35th–Bronzeville–IIT (formerly Tech–35th) is an
'L' station on the
CTA's
Green Line, located in the
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
community area. It is situated at 16 E 35th Street, just east of
State Street.
History
The station opened on June 6, 1892, along with the rest of the initial segment of the South Side Elevated Railroad.
It is the oldest continuously operating station on the Chicago, being the only remaining station from the original opening. In October 1962, the station, then known as "Tech-35th", caught fire. The northbound platform was destroyed, and service between the adjacent and stations was suspended for four days. The station operated using temporary platforms until its renovation in 1965.
Currently, the station serves the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville as well as the
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...
campus, which is located immediately across State Street from the station. The station also serves
Guaranteed Rate Field
Guaranteed Rate Field is a baseball stadium located on the South Side, Chicago, South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It serves as the home stadium of the Chicago White Sox, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, and i ...
, though the
Red Line station of is closer. In April 2011, a new
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...
station opened between the two CTA stations, providing a convenient transfer point for those traveling to and from the suburbs.
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
worked here as a guard and gate man as a teenager in 1918.
Layout
The station features a farecard-only entrance at 3400S, on what would normally be 34th Street.
North of this station, the Green Line tracks pass directly over the
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
The McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) is a building on the main campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. The McCormick Tribune Campus Center opened September 30, 2003. A ...
. In order to reduce the impact of noise from passing trains on the facility, the tracks are enclosed in a tube made from concrete and stainless steel.
Gallery
File:IIT CTA Tunnel 2.JPG, Tunnel just before the station at 33rd Street, over the MTCC of IIT's Main Campus, September 2007.
Bus connections
CTA
*29 State
*31 31st (Weekdays only)
*35 31st/35th
References
External links
35th–Bronzeville–IIT Station Page35th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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CTA Green Line stations
Douglas, Chicago
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892
Railway stations in Illinois at university and college campuses