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Maxwell Street is an east–west street in Chicago, Illinois, that intersects with Halsted Street just south of Roosevelt Road. It runs at 1330 South in the numbering system running from 500 West to 1126 West. [ 1 ]
The 7th District Police Station, or Maxwell Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, was built in 1888 in response to the need for increased police presence in "Bloody Maxwell", known colloquially as "the Wickedest Police District in the World." [2] The neighborhood, a changing melting pot of Irish, German, Italian and European Jewish immigrants ...
The Eastern European Jews originally moved to the Maxwell Street area on the Near Westside, which at the time was one of the poorest areas of Chicago. Jews founded the legendary Maxwell Street Market and 40 synagogues in the area. Many of the Jews worked as artisans, workers in factories, peddlers, and petty merchants.
The Jewish immigrants settled between 12th Street, now Roosevelt Road, and 16th Street, centering the community and businesses along Maxwell Street. The Maxwell Street Market continued from this time through the 20th century as an important economic and cultural center for the city. Italian immigrants settled along Polk Street and Taylor Street ...
7th District Police Station. May 2, 1996. (#96000515) 943-949 W. Maxwell Street. 41°51′52″N 87°39′02″W / 41.864444°N 87.650556°W / 41.864444; -87.650556 (7th District Police Station) Near West Side. Built in 1888. Romanesque Revival police station that served in pacifying the "Bloody Maxwell" area from 1888 to 1988.
A Maxwell Street Polish consists of a grilled or fried length of Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and yellow mustard and optional pickled whole, green sport peppers, served on a bun. The sandwich traces its origins to Chicago 's Maxwell Street market, and has been called one of "the classic foods synonymous with Chicago".
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band is a Chicago-based klezmer ensemble. It was founded by Lori Lippitz in 1983 and is directed by violinist Alex Koffman. [4] The band's educational and outreach focus led to the establishment of the Klezmer Music Foundation, which continues to support Maxwell Street Klezmer Band among other professional and amateur groups.
Rush Street is a one-way street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The street, which starts at the Chicago River between Wabash and North Michigan Avenues, runs directly north until it slants on a diagonal as it crosses Chicago Avenue then it continues to Cedar and State Streets, making it slightly less than a mile long. [1]