Washington/Wells
Washington/Wells is a railway stop in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Washington/Wells is situated nearby to the office building 181 West Madison Street, as well as near Madison Plaza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willis Tower and Washington/Wells station.
Willis Tower
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Willis Tower, formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Willis Tower is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Washington/Wells.
Washington/Wells station
Metro station
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Washington/Wells is a station on the Chicago "L" system, located in downtown Chicago, Illinois on The Loop. The station opened on July 17, 1995. Washington/Wells is located a few blocks from several major attractions and business centers, such as Chicago City Hall, the Civic Opera House, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Home Insurance Building
Memorial
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The Home Insurance Building was an early skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to its demolition in 1931. Originally ten stories and 138 ft tall, it was designed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1884 and completed the next year. Home Insurance Building is situated 920 feet southeast of Washington/Wells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loop and Jewelers Row District.
Loop
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The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Washington/Wells
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8818° or 41° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-87.63387° or 87° 38′ 2″ westOperator
Chicago Transit AuthorityNetwork
CTAOpen location code
86HJV9J8+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2013902280OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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