What was the 1908 Chicago Street Numbering Change?
By ordinance of June 22, 1908, and by amendments of June 21, 1909, and June 20, 1910, Chicago’s street numbering system was revised. To find the current address for an address found on an earlier document, use one of the following websites. The Chicago Public Library has information at http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/timeline/stnumbers.html The Chicago Historical Society also has information on its site. Scroll down to “House and Architecture History.” http://www.chicagohistory.org/collections/tools.html#house The Chicago Historical Society also has a listing of all street name changes.
