Dorchester station

Dorchester
 
1400E
6300S
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1400 East 63rd Street
Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′50″N 87°35′35″W / 41.78055°N 87.59305°W / 41.78055; -87.59305
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Jackson Park Branch
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsIC Electric: 63rd Street station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedApril 23, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-04-23)
ClosedJanuary 13, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-01-13)
Rebuilt1994 (work suspended, never completed)
Previous namesMadison Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
University
toward 58th
Jackson Park branch Jackson Park
Terminus
Location
Map

Dorchester was a station on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago "L". The station opened on April 23, 1893[1] and closed on January 13, 1973,[2] as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings. Dorchester was scheduled to be the new terminal of the Jackson Park Branch, but the CTA decided to make Cottage Grove the new terminal, because the Reverend Arthur Brazier and some other Woodlawn residents thought the 'L' structure over East 63rd Street would further blight Woodlawn and prevent redevelopment.[3]

  1. ^ "Run Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
  2. ^ "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 1973. p. 42.
  3. ^ Washburn, Gary (April 27, 1994). "Some in Woodlawn Favor Demolishing a Part of Jackson Park 'L'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2020 – via Chicago "L".org.