Francisco station

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Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA'sBrown Line. It is an at-grade station with a single island platform, located in Chicago'sRavenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about 0.3 miles (480 m) to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about 0.4 miles (640 m) to the east.

History

Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[2] It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station closed for renovation.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project upgraded all Brown Line stations to be accessible to passengers with disabilities and extended platforms to allow eight car trains. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded.[2] The station closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.[3]

Following the station's renovation, a mosaic was installed along the ramp leading to the station house.[4] The mosaic, titled Commuter Carpet,[5] was created by British conceptual artist Ellen Harvey whose work also appears in the New York City Subway and Boston's South Station. In June 2025, the mosaic was removed by the CTA after more than a decade of weather damage, which caused a slipping hazard for passengers.[4]

References

  1. ↑"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2025"(PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  2. 12Francisco. Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
  3. ↑Francisco. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
  4. 12Hernandez, Alex V. (October 25, 2024). "Francisco Brown Line Stop's Floor Mosaic To Be Removed, Restored And Relocated". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ↑admin (June 14, 2021). "COMMUTER CARPET (2007)". Ellen Harvey. Retrieved September 15, 2025.