Hollywood Station (Illinois)
Hollywood station is the main stop for the Brookfield Zoo. It was originally built in 1893 when Samuel Eberly Gross, a Chicago lawyer, began selling building lots platted from farms and woodlands he had acquired along both sides of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad line. He did the same thing with the current Brookfield station in 1889, and the former West Grossdale station in 1895. All three developments built by Gross voted to be incorporated into the Village of Grossdale. After Gross divorced his first wife, married a teenager, filed for bankruptcy and moved to Michigan, the residents voted to change the name of the village to Brookfield as well as two of the stations in 1905. Hollywood station, however, kept its original name.
As of April 29, 2024, Hollywood is served by 20 inbound and 19 outbound (39 total) trains on Weekdays along with 33 trains (16 inbound and 17 outbound) on Weekends.
Bus connections
- "Route 331 – Cumberland - 5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References
- ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
- ^ "Brookfield Historical Society; The Village". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Brookfield Historical Society; The Village". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Brookfield Historical Society; The Village". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (August 24, 2003). "A life in three acts". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
External links
- Metra – Stations – Hollywood station (Illinois)
- Station from Hollywood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View