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  2. Street signs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The modern color scheme of street signs in Chicago dates to the 1970s. Before this, street signs had generally been yellow with black text, which was phased out to standardize street signs internationally. The Chicago City Council often ceremonially names stretches of road after notable figures associated with the area. Such honorary names are ...

  3. List of Chicago placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Melpomene Avenue between the Mississippi River and St. Charles Ave. retains its historical name, one of a series of streets named after the Muses of Greek mythology. Rayne: Martin Luther King Drive is the name of an east–west street in front of the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.

  5. Streets Named After Presidents: By Popularity, Home Prices - AOL

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    The median value of the more than 17,000 U.S. homes located on a Coolidge street is $176,330, the only presidential street with national median home values higher than the December 2013 national ...

  6. Roads and expressways in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    While all north–south streets within city limits are named, rather than numbered, smaller streets in some areas are named in groups all starting with the same letter; thus, when traveling westward on a Chicago street, starting just past Pulaski Road (4000 W), one will cross a mile-long stretch of streets which have names starting with the letter K (From east to west: Keystone (North Side ...

  7. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, locally referred to as King Drive is a major north–south street on the South Side of Chicago. It was formerly named South Park Way, and originally called Grand Boulevard. Chicago became the first city in the world to name a street after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 following his assassination. [1]

  8. The most unique street names in the world - AOL

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    Across the pond, in a suburb of South Yorkshire, the long-suffering residents of Butt Hole Road couldn't take the jokes visiting tourists and back-side baring teens any longer.

  9. Category:Streets in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Lake Street (Chicago) LaSalle Street; Lincoln Avenue (Chicago) Logan Square Boulevards Historic District; Loomis Street; M. Madison Street (Chicago) Magnificent Mile;