C036
These photos were donated to the Society by Chicago Transit Authority.
RPWRHS photo C036-001 shows a street scene with the CTA 22 Clark bus at 6400 N. Ashland Avenue, in 1962.
RPWRHS photo C036-002 shows Morse Avenue "L" Station, 1358 W. Morse Avenue, 6000 Series Cars on Southbound track, looking Northeast. Photo 1974.
RPWRHS photo C036-003 shows the Chicago Rapid Transit Company Evanston Express approaching the Howard Street Station from the South. 1940.
RPWRHS photo C036-004 shows the South side of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue, circa 1940.
RPWRHS photo C036-005 shows the crossing gates for the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company tracks at Pratt Avenue in the down position. 1915.
RPWRHS photo C036-006 shows a Chicago Motor Coach Company 51 Sheridan Road bus at Devon Avenue and Ashland Avenue, 1940.
RPWRHS photo C036-007 shows a CTA 36 Broadway Green Hornet streetcar turning south on Broadway from Devon Avenue. 1950.
RPWRHS photo C036-008 shows a southbound Chicago Motor Coach Company 51 Sheridan Road (Outer Drive Limited) double-decker Bus #202 at the northwest corner Howard Street and Paulina Street in 1950.
RPWRHS photo C036-009 shows the Chicago Motor Coach Company 51 Sheridan Road bus turnaround at the northeast corner of Devon Avenue and Sheridan Road in 1950.
RPWRHS photo C036-010 shows Mundelein College, 6363 N. Sheridan Road, (left) from the second deck of a Chicago Motor Coach Company 51 Sheridan Road double-decker bus traveling east on Sheridan Road in 1940.
RPWRHS photo C036-011 shows Mundelein College, 6363 N. Sheridan Road, (right) with a Chicago Motor Coach Company 51 Sheridan Road double-decker bus traveling east on Sheridan Road in 1950.
RPWRHS photo C036-012 shows the Chicago Rapid Transit Company Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue, as seen from the south looking north. On the tracks (above) is a pair of Chicago Rapid Transit cars (1101 & 1707). There are two automobiles (a 1940 Desoto and a 1940 Chrysler) traveling South on Sheridan Road passing under the elevated structure. 1940.
RPWRHS photo C036-013 shows Granada Theater, 6427 N. Sheridan Road, 151 Sheridan Road bus, Sheridan Road north of Devon Avenue, 1964.
RPWRHS photo C036-014 shows a southbound 22 Clark Chicago Surface Lines streetcar at Rogers Avenue as seen from south looking north. The large apartment building on the right is still standing in 2011.
RPWRHS photo C036-015 shows the Northeast corner of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue in 1914.
RPWRHS photo C036-016 shows Devon Avenue and Western Avenue looking Northeast in 1914.
RPWRHS photo C036-017 shows the North side of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue in 1914.
RPWRHS photo C036-018 shows a Chicago Surface Lines 52 Kedzie Avenue streetcar at Bryn Mawr Avenue and Kedzie Avenue looking south. 1934. This is NOT in Rogers Park or West Ridge.
RPWRHS photo C036-019 shows two buses on Howard Street, An Evanston Bus Company bus is eastbound to the Howard Street Station while a CTA 155 Devon bus is westbound crossing Clark Street. Notice the Howard Bowl, 1777 W. Howard Street, the 2,999-seat Norshore Theater, 1749 W. Howard Street, and the Howard Street Station, 1649 W. Howard Street in the far background. Bus numbers cannot be read so exact models cannot be determined.
RPWRHS photo C036-020 shows northbound Chicago Surface Lines 49 Western Streetcar 856 traveling on Western Avenue at Devon Avenue in 1931. Note the Walgreens Drug Store on the southeast corner.
RPWRHS photo C036-021 shows a CTA 155 Devon bus number 5905 stopped at the southwest corner of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue. In 1962.
RPWRHS photo C036-022 shows a streetcar safety island for the southbound Chicago Surface Lines 49 Western route at Devon Avenue. 1929.
RPWRHS photo C036-023 shows westbound CTA 155 Devon bus number 5941 stopped at the northeast corner of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue. In 1962. Note: Hobbymodels hobby shop is on this corner.
RPWRHS photo C036-024 shows eastbound CTA 155 Devon bus number 7432 approaching the southwest corner of Devon Avenue and California Avenue in the rain.
RPWRHS photo C036-025 shows southbound Chicago Surface Lines 49 Western streetcar 752 waiting for passengers at the northern end of the line at Howard Street. The land to the right (west) will later be developed as the Howard-Western Shopping Center. 1931.
RPWRHS photo C036-026 shows the northern end of the Chicago Surface Lines 49 Western line at Howard Street. The land to the right (west) will later be developed as the Howard-Western Shopping Center. 1931.
RPWRHS photo C036-027 shows the 155 Devon Avenue bus 8010 passing Hillmans going West on Devon Avenue just West of Artesian Avenue.
RPWRHS photo C036-028 shows Street scene - Clark Street looking North from Devon Avenue Joyce Bros. Moving Company, center left. 1930.
RPWRHS photo C036-029 shows two streetcars south of Howard Street on Clark Street in 1911. This is the result of the Cutting the Line in 1910. Before, Evanston streetcars could travel all the way downtown. Afterward, passengers had to transfer to a Chicago streetcar to continue their journey. Same photo as C043-29403 and C043-32305
RPWRHS photo C036-034 shows the northeast corner of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue. Clarke Candies's sign can be seen above the CTA bus near the center-right of the photo. No date given. This would be the north side of the 2300 block of Devon Avenue.
RPWRHS photo C036-036 shows two buses on Howard Street, An Evanston Bus Company bus is eastbound to the Howard Street Station while a CTA 155 Devon bus is westbound crossing Clark Street. Notice the Howard Bowl, 1777 W. Howard Street, the 2,999-seat Norshore Theater, 1749 W. Howard Street, and the Howard Street Station, 1649 W. Howard Street in the far background.
RPWRHS photo C036-0102 shows Chicago Union Traction Company "summer" car number 5991 on Clark Street. The line ran through Evanston, Rogers Park, and Chicago. Such cars had rolled up tarps which could be lowered in inclement weather to protect the passengers. The date of this photo has to be between 1899 and 1908.
RPWRHS photo C036-0103 shows the construction of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad elevation of its tracks just south of what is now the Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue. After 1908 the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended to Howard Street on the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. The elevation of the tracks began in 1914, but, due to material shortages caused by World War I, was not completed until 1921. The rear of the original St. Ignatius Church, 6559 N. Glenwood Avenue, can be seen at the left. The Granada Theater, 6427 N. Sheridan Road, was built in this site in 1926.
RPWRHS photo C036-0104 shows Southwest corner of Devon Avenue and Western Avenue - unidentified streetcar, Rusnak Bros. 1934.
RPWRHS photo C036-0106 shows the Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue in the Snow. Photo 1979.
RPWRHS photo C036-0107 shows the Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue in the Snow. Photo 1979.
RPWRHS photo C036-0108 shows a Northbound 6000 Series elevated train approaching the Loyola Avenue Station, 1200 W. Loyola Avenue, in the snow. This photo is also L009-0101. Photo 1979.
RPWRHS photo C036-0111 shows Granada Theater, 6427 N. Sheridan Road, circa 1930. Chicago Motor Coach double-decker bus in foreground.
RPWRHS photo C036-0112 shows a southbound CTA 147 Outer Drive Express bus #7507 avoiding stalled cars during the 1979 Snow at the corner of Howard Street, Rogers Avenue, and Greenview Avenue.
RPWRHS photo C036-EF1025 shows Chicago Rapid Transit elevated Car 1025 running as an Evanston Express. Location not given. Date not given.