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MAP OF CHICAGO 1930 FULL
Not every block shown on the map is a full block numerically.is on the south side of 18th, which is 18 blocks south of Madison (2-1/4 miles) and 8 blocks (one mile) west of State. In a street address, even numbers are on the west and north sides of a street odd numbers are on the south and east sides.The term "East Side" refers to the area on the far southeast side near Indiana. Chicago has a small east side, mostly south, because of the angle of Lake Michigan. is six full blocks or 3/4 of a mile east of State and 40 full blocks, or five miles, south of Madison. Streets that run at an angle may be numbered either way.Īll numbered streets such as 18th, 31st, etc., are on the south side. State would be one mile north of Madison.
One hundred numbers equal a full block and eight hundred numbers equal a mile. State Street, running north and south, divides streets running east and west. Madison, running east and west, divides streets running north and south. In 1909, the city was divided into four sections with the corner of State and Madison as the dividing point. In 1879, the South Division adopted the even-odd numbering system in present use. North Division was from the North Branch east to the Lake South Division was from the South Branch east to the Lake, and West Division was everything west of the river's branches. The Chicago River divided the city into three parts. Beyond that, Lake Street was the dividing line. On the west side, Randolph Street was the dividing line as far as Union Park (whose western boundary was Ashland). North Clark Street would be that part of the street north of the river. Prior to 1909, the river was the north-south dividing line for streets which crossed it. In 1909, the city was divided into four sections. Street Numbering System īefore 1909, the river was the north-south dividing line. West and Near West side: Humboldt Park.Central, Near North, and Near South side: Near North Side.FHL film 1321939 A microfilmed copy of the Index to Chicago and Cook County Marriages and Deaths Reported in Chicago Newspapers 1834–1889, compiled by Sam Fink, is also available at the Newberry Library (microfilm 608, general collections, 2nd floor.) The only additional information that this depository can provide is the name of the newspaper in which the marriage appeared. A copy of the Sam Fink Index is available on microfilm at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Marriages in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index for Cook County prior to the fire were found in the Sam Fink Index. Original marriage licenses for Cook County were destroyed by the Great Fire of Chicago on October 8–10, 1871. 1871 The Great Fire of Chicago and the Web of Memory (Chicago Historical Society with Northwestern University).1933 World's Fair: Century of Progress (Chicago Public Library Special Collections finding aid).1893 World's Columbian Exposition ( Harold Washington Library Center Special Collections).Incorporated as a city in 1837 after being founded in 1833 at the site of a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed.
3.2 South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Research Library.3.1.2 University of Illinois at Chicago.3.1.1 Illinois Regional Archives Depository.
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