State Street is a large south-north street, also one of the main streets, in Chicago , Illinois , USA and its south suburbs. Its intersection with Madison Street ( 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.8820°N 87.6278°W / 41.8820; -87.6278 ) has marked the base point for Chicago's address system since 1909. State begins in the north at North Avenue , the south end of Lincoln Park , runs south through the heart of the Chicago Loop , and ends at the southern city limits, intersecting 127th Street along the bank of the Little Calumet River . It resumes north of 137th Street in Riverdale and runs south intermittently through Chicago's south suburbs until terminating at New Monee Road in Crete, Illinois .
25-764: State Street may refer to: Streets and locations [ edit ] State Street (Chicago) , Illinois State Street (Portland, Maine) State Street (Boston) , Massachusetts State Street (Ann Arbor), Michigan State Street (Albany) , New York State Street (Manhattan) , New York House at No. 8 State Street , Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York State Street Historic District (Rochester, New York) State Street (Salt Lake County) , Utah State Street (Madison) , Wisconsin Financial organizations [ edit ] State Street Corporation ,
50-480: A financial services holding company; the parent primarily focuses on servicing institutional investment clients State Street Bank and Trust Company , a subsidiary State Street Global Advisors , the investment management division of State Street Corporation See also [ edit ] State Street Bank v. Signature Financial Group , a US court decision relating to a business method patent State Street station (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
75-524: A portion of the Dan Ryan (2005 data). The Dan Ryan, and its North Side counterpart the Kennedy Expressway , are the busiest roads in the entire state of Illinois . Utilizing an express-local system , the Dan Ryan has 14 lanes of traffic; seven in each direction, with four of those as express lanes and the other three providing access for exit and on-ramps. Because of its width, the Dan Ryan
100-708: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages State Street (Chicago) From north to south, State Street traverses the following community areas of Chicago : Near North Side to the Chicago River , Chicago Loop to Roosevelt Road, Near South Side to 26th Street, Douglas to 39th Street, Grand Boulevard to 51st Street, Washington Park to 63rd Street, Grand Crossing to 79th Street, Chatham to 91st Street, Roseland to 115th Street, and West Pullman to 127th Street, where it terminates across from Riverdale Bend Woods. The street runs parallel and adjacent to
125-515: Is housed on the upper floors of the tower. In October 2015, Michael Jordan opened his first store at 32 South State St. and is branded as 32 South State. The flagship store included retail shopping, Chicago Bulls memorabilia, a training lab for local youth, and a basketball court on the upper levels. In July 2019, Primark announced its U.S. market expansion to Chicago with a three-level 45,000 square foot flagship location on State Street where Gap formerly housed its flagship store. The location
150-553: Is scheduled to open in 2020 and will be its first store in the Midwest. In November 2019, Uniqlo opened its second Chicago location on North State Street replacing the two-level H&M at 22 N. State. State Street is primarily served by 29 State , a CTA bus route that runs from Navy Pier to 95th/Dan Ryan station via State Street. At 69th Street, bus route 29 splits so that southbound buses travel along Lafayette Avenue and northbound buses travel along State Street; starting at
175-501: Is very popular with commuters who live south of the Loop, making the road prone to traffic jams during weekday rush hour. The posted directions on the Dan Ryan are different from the actual compass direction of the expressway, which may cause confusion to many travelers. The Dan Ryan for its entire 12-mile (19 km) length runs north–south. However, the Dan Ryan is a part of the larger Interstates 90 and 94, which both run east–west through
200-657: The Bataan Death March . Dan Ryan Expressway The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in Chicago that runs from the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (I-290) near Downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both I-90 and I-94 south to 66th Street, a distance of 7.44 miles (11.97 km). South of 66th Street, the expressway meets
225-526: The CHA 's transformation plan. The Red Line runs in the median of the Dan Ryan. This section of the Chicago "L" opened on September 28, 1969. Chicago pioneered the location of rapid transit line in expressway medians, a practice that has since been followed in several other cities, such as Toronto , and Pasadena . The control cities for the Dan Ryan Expressway are Indiana south, and
250-625: The Chicago Loop northbound. The first segment of the Dan Ryan, opened on December 12, 1961, and ran between US 12 / US 20 , 95th Street north to 71st Street in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood. It was named after the recently deceased Dan Ryan, Jr. , who was President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who had worked to accelerate construction of Chicago-area expressways. A year later on December 15, 1962,
275-747: The Chicago Skyway , which travels southeast; the I-90 designation transfers over to the Skyway, while the Dan Ryan Expressway retains the I-94 designation and continues south for 4.03 miles (6.49 km), ending at an interchange with I-57 . This is a total distance of 11.47 miles (18.5 km). The highway was named for Dan Ryan Jr. , a former president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners . On an average day, up to 307,100 vehicles use
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#1732765742569300-719: The Dan Ryan Expressway from 65th Street south to just beyond 95th Street , where State Street crosses the I-94 Bishop Ford Memorial Freeway to enter Roseland. The northern portion of the Vincennes Trace or Vincennes Trail, a buffalo (bison) migration route and a Native American trail which ran some 250 miles to Vincennes, Indiana , was called Hubbard's Trace or Hubbard's Trail since it connected Chicago with Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard 's more southerly trading outposts. It took on
325-660: The United States . Therefore, one who is traveling "west" on I-90/94 is actually driving north on the Dan Ryan as it passes through Chicago; I-90 continues northwest from the Kennedy split, while I-94 runs north–south until the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee . Similarly, "east" on 90 and 94 on the entire system is really south through Chicago; the interstates will continue on an easterly path outside of
350-630: The 8-mile (13 km) stretch of the Dan Ryan between 71st Street and I-90 / Eisenhower Expressway (now signed as I-290 ) opened to the public as well as a 0.2-mile (0.32 km) stretch that connected it to the Bishop Ford Freeway (then known as the Calumet Expressway ). During the planning stages it was also known as the South Route Expressway . In 1988–1989, the northern three miles (4.8 km) of
375-550: The Dan Ryan, known as the Elevated Bridge , were completely reconstructed. In 2006 and 2007, the Illinois Department of Transportation reconstructed the entire length of the Dan Ryan Expressway, including the addition of a travel lane from 47th Street to 95th Street . The project was the largest expressway reconstruction plan in Chicago history. The total cost of the project was $ 975 million, nearly twice
400-710: The Green Line from 18th Street to Harrison Street and into the Loop Elevated ). State Street is the location of many landmarks in downtown Chicago : Landmarks on State Street in Chicago's South Side , south of Roosevelt Road, include: The bridge where State Street crosses the Chicago River is named the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge in honor of the World War II defenders of Bataan and Corregidor including those in
425-624: The State Street Revitalization Project and on November 15, 1996, the street was reopened to traffic. During the second half of the 20th century, State Street was eclipsed by Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile as a shopping district. Various projects to restore State Street's shopping attraction have been met with some success, and the State Street corridor is gaining residential as well as more traditional commercial development. Anchored by Macy's Chicago ,
450-481: The city. Chicagoans also typically refer to the direction of travel as either "inbound" or "outbound" from the downtown area. Four miles of continuous high-rise housing projects ( Stateway Gardens and the Robert Taylor Homes ) formerly ran parallel to the expressway on its eastern side from Cermak Road south to Garfield Boulevard. However, nearly all of these buildings have been demolished as part of
475-466: The flagship location is the world's second largest department store by square footage. The 12-story building features many historical landmarks including a Tiffany & Co. Dome. The Block 37 opened in 2009 at State and Washington, bringing with it a large group of upscale retailers to North State Street including Anthropologie , L'Occitane en Provence , Banana Republic , Zara , Disney Store , Godiva , Sephora , and an AMC Theatres location on
500-858: The fourth floor. On the Pedway level is the Blue Line's Washington station and Red Line's Lake station both connected underground. The department store chain Carson Pirie Scott closed their flagship store on State Street on February 21, 2007 after over 100 years of business in that location. Target opened their 125,000 square feet State Street store in the landmark Carson Pirie Scott building later in 2012. On January 12, 2012, Walgreens opened its U.S. flagship location at Randolph Street , where it had previously existed from 1926 to 2005, when construction of Joffrey Tower necessitated its demolition. The renowned Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet
525-533: The historic Chicago Theatre . The latter was lit by Commercial Light Company in 1958, making it the brightest thoroughfare in the world, according to the Chicago Tribune . State Street became a shopping destination during the 1900s and is referred to in the song " Chicago ," which mentions "State Street, that great street." In 1979, the downtown portion was converted into a pedestrian mall with only bus traffic allowed. Mayor Richard M. Daley oversaw
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#1732765742569550-487: The name State Road after some state-funded improvements. Vincennes Avenue, one of Chicago's rare diagonal streets, is a vestige of the Vincennes Trace, and further south the trail eventually became Illinois Route 1 . In its early days, State Road was unpaved and known for having mud so deep it was jokingly said that it could suck down a horse and buggy. In the late 1860s, Potter Palmer embarked on efforts to raise
575-408: The profile and prestige of State Street. He enticed Marshall Field and Levi Leiter to move their prosperous and growing department store, Field, Leiter & Co. , to the corner of State and Washington Streets in 1868, and he built his own Palmer House Hotel nearby in 1870. For many years the city's most well-known seafood retailer, Burhop's Seafood , was located on North State Street, as well as
600-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title State Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=State_Street&oldid=1219951628 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
625-506: The split, both of the streets are frontage roads for the Dan Ryan Expressway. Multiple other bus routes, such as bus route 36 in downtown, run along State Street in segments to serve a train station or downtown. The Red Line parallels State Street from 95th Street to Marquette Road and from 13th Street to Division Street. The Green Line parallels State Street from 40th Street to Harrison Street (the Orange Line runs concurrently with
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