FORMER CARHOUSES IN CHICAGO

CALUMET AND SOUTH CHICAGO RAILWAY

CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY

COTTAGE GROVE
38th St. and Cottage Grove Ave.
Opened in 1907
Closed June 19, 1955
Operations consolidated into 77th Street
Building demolished

69TH STREET
1601 W. 69th St. (at Ashland Ave.)
Opened in 1908
First used for buses in 1953
Last used for streetcars 1954
Closed June 18, 1995
Replaced by 74th Street Garage
Building demolished in 1998

77TH STREET
210 W. 79th St. (at Vincennes Ave.)
Opened in 1907
First used for buses in 1930
Last used for streetcars 1958
Modernized 1975 by CTA, in use

SOUTH SHOPS
Opened in 1902
Located in same complex as 77th Street Garage
Still in use by CTA as main bus maintenance facility

CHICAGO RAILWAYS

BLUE ISLAND
2201 W. 24th St. (at Blue Island Ave./Leavitt Ave.)
Opened in 1908
First used for buses in 1948
Last used for streetcars 1951
Closed January 16, 1955
Operations consolidated into Lawndale
Buildings mostly demolished

DEVON
6454 N. Clark St. (at Devon Ave.)
Opened in 1901
Also administered buses based at Ardmore Garage
Closed September 7, 1957
Operations consolidated into North Park Garage
Building demolished, police station presently occupies location

DIVISION
Western Ave. and Division St.
Opened before 1908
Closed May 4, 1947
Building demolished, Clemente High School presently occupies location

ELSTON
Elston Ave. and Addison St.
Opened in 1894
Used for trolleybuses 1930-1951
Closed January 21, 1951
Building demolished

KEDZIE
358 S. Kedzie Ave. (at Van Buren St.)
Opened in 1910
First used for buses in 1953
Last used for streetcars 1954
Closed September 2, 1979, new replacement bus garage opened June 29, 1984

LAWNDALE
3925 W. Cermak Ave. (at Pulaski Ave./Ogden Ave.)
Opened in 1910
First used for buses in 1941
Last used for streetcars 1952
Originally closed December 16, 1973
Reopened September 2, 1979 to June 29, 1984 when Kedzie Garage was replaced
Reopened September 7, 1986 to July 3, 1994 when North Ave. Garage was replaced
Closed July 3, 1994
Building demolished in 1999

LIMITS
2684 N. Clark St. (at Schubert Ave.)
Opened in 1909
First used for buses in 1938
Last used for streetcars 1954
Closed July 3, 1994
Operations mostly consolidated into Kedzie Garage
Building demolished in 1998

LINCOLN
Lincoln Ave. and Wrightwood Ave.
Opened in 1910
Closed March 11, 1951
Building demolished, baseball field presently occupies location

NOBLE
Cortland Ave. and Hermitage Ave.
Opened before 1908
Closed August 31, 1947
Building demolished

NORTH AVENUE
4801 W. North Ave. (at Cicero Ave.)
Opened in 1910
First used for buses in 1927
Last used for streetcars 1951
Closed September 7, 1986
Building demolished in late 1980's/early 1990's, new shopping center occupies location
Replaced by Chicago Ave. Garage

WEST SHOPS
3901 W. West End Ave. (at Springfield Ave.)
Opened before 1907
Still in use by CTA for miscellaneous fabrication/construction

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