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(Redirected from 18th Street station (CTA)) Former Chicago "L" Station (1892–1949)
18TH STREET 1800S
1E
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location18th Street and Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°51′28″N 87°37′35″W / 41.85785°N 87.62650°W / 41.85785; -87.62650
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)South Side Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 6, 1892 (1892-06-06)
ClosedAugust 1, 1949 (1949-08-01)
Rebuilt1907
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Roosevelttoward Loop
(Adams/Wabash) or Congress Terminal 		South Side Elevated Cermaktoward 58th
Location

18th Street was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's South Side main line, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at 18th Street and Wabash Avenue in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago. 18th was situated south of Roosevelt/Wabash and north of Cermak. 18th opened on June 6, 1892, and closed on August 1, 1949.

History

The South Side Elevated Railroad, the first rapid transit company in Chicago, opened on June 6, 1892, with ten stations, one of which was located on 18th Street. Eight of the ten stations on the line were built with street-level station houses.

In 1907, the railroad was allowed by the city to construct a third track for express operations. In exchange, it promised to demolish the station houses north of 43rd Street, including all of the original street-level station houses, and replace them with mezzanines in order to clear the alleyway below the track.

Notes

  1. The Congress Terminal and 12th Street lines were located above the alley and were respectively served by an adjacent building and a mezzanine.

References

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "18th". Chicago-"L".org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  2. "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.
  3. ^ "Running on the "L."". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 51, no. 159. June 7, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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