Clark station (CTA)

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For the CTA station on the Loop, see Clark/Lake station. For the CTA station in the State Street Subway, see Clark/Division station.
Clark
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Remains of Clark station, December 2018.JPG
Remains of Clark station in December 2018
LocationClark Street and Roscoe Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°56′37″N 87°39′12″W / 41.9436°N 87.6534°W / 41.9436; -87.6534Coordinates: 41°56′37″N 87°39′12″W / 41.9436°N 87.6534°W / 41.9436; -87.6534
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Howard Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 6, 1900
ClosedAugust 1, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Addison
toward Howard
 North Side main line Belmont
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or

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 23 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[2][3]

References[]

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

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