Damen station

Damen is a rapid transit station on the , serving the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line. Opened on May 6, 1895, as Robey, it is the oldest station on the Blue Line and one of the few surviving stations originally built for the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: rapid transit station on the CTA Blue Line in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Damen” and “Robey Street”
  • Address: 1558 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wicker Park and Flat Iron Building.

Park
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is a 4.03-acre public in the of the community and West Side district, in , . It is named after Charles G. Wicker and Joel H. Wicker.

Office building
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The is located in the district of , . The building is located at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue, North Avenue, and Damen Avenue.

Hotel building
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is a 12-story Art Deco hotel at the corner of North Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue in . It was designed by Perkins, Chatten & Hammond and built between 1928 and 1929. is situated 330 feet northwest of Damen station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wicker Park and Bucktown.

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is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in . This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest of the . Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.

Damen station

Latitude
41.90984° or 41° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
-87.67761° or 87° 40′ 39″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86HJW85C+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2090176565
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q3012677
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Damen station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “達曼站”
  • Dutch: “Damen”
  • French: “Damen”
  • Russian: “Дамен”
  • Spanish: “Damen (línea Azul)”
  • Spanish: “Damen”
  • Ukrainian: “Деймен”
  • Urdu: “ڈیمن اسٹیشن (سی ٹی اے بلو لائن)”
  • Urdu: “ڈیمن اسٹیشن”

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Highlights include Cheetah Gym and Bucktown Athletic Club.

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