W Dakin St

Tags

• CA6-Lake View
• CA15-Portage Park
• named after developer
• CA5-North Center
• CA17-Dunning
• CA16-Irving Park
• named after person

Location

Predecessors

• Haynes Ave (→ Dakin St)
• Henderson St (→ Dakin St)
• Spruce Ave (→ Dakin St)
• Spruce St (→ Dakin St)

Appears in

• Chicago Blue Book (1890)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of Lake View Twp. (1887)
• Sanborn 1894 v. A
• Official Atlas of Township of Lake View (1909)
• Sanborn 1913 v. 19
• Sanborn 1924 v. K
• Sanborn 1941 v. 46

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• Dakin Ave (retired)
• Dakin Ave (retired)

Aligned Streets

• W Larchmont Ave

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Dakin St., 3920N 800 to 6800W. Named after R.L. Dakin a subdivider and investor in real estate. He was a member of the Calumet Club and the Real Estate Promoters Association. Ave., Haynes Ave., Henderson St., Spruce Ave., St.»

Edit History

• 2022-04-17 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Dakin St., 3920N 800 to 6800W. Named after R.L. Dakin a subdivider and investor in real estate. He was a member of the Calumet Club and the Real Estate Promoters Association. Ave., Haynes Ave., Henderson St., Spruce Ave., St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after developer']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document