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'''Dearborn Station''' (also called, '''Polk Street Depot''') was, beginning in the late 1800s, one of six [[inter-city rail|intercity]] [[train station]]s serving downtown [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. It remained in operation until May 1, 1971. Built in 1883, it is located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, to the south of [[Chicago Loop|the Loop]], adjacent to [[Printers Row]]. The station was owned by the [[Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad]], which itself was owned by the companies operating over its line. The station building headhouse
==Description and history==
[[File:Dearborn Station postcard ca. 1907.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Postcard of Dearborn Station (1885) as it appeared {{circa|1907}}. Originally,
The [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]] structure, designed by [[Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz]], opened in 1885 at a cost of $400 to $500 thousand (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|0.4|1885|r=1}} to ${{Inflation|US|0.5|1885|r=1}} million in {{currentyear}}). The three-story building's exterior walls and twelve-story [[clock tower]] were composed of pink granite and red pressed brick topped by a number of steeply-pitched roofs. Modifications to the structure following a fire in 1922 included eliminating the original pitched roof profile. Behind the [[head house]] were the train [[Railway platform|platforms]], shielded by a large [[train shed]].<ref name="holland">{{Holland-Classic|pages=70-71}}</ref> Inside the station were [[Train ticket|ticket]] counters, waiting rooms, and [[Fred Harvey Company]] restaurants.<ref name="foster">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPz_aiJS1mcC|title=The Harvey House Cookbook: Memories of Dining Along the Santa Fe Railroad|last1=Foster|first1=George H.|last2=Weiglin|first2=Peter C.|publisher=Longstreet Press|location=Atlanta, Georgia|page=150|isbn=1563520338|oclc=27091379|year=1992|access-date=9 Jan 2015}}</ref>
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==Services==
[[File:ATSF 16C a F3A with Train -9, The Kansas City Chief at Dearborn Station, Chicago, Illinois on February 5, 1968 (22679383062).jpg|thumb|left|300px|''The Kansas City Chief'' at Dearborn Station on February 5, 1968. The glowing face of the station clock in the clocktower is visible upper-left.]]
Some of the railroads that served the station include the following, with some of the more well-known name trains listed:
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In [[blues (music)|blues]] musician [[Henry Thomas (blues musician)|Henry Thomas]]' 1927 song "Railroadin' Some", the "Polk Street Depot" is the next to last stop on a journey that begins in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], and ends in [[Chicago]].
Dearborn Station is mentioned multiple times in the 1974 "[[Adam's Ribs]]" episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', in which [[Hawkeye Pierce]] craves the barbecued ribs from a fictional restaurant adjacent to the station, but can't recall the name. He calls the [[station master]] from [[South Korea]] to get the restaurant's name and phone number.
"Dearborn Station" is a song by the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Fortune (band)|Fortune]] that was released in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelyricarchive.com/album/465421/Fortune-%5B1985%5D|title=Fortune - Fortune [1985] lyrics|website=thelyricarchive.com|access-date=9 Jan 2015}}</ref>
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File:Dearborn Station inside.jpg|Inside the building
File:1976 Dearborn Station.jpg|The station's [[train shed]] being demolished in May 1976; the "[[head house]]" can be seen at the rear
File:Dearborn Station former tracks.jpg|A city park, Dearborn Park, and townhouses now occupy the former platform and trackage area
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