W Cortez St

Tags

• spanish
• CA25-Austin
• named after person
• CA23-Humboldt Park
• CA24-West Town

Location

Predecessors

• Burnett St (retired)
• Emily St (retired)
• Emma St (retired)
• Gerard St (retired)
• Humboldt Ave (retired)
• Mccollum St (retired)
• Oak St (→ Cortez St)
• Ray St (→ Cortez St)
• Wade St (retired)

Might appear within

• Sanborn 1896 v. 11
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• Sanborn 1908 v. 18
• Sanborn 1908 v. 18
• Sanborn 1914 v. 5
• Sanborn 1922 v. 11

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• W Cortez Dr

Aligned Streets

• Gerard St (retired)
• Ray St (→ Cortez St)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Cortez St., 1032N 1200 to 5600W. Named after Hernando Cortez Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Burnett St., Emily St., Emma St., Gerard St., Humboldt Ave., McCollum St., McIlvoy St., Oak St., Ray St., Wade St.»

Edit History

• 2022-05-08 | tew | {'tags': [['spanish', 'named after person']]}
  
• 2022-03-25 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Cortez St., 1032N 1200 to 5600W. Named after Hernando Cortez Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Burnett St., Emily St., Emma St., Gerard St., Humboldt Ave., McCollum St., McIlvoy St., Oak St., Ray St., Wade St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'spanish']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document