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CTA - Lawrence
Metro Station
Uptown, Chicago
"Come for the transportation; stay to watch the crazy."(2 Tips)
"my face on the platform"(3 Tips)
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Do you have a Kindle or an iPad to read a good book on your commute? Might I recommend THE GLOW STICK GODS, or: MAFIA HAIRDRESSER ? Both books have excellent reviews and I wrote them!Upvote3Downvote
Waddie GrantMay 22, 2013Very dangerous area at night where them punk thugs gather in groups to rob people...especially those leaving Starbucks near closing hour.Upvote5Downvote- A city is only as good as it treats its children, animals and the transportation system that takes its citizens to work.Upvote10Downvote
Gerald FarinasSeptember 26, 2013Welcome to Uptown. It's part of the gayborhood! Check out Chicago's LGBT news atUpvote2Downvote
Jake SmithJuly 8, 2013See some live entertainment at the Riviera Theater, the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, or the Annoyance Theater.Upvote3Downvote
Killian SkaroneaNovember 19, 2013If there is a metal concert at the Aragon Ballroom, start shouting SSSLLLLAAAYYYYYEEERRRR to the people outside the Aragon from the platform.Upvote2Downvote- Since you are so far from work, you should read a Kindle eBook. Might I suggest, Mafia Hairdresser? Or, The Glow Stick Gods?
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If you are late for work the train will always blow by you with the express light on!Upvote2Downvote- Antoinne TolbertFebruary 9, 2012The crack heads be asking for bus cards and this man just sold some crack in front of my face on the platformUpvote2Downvote
Enjoy the "new" Lawrence platform, lol. Same station, same transients, same hypes.Upvote3Downvote
Looks like the new train cars have hit the red lineUpvote1Downvote
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CTA - Lawrence
1117 W Lawrence Ave (btwn N Broadway St & N Winthrop Ave)
Chicago, IL 60640
United States
Chicago, IL 60640
United States
Lawrence station opened in 1923 and is located in the historic...(Show more)
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- 24 Hours
(888) 968-7282
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