Isabella station (original) (raw)
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Former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Evanston Line
| Isabella 2800N1200W | |
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 Isabella in 1968 |
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| General information | |
| Location | 1215 Isabella StreetEvanston, Illinois 60201 |
| Coordinates | 42°04′08″N 87°41′19″W / 42.0690°N 87.6885°W / 42.0690; -87.6885 |
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Line | Evanston Branch |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 tracks |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| History | |
| Opened | April 1, 1912; 113 years ago (1912-04-01) |
| Closed | July 16, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-07-16) |
| Former services | |
Preceding station [ ](/wiki/Chicago%5F%22L%22 "Chicago "L"") [Chicago "L"](/wiki/Chicago%5F%22L%22 "Chicago "L"") Following station LindenTerminus Evanston Line Centraltoward Howard |
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Track layout Legend      Purple Linenorth to Linden       Isabella St.  Purple Linesouth to Howard or Loop   |
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Location |
Isabella was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Evanston Line, now known as the Purple Line. The station was located at 1215 Isabella Street in Evanston, Illinois.[1] Isabella opened on April 1, 1912, and closed on July 16, 1973, due to CTA service cuts.[2] Isabella was situated north of Central and south of Linden.
Due to poor continuity editing, Bob Newhart disembarks from the ['L'](/wiki/Chicago%5F%22L%22 "Chicago "L"") at Isabella during the open montage of The Bob Newhart Show.[3]
- ^ Hussy-Arntson, Kathy; Leary, Patrick (2012). Wilmette. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Isabella". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ Rice, Linze (September 7, 2016). "Bob Newhart's Bizarre Commute Home To Edgewater Took Him Way Out Of His Way". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.