Current Street
S Esmond St
1800W | from 10920 to 11199
? - present
Possibly part of the Morgan Park annexation in 1914.
Named by Blue Island Land and Building Company who were subdividers of that section in 1872. Named in honor of the Esmond Family owner of the farm through which the street ran.
Location
Might appear within
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Esmond St., 1800W 10929 to 11181SW. Named by Blue Island Land and Building Company who were subdividers of that section in 1872. Named in honor of the Esmond Family owner of the farm through which the street ran.»
- According to Esmond Elementary there's a possibility that the street is named after a Black farming family that lived on the land prior to 1873.
- Appears on 1897 Sanborn Map
Edit History
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Esmond St., 1800W 10929 to 11181SW. Named by Blue Island Land and Building Company who were subdividers of that section in 1872. Named in honor of the Esmond Family owner of the farm through which the street ran.»\r\n* According to [Esmond Elementary](https://www.esmond.cps.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=346490&type=d) there\'s a possibility that the street is named after a Black farming family that lived on the land prior to 1873.\r\n* Appears on [1897 Sanborn Map](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4104cm.g017901897E/?sp=87&st=image&r=0.045,0.521,1.028,0.78,0)'], 'tags': [['unlikely story', 'name after person of color', 'CA75-Morgan Park', 'named after person']]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Esmond St., 1800W 10929 to 11181SW. Named by Blue Island Land and Building Company who were subdividers of that section in 1872. Named in honor of the Esmond Family owner of the farm through which the street ran.»\r\n* Appears on [1897 Sanborn Map](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4104cm.g017901897E/?sp=87&st=image&r=0.045,0.521,1.028,0.78,0)']}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'diagonal': [True]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Esmond St., 1800W 10929 to 11181SW. Named by Blue Island Land and Building Company who were subdividers of that section in 1872. Named in honor of the Esmond Family owner of the farm through which the street ran.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
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2022-04-03 | tew | {'tags': [['unlikely story', 'CA75-Morgan Park', 'named after person', 'named after person of color']]}
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document