Chicago's Clark Street is occasionally a diagonal, and occasionally a north-south street running near the shore of Lake Michigan from the city limits with Evanston (where it is called Chicago Avenue, and further north, Green Bay Road) south to Cermak Road. Even as a diagonal it runs more north than northwest. Originally an Indian trail, it ran all the way to Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is named for George Rogers Clark. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one in the group located entirely within the United States. ... Evanston is the name of several places in the United States of America: Evanston, Illinois Evanston, Indiana Evanston, Ohio Evanston, Wyoming This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cermak Road, formerly 22nd Street, is a major east-west artery on Chicagos south side and western suburbs. ... Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Clark as painted by Matthew Harris Jouett in 1825 George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was the preeminent American military leader on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. ...

Points of Interest

At Addison Street it runs next to Wrigley Field, further to the south it borders Lincoln Park and at North Avenue sits the Chicago History Museum. It then turns due south for the remainder of its run as it passes through the Near North Side, then over the river at the Clark Street Bridge, through the Loop where it passes City Hall, and on to its termination at Cermak Road. For the former minor league baseball park, see Wrigley Field (Los Angeles). ... A concert in Lincoln Park circa 1907. ... The Chicago History Museum (formerly known as the Chicago Historical Society) is a privately funded, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ... The Clark Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1929. ... The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ... Chicago City Hall, shortly before construction was completed in 1911. ... Cermak Road, formerly 22nd Street, is a major east-west artery on Chicagos south side and western suburbs. ...

Trivia

The scene in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in which the parking garage attendants go airborne in Camerons' father's red Ferrari was shot on South Clark Street near Roosevelt Road. Ferris Buellers Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes and produced by Michael Chinich. ...