Current Street
E Browning Ave
3548S | from 500 to 599
? - present
Capt Browning was a black man and an army officer.
Location
Predecessors
- Bryant Ave (retired)
- Bryant St (retired)
- 35th Pl (retired)
Might appear within
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Browning Ave., 3549 S 500 to 650E. Capt Browning was a black man and an early Union officer killed during the Civil War. Bryant Ave., St., 35th Pl.»
- According to Corneal A. Davis oral history, Browning was named after Capt. Osceola Browning, killed in a training accident in 1925.
Edit History
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2022-05-08 | tew | {'tags': [['named after person of color', 'named after person', 'CA35-Douglas', 'unlikely story']]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'grid_location': [3549], 'grid_direction': ['S'], 'tags': [['civil war', 'CA35-Douglas', 'unlikely story', 'named after person of color', 'named after person']]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Capt Browning was a black man and an army officer.'], 'tags': [['civil war', 'CA35-Douglas', 'unlikely story', 'named after person of color', 'named after person']]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Browning Ave., 3549 S 500 to 650E. Capt Browning was a black man and an early Union officer killed during the Civil War. Bryant Ave., St., 35th Pl.»\r\n* According to [Corneal A. Davis oral history](http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/uis/id/1780), Browning was named after Capt. Osceola Browning, killed in a training accident in 1925.'], 'tags': [['civil war', 'CA35-Douglas', 'unlikely story', 'named after person of color', 'named after person']]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Browning Ave., 3549 S 500 to 650E. Capt Browning was a black man and an early Union officer killed during the Civil War. Bryant Ave., St., 35th Pl.»'], 'tags': [['unlikely story', 'named after person', 'civil war', 'named after person of color']]}
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document