
Maywood station at 5th Avenue doubled as an electrical substation, seen here looking west from 5th Avenue in the early 1900s. The structure in the background behind the station is a portable stubstation. In later years, high level platforms would be added here to accomodate “L” trains.
Electric Railway Journal
5th Ave. - Maywood
5th Avenue near Quincy Street, Village of Maywood
- Address: 1400 S. 5th Ave.
- Established: August 25, 1902
- ‘L’ Service Inaugurated: October 1, 1926
- ‘L’ Service Withdrawn: December 9, 1951
- Original Line: Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Ry
- Rebuilt: c. 1911
- Previous Names: Maywood
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