Current Street

S Damen Ave E

2000W | from 801 to 1099

? - present

Named after Fr. Arnold Damen. In 1857 Fr. Damen founded Holy Family Parish and it was the fourth largest church in the country when it was built. He was also the founder of St. Ignatius College which became Loyola Univer-sity.

Location

Predecessors

Cochran St (retired)
Grove Ave (retired)
Laurel St (retired)
Walnut St (retired)

Might appear within

Sanborn 1917 v. 7

Data Issues

unconfirmed
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Similarly named streets

Aligned Streets

1st St (→ Damen Ave)
N Damen Ave
S Damen Ave
Fond Dulac Ave (→ Robey St)
Grove Ave (retired)
Michael ? (→ Beverly Ave)
Robey St (→ Damen Ave)
Whitney Ave (→ Damen Ave)

Source Notes

CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

«Damen Ave., 2000W 1 to 7547N 1 to 10057S. Named after Fr. Arnold Damen. In 1857 Fr. Damen founded Holy Family Parish and it was the fourth largest church in the country when it was built. He was also the founder of St. Ignatius College which became Loyola Univer-sity. Cochran St., Fon Du Lac Ave., Grove Ave., Laurel St., Long John ?., Robey St., Whitney Ave., 1st St., Walnut St.»

Edit History

2022-08-01 | tew | {'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Damen Ave., 2000W 1 to 7547N 1 to 10057S. Named after Fr. Arnold Damen. In 1857 Fr. Damen founded Holy Family Parish and it was the fourth largest church in the country when it was built. He was also the founder of St. Ignatius College which became Loyola Univer-sity. Cochran St., Fon Du Lac Ave., Grove Ave., Laurel St., Long John ?., Robey St., Whitney Ave., 1st St., Walnut St.»'], 'tags': [[]], 'skip': [True]}
2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Robey St (ROBEY_01)
2022-04-20 | tew | removed predecessor Whitney Ave (WHITNEY_01)
2022-04-20 | tew | removed predecessor 1st St (1ST_10)
import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document