Chicago porch

English Etymology en Chicago+en porch Noun A fire escape-like wooden structure affixed to the backside of buildings, particularly in the American city of Chicago. en-US While the family were at dinner a Chicago porch climber secured $39,000 worth of jewelry from the home of Edward T. Jefferey. 168 1904-03-31 Casualty Insurance The Spectator 40 15 en-US Three Chicago porch-climbers were arrested in Cincinanti [sic]. Glad of this, as peaches are getting ripe in this latitude and we hope the Cincinnati police will send them back to us so that they can pursue their vocation uninterrupted. 34 1909-04-10 Chicago Section The National Provisioner LXXII 13 Chilton Company en-US A YOUNG man sitting on a Chicago porch with his date sees an armed robbery taking place at the gas station next door. 43 1975 Illinois Issues 1 1 Sangamon State University en-US [d]rying on a Chicago porch, the soldier stood in shirtsleeves, his ornate military decorations pinned across his chest. 2 1992 Masthead The University of Chicago Magazine 85 University of Chicago Alumni Association en-US Notwithstanding (3) and (4), no public or private regulations governed the number of people permissible on a Chicago porch. Ed Zotti 119 The Barn House: Confessions of an Urban Rehabber 9780451225573 New American Library 2008 en Architectural elements