chicago s CowParade ... gables, steeply pitched tile roof, and contrasting brick and stone masonry. See also Chicago ... more details
The Manhattan Brewing Company was originally founded by Charles Schaffner until he sold it in 1919 t Johnnie Torrio and Capone . The Manhattan Brewing Company was a brewery founded in Chicago , USA in 1893 ... the Chicago barteners union to push Manhattan products. Athletic sponsorship The brewery sponsored the Chicago ... liquor and Canadian Ace Ale. ref http www.taverntrove.com breweries Manhattan Brewing CompanyChicago ... later changed its name to the Canadian Ace Brewing Company and operated as such through the 50s and 60s ... After Capone ref http books.google.com books?id m5cbT sNq9AC ref , Chicago mobster Johnny Torrio and partner veteran brewing magnate Joseph Stenson of Stenson Brewing Company purchased Manhattan ... under the Malt Maid name and in 1925 the name was changed to Fort Dearborn Products Company. Beer ... Greenberg s help, Chicago mob boss Frank Nitti , purchased the brewery. Manhattan returned to regular ... Brewing Company in canned beer production. Manhattan had business relationships with many brewing companies. Manhattan records indicate they owned stock in the Prima Bismarck brewing company ... Bismark brewing company. The Manhattan brewery was demolished in 1976. Organized Crime Individuals ... brewing company. Manhattan had run ins with federal authorities, mainly for deceptive marketing practices which often suggested beer produced at their brewery in Chicago was produced by different breweries ... ENDED JUNE 30 1944 mentions the following case pending in the courts Manhattan Brewing Co., Chicago. Seventh Circuit Chicago , misleading use of words Canadian and Wisconsin in brand or trade names ... crime, interest in the Manhattan Brewing Company is due the variety of brands and related ... company records indicate many cases were shipped , only one example was ever found ref http www.manhattanbrewing.com breweriana.html Manhattan Brewing Company Breweriana Bot generated title ref Canadian Ace Brewing Company Manhattan changed their name to Canadian Ace effective January 2, 1947 ... more details
unreferenced date November 2010 Infobox Companycompany name Chicago Recording Company br CRC Music & Post company logo File Chicagorecordingcompanylogo.png thumb foundation 1975 location Chicago, Illinois, United States homepage http www.chicagorecording.com www.chicagorecording.com Chicago Recording Company , or CRC , is a recording studio in Chicago, Illinois , founded in 1975. Boasting twelve studios and a DVD authoring suite, CRC is the largest recording company in the midwest. Advertising agencies such as Draft FCB , Leo Burnett , Young & Rubicam , and DDB frequently produce in the company s nine post production studios. Dozens of notable artists have recorded at the company s music studios. Notably, The Smashing Pumpkins have used the studio numerous times since the mid 1990s. The video for their single Untitled The Smashing Pumpkins song Untitled features the band recording in Chicago Recording Company. Others to record at CRC include the R&B superstar Michael Jackson , Carole King , Coldplay , Sting musician Sting , Timbaland , Rihanna , Justin Timberlake , Queen Latifah , Death Cab for Cutie , Smokey Robinson , Celine Dion , The Cure , Kanye West , Stone Temple Pilots , Duran Duran , Fugazi , Nine Inch Nails , Red Hot Chili Peppers , R. Kelly , Linkin Park , Garbage band Garbage , Britney Spears , Aaliyah , Pharrell Williams , Snoop Dogg , Ice Cube and Wilco . The Chicago Cubs anthem, Go, Cubs, Go was recorded at CRC in 1984. External links http www.chicagorecording.com Official Website of the Chicago Recording Company Category Recording studios in the United States Category Companies based in Chicago, Illinois Chicago stub recording studio stub ... more details
speed3.jpg thumb Example of Chicago Bicycle Company Cruiser Sortino hired a Burlington Vermont ... 1624.html Chicago Bicycle Company article at INC.com Category Cycle manufacturers Category History ...Orphan date February 2009 Image chibico7 speed1.jpg thumb Chicago Bicycle headbadge . The Chicago Bicycle Company was an United States American bicycle company which operated from 1994 to 1997. History Founded and owned by Vermont Teddy Bear Company owner John Sortino, the company had its headquarters in Burlington, Vermont with production taking place in Chicago, Illinois. Based on tradition, the bicycle .... Erie in Chicago, Illinois. The Design of the bicycles was carried out cooperatively between the Team in Vermont and the Team in Chicago. Industrial Designers Mr. Patrick Ege, and Mr. Joe Ryan both based in Chicago at the time worked to develop the frame geometries in CAD, welding jig setups, and completed ... fabrication at the facility in Chicago including milling operations, welding, and powder coating. Master ... selected by customers. Approximately 100 or more were made before the company went out of business ..., and were hand fitted to every frame. The factory in Chicago had a second floor loft style sales room ... the company went out of business. The additional Purple bicycle is a three speed in its original Commuter Cruiser guise with White Wall tires and sprung seat. Image chibico7 speed.jpg thumb Chicago Bicycle 7 speed The Chicago bicycle was unfortunately ahead of its time,as many people were unwilling to spend more than 200 for what was perceived as a beach cruiser. The Chicago bicycle was much more ... on a trouble free bicycle. Sortino left Chicago Bicycle in January 1998, and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Marmon took over as chairman and CEO at the request of the investors. At that point, the company ... number of bikes the company produced, made profitability virtually impossible. CBC was renamed the US Bicycle Corp and Marmon says he s working with investors to turn the company into a roll up ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Galena and ChicagoUnion Railroad logo filename logo size system map 1850 Galena & Chicago Union.jpg map caption Original plan from Chicago to Galena map size 260px marks ... successor line Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyChicago and North Western gauge length hq city website Image 1862 Galena & Chicago Union.jpg thumb 260px 1862 map The Galena and ChicagoUnion Railroad G&CU was a railroad running west from Chicago to Clinton, Iowa and Freeport, Illinois ... to Chicago. History The first railroad constructed out of Chicago, the Galena and ChicagoUnion, was chartered January 16, 1836, to connect Chicago with the lead mines at Galena. Pioneer locomotive The Pioneer , the first locomotive on the road, arrived at Chicago on October 10, 1848, nearly thirteen years after the charter was granted. In 1850, the Galena and ChicagoUnion Railroad was completed as far as Elgin, Illinois Elgin . The railroad and the canal were vital in the development of Chicago ... Library DEFAULTSORT Galena ChicagoUnion Railroad Category Predecessors of the Chicago and North Western ... Railway companies disestablished in 1864 fr Galena & ChicagoUnion Railroad ... other railroads were built and Chicago became the largest railroad center in the world. In 1862 ... to reach Council Bluffs, Iowa and the First Transcontinental Railroad . The G&CU consolidated with the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1864, which merged with the Union Pacific Railroad over a century later in 1996. Today, the G&CU s main line between Chicago and West Chicago is a busy commuter service, jointly operated by Union Pacific and Metra as the Union Pacific West Line . Construction ... train out of Chicago departed on October 25, 1848, pulled by a used Baldwin Locomotive Works Baldwin .... ref ref Chicago Historical Society, http www.chicagohistory.org historylab artifact hl artifact ... References cite book author Cronon, William year 1992 reprint title Nature s metropolis Chicago and the great ... more details
Inappropriate tone date November 2008 Infobox company name Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. logo Image smallcbilogo.png 250px type Public company Public nyse CBI foundation 1889 founder Horace E. Horton br George Wheelock br William Wheelock location Registered Office The Hague , Netherlands br Headquarters The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands , Texas TX , United States USA area served World wide key people Michael L. Underwood br small Chairman of the Audit Committee small br L. Richard Flury br small Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee small br Philip K. Asherman br small President ... divisions subsid homepage http www.cbi.com CBI.com footnotes intl Chicago Bridge & Iron CompanyChicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. , nyse CBI , known commonly as CB&I, is a large multinational corporation ... 157e a7ab822ec6a1 Chicago Bridge Iron U S Headquarters PLNWeb.htm?sort Alpha ref The current Corporate Officers are ref http www.answers.com topic chicago bridge iron company n v Chicago Bridge & Iron ... box Houston Chicago Companies http www.cbi.com Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Category Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States Category History of Chicago, Illinois Category ... industry Conglomerate company Conglomerate products production services revenue profit United States ... company. CB&I specializes in projects for oil and gas companies. CB&I operates from more than 80 locations .... Corporate Headquarters and Leadership The company s registered office is located in The Hague , Netherlands . The company s worldwide administrative office is located near Houston , Texas , in the The Woodlands ... Legal Officer Richard E. Chandler History CB&I was founded in 1889 in Chicago , Illinois , USA, as Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, when Horace E. Horton, a bridge designer, agreed to merge business with George and William Wheelock of the Kansas City Bridge and Iron Company. While initially involved ... waterways and shipyards for the production of smaller ships. Over the course of the company s history ... more details
Image Chicago Teachers Union.jpg thumb right 200px Logo of the Chicago Teachers Union. The Chicago Teachers Union is a Trade union labor union representing teachers in the Chicago Public Schools Chicago public school system . It is an affiliate of the AFL CIO and the American Federation of Teachers and has over 32,000 members. The current officers of the Chicago Teachers Union are http www.suntimes.com news education 2387618,CST NWS ctu13.article President Karen Lewis , Vice President Jesse Sharkey, Recording Secretary Michael Brunson, and Financial Secretary Kristine Mayle. The Chicago Teachers Union has more than 30,000 teacher, paraprofessional and retiree members. The Union is Local 1 of the American Federation of Teachers , an Illinois Federation of Teachers affiliate and affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Labor and the AFL CIO . References External links http www.ctunet.com Official site http twitter.com ctulocal1 Twitter Feed http www.facebook.com home.php? pages Chicago Teachers Union 137764189586887 Facebook Page Footnotes Category American Federation of Teachers Category Chicago Public Schools Category Education trade unions Category Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois US trade union stub Chicago stub ... more details
Image Ulc logo fvui.jpg thumb right 200px Logo of the Union League Club of Chicago. The Union League Club of Chicago is a prominent social club located in downtown Chicago . History The Club can trace ... of Ohio, the Union League of Chicago was established. The Club s first president was James B. Bradwell ... the first council of the Union League of America. Individual clubs had already formed in Tennessee, Maryland and other border states . Soon, the Union League movement was focusing on providing ... War Civil War , the Union League of America movement grew to two million members. As the War gradually turned in favor of the North, the Union Leagues shifted to political endorsements, favoring radical Republican s who advocated full equality and Suffrage voting rights for African American s. The Union ... the 1871 Great Chicago Fire Chicago Fire of 1871, a six year national depression ignited discontent ... candidates. The Republican National Convention of 1880 was in Chicago and Wentworth formed the Union League Club to support Ulysses S. Grant , who sought a third term nomination for president ... . His wife, Myra Bradwell , founded the Chicago Legal News and after numerous defeats became the first ... cultural organizations, including Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago , Orchestra Hall, the Auditorium Theater and the Field Museum. The Club also was instrumental in having Chicago ... Chicago. The Club has also stimulated nonpartisan political initiatives, such as election reform the formation of the Chicago Crime Commission the adoption of a new state constitution the establishment of the Armed Forces Council of Chicago and protection of the City of Chicago s municipal personnel code. External links http www.ulcc.org Union league website . References Nowlan, James D. 2004 Glory, Darkenss, Light A History of the Union League Club . Northwestern University Press. Category Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Chicago Women s Liberation Union Non profit logo Non profit type founded date 1969 founder location Chicago, Illinois , United States key people focus Women s liberation Non profit slogan homepage The Chicago Women s Liberation Union known colloquially as the CWLU was a women s liberation organization based in Chicago, Illinois , United States. The organization served as an umbrella organization for numerous groups who worked within communities nationwide to bring awareness, programming and opportunities to women. Founded in 1969, the CWLU would be credited as the first organization to publish the term socialist feminism . Notable members of the organization included psychologist Naomi Weisstein . ref name FindingAid1 cite web author1 Kimberly Jacobsen year 1994 title Chicago Women s Liberation Union records, 1954, 1967 1978 work Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center publisher Chicago History Museum url http chsmedia.org media fa fa M C CWLU.htm accessdate 25 November 2011 ref In 1972 they released a pamphlet Socialist Feminism A Strategy for the Women s Movement. Nationally circulated, the publication ... author2 Sue Davenport year 1999 title The Chicago Women s Liberation Union An Introduction work .... ref name FindingAid1 Organizational layout The Chicago Women s Liberation Union was founded ... The Chicago Women s Liberation Movement An Introduction http bmrcsurvey.uchicago.edu collections 2782 The Chicago Women s Liberation Union archival materials in at the Chicago History Museum ... of Our Bodies, Our Selves . CWLU worked with schools in Chicago to develop women s studies ..., culture and the arts. They formed the Chicago Women s Liberation Rock Band who recorded in 1972 ... focused on women s sports , organizing softball and volleyball teams and examined sexism in the Chicago ... Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois Category Organizations established in 1969 US org stub ... more details
Englewood Station or Englewood UnionStation in Chicago, Illinois south side Englewood, Chicago Englewood neighborhood was a crucial junction and passenger depot for three railroad s the Chicago, Rock ... in Chicago, stop to embark passengers at Englewood, and leave the station simultaneously, each ... carry freight and intercity Amtrak passengers to UnionStation. The station has for the most part disappeared ... Street Chicago State Street . References Reflist cite book title Passenger Trains of Yesteryear Chicago Eastbound last Welsh first Joseph year 2002 publisher Kalmbach Publishing Company isbn 0 ... it was for the eastbound streamliners of the latter two that the station was truly famous. Englewood Station also served passenger trains of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Nickel Plate , which operated over the New York Central via trackage rights . History Englewood Station stood at the intersection ... from Englewood to the north into LaSalle Street Station . At Englewood, they split the Rock Island headed ..., Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway crossed the Rock Island at this junction. To the north, its trackage headed into UnionStationChicagoUnionStation . The PRR then closely paralleled the NYC for several miles into Indiana. The Erie Railroad , Monon Railroad , Wabash Railroad , Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad , and Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad had a stop at 63rd Street Erie Railroad station 63rd Street and Wallace Street west of this station. Nicknamed Little Englewood the platforms and canopies still exist, although the station building is long gone. ref http www.monon.monon.org chicago2 0924Englewood sign.jpg Little Englewood sign ref The station itself stood near the corner ... on the Metra Rock Island District no longer stop at the station, which was closed in the late ... Former services s rail title NYC s line system NYC line main previous Chicago next South Chicago rows1 2 s line system NYC line Danville Branch previous Chicago next South Chicago hide1 yes s rail next ... more details
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