Isabella station

Isabella was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Evanston Line, now known as the Purple Line. The station was located at 1215 Isabella Street in Wilmette, Illinois.[1] Isabella opened on April 1, 1912, and closed on July 16, 1973, due to CTA service cuts.[2] Isabella was situated north of Central and south of Linden.

Isabella
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Isabella in 1968
Location	1215 Isabella Street Evanston/Wilmette, Illinois 60201
Coordinates	42.0690°N 87.6885°W / 42.0690; -87.6885
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	April 1, 1912
Closed	July 16, 1973
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Linden Terminus Evanston Line Central toward Howard
Track layout Purple Line north to Linden Isabella St. Purple Line south to Howard or Loop

Due to poor continuity editing, Bob Newhart disembarks from the 'L' at Isabella during the open montage of The Bob Newhart Show.[3]

References

1. Hussy-Arntson, Kathy; Leary, Patrick (2012). Wilmette. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
2. Garfield, Graham. "Isabella". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
3. Rice, Linze (7 September 2016). "Bob Newhart's Bizarre Commute Home To Edgewater Took Him Way Out Of His Way". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-09.