Franklin/Van Buren station
FRANKLIN & VAN BUREN 300W 400S | ||||||||||||
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 Franklin/Van Buren station c. 1937, viewed from the outer LaSalle/Van Buren station platform. | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Franklin Street and Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′37″N 87°38′07″W / 41.87682°N 87.63518°W | |||||||||||
| Owner | Chicago Transit Authority | |||||||||||
| Line | Metropolitan Main Line | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | |||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | October 11, 1897 | |||||||||||
| Closed | October 11, 1955 | |||||||||||
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Franklin/Van Buren was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Metropolitan Main Line. The station was located at Franklin Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Franklin/Van Buren opened on October 11, 1897, and closed 58 years later on October 11, 1955.[1]
History and architecture
The station featured a Colonial Revival design executed in pressed sheet metal and tin, creating decorative flourishes such as fluted pilasters and Tuscan posts. The rectangular building was topped with a gable roof featuring small dormers.[2] The station closed on October 11, 1955, to facilitate the construction of the Congress Expressway (now the Eisenhower Expressway), with Garfield Park trains rerouted through the former Wells Street Terminal.[3]
References
- ↑ Garfield, Graham. "Franklin/Van Buren". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ↑ Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738551012.
- ↑ "Last Trains Run on Old 'L' Tracks". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1955.
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