CTA Elevated Train Station
The CTA station at LaSalle and Van Buren opened in 1897. It’s one of my favorite stations in the Loop: aging, claustrophobic and charming. I believe the station houses are largely unaltered. The wood work and pressed tin ceilings and walls make it an interesting example of early CTA architecture. It would be sweet to see the city restore LaSalle / Van Buren in the style of the Quincy station.
What is that creepy boarded-up window…..who or what is in there…….
I do not know! If the window wasn’t boarded up, and painted over, there would be a lovely view of the street below.
The station house is a neat look back in time!
OK, someone is in there… they come out at night…it is a portal to the underground city…
You are cracking me up! I’m going with the ghost of Martin Van Buren!