FORMER CSL/CTA BUS GARAGES

Miscellaneous Chicago Surface Lines and CTA bus garages.

CHICAGO RAILWAYS

TEMPORARY BUS GARAGES

ARDMORE GARAGE
5847 N. Broadway (near Ardmore Ave.)
Used as car house for streetcars 1893-1902
Opened as bus garage July 1, 1937
Capacity in 1943: 49 buses inside/12 buses outside
Closed May 29, 1950
Replaced by North Park Garage
Building remains standing, abandoned

Garage administered from Devon car house.
1943-1945 administered from Lawrence garage, with Ardmore garage used for storage of buses.

LAWRENCE GARAGE
5301 W. Lawrence Ave. (near Milwaukee Ave.)
Opened January 27, 1943
Capacity in 1943: 31 buses inside
Closed May 30, 1954
Replaced by Forest Glen Garage
Building demolished in 2002, occupied by a bank until 1999

Established temporarily as bus garage during World War II, in order to reduce deadhead distance and conserve fuel.

CHICAGO RAILWAYS

TEMPORARY BUS STORAGE AREAS

The isolated nature of the short lived Kimball trolleybus route required the storage and routine servicing of trolleybuses at a remote location. And during World War II, in order to reduce deadhead distance and conserve fuel, four yards were temporarily set up for the storage of buses.

KIMBALL AND PETERSON
In use 1931-1937

CENTRAL AND AVONDALE
Opened January 14, 1943
Capacity in 1943: 26 buses outside/55 trolleybuses outside

CENTRAL AND CA&E RAILROAD (SOUTH OF LEXINGTON)
Opened February 17, 1943
Capacity in 1943: 41 trolleybuses outside

DIVERSEY AND NEVA
Opened January 8, 1943
Capacity in 1943: 29 trolleybuses outside

DIVERSEY AND KEDZIE
Opened December 9, 1942
Capacity in 1943: 19 trolleybuses outside

CTA BUS GARAGE (CLOSED)

BEVERLY
1345 W. 103rd St. (at Vincennes Ave.)
Opened December 4, 1949
Closed June 26, 1988
Replaced by 103rd Street Garage
Still in use for CTA non revenue vehicles