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McJunkin Building
The McJunkin Building is located in Uptown, Chicago, at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Broadway. It was constructed in 1924. It is located adjacent to the Wilson station on the Chicago "L" The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid tr ...; prior to 1949, that station was dual-level, with a lower ground-level portion and an upper elevated portion; access to the lower portion of the station was incorporated into the McJunkin Building. References {{coord missing, Chicago Buildings and structures in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown, Chicago
Uptown is one of Chicago, Illinois’ 77 Community areas of Chicago, community areas. Uptown's boundaries are Foster Avenue on the north; Lake Michigan on the east; Montrose (Ravenswood to Clark), and Irving Park (Clark Street (Chicago), Clark Street to Lake Michigan) on the south; Ravenswood (Foster to Montrose), and Clark Street (Chicago), Clark (Montrose to Irving Park, Chicago, Irving Park) on the west. To the north is Edgewater, Chicago, Edgewater, to the west is Lincoln Square, Chicago, Lincoln Square, and to the south is Lakeview, Chicago, Lake View. History Early years The historical, cultural, and commercial center of Uptown is Broadway (Chicago), Broadway, with Uptown Square Historic District, Uptown Square at the center. In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad constructed its terminal at Wilson and Broadway (now part of the Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Red Line (Chicago Transit Authority), Red Line). Uptown became a summer resort town for downtown dwellers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway (Chicago)
Broadway is a major street in Chicago's Lake View, Uptown, and Edgewater community areas on the city's North Side, running from Diversey Parkway (2800 North) to Devon Avenue (6400 North). Originally called ''Evanston Avenue'', the name of the street was changed to ''Broadway'' on August 15, 1913, as part of 467 road name changes enacted on that date. The new name was taken from New York City's famous theater district. The street runs at a mostly southeast-to-northwest diagonal direction between Diversey Parkway and Lawrence Avenue (4800 North). Between Lawrence Avenue and Devon Avenue, Broadway runs in a north-to-south direction and becomes 1200 West in place of Racine Avenue. The north–south section of Broadway is located a half-block west of and parallel to the Chicago Transit Authority The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its surrounding suburbs, including the trains of the Chica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Station (CTA)
Wilson is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red and Purple Lines, located at 4620 North Broadway in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. History The station opened on May 31, 1900, as the northern terminus of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad. It was converted to a two level station in 1907, with a loop track to aid turning trains. Wilson became a through station in 1908 when the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended to in Evanston (using tracks belonging to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway). The extended right-of-way allowed for a retail structure partially beneath the elevated tracks, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909, known as the Stohr Arcade Building. This structure only lasted until razing in 1922. The Stohr Arcade Building included "design themes that are reminiscent of the Robie House designed three years earlier". The previous station building, known as the Gerber Building, was built in 1923, shortly after the tracks to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago "L"
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated railway, elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at long as of 2014, and List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership, the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway. In 2016, the "L" had 1,492 rail cars, eight different routes, and 145 train stations. In , the system had rides, or about per weekday in . The "L" provides 24-hour service on the Red and Blue Lines and is one of only five rapid transit systems in the United States to do so.The four other rapid transit systems in the U.S. that provide 24-hour service in at least some parts of their systems are the New York City Subway, Staten Island Railway, PATH (rail system), PATH, and PATCO S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
