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The new terminal extended the Blue Line from Logan Square when it opened on Jan. 30, 1970.

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The old building, 2535 W. Armitage Ave., used to house streetcars until the 1950s.

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The old photo shows the square, looking north at the buildings that house Reno and Webster's Wine Bar.

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Today, the site is home to a Popeye's, IHOP and adjoining parking lots.

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At the time, Logan and Kedzie boulevards met in the center just to the south of the Comfort Station.

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Martin Kimbell used to fend off wolves from his farm, which sat in an area we now know as Logan Square.

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Founded in 1913, the grand 1,200-seat theater was demolished in 1968 during the Blue Line extension.

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Today, the site is home to the Social Security Administration building.

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The photos show old frame buildings near the intersection of Milwaukee and Diversey avenues in 1906.

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Streetcars, known as the Chicago Surface Lines, ran from 1859 to 1958 in Chicago.

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The intersection was often cited as a dangerous one even during the 1930s.

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The photo, taken in 1908, shows the first home of Fred Popp, whose Logan Square bank still stands today.

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The photo shows people gathered at the foundation of the church at Kedzie and Albany avenues.

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Throwback Thursday: Before pools were built at Portage Park, neighbors flocked to a lagoon there.

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The old photo was taken before the construction of the Illinois Centennial Monument.