This terminal occupied the north side of West Madison, between Canal and Clinton, until 1984, when it was razed and replaced by the 42-story Citicorp Center (now Accenture Tower). But the station survives as the Ogilvie Transportation Center.

The terminal was new when this 1911 photo was taken. It was designed by the Chicago firm of Frost and Granger, both talented architects who designed multiple stations for their mutual father-in-law, the president of the very successful Chicago & North Western Railway.

My grandfather always said that the only person that can tell the correct time is the person with only one timepiece.

and you'll get a gaslight that's ready for its closeup. Tho by no means a novelty in this time period - the last gas street lamps in Chicago weren't extinguished until 1954 (!!) - they were nonetheless becoming unusual. But how many looked like this? With an elaborate - and seemingly unnecessary - hood. Or maybe it's something else entirely: can anyone ... uhm ... shed a little light on the matter?

[That's a carbon arc (electric) streetlight, not gas. - Dave]

I'll buy that - joke ruining as it may be - but what a weird and fussy design! The last one to be outed here on Shorpy looked quite different.

Is it 1:50 or 1:51?