Isabella station
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A former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Evanston Line
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
| Isabella in 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 1215 Isabella Street Evanston, Illinois 60201 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°04′08′′N 87°41′19′′W / 42.0690°N 87.6885°W / 42.0690; -87.6885 | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Evanston Branch | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1, 1912; 113 years ago (1912年04月01日) | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | July 16, 1973; 51 years ago (1973年07月16日) | ||||||||||||||
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Isabella was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Evanston Line, now known as the Purple Line. The station was located at 1215 Isabella Street in Evanston, Illinois.[1] Isabella opened on April 1, 1912, and closed on July 16, 1973, due to CTA service cuts.[2] Isabella was situated north of Central and south of Linden.
Due to poor continuity editing, Bob Newhart disembarks from the 'L' at Isabella during the open montage of The Bob Newhart Show .[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Hussy-Arntson, Kathy; Leary, Patrick (2012). Wilmette. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Isabella". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ Rice, Linze (September 7, 2016). "Bob Newhart's Bizarre Commute Home To Edgewater Took Him Way Out Of His Way". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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