Isabella was a station on the

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's Evanston Line, now known as the Purple Line. The station was located at 1215 Isabella Street in

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. Isabella opened on April 1, 1912, and closed on July 16, 1973, due to CTA service cuts. Isabella was situated north of

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and south of Linden. Due to poor continuity editing,

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disembarks from the 'L' at Isabella during the open montage of ''

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''.

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1912 establishments in Illinois 1973 disestablishments in Illinois Buildings and structures in Wilmette, Illinois Defunct Chicago "L" stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912 Railway stations closed in 1973 {{Illinois-railstation-stub