Both run north and south, east and west, and diagonal. Practically there is no distinction between streets and avenues. There is at present a scheme before the authorities for correcting the nomenclature of streets, but it is so radical as to be unpopular. Again, we have Michigan st., Michigan ave. and Washington blvd., each in a different district of the city. We have a Washington St., Washington ave.
on the North Side, Garfield Park on the West Side, and a Garfield blvd. on the West Side and a South Park ave, miles away, on the South Side. and a Lake ave., the latter miles away from the former. Streets named after trees, such as Elm, Oak, Pine, etc., are on the North Side, and Walnut is on the West Side. are on the West Side, running north and south, while Johnson is a little back street in the southwestern part of the city. Now from Washington south it was the evident intention to name the streets after the presidents, but those which are so named are not in the proper order, and Jefferson and Lincoln sts.
For instance, the streets running east and west, south of the Chicago river, are named South Water, Lake, Randolph, Washington, Madison, Monroe, etc. There is an entire absence of system in the naming of streets, and where a system has been attempted it has only served to increase the confusion. Street nomenclature in Chicago is likely to confuse the visitor. The Standard Guide To Chicago For The Year 1891 In the West Division, all the streets that cross Randolph have the prefix N or S. Streets that cross the Chicago River had the prefix N (for North of the River), and W (for West of the River), but the prefix of S or E was seldom used. Madison, Randolph and Lake were the main arteries to the West Division. North Clark street was the main artery to the North Division. State Street was the main artery to the South Division. The City of Chicago was composed of Three Grand Divisions, known as North, South and West Divisions.
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