Larrabee, also known as Larrabee & Ogden, was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station was located at 1540 N. Larrabee Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Larrabee was situated east of Halsted, which closed at the same time as Larrabee, and north of Sedgwick.
LARRABEE 1600N 600W | |||||||||||
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1540 N. Larrabee Street Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°54′37″N 87°38′36″W / 41.9104°N 87.6434°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Side Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 tracks (2 express) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 6, 1900 | ||||||||||
| Closed | August 1, 1949 | ||||||||||
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Larrabee opened on June 6, 1900,[1] and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Larrabee". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.