Damen Blue Line Stop, Wicker Park, Chicago
Lately when it’s nice outside and I’m not too tired from work I get off at the Damen blue line stop instead of the Division stop, which is closer to my house. Damen isn’t that much farther away and allows me to take a nice walk through the neighborhood before going home. The stop I get on in the Loop is very strip mall-ish and the Division stop is underground, kind of New Yorkish. Both are underground. The Damen stop is above ground, cute and unique.
Update: Kevin @ Forgotten NY sent me a link to a ton of information and photographs of the Damen station. Take a look. It’s interesting - the station dates back to 1895.
5 responses so far ↓
1 jeannette // Apr 30, 2004 at 9:30 am
great pics! i was thinking that they looked like new york, too! someplace out in the boroughs. looks like nice weather.
2 hubs // Apr 30, 2004 at 10:32 am
god, how that made me miss chicago!
3 H Cullimore // Apr 30, 2004 at 5:09 pm
Rachell
I enjoy your blog, especially since you moved to Chicago where I live. Near the Damen El Stop is Piece, the Pizza Joint much of Real World Chicago was filmed.
4 rachelle // Apr 30, 2004 at 5:17 pm
oh! I’ve been to Piece.. Here are some photos from that night. It was yummy.. not “chicago style” pizza though. I’ve yet to try that.
5 Chris // Apr 30, 2004 at 6:37 pm
wow, awesome pictures!
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