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The Krause Music Store in Lincoln Square 26th Street in Little Village A woodblock print (1925) of Maxwell Street by Todros Geller A Portage Park two-flat, or Polish flat, in Chicago's Bungalow Belt Wacławowo is derived from the Polish name for the church of St. Wenceslaus. Photographer Richard Nickel was married here in 1950.
This is a category to contain list articles that are listings of streets in a city. Pages in category "Lists of streets by city" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
Lake Street (Chicago) LaSalle Street; Lincoln Avenue (Chicago) Logan Square Boulevards Historic District; Loomis Street; M. Madison Street (Chicago) Magnificent Mile;
They have contributed to Chicago's reputation as the "city of neighborhoods", and are argued to break up an intimidating city into more manageable pieces. [2] Chicago was an early adopter of such a system, and as of 1997 most cities in the United States still lacked analogous divisions. [2]
Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with a population of 2,853,114 (2009). It is located in the state of Illinois , on the shores of Lake Michigan . The city is the county seat of Cook County .
Refers to the sparrows who fed in the stockyards and railroad cars in the late 19th century. The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River
Downtown Chicago, Illinois, has some double-decked and a few triple-decked streets immediately north and south of the Main Branch and immediately east of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The most famous and longest of these is Wacker Drive, which replaced the South Water Street Market upon its 1926 completion. [1]
A street sign for Archer Avenue in Chinatown; the sign indicates that this location is south of Madison Street. A sign for 26th Street at an intersection with a stoplight. It is much bigger, and includes the street's numerical position – 2600 S – in Chicago's grid. Street name signs in Chicago are green with white text. They are ...