Kedzie Avenue
Encyclopedia
Kedzie Avenue is a major north-south street in Chicago, Illinois.
Named for John H. Kedzie
, an early Chicago real-estate developer, Kedzie extends more than 20 miles from the southern suburb of Olympia Fields
to Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North), and again from Lincoln Avenue (6100 North) to the Evanston
border at Howard Street (7600 North). In Chicago's street grid, Kedzie Avenue is located at 3200 West.
On its path through the city, Kedzie passes through the neighborhoods of (from south to north) Brighton Park, Little Village, East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and Albany Park.
Named for John H. Kedzie
John H. Kedzie
John Hume Kedzie was an American lawyer, real-estate developer, and politician.-Early life:John Kedzie was born September 8, 1815 in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Scottish immigrants. He graduated from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio in 1841, and was admitted to the bar in 1847. In 1847 he...
, an early Chicago real-estate developer, Kedzie extends more than 20 miles from the southern suburb of Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest majority black communities in the United States...
to Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North), and again from Lincoln Avenue (6100 North) to the Evanston
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
border at Howard Street (7600 North). In Chicago's street grid, Kedzie Avenue is located at 3200 West.
On its path through the city, Kedzie passes through the neighborhoods of (from south to north) Brighton Park, Little Village, East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and Albany Park.
Mass transit (CTA)
# 52 Kedzie/California bus- Kedzie-HomanKedzie-Homan (CTA)Kedzie–Homan is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway and has two entrances on the Kedzie and Homan Avenue overpasses. Kedzie–Homan was named Kedzie until the early 1990s, when the name was changed...
(CTA Blue Line) - Logan SquareLogan Square (CTA)Logan Square is a subway station in USA on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It was the terminus of the Blue Line until it was extended along the Kennedy Expressway to the Jefferson Park stop in 1970 and to O'Hare Airport in 1984. From Logan Square, trains run at...
(CTA Blue Line)