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Chicago "L"

The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . Operated by the , it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms…
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  • Type: Tourism
  • Description: rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the CTA
  • Also known as: “‘L’”, “Chicago ‘L’”, “Chicago El”, “Chicago Elevated”, “Chicago Elevated Rail”, “Chicago L”, “Chicago Metro”, “Chicago Subway”, and “The ‘L’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Symphony Center and Millennium Park.

Theater building
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is a music complex located at 220 South in the area of , . Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; and the Institute for Learning, Access, and Training… is situated 410 feet northeast of Chicago "L".

Park
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is a public park in the community area of , Illinois, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre section of northwestern .

Library
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The Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 South State Street in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 880 feet southwest of Chicago "L".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loop and Printer’s Row.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
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Printers Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighborhood in South Loop. It is part of the and community areas of Chicago. The area is known for its unique architecture, green spaces, proximity to the city's downtown area, and many cultural and recreational attractions.

Chicago "L"

Latitude
41.87819° or 41° 52′ 42″ north
Longitude
-87.62617° or 87° 37′ 34″ west
Open location code
86HJV9HF+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5334805700
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q820880
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Chicago "L"” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chicagoko metroa”
  • Bengali: “শিকাগো ‘‘এল’’”
  • Catalan: “Metro de Chicago”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥地铁”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥地鐵”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥捷運”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥高架鐵路”
  • Czech: “Metro v Chicagu”
  • Danish: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Danish: “Chicago "L"”
  • Dutch: “metro van Chicago”
  • Dutch: “Metro van Chicago”
  • Esperanto: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Esperanto: “Metroo de Ĉikago”
  • Estonian: “Chicago metroo”
  • Finnish: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Finnish: “Chicago ’L’”
  • Finnish: “Chicagon metro”
  • French: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • French: “Chicago El”
  • French: “métro de Chicago”
  • French: “Métro de Chicago”
  • Georgian: “ჩიკაგოს მეტროპოლიტენი”
  • German: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • German: “Chicago Elevated”
  • German: “Intramural Railway”
  • German: “U-Bahn Chicago”
  • Hebrew: “הרכבת העילית של שיקגו”
  • Hungarian: “chicagói metró”
  • Hungarian: “Chicagói metró”
  • Indonesian: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Indonesian: “Chicago ’L’”
  • Italian: “metropolitana di Chicago”
  • Italian: “Metropolitana di Chicago”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ・L”
  • Kirghiz: “Чикаго метросу”
  • Korean: “시카고 L”
  • Korean: “시카고 도시철도”
  • Korean: “시카고 지하철”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chicagos undergrunnsbane”
  • Norwegian: “Chicagos undergrunnsbane”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chicago L”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mètro de Chicago”
  • Persian: “متروی شیکاگو”
  • Polish: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Polish: “Chicago „L””
  • Portuguese: “Metro de Chicago”
  • Portuguese: “Metrô de Chicago”
  • Portuguese: “Metropolitano de Chicago”
  • Russian: “метрополитен Чикаго”
  • Russian: “Чикагский метрополитен”
  • Serbian: “Čikaški metro”
  • Serbian: “Чикашки метро”
  • Slovak: “Chicagske metro”
  • Slovak: “Chicagské metro”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago »L«”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago Elevated”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago L”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago Metro”
  • Slovenian: “chicaški metro”
  • Slovenian: “Intramural Railway”
  • Slovenian: “podzemna železnica v Chicagu”
  • Slovenian: “višinska železnica v Chicagu”
  • Spanish: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Spanish: “Metro de Chicago”
  • Spanish: “Subte de Chicago”
  • Spanish: “The ‘L’”
  • Swedish: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Swedish: “Chicagos högbana”
  • Swedish: “Chicagos tunnelbana”
  • Thai: “ชิคาโก แอล”
  • Turkish: “Chicago metrosu”
  • Turkish: “Chicago Metrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Чиказький метрополітен”
  • Uzbek: “Chicago ‘L’ metropoliteni”
  • Uzbek: “Chikago L metropoliteni”
  • Welsh: “Chicago ‘L’”
  • Welsh: “Chicago ’L’”
  • Wu Chinese: “芝加哥地铁”
  • Yue Chinese: “芝加哥地鐵”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steger Building and Central Camera.

Nearby Places

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