[milwaukee-electric] Re: 9th street

[Don L. Leistikow]

Gary S and list:   First of all, 9th street did not come through between
8th and 10th streets.  Next, the Aldrich building was, at that time...
the General Electric Building at 940 West St.Paul Avenue.                               

The photo you sent as a url (and duplicated) is looking west from 8th
street.  A 60 class Speedrail car is approaching 8th.  The ramp that it
is on, covers  the planned  double track space approach to the Subway.                           

The 1100 class cars stored on the double track run-around, is on the
grade from the elevated structure downward. to the Subway entrance.
That track ran into thw Subway and had switches for cars to come back on
the lower, streetlevel  surface where the Merchandise, less-than-carload
freight was loaded or unloaded, back in the 1930's.                    

On the far right side of your photo, is.... Hibernia Street, largely
serving garages for the homes facing  Clybourn street.  Hibernia was
only four blocks long,... 8th to 12th streets.  Ninth and Eleventh
streets did not come south of Clybourn street, nor north of St.Paul
Avenue.           

If you own of have access to... a copy of CERA's Bulletin #112... the TM
Book...there are maps of this property and some additional excellent
photos of the then Rapid Transit Freight Terminal.          

Don  L .