Clark (CTA station)

For the CTA station on the Loop, see Clark/Lake (CTA station). For the CTA station in the State Street Subway, see Clark/Division (CTA station).
Clark
CTA rapid transit
Location Clark Street and Roscoe Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°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 by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Howard Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened June 6, 1900
Closed August 1, 1949

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 Clark Street and Roscoe Avenue 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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