Addison Street is a major east–west street on the north side of
Chicago
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and its western suburbs. Wrigley Field is located at 1060 West Addison Street, which is the home of the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
.
Chicago communities
From east to west:
*Lake View (City of Chicago)
*North Center (City of Chicago)
*Avondale (City of Chicago)
*Irving Park (City of Chicago)
*Portage Park (City of Chicago)
*Dunning (City of Chicago)
Transportation
Addison Street is primarily served by the 152 Addison between Inner Drive and
Cumberland Avenue. The southbound 94 California also serves a short segment between Rockwell Street and
California Avenue.
The following CTA Lines service Addison Street
*
Red Line at
Sheffield Avenue
Sheffield Avenue is a north–south street in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known to sports fans as being the street just beyond the right-field bleachers of Wrigley Field.
Sheffield Avenue begins at the intersection with West Weed Street, immed ...
*
Brown Line at
Ravenswood Avenue
*
Blue Line at
Kennedy Expressway
The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a nearly freeway in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Portions of the freeway carry I-190, I-90 and I-94. The freeway runs in a southeast–northwest direction between the central city neighborhood of the W ...
Points of interest
* The
Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind t ...
's historic Town Hall Police Station is located at the intersection of Addison and
Halsted Streets. The police department has recently moved into a larger facility next door, and the building is being turned into senior housing.
*
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Wh ...
, the home of the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
is located on Addison between
Clark Street and Sheffield Avenue in the heart of
Wrigleyville
Lakeview, also spelled Lake View, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Lakeview is located in the city's North Side. It is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood A ...
.
*
Wrigleyville
Lakeview, also spelled Lake View, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Lakeview is located in the city's North Side. It is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood A ...
is the neighborhood centered on the stadium and is full of Cubs related stores, restaurants and bars. The most famous one is
The Cubby Bear
The Cubby Bear is a sports bar, eatery, and music venue in Chicago, Illinois.
The Cubby Bear is located at Addison and Clark Streets across from Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. It was established in 1953 and is formally known as the ...
located directly across the street on Addison from the stadium.
* At the intersection of Addison and
Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
is
Lane Tech High School
In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each ...
one of the city's oldest, largest and top performing schools.
* Addison passes by the
Villa District
The Villa District, also known as Villa Historic District, ( pl, Polskie Wille) is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located on Chicago's Northwest Side within the community area of Irving Park. Its borders are al ...
between Avondale Avenue and
Pulaski Road.
* The historic
Schurz High School
Carl Schurz High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Irving Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocat ...
is located at the intersection of Addison and
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
and is well known for its architecture. It is an officially designated
Chicago Landmark
Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, archite ...
.
Major intersections
References
Streets in Chicago
Chicago Cubs
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