Argyle (CTA)

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	Argyle
Coordinates: 5000 N, 1200 W Lines: Red Platforms: 1 island platform Opened: 1908 (rebuilt 1921) 2005 passenger entrances: 818,838 2%

Argyle is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is an elevated station with a single island platform located at 1118 West Argyle Street (directional coordinates 5000 north, 1200 west) in the New Chinatown neighborhood within Chicago's Uptown community area.

[edit] History

A depot on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Evanston route was constructed at Argyle in the late 19th century. When the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended north from Wilson in 1908, taking over from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, they opened a station at Argyle called Argyle Park^[1]. This station was rebuilt to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson when the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment in 1921. The station was renovated in 1991 and a Chinese-style hipped-and-gabled roof was added to the platform canopy.

[edit] References

1. ^ Argyle. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 8 October 2006).

[edit] External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 41.973365° -87.658561°
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  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

Next station	Chicago 'L' lines			Next station
To: Howard Berwyn		Red Line		To: 95/Dan Ryan Lawrence