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Touhy Avenue (/ ˈ t uː iː /) is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy , a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers , an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park .
Patrick L. Touhy (1839–1911) of Chicago, born in Ireland was a real estate developer instrumental in the subdividing and development of the Rogers Park section of Chicago. [1] Touhy Avenue is named after him. [2]
Village Crossing Shopping Center, or simply Village Crossing, is a regional shopping center located on Touhy Avenue (Illinois Route 72) between the border of Skokie, Illinois and Niles, Illinois. The shopping center hosts 57 retail stores and is anchored by Jewel-Osco , Dick’s Sporting Goods , Petsmart , Michael's , Best Buy and an 18-screen ...
The Gage Group Buildings consist of three buildings located at 18, 24 and 30 S. Michigan Avenue, between Madison Street and Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois. They were built from 1890–1899, designed by Holabird & Roche for the three millinery firms - Gage, Keith and Ascher.
A minor street 54 + 1 ⁄ 2 blocks west of State Street would be called 54th Court (in reality, that is Lotus Avenue in Chicago). This pattern continues as far west as Plainfield , which has a 252nd Avenue, as far north as Skokie at Central Street (10100 North), [ 5 ] and as far south as the southern edge of Will County.
Known as 147th Street (Sibley Street in Hammond, Indiana only) Southport Avenue: Led to Kenosha, Wisconsin, which was formerly named Southport State Street: Originally State Road, its intersection with Madison Street marks the base point for Chicago's address system. North of the Chicago River, this was formerly called Wolcott. Streeterville
SBI Route 72 originally ran from Lanark to Starks.It was extended east in 1937 and 1938 to East Dundee, and then to Chicago.In 1968, the designation of IL 72 was truncated back to IL 43 (Harlem Avenue), lopping off 10.5 miles (16.9 km). [3]
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [ 1 ] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway .