CTA – Washington/Wells

Most crowded El station next to Clark/​lake in the loop: I take the pink line every day and there is always a huge contingent of people hopping on at this point, even more when the trains are backed up. Larger platforms are built to accommodate this, a nice coincidence. More turnstyles and exits, overall more well kept and less shaky than the other older unremodeled stations. Wish there was more enclosed space for the winters!

For the love of god, please fix your &^%*#$ elevator!
Some of us need to use it, oh, for other reasons than as a toilet. It’s typically «out of service» for days at a time, and the employees NEVER know if/​when it’s going to be fixed. When asked, you get a blank stare.
This station can suck my left one.

Do you enjoy the fresh aroma of urine? Then take a stroll over to the CTA station at Washington/​Wells. Hell, why not take a ride on the Brown or Orange Line while you’re there. A lot of unfortunate souls hang out around this CTA station. people, pigeons, etc. The ONLY good thing about this stop is that you can purchase a CTA transit card via credit card. This station gets packed during the afternoon rush. So if you’re a plannin to take the Purple Line at 5 PM and you don’t work in the Loop… you’d better get outa my way!

Washington & Wells is the location of the Telephone District, once the hub of telephone lines and operations in the United States. Ask someone older and they may fondly remember paying their telephone bill, back in the unimaginable times in which land lines were the only thing (? is this possible?)

Super convenient to the downtown loop and to Harrington College of Design.
Good places around the area:
Food/​Drink: Jamba Juice, Stocks & Blondes, Hannah’s Bretzal’s, Tokyo Lunchbox, Haifa
Other: Nailpro for your beauty needs (great for mani/​pedi), Beeswax for fixing my poor shoes!