[PRCo] Re: Wabash Terminal

[Fred Schneider]

It had to be gone by 1955 because I was in the P&WV Gateway Center offices in April of that year.  I was also in the old P&WV terminal offices in the early 1950s, after the shed had been torn down.  Have you looked at  Stefan Lorant's book?  If you are simply looking for a confirmation that the
office building lasted after the 1946 train shed fire, I can personally confirm that.

Bob Rathke wrote:

> Does anyone know when the Wabash Terminal building was torn down?  It was located on what is now called Stanwix St., and today Four Gateway Center is on the site.
> Carnegie Library and other sources state that the 9-track trainshed and part of the 11-story building were destoryed by two fires in 1946 - the first on March 6, and the second fire on March 22.  The closing of the terminal is recognized as the beginning of the development of Gateway Center.
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> Four Gateway Center opened in 1960.  Although the trainshed was removed in the 1940's, some sources say that the Terminal building wasn't torn down until 1953 or 1955.  I always thought that the building was demolished in the late 40's.  Can anyone confirm this?
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> Bob 4/9/04