Touhy Avenue
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| Patrick L. Touhy Memorial Avenue 7200 North | |
| Location | Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Elk Grove Village |
| East end | 1200 W (near Lake Michigan, Chicago) |
| West end | Tonne Road, Elk Grove Village (continues west to Arlington Heights Road as Elk Grove Boulevard) |
Touhy Avenue 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.[1][2] Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include Loyola Park, the Winston Towers,[3] the Lincolnwood Town Center, Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery, Loeber Motors, Hebrew Theological College, Village Crossing Shopping Center, the Shure Headquarters Building, 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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