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Larrabee station

Coordinates: 41°54′37″N 87°38′36″W / 41.9104°N 87.6434°W / 41.9104; -87.6434
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LARRABEE
 
1600N
600W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1540 N. Larrabee Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°54′37″N 87°38′36″W / 41.9104°N 87.6434°W / 41.9104; -87.6434
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 tracks (2 express)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 6, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-06-06)
ClosedAugust 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-01)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Halsted
toward Howard
North Side main line Sedgwick
Location
Map

Larrabee, also known as Larrabee & Ogden, 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 1540 N. Larrabee Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Larrabee was situated east of Halsted, which closed at the same time as Larrabee, and north of Sedgwick.

Larrabee opened on June 6, 1900,[1] and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
  2. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Larrabee". 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.