Near West Side in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jackson Boulevard

Chicago Landmark District

Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 7, 2024

1. Jackson Boulevard Marker

Inscription. These two blocks are virtually all that remain of Chicago's once-fashionable Near West Side of the 19th century. Most of the residences, as well as the Romanesque Revival-style Church of the Epiphany, date from the 1880s and 1890s.

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 41° 52.734′ N, 87° 39.887′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in the Near West Side. Marker is on Adams Street (U.S. 66) west of Laflin Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on a lamppost about 40 yards west of the intersection of Adams and Laflin. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1511 Adams Street, Chicago IL 60607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jackson Boulevard District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Jackson Boulevard (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Jackson Boulevard (about 600 feet away); Carter H. Harrison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull (approx. half

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a mile away); Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (approx. half a mile away); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Side Grounds (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. This marker is a little bent and twisted, but is for the most part readable. As is the case for all of these Chicago Landmark District markers added to lampposts around Chicago in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the text on the front and back is identical, featuring a map of the district and brief text. Two identical Jackson Boulevard markers are nearby: one a block south and west on Jackson Boulevard, and another one south a little east near Jackson's intersection with Laflin Street. Across from that marker on the northwest corner of Laflin and Jackson is a square bronze Chicago Landmark marker for the historic district.

This stretch of Adams Street is part of the historic Route 66, which begins about two miles east of here at Adams Street's terminus in front of the Art Institute of Chicago at Michigan Avenue. Route 66 continues west from this spot for another ¼-mile before making a diagonal, southwest turn onto Ogden Avenue.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 7, 2024

2. Jackson Boulevard Marker

An east-facing view from Adams Street. Visible in the background, on the northeast corner of Laflin and Adams, is the Painters District Council No. 14 building, built with echoes of Art Deco but actually constructed in 1956.

Regarding Jackson Boulevard. The area was officially named a historic district in 1976, and was dedicated with an official ceremony in 1978.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 7, 2024

3. Jackson Boulevard Marker

West-facing view

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.