Current Street

N Leavitt St

2200W | from 1 to 6599

c.1887 - present

Named after David Leavitt, Commissioner of the Illinois-Michiagn Canal.

Similarly named streets

Aligned Streets

Source Notes

  • CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

    «Leavitt St., 2200W 1 to 7400N 1 to 10658S. Named after David Leavitt Commissioner of the Illinois-Michiagn Canal. Barnett St., Courtland ?., Cross St., Henshaw Ave., Highland Ave., Saratoga ?., Sharp St., Sherman Ave., Sherman St., Snow St., Suffern St., Warner Ave.»

  • Appears on 1887 Rascher Atlas

Edit History

  • 2022-06-19 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1887, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Leavitt St., 2200W 1 to 7400N 1 to 10658S. Named after David Leavitt Commissioner of the Illinois-Michiagn Canal. Barnett St., Courtland ?., Cross St., Henshaw Ave., Highland Ave., Saratoga ?., Sharp St., Sherman Ave., Sherman St., Snow St., Suffern St., Warner Ave.»\r\n* Appears on 1887 Rascher Atlas'], 'tags': [['CA5-North Center', 'CA28-Near West Side', 'CA4-Lincoln Square', 'CA22-Logan Square', 'CA7-Lincoln Park', 'CA24-West Town', 'CA2-West Ridge']]}
  • 2022-06-19 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Named after David Leavitt, Commissioner of the Illinois-Michiagn Canal.'], 'tags': [['CA5-North Center', 'CA28-Near West Side', 'CA4-Lincoln Square', 'CA22-Logan Square', 'CA24-West Town', 'CA7-Lincoln Park', 'CA2-West Ridge']]}
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Sharp St (SHARP_01)
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Highland Ave (HIGHLAND_03)
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Cross St (CROSS_04)
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Leavitt St., 2200W 1 to 7400N 1 to 10658S. Named after David Leavitt Commissioner of the Illinois-Michiagn Canal. Barnett St., Courtland ?., Cross St., Henshaw Ave., Highland Ave., Saratoga ?., Sharp St., Sherman Ave., Sherman St., Snow St., Suffern St., Warner Ave.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Sherman St (SHERMAN_11)
  • 2022-05-13 | tew | removed predecessor Sherman Ave (SHERMAN_05)
  • 2022-03-04 | tew | removed predecessor Warner Ave (WARNER_03)
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document