Dempster station

Dempster is an station on the 's Purple Line at 1316 Sherman Place in . The current station has been in place since 1910. A 1991 CTA budget crisis almost precipitated the station's closure, but the CTA decided to keep it open.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Chicago ‘L’ station
  • Also known as: “Dempster”
  • Address: 1314 Sherman Place, Evanston, IL 60201
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include J. Seymour Currey Park and Raymond Park.

Park
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Park
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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 2,400 feet north of Dempster station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Rogers Park.

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.

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is the northern border of — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.

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 2½ miles northwest of Dempster station.

Dempster station

Latitude
42.04164° or 42° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
-87.68174° or 87° 40′ 54″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86JJ28R9+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7758315715
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3022247
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Dempster station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dempster CTA Station and Perspective Group and Photography Gallery.

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