To: Charles Henrickson; carlo3b
Then ya got yer diagonals: Lincoln, Milwaukee Ave., Elston. . . .
And that street that cuts from somewhere around Western southwest to past Cicero, maybe to Harlem or beyond. I wonder if these diagonals represent some of the oldest extant roadways in Chicago.
341 posted on
08/25/2003 8:15:48 AM PDT by
aruanan
To: aruanan
I think that is the Southwest Highway.. I have always wondered why those roads were so different, from an otherwise perfect grid.
342 posted on
08/25/2003 8:21:25 AM PDT by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
To: aruanan; Charles Henrickson; carlo3b
Columbus / Southwest Highway runs all the way out to Lockport as Illinois 7. These streets are all angled to follow the river as is the Stevenson I-55.
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