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11 years ago
oldawg
No I didn't miss that one or the others. Quite a history on this line. There were a lot of industries along the line. I'm planning a trip to the city and intend to "explore" more West of Western av. I am a little disapointed in the lack of decent maps around the early to mid 50's.
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11 years ago
oldawg
I have a lot of info on the Bloomingdale Line. I grew up in that area, both in Wicker Park and Bucktown. In the 50's, there was a car storage yard just adjacent to Damen ave parallel to Willow st and ending at Hoyne. It is now covered with homes and condos. I can't recall how many tracks there were, maybe 5 or 6. There was a long spur off the North mainline running East to Winchester through Ch
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