W George St

Tags

• CA5-North Center
• CA6-Lake View
• CA20-Hermosa
• CA19-Belmont Cragin
• CA21-Avondale
• CA22-Logan Square
• CA18-Montclare
• unlikely story

Location

Predecessors

• Carroll St (→ George St)
• Franklin Ave (retired)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of Lake View Twp. (1887)
• Sanborn 1894 v. 9
• Sanborn 1896 v. 10
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• Official Atlas of Township of Lake View (1909)
• Sanborn 1914 v. 5
• Sanborn 1921 v. 10

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• George Ct (retired)
• George Pl (retired)
• George Pl (retired)
• George Ave (retired)
• George Ave (retired)
• George St (retired)
• George St (retired)
• George ? (retired)
• George St (retired)

Aligned Streets

• Carroll St (→ George St)
• W River Loft Ct
• W Surf St
• York Pl (retired)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «George St., 2900N 800 to 7200W. Named because Sam George killed the last bear at Adams and La Salle on 6 Oct 1834. Carroll St., Franklin Ave.»

Edit History

• 2022-05-09 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «George St., 2900N 800 to 7200W. Named because Sam George killed the last bear at Adams and La Salle on 6 Oct 1834. Carroll St., Franklin Ave.»'], 'tags': [['unlikely story']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document