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haggar
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Kingsbury branch crossing at Halsted disappearing
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November 29, 2011, 08:31:43 PM »
Today the diagonal track crossing Halsted and Division was being paved over. Not sure if it's going to be completly done, they were paving Halsted from Division to the river.
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TBurke
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Re: Kingsbury branch crossing at Halsted disappearing
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November 30, 2011, 09:46:44 AM »
That's too bad. Bit by bit, that section is fading away.
Here's a photo of better times for the line at Division and Halsted. Note the Ogden overpass which is also gone.
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JohnI
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Re: Kingsbury branch crossing at Halsted disappearing
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December 11, 2011, 11:05:42 PM »
Tom,
Just curious...when did the Ogden Ave. overpass get truncated there? I know that Ogden used to run all the way through downtown toward LP, but then was cut back. As a Chicago transplant, wasn't sure when that all changed?
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haggar
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Re: Kingsbury branch crossing at Halsted disappearing
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December 12, 2011, 12:40:23 AM »
JohnI,
Here's a link to a great write-up on Ogden.
http://forgottenchicago.com/features/the-extension-and-removal-of-ogden-avenue/
Lots of other good stuff on that site.
Joe
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JohnI
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Re: Kingsbury branch crossing at Halsted disappearing
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December 17, 2011, 03:41:07 AM »
Thanks Tom!
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haggar
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March 02, 2012, 07:05:21 PM »
According to the City of Chicago web site, the intersection of Halsted and Division will be paved over in the spring.
http://tinyurl.com/7976mhu
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GM
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March 19, 2012, 10:52:06 AM »
Saw on Sunday they are tearing up tracks at the end where firewood was being delivered right before crossing Division.
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