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 White City and DuSable Museum of African - American History.

White City

Historic site

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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.

Robie House

Photo: grego1402, CC BY 2.0.

The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robie House is situated 1¼ miles east of CTA 59th Street Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washington Park and Woodlawn.

Washington Park

Suburb

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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
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Latitude

41.78704° or 41° 47′ 13″ north

Longitude

-87.61856° or 87° 37′ 7″ west

Operator

Chicago Transit Authority

Open location code

86HJQ9PJ+RH

OpenStreetMap 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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