Blue Island Avenue
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Blue Island Avenue Soundex Code I245
1068 W. at 1200 S. to 2400 W. at 2598 S.
In Chicago's pioneer days, a six-mile ridge, running between 87th Street and 130th Street, appeared like an island of blue above the mists of the swamps east of the ridge. The suburb of Blue Island, Illinois took its name from the ridge, and the street took its name from the suburb.
