CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A large mosaic pathway will be removed, restored and relocated after nearly two decades at a North Side Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Brown Line train station.
For 17 years, a hand-cut, 300-square-foot marble mosaic pathway from artist Ellen Harvey has adorned the eastern ramp leading to the Francisco Brown Line stop’s station house.
Due to wear and tear and Chicago’s extreme weather, though, the CTA now says the mosaic has outlived its useful life in its current state.
Crews have begun testing its tedious, tile-by-tile removal, with hopes that they’ll be able to preserve the elements for restoration by the Chicago Mosaic School.
With the removal work expected to take several months, local Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) posted on social media that he’s hopeful the colorful mosaic can be restored for possible future display inside the station house by mid-2025.
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