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The True Chicago Grid

The Chicago grid is almost perfectly aligned with true North.

March 27 at 8:05 PM 3.0 4

Center of the Old Grid

Prior to 1909, the center of Chicago's address system was Wolf Point, with N/S and E/W addresses divided by the Chicago River.

December 6 at 5:51 PM 2.9 4

Directions on the Grid

In Chicago's grid, even numbered addresses are either on the North or the West side of the street, while odd numbers are on the South or the East.

December 5 at 1:38 PM 2.6 4

Wells Street's Renaming

Wells Street was renamed Fifth Avenue in 1870, but then renamed back to Wells Street in 1916.

December 3 at 6:48 PM 2.8 4

Chicago's Native American Trails

Most of Chicago's diagonal roads were well established Native American trails before settlers arrived

November 29 at 1:57 PM 3.3 4

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