Clark station (CTA) explained

Clark
Color:PreKDR
Grid:3400N 1100W
Size:1
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Coordinates:41.9436°N -87.6534°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4 tracks
Opened:June 6, 1900
Closed:August 1, 1949
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 888
Zoom:15

Clark was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, which is now part of the Red Line. The station was located at the corner of Clark and Roscoe Streets in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, at what is now the junction between the Red and Brown lines. Clark was situated north of Belmont and south of Addison. Clark 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Boys Meddle with "L" Track . Chicago Daily Tribune . June 7, 1900 . 12.
  2. Web site: Clark . August 18, 2009 . Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org .
  3. News: Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' . Chicago Daily Tribune . July 29, 1949 . A9.