Streets Lake View, Chicago

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sculptures serve entrances lakeview east residential streets. sculpture stands on north halsted street @ west cornelia avenue.



a rainbow pylon on north halsted street @ west cornelia avenue, others along halsted, welcomes visitors landmark gay village.



currently 737 w belmont ave. (formerly 1662 belmont seen in stained glass on building built in late 19th century) in lakeview. streets renumbered around 1909


west addison street named after thomas addison, english doctor first described addison s disease. west barry avenue named after commander of continental navy ship lexington during revolutionary war, john barry. west belmont avenue named after american civil war s battle of belmont on november 7, 1861, in mississippi county, missouri. north broadway, used called evanston avenue after nearby municipality of evanston, illinois, renamed after broadway in new york city. north clark street named after legendary frontier explorer george rogers clark. west diversey parkway named after beer brewer michael diversey. william butler ogden, first mayor of chicago, named north halsted street after financiers william h. , caleb halsted. formerly called dyer street, in honor of thomas dyer, mayor of chicago. west irving park road named after author washington irving.


philip sheridan features prominently on corner of west belmont avenue , north lake shore drive, memorialized towering statue depicting sheridan on horseback. u.s. army general namesake of north sheridan road. in 1871 brought troops chicago in aftermath of great chicago fire , authorized mayor joseph medill take control of city under martial law. later made commanding general of u.s. army president chester a. arthur.








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