Dorchester station opens as Madison Avenue (1893)

CTL-E-3659 · Event · opening · 1893

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Dorchester station opens April 23, 1893, as 'Madison Avenue' on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago 'L'.

Notes

RELP82 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean.

Relationships

Dorchester station (CTA Green Line) — held at
Dorchester station opened April 23, 1893, as 'Madison Avenue.'

Sources

Wikipedia - Dorchester station

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