Racine CTA station (Green Line, closed)

CTL-E-1011 · Institution · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Opened February 25, 1907; closed January 9, 1994; did not reopen with Green Line in 1996; stationhouse and canopy survive (as of 2021-2023). Architect Earl Nielson; Classical Revival design.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PLACE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PLACE-001:PLACE-104; source research type(s): None. 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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine_station_(CTA_Green_Line)
https://www.preservationchicago.org/threatened-restoration-plan-needed-for-racine-green-line-station-in-englewood/
https://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/matterattachmentspublic/fc47ebc5-3d62-49e9-baa4-251396dacc5c.pdf

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