W Ohio St

Tags

• named after state

Location

Predecessors

• Bickerdike Sq (→ Ohio St)
• 4th St (→ Ohio St)
• Ontario St (retired)
• Elm St (retired)

Appears in

• Norris' Chicago Directory (1844)
• Rees and Rucker Map of Chicago (1849)
• Chicago Blue Book (1890)

Might appear within

• Sanborn 1896 v. 11
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• Sanborn 1903 v. 1
• Sanborn 1906 v. 1-N&W
• Sanborn 1908 v. 18
• Sanborn 1908 v. 18
• Sanborn 1916 v. 6
• Sanborn 1922 v. 11

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• E Ohio St E
• Ohio Blvd (retired)
• Ohio St (retired)
• E Ohio St

Aligned Streets

• 4th St (→ Ohio St)
• Bickerdike Sq (→ Ohio St)
• Elm St (retired)
• Luzon Ave (retired)
• E Ohio St E
• E Ohio St
• Ontario St (retired)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Ohio St., 600N 1 to 458E 1 to 5968W. Named from Iroquois Indian word meaning “beautiful river.” Named after the State. Elm St., 4th St., Ontario St., Bickerdike Sq.»

Edit History

• 2022-02-24 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Named from Iroquois Indian word meaning beautiful river. Named after the State.']}
  
• 2022-02-24 | tew | added predecessor Elm St (ELM_11)
  
• 2022-02-24 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Ohio St., 600N 1 to 458E 1 to 5968W. Named from Iroquois Indian word meaning “beautiful river.” Named after the State. Elm St., 4th St., Ontario St., Bickerdike Sq.»'], 'tags': [['named after state']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document