Current Street

N Clinton St

540W | from 1 to 529

1830 - present

Named after DeWitt Clinton. He was born in New York and later was the state governor. He worked to approve the building of the Erie Canal.

Similarly named streets

Aligned Streets

Source Notes

  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «Clinton St., 530W 1 to 2000S 1 to 400N. Named after DeWitt Clinton. He was born in New York and later was the state governor. He worked to approve the building of the Erie Canal. Blair St., Burlington St.»

  • Appears on Thompson's Plat of 1830

Edit History

  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor Burlington St (BURLINGT_02)
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 1, 1)], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Clinton St., 530W 1 to 2000S 1 to 400N. Named after DeWitt Clinton. He was born in New York and later was the state governor. He worked to approve the building of the Erie Canal. Blair St., Burlington St.»\r\n* Appears on [Thompson\'s Plat of 1830](http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/11175.html)'], 'tags': [['original street', 'named after person']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor Blair St (BLAIR_01)
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document