The Plaza Theater apparently opened in December, 1980.  It was located in a strip mall in a former discount store. Its address was 3343 West Devon in West Ridge.  It was across the street from the Lincoln Village Theater.  It had three screens.  During its history, it was operated at various times by Essaness Theaters, Plitt Theaters and lastly by Cineplex Odeon.  It apparently closed in 1987.

         Wolf Point is the area in the Chicago River where the main stem and the north and south branches merge.

     Located in West Ridge at 2516 West Devon, the Cine Theater once stood..  It opened in 1937.  The architect was George Leslie Rupp.  It was operated by the Balaban and Katz Group.   It had one screen.  It had a capacity of 1200 seats.  Its style was described as stream line moderne.  It was in operation until 1953.    Apparently, the theater was inexpensive and featured B movies

     After the theater closed, the building was used as a clothing store.  More recently it houses an Indian Restaurant.

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     Beginning in January of 2013, construction started on a new CTA substation at Farrell Avenue.  The purpose was to increase capacity in the Red and Purple Lines.

     When completed, the structure was a three story brick building on the east side of the tracks.  It is 34 feet in height, 19 feet deep, and 181 feet long.  

     Incoming power of 12,600 volts from Com Ed is routed through protective switchgear,a transformer that reduces voltage and a rectifier that converts a.c. to d.c. current.  This then is fed to the third rail.

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