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Lake Street Elevated Railway Interlocking Tower, Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Lake Street Elevated Railway Interlocking Tower, Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Summary

Significance: A surviving example of an elevated railroad interlocking tower which is similar in design to the original towers used around the Union Loop by the Union Elevated Railroad in downtown Chicago.
Survey number: HAER IL-3
Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

chicago, 41.58715, -87.71393

Google Map of 41.5871465, -87.7139341

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

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