Wells Street (Chicago)

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A sign for Wells Street. The Chicago Stock Exchange is in the background.
Chicago Transit Authority control tower 18 guides elevated Chicago 'L' north and southbound Purple and Brown lines intersecting with east and westbound Pink and Green lines and the looping Orange line above the Wells and Lake street intersection in the loop.

Wells Street is a main North–South road in downtown Chicago. It is officially designated as 200 West, originally named 2nd Avenue and is named in honor of William Wells, a United States Army Captain who died in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.

Wells Street is interrupted by Comiskey Park, Interstate 55, and Lincoln Park. Wells Street crosses the Chicago River at the Wells Street Bridge.

Several Chicago attractions are located on or near Wells Street, including Comiskey Park[1] and Ed Debevic's.[2] Some downtown blocks of Wells Street are located beneath the Chicago 'L' train system.

Wells Street was named in Time Magazine's 1976 article "The Porno Plague".[3]

References

  1. ^ whitesox.com accessed 23 February 2009
  2. ^ Ed Debevic's webpage, accessed 23 February 2009
  3. ^ "The Porno Plague". Time Magazine. 5 April 1976. Retrieved 26 October 2010.


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