Argyle (CTA)

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.

History

The site of Argyle station was first used as depot called "Argyle Park" on the Evanston branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad route, which opened in 1886. [cite book |title=Creating Chicago's North Shore |last=Ebner |first=Michael |year=1988 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |isbn=0226182053 |pages=p. 116 ] In 1908 the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended north from Wilson, using the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, and a new station was constructed on the site of the previous depot." [http://chicago-l.org/stations/argyle.html Argyle.] " Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 8 October 2006).] The station was again rebuilt to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson when the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment between 1914 and 1922. The station was renovated in 1991 and a Chinese-style hipped-and-gabled roof was added to the platform canopy.

References

External links

* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/red/argyle.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]