Current Street
W Catalpa Ave
5500N | from 1000 to 8799
c.1905 - present
Named after a town in Penn by Cochran and McClure. It is also a type of tree.
Location

Predecessors
- Claremont Ave (retired c.1905)
- Claremont St (retired)
- Depot St (retired)
- Gordon St (retired)
- Williams St (retired)
Similarly named streets
- Catalpa Ct (→ Albany Ave)
- Catalpa St (retired c.1905)
Aligned Streets
- Claremont Ave (retired c.1905)
- Gordon St (retired)
- Williams St (retired)
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Catalpa Ave. 5500N1000 to 7900W. Named after a town in Penn by Cochran and McClure. It is also a type of tree. Claremont Ave., Claremont St., Depot St., Gordon St., Williams St.»
- Appears on 1905 Sanborn
Edit History
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2022-04-17 | tew | {'tags': [[]]}
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2022-03-04 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1905, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Catalpa Ave. 5500N1000 to 7900W. Named after a town in Penn by Cochran and McClure. It is also a type of tree. Claremont Ave., Claremont St., Depot St., Gordon St., Williams St.»\r\n* Appears on [1905 Sanborn](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4104cm.g01790190517/?sp=1&r=0.166,0.702,0.503,0.41,0)']}
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2022-03-04 | tew | {'grid_location': [5500], 'grid_direction': ['N'], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Catalpa Ave. 5500N1000 to 7900W. Named after a town in Penn by Cochran and McClure. It is also a type of tree. Claremont Ave., Claremont St., Depot St., Gordon St., Williams St.»'], 'tags': [['']]}
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document