Current Street
N Janssen Ave
1434W | from 2200 to 4999
1895 - present
Named after Bernard Janssen, alderman of the 17th Ward in 1877. City council named street in 1895.
Location

Predecessors
- High St (→ Janssen Ave)
- Olive Ave (retired)
- Pearl St (retired)
- Sheldon St (retired)
- Olive Ct (retired c.1905)
Similarly named streets
- Janssen St (retired)
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Janssen Ave., 1433W 2200 to 4923N. Named after Bernard Jansses alderman of the 17th Ward in 1877. City council named street in 1895. High St., Sheldon St., Olive Ave. and Ct., Pearl St.»
Edit History
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2022-03-25 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1895, 1, 1)], 'suffix_direction': [''], 'historical_note': ['Named after Bernard Janssen, alderman of the 17th Ward in 1877. City council named street in 1895.'], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Janssen Ave., 1433W 2200 to 4923N. Named after Bernard Jansses alderman of the 17th Ward in 1877. City council named street in 1895. High St., Sheldon St., Olive Ave. and Ct., Pearl St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after alderman']]}
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2022-03-04 | tew | added predecessor Olive Ct (OLIVE_04)
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document