Dorchester station

Coordinates: 41°46′50″N 87°35′35″W / 41.78055°N 87.59305°W / 41.78055; -87.59305
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Dorchester
 
1400E
6300S
Former
Jackson Park Branch
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedApril 23, 1893
ClosedJanuary 13, 1973
Rebuilt1994 (work suspended, never completed)
Previous namesMadison Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
University
toward 58th
Jackson Park branch
Jackson Park
Terminus
Location
Map

Dorchester was a

Cottage Grove the new terminal, because the Reverend Arthur Brazier and some other Woodlawn residents thought the 'L' structure over East 63rd Street would further blight Woodlawn and prevent redevelopment.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Run Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
  2. ^ "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 1973. p. 42.
  3. ^ Washburn, Gary (April 27, 1994). "Some in Woodlawn Favor Demolishing a Part of Jackson Park 'L'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2020 – via Chicago "L".org.

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