Line(s) Jackson Park Branch Closed January 13, 1973 Opened 23 April 1893 Rebuilt 1994 Tracks 2 | Structure type Elevated Previous names Madison Avenue Owner Chicago Transit Authority Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 1400 E. 63rd Street
Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois Owned by Chicago Transit Authority Similar Cottage Grove station, Jackson Park, Marshall Field and Company, Café Brauer, Buckingham Fountain | ||
Dorchester was a station on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago "L". The station opened on April 23, 1893 and closed on January 13, 1973, as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings. Dorchester was scheduled to be the new terminal of the Jackson Park Branch, but the CTA decided to make Cottage Grove the new terminal, because the Reverend Arthur Brazier and other Woodlawn residents said the 'L' structure over East 63rd street would further blight Woodlawn and prevent redevelopment.
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