Larrabee (CTA station)

Larrabee
CTA rapid transit
Location 1540 N. Larrabee Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°54′37″N 87°38′36″W / 41.9104°N 87.6434°W / 41.9104; -87.6434Coordinates: 41°54′37″N 87°38′36″W / 41.9104°N 87.6434°W / 41.9104; -87.6434
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) North Side Main Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4 tracks (2 express)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened June 6, 1900
Closed August 1, 1949

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

  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.


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