CTA 59th Street Substation
CTA 59th Street Substation is an electrical substation in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Prairie Avenue. CTA 59th Street Substation is situated nearby to Greater True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, as well as near the church Saint Augustines Cathedral.- Type: Electrical substation
- Also known as: “CTA Prairie Substation”
- Address: 5909 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 58th station and White City.
58th station
Building
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
58th was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station was located at 320-24 E. 58th station is situated 960 feet north of CTA 59th Street Substation.
White City
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
White City was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. White City is situated 2,100 feet south of CTA 59th Street Substation.
DuSable Museum of African - American History
Museum
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States, dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. DuSable Museum of African - American History is situated 3,500 feet northeast of CTA 59th Street Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Woodlawn.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago The community area includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
CTA 59th Street Substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78704° or 41° 47′ 13″ northLongitude
-87.61856° or 87° 37′ 7″ westOperator
Chicago Transit AuthorityOpen location code
86HJQ9PJ+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1507555583
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greater True Vine Missionary Baptist Church and Saint Augustines Cathedral.
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