CTA – Addison [Red/Purple]

***It can be a very crowded train to get to this station when the Cubs play, but the station lets right out to Wrigley Field (an inexpensive, convenient, easy, and relatively no hassle way to get to a Cubs game)***
I am not sure what the parking situation is, but I imagine it is difficult to find parking (especially when the Cubs play).

Red line this morning.
Nasty. First car. Homeless scattered all over. Puke in the back and front of car. Just nasty.

I won’t talk about Wrigley since that’s what 50% of the reviews about and how to be prepared when you’re boarding before/​after game time but this stop has a lot of beautiful surroundings as well and tourists traps that are always fun to check out.

Right at Wrigley Field. Easy to navigate. Perfect way to get to the Cubs game. Make sure you have a pass ready at the end of the game. Lines to buy tickets at vending machines were insane

This is supposed to be one of the nicer stations but I say «nicer» very delicately. To be honest I think it’s general appearance is left to be desired. In comparison to neighboring Sheridan, it’s worlds nicer but compared to Belmont, it’s pretty drab. Overall it’s similar to the box style stations of the time and just slightly different than the rest of the stations on the redline north. It’s platforms are wider, it’s station house usually has good enough space, the location is top of the mark and although there are some strange characters around at times, it’s not a complete shit show. Well except on weekends or during the Cubs games where it serves it’s purpose as a depot for transporting the belligerently intoxicated while the rest of the residents there get to watch which during those times it’s best avoided.

Best way to get to a Cubs game is a via the Red Line. The pregame excitement is palpable.

This is the Addison Red line. Either your headed to or from a Cubs game or you are hopping off with your bros for a night out in Wrigleyville. This is one of the «nicer» at least regularly maintained CTA stations as it drives such high volume. Located just south east of Wrigley on… Addison.

Pretty cool station since it serves Wrigley Field and is also walking distance to bars and food places.
Didn’t actually get off at this station but went by it a few times while in Chicago.

One of the more hectic stops, due to Wrigley Field comers-​and-​goers, but this is also why this stop is great. No-​where else in the country are you going to have curbside service to one of the two most historic sites of America’s past-​time.
Drunk Cubs fans aside, the Addison stop is your doorway to all the bars, restaurants and, of course, baseball that Wrigleyville has to offer.

Ewww, just ewww.

Quick and easy stop — a block from Wrigley Field.
$ 2.25 fare one way, purchase tickets downstairs — platform is outside upstairs.
Rode the red line to the Chicago stop — quick and easy, was there in less than 15 minutes and puts you right out in one of the best parts of town near Mag Mile.

This is a nice Red Line stop and the stop to get off at if you are going to Wrigley Field. It can get crazy at times of Cubs games and other large events in Wrigleyville.

Huge bottleneck for the Red Line being next to Wrigley Field: a blessing for the public but a curse to those who are trying to live their lives and go to/​from work without being squashed to death by obese beer/​hot dog gogglers or post-​game piss drunk stinking idiots. Smooth riding once you get north past this stop. A bit of a dated station with narrow stairs/​escalators going up/​down that really slows down a large fat crowd.

This is my El stop, and as far as the red line goes, the Addison station is nicer than many. It’s clean with TV screens alerting riders of when the next train will arrive. The biggest negative and worthy of a two star deduction: I had a broken leg and had to use the elevator for awhile. It smells like urine, ALWAYS.

I chose to live by this stop for a reason, and it serves its purpose. Honestly, the location can’t be beat, and it’s certainly clean and pretty modern. However, I wish that both sides of the street had an entrance/​exit, because during Cubs games the whole station gets CROWDED and congested.
Maybe I’m only suggesting that because I live on the other side of the street and hate crossing the street in the mornings to book it across traffic and make my train, buuuuut… it would certainly be helpful if they redid the stop with an entrance on the other side of the street. However, I understand that they don’t have the time because games start immediately after the bad weather ceases. :/​Sigh. In my dreams.
But really, this stop is great. The vendor who runs the shop has pretty great prices on his stuff and there’s a Chase ATM there– it has it all.

I refuse to give anything less than 3 stars for CTA stops simply because they do what I need them to do… get me from somewhere to somewhere else. This stop is above average in cleanliness and comfort, so I’m giving it a one star bump.

I hope that someday we can call this the Subway Series Line.
Always exciting to come up on the Addison Stop.
There is a professional baseball team that plays their home games here.
GCG… GCG… HCWDYS…CUBS are going to WIN today

This is the stop for the Cubbies. You want to use this exit off the train if you are going to the game. It drops you off right at the stadium basically and affords a decent ride home afterwards.
Be warned though, it can get VERY crowded and is certainly standing room only on game days.

This stop has a Chase ATM. Yay!
There’s buckets of Cubs ticket scalpers outside the stop! Boo.
Avoid this stop during Cubs games, is all I can say.

This is the El station closest to my apartment, so I’ve used it alot. Yeah theres an oldtimer handing out copies of the Red Eye. A couple times he has ignored me to hand out copies to other peeps first but since he’s missing teeth and talks with an old dialect I wasn’t as miffed as first cuz I realized he might be slow. Besides he’s doing me a service. The lady who usually works the station turn siles/​attendant shes heavy and mid thirties brunette, is usually engaged in personal convos with people, or other cta people. I don’t give a damn but one day I was super late cuz the 135 bus wasn’t running and the card machine ate my money so I asked for help and she was too busy flirting or whatever with some dork, and I missed my train. whatever it’s my fault for thinking the 135 bus would run on that icy-​dang day so I was late already.
Off topic, yeah cubs games are a bizzle here. be prepared!
Even more off topic, less hottie spotting/​flirting as the fullerton or belmont stops. at least i’m eye candy when I take it– lol, jk.