The Bryn Mawr station as it looks now, and a rendering of the new facility. Community members will also be involved in the process of selecting additional new artwork. Artwork currently hung in the stations will be salvaged and reinstalled. The station will also include a new entrance on Hollywood Avenue, one block north. The new facility will feature a glazed terra cotta facade that is meant to complement existing buildings in the Bryn Mawr Historic District, including some iconic Art Deco structures clad in the same material. The Bryn Mawr station originally opened in 1908 as a ground-level station and was rebuilt in 1921 as an elevated facility. The Berwyn station as it currently looks, and the new design. The CTA says the new design "reconciles the residential area east of the station with its the commercial area to the west." One usual feature is a mushroom-like weather canopy. The Berwyn Red Line station originally opened in 1916, and it saw 1,013,553 riders in 2019. Here's some feedback on the changes from our readers on Twitter. The colorful "Asia on Argyle" sign on the rail viaduct, which drew mixed reviews when it was installed seven years ago, will be replaced with the one-word text "Argyle," and the pagoda-inspired roof above the tracks will be eliminated, as seen in the image at the top of this post. Since the Argyle stop located on on a retail strip with many Vietnamese restaurants and other Asian-American-owned businesses, the new station will feature Asian design elements, including new signage. The Argyle station opened in 1908 as a ground-level station and was rebuilt as an elevated one in 1921. The Lawrence station as it looks now and the future design. Lawrence saw 975,396 station entries in 2019. The CTA says new design’s architecture incorporates influences from the surrounding area and includes a large glass bay to let in sunlight and promote personal security. The Lawrence Red Line station, which first opened in 1923, is located in the middle of the Uptown entertainment district, next to the Aragon Ballroom and a stone's throw from other early 20th Century music landmarks like the Riviera and Uptown theaters, and the Green Mill Jazz club. In March residents will be updated about upcoming service changes and the construction timeline. Demolition is set to begin this spring and the CTA has already begun to built temporary stops at Argyle and Bryn Mawr. The stations will include wider platforms, elevators, and escalators. The new facilities are designed to create a more cheerful and modern vibe, with a sleek, minimalist appearance, a red-and-white color scheme, and lots of glass to let in sunlight. These four stations date back to the early 20th Century, and are currently relatively gloomy and cramped spaces. As a Far North Side resident who lives close to the Red Line, I’m excited for these stations to be rebuilt and made wheelchair accessible. Late last week the Chicago Transit Authority unveiled renderings for four new Red Line stations in Uptown and Edgewater, including Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr, part of the $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization project.
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