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Ridge Boulevard Apartments

Apartment buildings in IllinoisBuildings and structures in Evanston, IllinoisBuildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, IllinoisCook County, Illinois Registered Historic Place stubsResidential buildings completed in 1913
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
RidgeBoulevardAptsEvanstonIL
RidgeBoulevardAptsEvanstonIL

Ridge Boulevard Apartments is a historic apartment building at the southeast corner of Ridge Avenue and Main Street in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1913. Owner Thomas McCall, who was also an architect, designed the building. McCall's design included miter arched entrances, bay windows, stone banding, and a rear courtyard. The twenty-one apartments in the building featured amenities such as sun porches, servants' rooms, and fireplaces in the larger units.The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.

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Ridge Boulevard Apartments
Ridge Avenue, Evanston Township

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Ridge Avenue
60645 Evanston Township
Illinois, United States
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Evanston Main Street station
Evanston Main Street station

Evanston Main Street is the southernmost of the three commuter railroad stations in Evanston, Illinois. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains, which go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is typically 23 minutes, but can be as high as 26 minutes during rush hour. In Metra's zone-based fare system, the station is in zone C. As of 2018, Evanston Main Street is the 41st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,130 weekday boardings. The station does not contain a ticket agent booth; passengers must purchase their tickets on board the train. As of April 25, 2022, Evanston Main Street is served by 30 inbound trains and 28 outbound trains on weekdays, by 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays. During the summer concert season, the extra weekend train to Ravinia Park also stops here. The station is located on Main Street between Chicago Avenue and Custer Avenue, with CTA's Main station immediately to the east. It is one of two Metra stations in Evanston to provide direct transfers to the CTA rail system, the other being the Davis Street station. The neighboring area contains multi-story apartment buildings and the Main Street Station Shopping District. Main Street station also houses a cultural center known as Evanston Arts Depot, which houses the offices of the Custer's Last Stand festival and has performance space for Piccolo Theatre.