Touhy Avenue
| 7200 North | |
| Major junctions | |
|---|---|
| From | Sheridan Road, Chicago |
| To | Tonne Road, Elk Grove Village |
| Location | |
| Major cities | Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Elk Grove Village |
| Streets and highways of Chicago | |
Touhy Avenue is a major thoroughfare throughout Northern Chicago as well as the North and Northwestern suburbs. It is named for Patrick Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Philip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park.[1][2] Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include Loyola Park, the Winston Towers [3], the Lincolnwood Town Center, Hebrew Theological College, Village Crossing Shopping Center, the Leaning Tower YMCA, the Pickwick Theatre, and the northern end of O'Hare International Airport.
References
- ^ Haymer, Don; Tom McNamee (1988). Streetwise Chicago. Chicago: Loyola University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-8294-0596-8.
- ^ Chicago Streets, Chicago History Museum.
- ^ Winston Towers, Emporis.com
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