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N Desplaines St

630W | from 1 to 599

c.1830 - present

First boundary street of town. Named derived from the presence of a species of maple called by the French (Plaine).

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  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «DesPlaines St., 630W 1 to 530N 1 to 2018S. First boundary street of town. Named derived from the presence of a species of maple called by the French (Plaine). Lowe Ave., String St.»

  • Appears on Thompson's Plat of 1830

Edit History

  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «DesPlaines St., 630W 1 to 530N 1 to 2018S. First boundary street of town. Named derived from the presence of a species of maple called by the French (Plaine). Lowe Ave., String St.»\r\n* Appears on [Thompson\'s Plat of 1830](http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/11175.html)'], 'tags': [['original street']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | removed predecessor String St (STRING_01)
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document