Madison Street (Chicago)
| 0 North/South James Madison Street | |
| Location | Chicago |
|---|---|
| West end |  Columbine Avenue Lombard, Illinois |
| East end | Michigan Avenue (100 E) Chicago |
Madison Street is a major east–west street in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to human intervention, the Chicago River emptied into Lake Michigan at the present day intersection of Madison Street and Michigan Avenue.[1]
Per a 1908 decision by Chicago's city council, Madison serves as the north–south dividing line for Chicago's
street numbering system, while State Street serves as the east–west line.[2] At one point, the intersection between the two streets was considered the "world's busiest corner."[3]
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Notable buildings located along Madison Street include the
was situated across the street from the United Center until it was demolished in 1995.
Transportation
Madison Street was one of the "Big Five" streetcar lines of Chicago in the early-to-mid 20th century, which carried the most passengers, had the shortest intervals between cars, and had two-
owl service between 1:01 and 5:20 a.m., during which cars ran for every ten minutes, but the Fifth Avenue branch did not, the last eastbound through-route car departing its western terminus of Crawford Avenue at 12:40 a.m. and the last westbound shuttle departing Madison at 2:00 a.m.;[9] during the day, streetcar lines in Chicago typically had intervals of between eight and fifteen minutes.[6] Buses replaced main line streetcars on weekends starting May 11, 1952 – simultaneous with the Fifth Avenue branch's replacement by buses on Saturdays – and altogether on December 13, 1953, whereupon the Fifth Avenue branch became a shuttle service at all times before it too was discontinued on February 22, 1954.[10]
References
- ^ Libby Hill (2000). The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History. Lake Claremont Press. pp. 32, 69–75. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
chicago river originally emptied southward.
- ^ Street Naming. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ Street Life. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ East Madison Street. Emporis. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ West Madison Street. Emporis. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ a b c Lind 1974, p. 201
- ^ a b c Lind 1974, p. 280
- ^ Lind 1974, pp. 201 & 284
- ^ Lind 1974, p. 203
- ^ Lind 1974, p. 284
Works cited
- Lind, Alan R. (1974). Chicago Surface Lines: An Illustrated History. Park Forest, Illinois: Transport History Press.
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