Jackson Park branch (now East 63rd branch, CTA Green Line)

CTL-E-0924 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The Jackson Park branch's final leg was built directly over 63rd Street (unlike the 'alley L' further north). 61st St opened Jan 22, 1893; Madison Ave (Dorchester) and Lexington Ave (University) opened Apr 23, 1893; Jackson Park fair terminal opened May 12, 1893 and closed Oct 31, 1893.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PLACE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PLACE-001:PLACE-005; 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

chicagohistorytoday.wordpress.com (2015)
Wikipedia 'East 63rd branch'; Chicago Daily Tribune (primary, 1893) (primary source)
Wikipedia 'East 63rd branch'; Wikipedia 'Green Line (CTA)'
Wikipedia 'East 63rd branch'; Chicago Tribune via chicago-l.org (primary press, 1994) (primary source)

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