Dorchester was a
station on the
Jackson Park branch
The East 63rd branch, formerly known as the Jackson Park branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" operated as part the Green Line by the Chicago Transit Authority, serving the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
History
The first st ...
of 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 ...
. 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.
References
External links
Dorchester station pageat Chicago-L.org
The site of Dorchester seen in a home movie from the 1970s or early 1980s
Defunct Chicago "L" stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893
Railway stations closed in 1973
1893 establishments in Illinois
1973 disestablishments in Illinois
Former North Shore Line stations
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