S Drexel Blvd

Location

Predecessors

• Grove Pkwy (retired)
• Drexel Pkwy (retired)
• Drexel Ave (retired)
• Elm St (→ Drexel Blvd)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of the North Half of Hyde Park v.1 (1890)
• Sanborn 1912 v. 4

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• S Drexel Ave
• Drexel Blvd (retired)
• Drexel Ct (→ Maryland Ave)
• Drexel Pkwy (retired)
• Drexel Ave (retired)

Aligned Streets

• 9th Ave (retired)
• S Drexel Ave
• Elm St (→ Drexel Blvd)
• Faraday Ave (retired)
• Grove Pkwy (retired)
• Lake Ave (→ Drexel Ave)
• Parkway, Drexel Blvd (retired)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Drexel Blvd. 900E 3900 to 5052S. Named after Francis Martin Drexel an American banker and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Philadelphia Banking House. Ave., Pkwy., Elm St., Grove Pkwy.»

Edit History

• 2022-04-20 | tew | added predecessor Elm St (ELM_06)
  
• 2022-03-05 | tew | added predecessor Drexel Ave (DREXEL_03)
  
• 2022-03-05 | tew | added predecessor Drexel Pkwy (DREXEL_06)
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document