Grace (CTA station)

Grace
CTA rapid transit
Location Grace Street and Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°57′04″N 87°39′13″W / 41.9511°N 87.6537°W / 41.9511; -87.6537Coordinates: 41°57′04″N 87°39′13″W / 41.9511°N 87.6537°W / 41.9511; -87.6537
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Howard Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened June 7, 1900
Closed August 1, 1949

Grace was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, which is now part of the Red Line. The station was located at Grace Street and Sheffield Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Grace was situated north of Addison and south of Sheridan. Grace opened on June 7, 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. "Grace". 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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