Current Street

W Washington St

100N | from 1 to 499

c.1830 - present

Platted by James Thompson in 1830. Named after George Washington.

Similarly named streets

Aligned Streets

Source Notes

Edit History

  • 2022-04-17 | tew | {'tags': [['named after person', 'original street', 'named after president']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'suffix_direction': [''], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Washington St., 100N 100E to 440W.»'], 'tags': [['named after person', 'named after president']]}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'start_date': [datetime.date(1830, 1, 1)], 'start_date_circa': [True], 'historical_note': ['Platted by James Thompson in 1830. Named after George Washington.'], 'text': ['* CHS "Chicago Streets" Document:\r\n> «Washington St., 100N 100E to 440W.»\r\n* Appears on [Thompson\'s Plat of 1830](http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/11175.html)']}
  • 2022-03-27 | tew | {'tags': [['named after person', 'named after president', 'original street']]}
  • import | tew | imported from city data portal and CHS "Street Names" document