Cityscape Springfield, Illinois

an image of downtown springfield view of state capitol

springfield proper based on grid street system, numbered streets starting longitudinal first street leads illinois state capitol , leading 32nd street in far eastern part of city. city had 4 distinct boundary streets: north, south, east, , west grand avenues. since expansion, west grand avenue became macarthur boulevard , east grand became 19th street on north side , 18th street on south side. 18th street has since been renamed after martin luther king jr. north , south grand avenues (which run east–west) have remained important corridors in city. @ south grand , eleventh street, old south town district lies, city of springfield undertaking significant redevelopment project there.

latitudinal streets range names of presidents in downtown area names of notable people in springfield , illinois names of institutions of higher education, in harvard park neighborhood.

springfield has @ least twenty separately designated neighborhoods, though not incorporated associations. include: benedictine district, bunn park, cabbage patch, downtown, eastsview, enos park, glen aire, harvard park, hawthorne place, historic west side, laketown, lincoln park, mather , wells, medical district, near south, northgate, oak ridge, old aristocracy hill, pillsbury district, shalom, springfield lakeshore, toronto, twin lakes, uis campus, victoria lake, vinegar hill, , westchester neighborhoods.

the lincoln park neighborhood area bordered 3rd street on west, black avenue on north, 8th street on east , north grand avenue. neighborhood not far lincoln s tomb on monument avenue.

springfield encompasses 4 different suburban villages have own municipal governments. include jerome, leland grove, southern view , grandview.