FIFTH & LAKE | |||||||||||
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Fifth Avenue (Wells Street) and Lake Street Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°53′09″N 87°38′02″W / 41.88571°N 87.63393°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Lake Street Elevated Railroad | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | The Loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 22, 1895[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | December 17, 1899 | ||||||||||
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Fifth/Lake was a station on the Union Elevated Railroad's line, which is now part of the Loop section of the Chicago "L". The station was located at Fifth Avenue (now Wells Street) and Lake Street in downtown Chicago. Fifth/Lake opened on September 22, 1895, as one of three stations on the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's "Wabash extension".[1][2] This extension became the Lake Street leg of the Loop upon its completion. Always intended to be temporary as Fifth Avenue was chosen to be the western leg of the Loop,[1] the station closed on December 17, 1899, and was demolished shortly thereafter.[3]
- ^ a b c "Service on Lake Street "L" Extension". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 20, 1895. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Put in New Rails". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1895. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Fifth/Lake". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
