Current Street
W Madison St
1N | from 1 to 5999
c.1830 - present
Named after the fourth U.S. President, James Madison. It was the first southern boundary street of the town from the Thompson plat in 1830.
Similarly named streets
- Madison Park
- Madison ? (retired)
- Madison St (→ Leland Ave)
- Madison St (→ Dorchester Ave)
- Madison St (→ Monroe St)
- E Madison St
- Madison Ave (→ Dorchester Ave)
- Madison Ave (→ Maryland Ave)
- Madison Ct (→ Dorchester Ave)
Aligned Streets
- Adams St (→ Madison St)
- E Madison St
- Western Ave (retired)
Source Notes
- CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:
«Madison St., 1N 1S 1 to 100E 1 to 6000W. Named after the fourth Pres. James Madison. It was the first south boundary street of the town from the Thompson plat in 1830. Adams St.»
- Appears on 1834 Map
Edit History
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2022-05-10 | tew | {'tags': [['CA27-East Garfield Park', 'CA28-Near West Side', 'named after president', 'CA32-Loop', 'CA26-West Garfield Park', 'CA25-Austin', 'named after person']], 'confirmed': [True]}
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2022-04-17 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Named after the fourth U.S. President, James Madison. It was the first southern boundary street of the town from the Thompson plat in 1830.']}
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2022-03-27 | tew | {'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Madison St., 1N 1S 1 to 100E 1 to 6000W. Named after the fourth Pres. James Madison. It was the first south boundary street of the town from the Thompson plat in 1830. Adams St.»\r\n* Appears on [1834 Map](http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10634.html)']}
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2022-02-27 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Madison St., 1N 1S 1 to 100E 1 to 6000W. Named after the fourth Pres. James Madison. It was the first south boundary street of the town from the Thompson plat in 1830. Adams St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after president']]}
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2022-02-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True]}
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import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document