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| David M Laz posted DID YOU KNOW THAT? Once upon a time, there was an "L" stub that ran from the Lake Street "L" and ended in front of the Opera House on Market Street (now Wacker Drive). Alan Follett: Yes; the original downtown terminal of the Lake Street ‘L’, before it was connected to the Loop. It was abandoned in 1948. Leonard Carey Williams: Samuel Insull's station he owned the Opera House he owned the trains he would park his private car at the end of the line it was good while it lasted Paul Webb shared |
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| Nicholas J Vetrovec commented on David's post It was the fist section of the L built in the Loop and was part of the Lake Street Elevated rail known as the Market Street stub 1893. It was supposed to be removed in 1897 when they opened the fist section of the Loop but wasn't removed until 1948 leaving way to extend the double decked Wacker Drive. https://www.chicago-l.org/stations/market_term.html |
We can see the junction of the stub with the line that now connects with the Loop. Also, on the right side of the photo, we can see the stub going south of Randolph Street.
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| Frank Piha posted Chicago 1925. No Merchandise Mart yet. There is a train station where the Mart will be built. The Chicago Temple Building on the SE corner of Clark and Washington was the tallest building in Chicago from 1924 to 1930. The Franklin/Orleans bridge is raised. The Clark bridge pivots. [The construction of Wacker Drive is in progress at Wolf Point, but they have yet to clear the buildings along South Water Street. However, this photo must be after Aug 31, 1925 because that is when the replacement produce terminal opened. So South Water Street is now vacant, and the buildings can be cleared for Wacker Drive.] |
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This map shows that the terminus depot was just north of Madison Street.
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| Terry Gregory commented on Frank's post |
