Harrison station (CTA)
CTA station in the Chicago Loop
Harrison is an "L" subway station on the CTA's Red Line in Printer's Row, Chicago in the Loop.
History
The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. The layout is typical of most stations from this section, with fare control on a mezzanine level between the street and platform. In 2006, the KDR standard signage at Harrison was replaced by the newer Current Graphic Standard signage. On February 9, 2009, an auxiliary entrance at Polk Street that was closed in 1968 was reopened due to an increase of both business and residents living in the South Loop neighborhood. On April 14, 2014, the Polk Street auxiliary entrance was temporarily closed, reopening on May 25, 2014. Later the same year, the main entrance closed on June 16 and reopened on July 28. The station entrance at Harrison is located directly in front of Jones College Prep High School.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Harrison station (CTA)” as cTA station in the Chicago Loop. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as cTA station in the Chicago Loop. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3127748. Authority coordinates are 41.874, -87.627. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1943, 2006, 2009 and 1968.
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