N Racine Ave

Tags

• CA28-Near West Side
• CA7-Lincoln Park
• named after city
• named after poet
• CA24-West Town
• named after person
• CA6-Lake View
• CA3-Uptown

Location

Predecessors

• Ann St (→ Racine Ave)
• Centre Ave (→ Racine Ave)
• Gifford St (retired)
• Pemberton Ave (→ Racine Ave)
• Rucker St (retired)
• Racine Rd (→ Racine Ave)

Appears in

• Blanchard's Guide Map of Chicago (1871)
• Chicago Blue Book (1890)

Might appear within

• Rascher's Atlas of Lake View Twp. (1887)
• Sanborn 1894 v. A
• Sanborn 1894 v. 9
• Sanborn 1905 v. 17
• Official Atlas of Township of Lake View (1909)
• Sanborn 1910 v. 2
• Sanborn 1914 v. 5
• Sanborn 1916 v. 6
• Sanborn 1917 v. 7
• Sanborn 1935 v. 2N

Data Issues

• unconfirmed
• no start date

Similarly named streets

• Racine Ct (→ Draper St)
• Racine Rd (→ Racine Ave)
• S Racine Ave

Aligned Streets

• 25th St (retired)
• Central Ave (→ Racine Ave)
• Centre Ave (→ Racine Ave)
• Centre St (→ Racine Ave)
• S Crowell St
• N Division St
• S Eleanor St
• S Elias Ct
• S Farrell St
• Field House Circle
• Gifford St (retired)
• Heldmaier Ave (retired)
• S Keeley St
• S Racine Ave
• Racine Rd (→ Racine Ave)
• Ridge Rd (→ Ridge Blvd)
• Selma St (retired)
• Sullivan Ct (retired)
• Water St (→ Eleanor St)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Racine Ave., 1200W 2 to 4750N 1 to 12300S. Named after Jean Racine a French poet and Dramatist in 1639 and after Racine, Wisconsin. Rd., Ann St., Central Ave., Centre Ave., St., Gifford St., Ullman St., Rucker St., Scammon Ave., Silva St., Pemberton Ave., Pemberton St.»

Edit History

• 2022-05-06 | tew | {'tags': [['CA6-Lake View', 'named after city', 'CA3-Uptown', 'named after person', 'named after poet', 'CA7-Lincoln Park', 'CA28-Near West Side', 'CA24-West Town']]}
  
• 2022-04-24 | tew | added predecessor Racine Rd (RACINE_04)
  
• 2022-04-20 | tew | removed predecessor Centre St (CENTRE_15)
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | {'historical_note': ['Named after Jean Racine a French poet and Dramatist in 1639 and after Racine, Wisconsin.'], 'tags': [['CA24-West Town', 'CA6-Lake View', 'CA7-Lincoln Park', 'CA28-Near West Side', 'CA3-Uptown']]}
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Racine Ave., 1200W 2 to 4750N 1 to 12300S. Named after Jean Racine a French poet and Dramatist in 1639 and after Racine, Wisconsin. Rd., Ann St., Central Ave., Centre Ave., St., Gifford St., Ullman St., Rucker St., Scammon Ave., Silva St., Pemberton Ave., Pemberton St.»'], 'tags': [[]]}
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | removed predecessor Ullman St (ULLMAN_01)
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | removed predecessor Silva St (SILVA_02)
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | removed predecessor Scammon Ave (SCAMMON_01)
  
• 2022-04-17 | tew | removed predecessor Central Ave (CENTRAL_14)
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document