Bryn Mawr Avenue

Bryn Mawr Avenue This street is in West Ridge - ONLY

5600 N. from 936 W. to 8800 W.

The City Council passed a lengthy ordinance Monday, January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Only addresses between Western Avenue and the North Shore Channel lie within West Ridge.

This is not a continuous street, meaning it is segmented.

ONLY ODD NUMBER ADDRESSES ARE IN WEST RIDGE, WEST OF WESTERN AVENUE AND EAST OF NORTH SHORE CHANNEL.

The 1895 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 5: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from Hamilton Avenue east to 2576 Sheffield Avenue. This doesn't pass through West Ridge, yet.

The 1897 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 29: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from Hamilton Avenue east to 2576 Sheffield Avenue. This doesn't pass through West Ridge, yet.

The 1898 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 35: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from Hamilton Avenue east to 2576 Sheffield Avenue.

The 1901 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 32: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from 2594 Evanston Avenue east to 2576 Sheridan Road.

The 1902 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 31: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from 2594 Evanston Avenue east to 2576 Sheridan Road. Residents addresses start on page 224.

The 1903 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 31: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from 2594 Evanston Avenue east to 2576 Sheridan Road. Residents addresses start on page 224.

The 1904 Chicago Blue Book lists on page 31: Bryn Mawr Avenue (North Division) from 2594 Evanston Avenue east to 2576 Sheridan Road. Residents addresses start on page 226.

John Lewis Cochran, subdivider of the Community of Edgewater, named the street and several others for railroad stops along the Main Line, the Commuter Rail line leading out of his home town of Philadelphia.