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Named streets on the South Side
Posted by: bowler (---.chipublib.org)
Date: October 26, 2009 04:41PM

I know there was a thread about why east-west streets are known by their names on the north side of Chicago (Devon, North, Fullerton, etc) and by their numbers on the south side.

But I'm interested in, and I know there are a few, of any east-west streets on the south side that are named. I'm not talking about ones that are known by both like 55th street/Garfield Blvd, or 67th Street/Marquette, or 12th Street/Roosevelt and similiar streets.

For example there is a street between 51st place and 52nd street and Damen called James Street. Other examples I have found are right off of 47th and Wentworth there is a street called Swann Street and a street between Halsted and Stewart and between 62nd and 63rd street called Englewood Drive.

Any other?

Strange question I know but not to far off from many of the others in this forum. (Which is awesome BTW).

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Re: Named streets on the South Side
Posted by: WayOutWardell (63.226.79.---)
Date: October 26, 2009 08:54PM

There's Bowen Avenue, between 41st and 42nd Streets, between Drexel and King Drives.

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Re: Named streets on the South Side
Posted by: bwalsh (---.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net)
Date: October 26, 2009 09:23PM

Myrick, Hayford, Reilly, Pippin and Crestline are a few that come to mind.

Beth

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Re: Named streets on the South Side
Posted by: bowler (---.chipublib.org)
Date: October 26, 2009 10:44PM

Thanks exactly what I was looking for. Root street is another I have found.

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Re: Named streets on the South Side
Posted by: floozefactor (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: October 27, 2009 12:56AM

excellent book:

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Streetwise-Chicago-History-Street-Names/dp/0829405976/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256612101&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/Streetwise-Chicago-History-Street-Names/dp/0829405976/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256612101&sr=8-1</a>

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