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1913—Chicago Street Name Changes


Chicago Streets


1909-1911—Chicago Street Renumbering
1913—Chicago Street Name Changes


Adopted by City Council, as per ordinances of April 14th and July 30th, 1913, and amendments thereto. These two ordinances resulted in 567 street name changes.


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Chicago Examiner, August 16, 1913

Chicago’s first Broadway car ran through the loop district through the La Salle street tunnel, up Clark street, and out Broadway. It was the first evidence of the city’s 567 varieties of new street names. The car, with no sign save the unwonted “Broadway” displayed, swung around the loop at the alcoholic hour of 11:30, just when the most people wanted a car.


Comments

  1. Jacob Hugart says

    January 23, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Rees Street, which is now Evergreen. I don’t know when the name changed, but a map of Goose Island you have elsewhere on this site, which supposedly is from a 1930 newspaper, still labeled the stub on Goose Island as Rees.

  2. linda tart says

    July 19, 2016 at 1:17 am

    There was a street named Park. What is the name of that street now?

  3. George Miller says

    February 11, 2017 at 5:44 am

    Was May Street ever called or changed from Wall Street in 1915?

  4. Bruce Williams says

    February 13, 2017 at 6:23 pm

    Where was 7352 North Parkhurst Avenue?

  5. Lars J says

    March 10, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Not sure how far back this list goes, but sometime in the mid-19th century, Ashland Avenue was called Reuben Street.

  6. Mike Puican says

    April 10, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    What was the procedure to change a street name? For example, when South Park was changed to ML King Dr, did everyone have to change their drivers licenses right away or was there a phase-in period?

  7. wester61 says

    May 5, 2017 at 10:09 am

    What happened to South Curtis Street? It is in the 1880 census, and seems to be near West Randolph. I have seen it in various google searches for info in the late 1800s but nothing after that.

  8. Christina S says

    July 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm

    I would be very grateful if someone know the present name of the former Stevenson Street (1900), situated in the Hyde Park area ?

  9. Kathy says

    August 26, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Does anyone know when Auburn at 3300 South was changed to Lituania?

  10. oldgammie says

    February 11, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    In response to Christina S: There was a Stephenson Street just south of 86th St that was changed to Champlain Ave.

  11. Jorie says

    March 18, 2022 at 9:28 am

    I just did a bunch of research that answers some of the questions on here.

    Sometime between 1930 and 1940 per the censuses, Bridgeport had a bunch of name changes.

    Auburn became Lituanica.
    Fisk became Carpenter.
    Mospratt (Muspratt or Mosprat) became Aberdeen.
    Wall became May.
    South Central became Racine.
    Fox became Throop.
    Douglass became 35th.

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