W Peterson Ave

Tags

• CA2-West Ridge
• CA4-Lincoln Square
• CA13-North Park
• CA11-Jefferson Park
• CA12-Forest Glen
• CA77-Edgewater
• CA10-Norwood Park

Location

Predecessors

• Colfax Pl (→ Peterson Ave)
• Segur 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 1924 v. K
• Sanborn 1941 v. 44
• Sanborn 1941 v. 45

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• Peterson Ave (retired)
• Peterson Ave (retired)
• Peterson Ave (retired)
• Peterson St (retired)

Aligned Streets

• Colfax Pl (→ Peterson Ave)
• Crescent Rd (retired)
• W Elmdale Ave
• Hennepin St (retired)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Peterson Ave., 6000N 1600 to 7700W. Named after Peter S. Peterson a horticulturist from Sweden who came to Chicago in 1856. He was the largest single landowner in Chicago of almost 500 acres. He was founder of Peterson’s Nursery. Colfax Pl., Segur St.»

Edit History

• 2022-04-29 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Peterson Ave., 6000N 1600 to 7700W. Named after Peter S. Peterson a horticulturist from Sweden who came to Chicago in 1856. He was the largest single landowner in Chicago of almost 500 acres. He was founder of Peterson’s Nursery. Colfax Pl., Segur St.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document