63rd Street streetcar (CTA/Chicago Surface Lines Route 63)

CTL-E-0923 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Horse-car service on 63rd began 1888 (Cottage Grove to Dorchester) and 1889 (Halsted to Ashland); electrified in stages 1893-1899; abandoned May 24, 1953.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PLACE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PLACE-001:PLACE-004; source research type(s): transit line. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

chicagorailfan.com; Wikipedia 'Chicago Surface Lines'

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