Ashburn is home turf for us: the middle of our service area is right here, around 79th Street and Pulaski Road. Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys cars anywhere inside Ashburn’s lines, which run roughly along 72nd Street, Western Avenue, 87th Street and Cicero Avenue. That’s close to five square miles of city blocks, and we pick up from every part of it.
Ashburn’s pieces, west to east
Most people here name their corner of Ashburn rather than the whole area, and that helps us. Scottsdale fills the west side between Cicero and Pulaski, from 77th down to 87th. A builder named Raymond Lutgert laid it out in 1952 on the old Ashburn Flying Field, which opened in 1916 as Chicago’s first airfield, and he named the subdivision after his son. Parkview runs from Pulaski over to Central Park Avenue. Marycrest is a small pocket between 85th and 87th. Cross Kedzie and you’re in Wrightwood, and the corner tucked between Western Avenue and the CSX tracks south of 79th is called Beverly View.
The name has a blunt origin. This land was once a dumping ground for the city’s ashes, and ash heaps still stood north of 79th Street before Bogan High School went up and the blocks west of Pulaski filled in.
Give us the sub-neighborhood plus a cross street and the driver has a clear picture before leaving.
A short run from 79th and Pulaski
Because Ashburn is home ground, the drive is short. The middle of the area is about a mile east of 79th and Pulaski, a few minutes along 79th Street. Scottsdale addresses are a straight shot west or south, and Wrightwood is a little farther east toward Western. That makes Ashburn one of the places where same-day pickup most often works out, though we still won’t promise a time until we’ve talked through the car and the spot.
Main streets, winter bans and snow routes
A car that won’t start usually stays wherever it died. On an Ashburn side street that’s fine for a little while. On the main roads it can get towed by the City.
Chicago’s winter parking restrictions include an overnight ban, 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. from December 1 to April 1, on 107 miles of arterial streets, whether it snows or not. The City’s route data puts two Ashburn streets on that list: 79th Street, from Cicero eastward, and Kedzie Avenue. A second ban switches on once 2 inches of snow are on the street, and in Ashburn its routes include 79th, 87th and Kedzie. If your dead car is on one of those, move it to a side street if it rolls, or call us before the ban hours.
When the City calls a car abandoned
The Department of Streets and Sanitation sets out the test on its abandoned vehicle page. A car on a public street can be classed as abandoned if it can’t be driven in its present condition, if it has gone unmoved for more than a full week and appears deserted, or if it has gone two or more days without state registration or a temporary placard. A hazardous, broken-down vehicle in full public view can qualify even on private property. People report these by calling 311, and unclaimed cars end up sold for scrap from a city pound.
Selling it yourself first keeps the decision in your hands. The private property guide for Chicago junk cars covers the driveway and backyard side of this.
Landmarks Ashburn callers give us
- Bogan High School, open since 1959
- St. Rita of Cascia High School
- The Ashburn and Wrightwood stops on Metra’s SouthWest Service (the Wrightwood stop faces Norfolk Southern’s Landers Yard)
- Scottsdale Park, where the Park District turned a temporary 1953 church building into its recreation hall
Selling a car in Ashburn, step by step
- Phone (708) 838-5553, or put the car’s year, make, model and condition into the cash offer form.
- Tell us which papers you have. A title is simplest. If all you’ve got is a bill of sale or an old registration or insurance card, say so. Illinois rules settle which papers work for a scrap sale, and we sort that out with you on the phone. Our no-title junk car page goes further.
- You get an offer. Say yes and we book the pickup.
- The truck comes to you, the tow costs nothing, and you’re paid at pickup.
Cars that won’t run at all are routine for us. Flat tires, a dead battery or lost keys don’t stop a pickup.
Next door to Ashburn
Chicago Lawn, with Marquette Park at its center, sits directly north of Ashburn’s east half, a few minutes up Kedzie. West Lawn borders Ashburn on the Pulaski side to the northwest. Every other neighborhood and suburb we cover is listed on our service areas page.
Map of Ashburn
Ashburn questions
Is Ashburn close enough for a same-day pickup?
Usually, yes. Ashburn sits in the middle of the area we cover, so the drive is a short one. Same-day pickup is often possible, but we can't name a time until we know the car, where it's parked and how the day's schedule looks.
My car died on 79th Street in winter. What should I do?
Get it off 79th if you can. From December 1 to April 1 the City bans parking there from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., snow or no snow, and cars still parked there get hauled to a city pound. Push it onto a side street if it rolls, then call us so we can plan the pickup.
Can you find my car if I describe it by the nearest Metra stop?
Yes. Naming the closest stop on Metra's SouthWest Service is a good start, and the Ashburn and Wrightwood stations are easy reference points. Add the nearest cross street too, because both stations sit right beside rail lines and the driver needs to know which side of the tracks the car is on.
Which documents should I have ready for an Ashburn pickup?
List whatever paperwork you can find: title, bill of sale, registration, insurance card. Illinois rules set which of them will work for a scrap sale of your particular car, so we go through it with you on the call before a truck is booked. If something's missing, we'll say so up front.