Laramie station
Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the West-Northwest Line. The station closed on February 9, 1992, because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Public transport
- Description: metro station
- Also known as: “54th/Cermak”, “Former Laramie Station”, and “Laramie”
- Address: 2130 South Laramie Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 54th/Cermak station and Hawthorne Works.
54th/Cermak station
Metro station
Photo: Nico Brussels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
54th/Cermak is an 'L' station and the terminus of the CTA's Pink Line. It was the terminus of the former Cermak branch of the Blue Line. It is located at Cermak Road between 54th and Laramie Avenues in Cicero, Illinois. 54th/Cermak station is situated 740 feet west of Laramie station.
Hawthorne Works
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawthorne Works was a large factory complex of the Western Electric Company in Cicero, Illinois. In addition to industrial plants, several on-site community amenities were provided to workers. Hawthorne Works is situated 3,900 feet east of Laramie station.
Cicero station
Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station was the site of an accident in 1979 in which a train derailed and hit the station, stopping just short of the ticket agent's booth. Cicero station is situated 2,300 feet east of Laramie station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cicero and K-Town Historic District.
Cicero
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cicero is a town of 81,000 people in the Chicagoland area, just west of the Chicago city limits. It became famous when gangster Al Capone moved here to escape from the Chicago Police in the early 1920s.
K-Town Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois.
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. North Lawndale is situated 2 miles east of Laramie station.
Laramie station
- Categories: metro station, station located on surface, building, and transportation
- Location: Township of Cicero, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.85183° or 41° 51′ 7″ northLongitude
-87.75385° or 87° 45′ 14″ westOpen location code
86HJV62W+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 854115867OpenStreetMap feature
building=transportationWikidata ID
Q3217827
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Laramie station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉拉米耶站”
- Dutch: “Laramie”
- French: “52nd Street”
- French: “Laramie”
- Ukrainian: “Ларамі”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CTA Station Cermak Entrance and Cicero Public Library.
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