Addison Street
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Addison Street is a major east west street on the north side of Chicago. It is most associated with Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

, located at 1060 West Addison Street, which is the home of the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

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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)

Points of interest

  • The Chicago Police Department
    Chicago Police Department
    The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...

    's historic Town Hall Police Station serving the 23rd District is located at the intersection of Addison and Halsted
    Halsted Street
    Halsted Street is a major north-south street in the American city of Chicago, Illinois.-Location:In Chicago's grid system, Halsted street marks 800 West, one mile west of State Street, from Grace Street in Lakeview south to the city limits at the Little Calumet River in West Pullman...

     Streets.
  • Wrigley Field
    Wrigley Field
    Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

    , the home of the Chicago Cubs
    Chicago Cubs
    The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

     is located on Addison between Clark Street
    Clark Street (Chicago)
    Clark Street is a north-south street in Chicago, Illinois that runs close to the shore of Lake Michigan from the northern city boundary with Evanston, to 2200 South in the city street numbering system...

     and Sheffield Avenue in the heart of Wrigleyville.
  • Wrigleyville is the neighborhood centered around the stadium and is full of Cubs related stores, restaurants and bars. The most famous one is The Cubby Bear located directly across the street on Addison from the stadium.
  • At the intersection of Addison and Western
    Western Avenue (Chicago)
    Western Avenue is the longest continuous street within the city of Chicago at in length. Western Avenue extends south as a continuous road to the Dixie Highway at Sibley Boulevard in Dixmoor, giving the road a total length of . However, Western Avenue extends intermittently through the...

     is Lane Tech High School
    Lane Technical College Prep High School
    Albert G. Lane Technical College Preparatory High School , is a public, four-year, magnet high school located on the north side of Chicago...

    one of the city's oldest, largest and top performing schools.
  • Addison passes by the Villa District
    Villa District
    The Villa District, also known as Villa Historic District, is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located on Chicago's Northwest Side within the community area of Irving Park. Its borders are along Pulaski Road to the west, the Union Pacific/Northwest rail line to the north, Hamlin...

    between Avondale Avenue and Pulaski Road
    Pulaski Road (Chicago)
    Pulaski Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, at 4000 W., or exactly five miles west of State Street. It is named after revolutionary war hero Casimir Pulaski...

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  • The historic Schurz High School
    Schurz High School
    Carl Schurz High School is a public secondary school located in the old section of the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.This school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocate of democracy in Germany....

    is located at the intersection of Addison and Milwaukee
    Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)
    Milwaukee Avenue is a major diagonal street in the city of Chicago and the northern suburbs. True to its name, it once led to the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Starting with a short section at N. Canal and W. Lake Streets, it begins in earnest at the corner of N Desplaines and W. Kinzie Streets...

     and is well known for its architecture. It is an officially designated Chicago Landmark
    Chicago Landmark
    Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural,...

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