Lakeview in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alta Vista Terrace
1900-1904
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024
1. Alta Vista Terrace Marker
Designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971, by the City Council of Chicago.
Richard J. Daley, Mayor
Erected by Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks; City of Chicago.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 41° 57.156′ N, 87° 39.396′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lakeview. It is at the intersection of Byron Street and Alta Vista Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Byron Street. The marker is on a pedestal on the north end of Alta Vista Terrace. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60613, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Alta Vista Terrace (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prairie Plant Root Depths (about 700 feet away); Pollinators of the Prairie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birds of the Prairie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calaboose (approx. Ό mile away); Graves Family Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Harry Caray (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
More about this marker. This marker is an extreme rarity among the stately square Chicago Landmark plaques that adorn historic sites around the city, in that it has an exact duplicate, affixed to another pedestal at the northern end
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024
2. Alta Vista Terrace, south-facing view
Regarding Alta Vista Terrace. Alta Vista Terrace was the first historic district to be designated a Chicago Landmark.
Also see . . . Commission on Chicago Landmarks: Alta Vista Terrace District. (Submitted on November 21, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024
3. Alta Vista Terrace
Mr. and Mrs. F.E. McCleary; courtesy of Chicago History Museum, 1910
4. Alta Vista Terrace (1910)
Caption from the Chicago History Museum: "Hand-colored photograph and sketch for Alta Vista Terrace on page 70 of an album that contains colored photographs of streets in Chicago and sketches of street name clues. The album was created by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McCleary for a contest published in the Chicago Examiner in 1910."
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
