Homan (CTA Green Line station)
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Homan was a station
on the Chicago Transit Authority
's Green Line. The station was located at Homan Avenue and Lake Street
in the East Garfield Park
neighborhood of Chicago
. Homan was situated east of Pulaski and west of Kedzie. Cermak opened in March, 1894 and closed on January 9, 1994 when the Green Line began renovation. The station did not reopen along with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996.
on a plan to preserve the historic station house by moving it two blocks west to Central Park Drive near the Garfield Park Conservatory
for a new stop called Conservatory - Central Park Drive. The new station would create equal spacing between the stations at Kedzie and Pulaski but would no longer have a direct bus connection to the #82 Kimball-Homan bus route. This created some controversy in the Garfield Park community because residents said that they would have to walk through a high crime area to get to the bus from the new station. This was also around the time when the CTA had also eliminated the #16 Lake Street bus which ran underneath the Green Line. The bus route was eliminated on October 5th, 1997 due to budget cuts. The neighborhood also felt that the community leaders and the Mayor favored tourists who would use the new station to visit the Garfield Park Conservatory over local residents who needed the station to be located near a bus route. On September 15th, 1999 the CTA finished planning and released a project schedule to move the historic station house and use it to create a new station. The old Homan station house was completely dismantled by the spring of 2000, when it was put into storage. Reassembly of the former station house was started in March 2001 and the project was finished on June 30, 2001 when the new station opened at Conservatory.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs....
's Green Line. The station was located at Homan Avenue and Lake Street
Lake Street (Chicago)
Lake Street is an east-west arterial road in Chicago and its suburbs. Part of Lake Street is designated as U.S. Route 20. Lake Street begins in the city of Chicago and travels west and slightly north to the Chicago suburbs. It ends at the eastern terminus of the Elgin Bypass around Elgin, where...
in the East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park, Chicago
East Garfield Park is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago West Side area. Located directly in the path of gentrification heading westward from the Loop, East Garfield Park was named one of America's most "up and coming neighborhoods" in the...
neighborhood of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Homan was situated east of Pulaski and west of Kedzie. Cermak opened in March, 1894 and closed on January 9, 1994 when the Green Line began renovation. The station did not reopen along with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996.
Preservation and Relocation
In 1997, the CTA began working with the Illinois Historic Preservation AgencyIllinois Historic Preservation Agency
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining most State-owned historic sites within Illinois, and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors....
on a plan to preserve the historic station house by moving it two blocks west to Central Park Drive near the Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park is a site located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. It was designed as a pleasure ground by William LeBaron Jenney and is the oldest of the three great original Chicago West Side parks .It is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest and...
for a new stop called Conservatory - Central Park Drive. The new station would create equal spacing between the stations at Kedzie and Pulaski but would no longer have a direct bus connection to the #82 Kimball-Homan bus route. This created some controversy in the Garfield Park community because residents said that they would have to walk through a high crime area to get to the bus from the new station. This was also around the time when the CTA had also eliminated the #16 Lake Street bus which ran underneath the Green Line. The bus route was eliminated on October 5th, 1997 due to budget cuts. The neighborhood also felt that the community leaders and the Mayor favored tourists who would use the new station to visit the Garfield Park Conservatory over local residents who needed the station to be located near a bus route. On September 15th, 1999 the CTA finished planning and released a project schedule to move the historic station house and use it to create a new station. The old Homan station house was completely dismantled by the spring of 2000, when it was put into storage. Reassembly of the former station house was started in March 2001 and the project was finished on June 30, 2001 when the new station opened at Conservatory.