Any gift shops in Chicago Union Station

[MIrailfan]

If so what do they have?

 

[flitcraft]

Nope. Though don't ask the folks at the desk of the Metropolitan Lounge--they sent my husband on a wild goose chase and only afterwards admitted that they didn't actually know, they were just guessing.

 

[Rasputin]

It seems to me that the CVS (or maybe it is Wallgreens) across the street from Union Station (across Adams Street I think) may have some gifts. Another choice might be the Ogilvie Transportation Center just a few blocks away. They had a nice bookstore and maybe have gifts as well. Of course this was pre-pandemic so I can't speak for the current situation. If you have a long layover in Chicago and are up for a hike or an Uber, the Art Institute should have plenty of gifts.

 

[MIrailfan]

I was gonna go to UA Brand House but i looked and it's 2 miles away way to far to walk and I'm not gonna pay $13 r/t for a taxi.

 

[John Bredin]

I was gonna go to UA Brand House but i looked and it's 2 miles away way to far to walk and I'm not gonna pay $13 r/t for a taxi.

If by UA you mean Under Armour on north Michigan Avenue, you could take the 151 bus to/from from Union Station. Not as fast as a taxi but significantly cheaper ($2.50 if you went there and back within 2 hours, $4.50 round-trip if not). There's a CTA fare machine in Union Station by the Metra ticket office.

 

[egurbi]

Depends what you mean by "gifts'? I've purchased many nice housewarming items at the Nuts on Clark store near the food court.

 

[Dakota 400]

An Amtrak gift shop selling Amtrak branded items seems like a good idea to me. The store could also sell other items as well just like the shops in airports that sell books/newspapers, candy, etc.

 

[Brian Battuello]

There's a Walgreens just across the Jackson Blvd bridge that I seem to recall has a lot of Chicago stuff. Easy and pretty walk from the station.

 

[NES28]

The Hudson Newstand on the mezzanine/food court level is like a small Hudson News airport shop. The CVS at Canal/Adams is even closer than Walgreens.

 

[Bob Dylan]

An Amtrak gift shop selling Amtrak branded items seems like a good idea to me. The store could also sell other items as well just like the shops in airports that sell books/newspapers, candy, etc.

There was such a Shop in Union Station till the Remodel began, but perhaps Amtrak feels that it didn't provide enough Revenue and the Space could better be used for other.purpoes.

I don't look for it to return.

 

[Brian Battuello]

The CVS at Canal/Adams is even closer than Walgreens.

But no walk across the river

 

[MIrailfan]

i found 2 gift shops. Got a baseball keychain.

 

[NES28]

There was such a Shop in Union Station till the Remodel began, but perhaps Amtrak feels that it didn't provide enough Revenue and the Space could better be used for other.purpoes.

I don't look for it to return.

That shop was only staffed when it was first opened.