W Rice St

Tags

• named after person
• named after mayor

Location

Predecessors

• Edith St (retired)
• Fry St (retired)
• Niagara St (retired)
• Portland Ave (retired)
• Sophia St (retired)

Might appear within

• Sanborn 1896 v. 11
• Sanborn 1896 v. B
• 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

• Rice Pl (retired)

Aligned Streets

• Front St (→ Fry St)

Source Notes

• CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:

  «Rice St., 824N 1800 to 5968W. Named after John Blake Rice of Maryland actor and who also built first theater on Dearborn Street in 1847. He was the 29th mayor of the city. Edith St., Fry St., Niagara St., Portland Ave., Sophia St.»

Edit History

• 2022-02-25 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Rice St., 824N 1800 to 5968W. Named after John Blake Rice of Maryland actor and who also built first theater on Dearborn Street in 1847. He was the 29th mayor of the city. Edith St., Fry St., Niagara St., Portland Ave., Sophia St.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after mayor']]}
  
• import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document