Princeton station (CTA)

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Princeton
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Princeton station.png
One of the platforms in the 1910s
LocationSouth Princeton Avenue and West 61st Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°47′01″N 87°37′56″W / 41.78362°N 87.63213°W / 41.78362; -87.63213Coordinates: 41°47′01″N 87°37′56″W / 41.78362°N 87.63213°W / 41.78362; -87.63213
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Englewood branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJanuary 11, 1906
ClosedJuly 31, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Harvard
toward Loomis
Englewood branch Wentworth
toward 58th

Princeton was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Englewood branch, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at South Princeton Avenue and West 61st Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.[1] Parnell opened on January 11, 1906, and closed on July 31, 1949.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Princeton". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Close 24 Elevated Stations; Skip-Stop Will Start Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 31, 1949. p. 1.


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