W Diversey Ave

Tags

• CA21-Avondale
• CA22-Logan Square
• CA19-Belmont Cragin
• CA20-Hermosa
• german
• named after alderman
• named after developer
• named after person
• CA18-Montclare

Location

Predecessors

• Diversey St (retired)
• 35th St (retired)

Appears in

• Chicago Blue Book (1890)

Might appear within

• Sanborn 1896 v. 10
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• Official Atlas of Township of Lake View (1909)
• Sanborn 1914 v. 5
• Sanborn 1918 v. 21
• Sanborn 1921 v. 10

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• W Diversey Pkwy
• Diversey Ave (retired)
• Diversey Blvd (retired)
• Diversey Pkwy (retired)
• Diversey St (retired)
• Diversey St (retired)
• Diversey Ct (→ Magnolia Ave)
• W Diversey Dr

Aligned Streets

• 35th St (retired)
• W Diversey Dr
• W Diversey Pkwy

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Diversey Ave., 2800N 2230 to 7200W. Named after Michael Diversey a German Catholic who donated land and built St. Michael Church. He was a city alderman in 1858. Diversey St., 35th St.»

Edit History

• 2022-04-03 | tew | {'tags': [['named after alderman', 'german', 'named after developer', 'named after person']]}
  
• 2022-02-25 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Diversey Ave., 2800N 2230 to 7200W. Named after Michael Diversey a German Catholic who donated land and built St. Michael Church. He was a city alderman in 1858. Diversey St., 35th St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after developer', 'german', 'named after alderman']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document