Current Street

S Dunbar Ave

246E | from 9200 to 9299

? - present

Possibly part of the Hyde Park annexation in 1889.
Named after Paul Lawrence Dunbar a black poet from Dayton Ohio.

Source Notes

  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «Dunbar Ave., 245E 9200 to 9300S. Named after Paul Lawrence Dunbar a black poet from Dayton Ohio.»

Edit History

  • 2022-05-06 | tew | {'tags': [['named after person of color', 'named after person', 'named after poet']]}
  • 2022-03-05 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Dunbar Ave., 245E 9200 to 9300S. Named after Paul Lawrence Dunbar a black poet from Dayton Ohio.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after poet']]}
  • 2022-03-05 | tew | {'tags': [['named after person', 'named after poet', 'named after person of color']]}
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document