The north half of the street, a width of 50 feet, was the original right-of-way and was a level road that connected Wabash and State. The Roosevelt station was an unusual one from the beginning, different from the others on the line, due to the particular site conditions were the elevated tracks cross Roosevelt Road, originally called 12th Street.īy the time the South Side elevated was built in the early 1890s, 12th Street had an unusual split configuration between between Wabash Avenue and State Street. Roosevelt was one of the original ten stations of Chicago'sįirst "L" line, the South Side Rapid Transit, between Congress and 39th Street. (Photo by Graham Garfield)Ī drawing of the 12th Street station, as seen looking east in 1892. A new viaduct-mounted CTA "identifier" provides clear remote identification of the station, as well as the transit services available there. The main station house is on the left, with a #12 Roosevelt articulated bus stopping in front, and the auxiliary entrance is on the right.
The Roosevelt elevated station is seen looking east on November 22, 2012, with the burgeoning South Loop lakefront neighborhoods visible in the background.
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