CHICAGO HEAVY RAIL
The Boulevards

Western Ave. in this area is a broad dual thoroughfare, with two-way traffic working on either side of a wide strip of grass and trees.   It was part of the visionary "The Boulevards" project developed in a much earlier phase in the city's history. 

This view looks south, with relatively little auto traffic on a summer Saturday morning.   Much graffiti, often brightly colored, is affixed to the CN freight overpass.

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