Landmarks Illinois Hosts Cocktail Reception at Chicago Union Station to Honor Amtrak for Historical Restoration Projects
Landmarks Illinois Hosts Cocktail Reception at Chicago Union
Station to Honor Amtrak for Historical Restoration Projects
Landmarks Illinois, a statewide nonprofit advocating for the protection
of historic and architecturally significant properties throughout the state, will
present Amtrak with its 2016 Real Estate and Building Industries Council (RBIC) Award at a cocktail networking reception Wednesday, November
30, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. in the newly restored Burlington Room at Chicago Union Station, 500 W. Jackson Blvd.
The annual RBIC event honors a recently redeveloped building or place
and the project team responsible for the transformation. This year’s event
celebrates the grand opening of the Burlington Room, a 3,900-squarefoot
event space for up to 295 guests, located just off Union Station’s Great
Hall. Named after one of the founding Chicago Union railroads, the Burlington
Room formerly served as the Women’s Lounge, but has been closed to the
general public for decades, used primarily as storage and oce space.
Amtrak’s restoration work in the Burlington Room included repairing
water damage and deteriorating plasterwork as well as restoring
the column capitals and four mural paintings. Historic bronze light fixtures have also been brought back into the space, returning some of its original
glamour.
Goettsch Partners served as the lead architect for the Burlington
Room restoration project. Amtrak’s additional restoration work throughout Union Station included repairing the walls, roof and skylights in the Great Hall and transforming the former Union Gallery into the Legacy Club where, for a monthly fee, passengers can relax and connect to Wi-Fi. The RBIC event will feature tours of the Burlington Room, the Legacy Club and the redesigned
16,000-square-foot, two-story Metropolitan Lounge.
Tickets for the RBIC event are available at $100 (private sector) and $50 (nonprofits/public sector). Reservations are required, and space is limited.
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