Robey Street

Now known as Damen Avenue.

Listed in the 1898 Chicago Blue Book, pages 283-284. However all addresses shown are NOT far north enough to be included in Rogers Park.

Not listed in 1901 Chicago Blue Book.

1904 Chicago Blue Book, ROBEY ST. (North Division) from Clybourn av. north to city limits . . . resident addresses page 264. None of the addresses listed are far enough north to be in Rogers Park or West Ridge.

Named for James Robey a real estate developer, who lived on the corner of Robey and Washington Street on the city's West Side in 1863.

According to two articles from the Chicago Tribune in 1927 the origins of the Robey Street name are vague, but seem to point to it being named after James Robey who was a squatter/farmer in the area and eventually opened a roadhouse around Madison and present day Damen from 1861-1863.

Interestingly enough, Robey Street appears to have been previously called "Long John" after "Long" John Wentworth former Mayor and owner of the "Brighton Trotting Park" which was a horse track in operation in the 1850s and 1860s on the current site of McKinley Park.

Addresses

6400 Block

6453 N. Robey Street now 6453 N. Damen Avenue, J.P. Karels, 1919.

6500 Block

6516 N. Robey Street now 6516 N. Damen Avenue, Nick Clesen, 1919.

6522 N. Robey Street now 6522 N. Damen Avenue, Mathias Breit, 1919.

6534 N. Robey Street now 6534 N. Damen Avenue, Joseph F. Gast, 1919.

6556 N. Robey Street now 6556 N. Damen Avenue, C.J. Hibbs, 1919.

6558 N. Robey Street, now 6558 N. Damen Avenue, John Blennert, 1919.

6700 Block

6706 N. Robey Street now 6706 N. Damen Avenue, E.W. Ehrlich, 1919.

6710 N. Robey Street now 6710 N. Damen Avenue, F.H. Fortmann, 1919.

6740 N. Robey Street now 6740 N. Damen Avenue, Herman Fortmann, 1919.

7000 Block

7025 N. Robey Street now 7025 N. Damen Avenue, Magnus George Jensen, 1919.

7058 N. Robey Street now 7058 N. Damen Avenue, J. B. Hallett, 1919.

7100 Block

7115 N. Robey Street now 7115 N. Damen Avenue, Axel Carlson, 1919.

7200 Block

7205 N. Robey Street now 7205 N. Damen Avenue, Charles V. Brown, 1919.

7205 N. Robey Street now 7205 N. Damen Avenue, Jerome T. Keeney, 1919.

7205 N. Robey Street now 7205 N. Damen Avenue, Jennie M. Gunning, 1919.

7207 N. Robey Street, now 7207 N. Damen Avenue, Charles F. Bennett, 1919.

7211 N. Robey Street, now 7211 N. Damen Avenue, V.S. Bottenfield, 1919.

7213 N. Robey Street, now 7213 N. Damen Avenue, Harry E. Ackerberg, Jr., 1919.

7213 N. Robey Street now 7213 N. Damen Avenue, H. Ware Caldwell, 1919.

7213 N. Robey Street now 7213 N. Damen Avenue, Chester D. Eldridge, 1919.

7215 N. Robey Street now 7215 N. Damen Avenue, Gustave H. Baumer, 1919.

7215 N. Robey Street now 7215 N. Damen Avenue, Reginald P. Hardy, 1919.

7219 N. Robey Street now 7219 N. Damen Avenue, Charles R. Carlson, 1919.

7219 N. Robey Street now 7219 N. Damen Avenue, Robert E. Hodson, 1919.

7227 N. Robey Street, now 7227 N. Damen Avenue, William K. Algire, 1919.

7227 N. Robey Street now 7227 N. Damen Avenue, J.H. Cavanah, 1919.

7231 N. Robey Street now 7231 N. Damen Avenue, M.C. Johnson, 1919.

7233 N. Robey Street now 7233 N. Damen Avenue, Mrs. A. Merz, 1919.

7300 Block

7306 N. Robey Street now 7306 N. Damen Avenue, C.J. Heisel, 1919.

7316 N. Robey Street now 7316 N. Damen Avenue, Paul Massi, 1919.

7318 N. Robey Street now 7318 N. Damen Avenue, G.W. Cable, 1919.

7400 Block

7403 N. Robey Street now 7403 N. Damen Avenue, Vernon T. Brauns, 1919.

7462 N. Robey Street now 7462 N. Damen Avenue, Charles A. Clark, 1919.

7464 N. Robey Street now 7464 N. Damen Avenue, Elmer Engquist, 1919.

7466 N. Robey Street now 7466 N. Damen Avenue, S. Coolidge, Jr., 1919.

7500 Block

7522 N. Robey Street (now 7522 N. Damen Avenue) was an Apartment Building at in 1928.