W Lawrence Ave

Tags

• CA16-Irving Park
• CA15-Portage Park
• CA3-Uptown
• CA76-O'Hare
• named after person
• CA4-Lincoln Square
• CA11-Jefferson Park
• CA12-Forest Glen
• CA14-Albany Park

Location

Predecessors

• Bliss St (→ Lawrence Ave)
• 55th St (→ Lawrence Ave)
• Jefferson Rd (→ Lawrence Ave)
• Lawrence St (retired)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of Lake View Twp. (1887)
• Sanborn 1894 v. A
• Sanborn 1905 v. 17
• Official Atlas of Township of Lake View (1909)
• Sanborn 1913 v. 19
• Sanborn 1924 v. K
• Sanborn 1940 v. 20
• Sanborn 1941 v. 46

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• W Lawrence Dr
• Lawrence Ave (retired)
• Lawrence Ln (retired)
• Lawrence St (retired)
• Lawrence St (retired)

Aligned Streets

• 55th St (→ Lawrence Ave)
• Bliss St (→ Lawrence Ave)
• Jefferson Rd (→ Lawrence Ave)
• W Lawrence Dr
• Lawrence St (retired)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Lawrence Ave., 4800N 800 to 9100W. Named after Bradford Lawrence a friend of Mr. Silverman landowner and subdivider. Lawrence St., Bliss St., 55th St., Jefferson Rd.»

Edit History

• 2022-05-13 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'historical_note': ['Named after Bradford Lawrence, a friend of Mr. Silverman, landowner and subdivider.'], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Lawrence Ave., 4800N 800 to 9100W. Named after Bradford Lawrence a friend of Mr. Silverman landowner and subdivider. Lawrence St., Bliss St., 55th St., Jefferson Rd.»'], 'tags': [['named after person']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document