Current Street
S Clark St
100W | from 1 to 2199
c.1834 - present
Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Location

Might appear within
Aligned Streets
- Armour Ave (→ Perry Ave)
- Clark St (→ Perry Ave)
- Grove Ave (retired)
- S Perry Ave
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Clark St., 100W 1 to 7600NW 1 to 2200S. Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chicago Ave., Green Bay Ave., Green Bay Rd.»
Edit History
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2022-04-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1834, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Clark St., 100W 1 to 7600NW 1 to 2200S. Named after George Rogers Clark born in 1752. He captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes and Kaskaskia during the Revolutionary War. The street was once called Green Bay Road since it connected Ft. Dearborn to Ft. Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chicago Ave., Green Bay Ave., Green Bay Rd.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | removed predecessor Green Bay Rd (GREENBAY_04)
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document