Dorchester was a station on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago "L". The station opened on April 23, 1893[1] and closed on January 13, 1973,[2] as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings. Dorchester was scheduled to be the new terminal of the Jackson Park Branch, but the CTA decided to make 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]
Dorchester 1400E 6300S | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1400 East 63rd Street Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.78055°N 87.59305°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jackson Park Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | IC Electric: 63rd Street station | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 23, 1893 | ||||||||||
| Closed | January 13, 1973 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1994 (work suspended, never completed) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Madison Avenue | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
