tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post8120091809303524705..comments2008-04-10T01:26:00.454-05:00Comments on Uptown Chicago History: Wilson Yard, 1961Green Fairynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700192481160437156.post-86574398631940928302008-04-10T01:26:00.000-05:002008-04-10T01:26:00.000-05:00Although correctly stated this is Montrose Yards. ...Although correctly stated this is Montrose Yards. Montrose Yards was always the historical name for the CTA maintenance yard west of Broadway at Montrose and stretching to a thin point to nearly Wilson Avenue. The term "Wilson Yards" was invented by Alderman Shiller when she decided to create a Tax Increment Financing district, presumably to justify excluding the neighbors bordering Montrose on the south in the decision making.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com