California

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Little Village neighborhood. The station opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Sinai Hospital and Western Avenue station.

Mount Sinai Hospital

Hospital

Mount Sinai Hospital, formerly at times known as Mount Sinai Medical Center, is a 319-bed major urban hospital in Chicago, Illinois, with its main campus located adjacent to Douglass Park at 15th Street and California Avenue on the city's West Side. Mount Sinai Hospital is situated 2,800 feet north of California.

Western Avenue station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Western Avenue is a station on Metra's BNSF Line located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform for outbound and inbound trains. Western Avenue station is situated 3,100 feet northeast of California.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Lawndale and North Lawndale.

South Lawndale

Suburb

Photo: Plij1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the West Side of Chicago. Over 80% of the residents are of Mexican descent and the community is home to the largest foreign-born Mexican population in Chicago.

North Lawndale

Suburb

Photo: Jonathan Lee, CC BY 2.0.

North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the city's West Side. The community area includes the K-Town Historic District, the Homan Square interrogation facility, and the city's largest concentration of greystones.

Tri-Taylor Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tri-Taylor Historic District is a historic district in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district is primarily residential and includes over 400 buildings.

California

Type: Railway station
Address: 2011 South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
Categories: building and transport
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.85424° or 41° 51′ 15″ north

Longitude

-87.69521° or 87° 41′ 43″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Chicago Transit Authority

Open location code

86HJV833+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 165241377

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

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Highlights: California CTA (Pink Line) Auxiliary Entrance and Saint Anthony Hospital.

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