Pennsy 14th and 16th Street Yards

(Satellite, has been rebuilt at least twice after this area was an engine servicing area)

This 1891 map shows that Pennsy (Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago was controlled by Pennsy and later owned by it) had a roundhouse just south of 14th Street before the South Branch was straightened. So I assume that was their 14th Street Yard.

DeBruler, 1891

I learned of this yard from the comment on this post:

Dave Durham posted, cropped, Facebook resolution
#5, Pennsy, 14th St., Chicago, approx 1900-1905.

Note that in the 1891 map above, it shows Stewart Avenue and 14th Street plus some other streets go all the way to the river. This 1891 topo map confirms that there was development east of Canal Street south of Harrison Street. And of course the South Branch had not yet been straightened.

1901 Chicago Quadrangle @ 1:62,500

By 1915 the configuration I'm used to studying had been established. That is Stewart Avenue north of 16th Street was gone. That is, all of the land between Canal Street and the river was used by the railroads --- CB&Q and Pennsy. As part of this rebuilding, Pennsy moved their roundhouse further East and South and evidently changed the name to 16th Street Yard.

pdf copy from 1915 Smoke Abatement Report

While confirming that the railroads removed all development east of Canal Street, I found two more roundhouses. The one on the left was CB&Q, and it appears the one on the right was B&OCT.

pdf copy from 1915 Smoke Abatement Report

By 1915, CB&Q and B&OCT had already built new facilities further West.

pdf copy from 1915 Smoke Abatement Report

Pennsy evidently acquired the former B&OCT property to expand their coach yards and CB&Q converted its old steam servicing facilities to diesel servicing facilities.

1929 Englewood Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

When the river was straightened, Pennsy was forced to move its roundhouse operations down to its 55th Street Yard.