Foster

Foster is a railway stop in , . Foster is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Foster station and Marywood Academy.

Metro station
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Foster is a station on the 's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in . It is located at 900 Foster Street, just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

Town hall
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The is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in , . The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' Catholic school led by the Visitation Sisters. is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Foster.

Railway station
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Davis Street/Evanston is a commuter railroad station in downtown . It is served by 's Union Pacific North Line with trains going south to in and as far north as . is situated 2,200 feet south of Foster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evanston and Evanston Lakeshore Historic District.

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is a city in the region of along the shores of . has many identities: college town, dining destination, cultural center and gateway to the wealthy North Shore, although the city itself is anything but homogeneous in regards to economic status, culture and race.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Neighborhood
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is the principal east-west artery in the far north of and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago. is situated 2 miles northwest of Foster.

Foster

Latitude
42.05387° or 42° 3′ 14″ north
Longitude
-87.68372° or 87° 41′ 1″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
CTA
Open location code
86JJ3838+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2091746899
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
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