Current Street
W Hayford St
7544S | from 3700 to 3999
? - present
Possibly part of the Town of Lake annexation in 1889.
Named after John Fillmore Hayford American Civil Engineer and director of the College of Engineering at Northwestern University. He was chief of Geodetic Division of the U.S. Coast. During WWI he was a member of the National Advisory Board on Aeronautics in Washington, D.C. He died in March, 1925.
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Hayford St., 7535S 3600 to 3940W. Named after John Fillmore Hayford American Civil Engineer and director of the College of Engineering at Northwestern University. He was chief of Geodetic Division of the U.S. Coast. During WWI he was a member of the National Advisory Board on Aeronautics in Washington, D.C. He died in March, 1925. Walnut St.»
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document