Department of Planning and Development
city of chicago
October 3, 2017
The Honorable Anna Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602
RE: Recommendation for the designation of the Quincy Elevated Station as a Chicago Landmark, 220 S. Wells Street
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the October 11, 2017, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Quincy Elevated Station be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Esser Gorski, AIA Deputy Commissioner
Planning, Design and Historic Preservation Division Department of Planning and Development
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Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward (via email without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
Quincy Elevated Station 220 S. Wells Street
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-630 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the Quincy Elevated Station (the "Station"), located at 220 S. Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois, satisfies three (3) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (4) and (5) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Quincy Elevated Station was built in 1897 and is one of the Loop 'L's original stations and it remains the best example of the Loop's original station designs; and
WHEREAS, with the exception of a hiatus for a restoration in the 1980s, the Quincy Elevated Station has served Chicago commuters and visitors for well over a century; and
WHEREAS, the Quincy Elevated Station, and its related Loop Ele...
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