Catalpa Avenue

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Catalpa Avenue Soundex Code C341

5500 N. from 1000 W. to 8758 W.

The catalpa is a tree. The Edgewater developer and subdivider John Lewis Cochran named this street after Catalpa Street in his hometown of Philadelphia. (The Philadelphia Public Library has not been able to verify that there ever was a Catalpa in Philadelphia.)

Catalpa Avenue was originally named Claremont Avenue.

Addresses

1200 Block

1220 W. Catalpa Avenue St. Ita Catholic Church.