Mike,
The Chicago and West Towns streetcar line was on Harlem Ave.
A better connection there than at the Berwyn depot. The
LaVergne depot is also in Berwyn. The Cicero city limits
are further East at Lombard Ave.
At La Grange the two depots might even be a little closer
together.
Another consideration is the platform area available for
loading and unloading. If the passengers can not get on to
the platform then loading is slower and sort of defeats the
purpose of the whole system. When these stops were laid out
it was presumed that people would either walk or make
streetcar connections at the depots. Parking was not even a
consideration. Many people still do walk to the stations.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: mikebennidict
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 04 May, 2004 11:19
Subject: [CBQ] Harlem Ave station Berwyn
i don't live there or anywhere in the surounding communities. but
i've occasionally driven through there and have noticed that there
are 2 stations in that town wich isn't unusual but if i'm not
mistaken, they are very close togaether Harlem Ave. and the Berwyn
station. i may not know the town all that well, but i'm familiar
with Harlem ave. and Oak Park ave. elsewhere. i live in Park Ridge
witch is close to the Chicago Border and know how busy Harlem is and
i can imagine what it's like at the Harlem Ave. station in Berwyn. i
know when the railroads were laid out streets like Harlem weren't as
busy but i'm sure between the time Berwyn and the nearby towns began
the grow the city could of either moved the station maybe even build
1 station in between Harlem and the main staion and while we's still
have the traffic at least it wouldn't be as conjested there durring
the morning and evening rush hours.
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