W Medill Ave

Tags

• named after person
• named after mayor
• tribune

Location

Predecessors

• Canton St (→ Medill Ave)
• Charlotte Ave (retired)
• Chester St (retired)
• Clara Pl (retired 1918)
• Darwin Ter (retired)
• Huber Pl (retired)
• Pearl St (retired)
• Pulaski St (retired)
• Wood St (retired)

Might appear within

• Sanborn 1896 v. 10
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• Sanborn 1910 v. 2
• Sanborn 1914 v. 5
• Sanborn 1918 v. 21
• Sanborn 1921 v. 10
• Sanborn 1935 v. 2N

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Aligned Streets

• Clara Pl (retired 1918)
• Follansbee St (→ Darwin Ter)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Medill Ave., 2331N 1200 to 7190W. Named after Joseph Medill who purchased the Chicago Tribune. He ran for Mayor after the Chicago Fire and won. Berlin St., Canton St., Charlotte Ave., Chester St., Clara Pl., Darwin Terr., Follansbee St., Pearl St., Pulaski St., Huber Pl., Wood St.»

Edit History

• 2022-10-13 | tew | removed predecessor Berlin St (BERLIN_02)
  
• 2022-10-13 | tew | removed predecessor Follansbee St (FOLLANSB_01)
  
• 2022-02-25 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Medill Ave., 2331N 1200 to 7190W. Named after Joseph Medill who purchased the Chicago Tribune. He ran for Mayor after the Chicago Fire and won. Berlin St., Canton St., Charlotte Ave., Chester St., Clara Pl., Darwin Terr., Follansbee St., Pearl St., Pulaski St., Huber Pl., Wood St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after mayor', 'tribune']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document