Maxwell Street

Maxwell Street
Dr. Philip Maxwell Street
1330 South
Sunday on Maxwell St. circa 1958
LocationChicago
West endBlue Island Avenue in Chicago
East endClinton Street in Chicago
Other
Known forPhilip Maxwell

Maxwell Street is an east–west street in Chicago, Illinois, that intersects with Halsted Street just south of Roosevelt Road. It runs at 1330 South in the numbering system running from 500 West to 1126 West.[1] The Maxwell Street neighborhood is considered part of the Near West Side and is one of the city's oldest residential districts. It is notable as the location of the celebrated Maxwell Street Market and the birthplace of Chicago blues and the "Maxwell Street Polish", a sausage sandwich. A large portion of the area is now part of the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a private housing development sponsored by the university.

  1. ^ Hayner, Don and Tom McNamee (1988). Streetwise Chicago. "Maxwell Street". Loyola University Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-8294-0597-6.