S Bennett Ave

Tags

• CA51-South Deering
• named after person
• CA43-South Shore
• CA42-Woodlawn
• CA46-South Chicago
• named after alderman
• CA48-Calumet Heights
• CA45-Avalon Park

Location

Predecessors

• Baldwin Ave (→ Bennett Ave)
• Levant Ave (→ Bennett Ave)
• Pridmore Ave (retired)

Appears in

• Lakeside Directory (1911)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of the North Half of Hyde Park v.1 (1890)
• Rascher's Atlas of the North Half of Hyde Park v.2 (1890)
• Sanborn 1895 v. 16
• Sanborn 1913 v. F
• Sanborn 1923 v. 27
• Sanborn 1947 v. 47
• Sanborn 1947 v. 48
• Sanborn 1948 v. 27

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• Bennett St (retired)
• Bennett St (retired)

Aligned Streets

• Baldwin Ave (→ Bennett Ave)
• S Baldwin Ave
• Levant Ave (→ Bennett Ave)
• Pridmore Ave (retired)
• S Richards Dr

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Bennett Ave., 1900E 6700 to 9600S. Named after John Ira Bennett a city alderman from 1897 to 1909. He was also commissioner of public works and a partner in the firm of Cochran and Bennett and a member of the Board of Education. Baldwin Ave., Levant Ave., Pridmore Ave.»

Edit History

• 2022-04-21 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Bennett Ave., 1900E 6700 to 9600S. Named after John Ira Bennett a city alderman from 1897 to 1909. He was also commissioner of public works and a partner in the firm of Cochran and Bennett and a member of the Board of Education. Baldwin Ave., Levant Ave., Pridmore Ave.»'], 'tags': [['named after alderman', 'named after person']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document