this is just awesome I love public transportation, i have video of PATCO going from Camden to Philly I need to post sometimes. Isnt a city as great as its transportation!
I tend to agree- the view from the station is one of the best in Chicago. Somewhere I hope I have some stills of it. If not, I'll have to take some next time I'm there.
Bryn Mawr is Welsh for "big hill." It's one of the many names in that part of Chicago that come from the Main Line area of Philadelphia: Ardmore, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Wayne, and I think Thorndale come from there. The guy who laid out the streets in Edgewater loved that part of Philadelphia. He also loved Scotland: Balmoral and some other streets come from there.
GRANVILLE--IF YA STOP THERE YA HAVE TO EAT AT STANDEE'S RESTAURANT AND SAY HI TO MY FRIEND OMEGA!! and yes-the red line smells like piss. go figure-it runs 24/7 from Howard to 95th Dan Ryan and is home to a million bums. that black building i use3d to live in-I MISS CHICAGO!!!
Yes, Granville has many iconic stores- Standees, Metropolis coffee, U'N Joy (took us months to figure out that meant "you enjoy" not "un-joy"... there's a similarly named shop at Thorndale, something like "Y8rs..."), the Avil, the Pump Room... and now Bornhoeffens has a Biergarten. Too bad the guy who had the coffee shop @ G&B died, its gone through at least 3 iterations since then.
If ya come back to visit the old place, you'll be amazed @ the new bldg!
this is just awesome I love public transportation, i have video of PATCO going from Camden to Philly I need to post sometimes. Isnt a city as great as its transportation!
soundwave000 1 year ago
Berwyn! The best red line stop!
stupidonkey 3 years ago
I tend to agree- the view from the station is one of the best in Chicago. Somewhere I hope I have some stills of it. If not, I'll have to take some next time I'm there.
Tourtruco 3 years ago
You just reminded me of (I think) Svengalli that comedian Vampire character. Wasn't it him who would say "Berwyn!" all the time for some reason??
itreeye 2 years ago
wow so glad you made this, brings back memories.
stinkinfishguts 3 years ago
You're welcome, glad you liked it!
Tourtruco 3 years ago
Stayed next door to the people's church at 941 west lawrence for five months in '07. Worked at BP Indiana. By the way, what does Bryn Mawr mean?
weatherman2007 3 years ago
No kidding, so this was a trip down memory lane!
That's a good questions, sounds Celtic to me, I'm guessing Welsh or Scottish.
Thanks for subscribing, glad you like the vids, you still in The Region, or have you moved on?
Tourtruco 3 years ago
Bryn Mawr is Welsh for "big hill." It's one of the many names in that part of Chicago that come from the Main Line area of Philadelphia: Ardmore, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Wayne, and I think Thorndale come from there. The guy who laid out the streets in Edgewater loved that part of Philadelphia. He also loved Scotland: Balmoral and some other streets come from there.
scottknitter 3 years ago
When I was much younger, I used to work at Transit America in Philadelphia, PA where they built those trains for the CTA.
I recall seeing the last train ever built - after that, Transit America shut down forever.
Let history know that it was not Amtrak, it was the CTA as the last American made subway cars.
I drove by the former site of Transit America last month or so and now it's a huge golf club.
All of those huge buildings are gone (including the railroad tracks) !!
newyorkfish 3 years ago
GRANVILLE--IF YA STOP THERE YA HAVE TO EAT AT STANDEE'S RESTAURANT AND SAY HI TO MY FRIEND OMEGA!! and yes-the red line smells like piss. go figure-it runs 24/7 from Howard to 95th Dan Ryan and is home to a million bums. that black building i use3d to live in-I MISS CHICAGO!!!
lelia72 4 years ago
Glad to give you a taste of home.
Yes, Granville has many iconic stores- Standees, Metropolis coffee, U'N Joy (took us months to figure out that meant "you enjoy" not "un-joy"... there's a similarly named shop at Thorndale, something like "Y8rs..."), the Avil, the Pump Room... and now Bornhoeffens has a Biergarten. Too bad the guy who had the coffee shop @ G&B died, its gone through at least 3 iterations since then.
If ya come back to visit the old place, you'll be amazed @ the new bldg!
Tourtruco 4 years ago
Yea I love riding there too except it usaly smells like piss, but then again so does the whole red line, I live @ granville stop
ChiTownfool 4 years ago
cool video
thenextbigchristmas 4 years ago
Thanks, glad you liked it. I love sitting in the last car of an "L" train.
Tourtruco 4 years ago