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I thought the Chicago train was the only one going by this name, but a Zippy cartoon would have that there is a "Brooklyn El" as well.Yes? No? Typo?

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In my youth, the lines which ran underground in any part of their length were referred to as the subway, the others were the el.I agree. I was born and raised in Chicago. The "El" is the Loop and its...

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| Third Ave El, which was torn down by 1955So what was Popeye Doyle driving under in the coolest car chase ever (The French Connection, 1971)?

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This Movie Mistakes site claims that it is the "B" Elevated in Brooklyn (86th St.).

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Popeye Doyle-see my post above.

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Having lived 28 years in the Chicago area, I would point out one more quality about the El -- it really defined the "Loop," which was the downtown part of Chicago encircled by the El. Someone might...

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I never really thought about it, but I guess I wouldn't consider anything between Lake St. on the north and Van Buren on the south (the northern and southern boundaries of the el loop) and between...

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Philadelphia has a line which combines elevated, subway, and surface rails but which nonetheless is known locally as "the el" or "the Market-Frankford el" or, more prosaically, "the Market-Frankford...

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Was THIS your "El"?(On the same page, now. Thought you (wg) were spelling the letter 'L' for some reason.)Not sure if the picture is the brooklyn el, but the brooklyn el is referenced int he text.So...

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Here is another good picture of the Chicago "El". Click on it to enlarge:germany.railfan.net/chicago/

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(my post edited edited above)

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Faldage, you did mean to say outside the perimeter you described, not "inside," didn't you?

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The El also referred to the train itself. Some years ago I received a photo like this as a Christmas card with the words "No El" under it.

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Faldage, you did mean to say outside the perimeter you described, not "inside," didn't you? I was thinking the same thing, Ozzie. By the way Monkey Wards is gone. And finally, after about 15 years,...

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>By the way Monkey Wards is goneFaldage is referring to the former department store at State and Adams, where I think there is a beautiful new city public library. But the sadness re Wards is a big...

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Faldage is referring to the former department store at State and Adams, where I think there is a beautiful new city public library.Sorry. I mentioned Montgomery Wards not Faldage, but I was being...

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outside not "inside"Umm, I didn't use the words inside or outside. If you're referring to my post mentioning Wabash and Michigan Aves, Michigan is a block east of Wabash and Wabash is the eastern...

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Quote:I never really thought about it, but I guess I wouldn't consider anything between Lake St. on the north and Van Buren on the south (the northern and southern boundaries of the el loop) and...

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Well, the area between Wabash and Michigan isn't within the loop. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear. I guess I was expecting folks to look at the map I posted the link to.

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My bad, Faldage -- I didn't read your post closely enough. Very sorry.

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