[mickdeek86]

Named for the great Chicago business scumbag, Charles Yerkes. Got out of prison in Pennsylvania and hobbled together Chicago's L train. The side of the street that he claimed the elevated railway was on would change building by building, based on which neighbors would or would not grant an easement. The folklore is this complicated zoning in the loop until Daley the Younger's mayoral tenure - in the 1980's

[superkuh]

That's a bit of a relief actually. Every time I read Yerkes I think of the evil alien "Yeerks" from the animorphs scifi book series. Now I know it's a fine match.