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'''Halsted''' was a [[metro station|station]] on the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s North Side Main Line, which is now part of the [[Brown Line (CTA)|Brown Line]]. The station was located at 1618 N. Halsted Street in the [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]]. Halsted was situated south of {{cta|Armitage}} (and, until 1942, south of [[Willow (CRT station)|Willow)]] and north of [[Larrabee (CTA station)|Larrabee]], which closed at the same time as Halsted. It was one of only four "L" stations that were built on s-curves; {{cta|Sheridan}}, {{cta|Indiana}}, and [[Sacramento (CTA Garfield Park branch station)|Sacramento]] were the other three. Halsted opened on May 31, 1900,<ref>{{cite news |title=Room for All to Ride |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=May 30, 1900 |page=12}}</ref> and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.<ref name="halsted">{{cite web |url=http://chicago-l.org/stations/halsted-north.html |title=Halsted |accessdate=November 7, 2009 |author=Garfield, Graham |work= |publisher=Chicago-L.org |date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=July 29, 1949 |page=A9}}</ref>
'''Halsted''' was a [[metro station|station]] on the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s North Side Main Line, which is now part of the [[Brown Line (CTA)|Brown Line]]. The station was located at 1618 N. Halsted Street in the [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]]. Halsted was situated south of {{cta|Armitage}} (and, until 1942, south of [[Willow (CRT station)|Willow)]] and north of [[Larrabee (CTA station)|Larrabee]], which closed at the same time as Halsted. It was one of only four "L" stations that were built on s-curves; {{cta|Sheridan}}, {{cta|Indiana}}, and [[Sacramento (CTA Garfield Park branch station)|Sacramento]] were the other three. Halsted opened on May 31, 1900,<ref>{{cite news |title=Room for All to Ride |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=May 30, 1900 |page=12}}</ref> and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.<ref name="halsted">{{cite web |url=http://chicago-l.org/stations/halsted-north.html |title=Halsted |accessdate=November 7, 2009 |author=Garfield, Graham |work= |publisher=Chicago-L.org |date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=July 29, 1949 |page=A9}}</ref> The present day North/Clybourn subway station is located nearby.


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Revision as of 15:38, 28 June 2025

HALSTED
 
1600N
800W
The former station location seen in 2018
General information
Location1618 North Halsted Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°54′41″N 87°38′54″W / 41.9115°N 87.6483°W / 41.9115; -87.6483
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 31, 1900; 125 years ago (1900-05-31)
ClosedAugust 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-01)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Willow
Closed 1942
toward Howard
North Side main line Larrabee
Location
Map

Halsted was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station was located at 1618 N. Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Halsted was situated south of Armitage (and, until 1942, south of Willow) and north of Larrabee, which closed at the same time as Halsted. It was one of only four "L" stations that were built on s-curves; Sheridan, Indiana, and Sacramento were the other three. Halsted opened on May 31, 1900,[1] and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[2][3] The present day North/Clybourn subway station is located nearby.

References

  1. ^ "Room for All to Ride". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 30, 1900. p. 12.
  2. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Halsted". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.