Current Street

N Canal St

500W | from 1 to 499

c.1830 - present

Named after the Illinois and Michigan Canal (construction begun 1836).

Similarly named streets

Aligned Streets

Source Notes

  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «Canal St., 500W 2 to 372N 2 to 4400S. Named after the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Crawford St., Green St., Hanover St., Richard St.,»

  • Appears on Thompson's Plat of 1830

Edit History

  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor Crawford St (CRAWFORD_05)
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor Hanover St (HANOVER_02)
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'historical_note': ['Named after the Illinois and Michigan Canal (construction begun 1836).'], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Canal St., 500W 2 to 372N 2 to 4400S. Named after the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Crawford St., Green St., Hanover St., Richard St.,»\r\n* Appears on [Thompson\'s Plat of 1830](http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/11175.html)'], 'tags': [['original street']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor Green St (GREEN_03)
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document