Peterson Avenue
Peterson Avenue Soundex Code P362
6000 N., from 1600 W. to 7720 W. This street is in Edgewater and West Ridge - ONLY
The City Council passed a lengthy ordinance January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Because Peterson did not exist before this time, no addresses require conversion.
This street is not listed in the 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 Chicago Blue Book.
The street was named for Pehr Samuel Peterson (1830-1903) who was Chicago’s Swedish Johnny Appleseed. His Rosehill Nursery grew at least 60% of all the trees planted along public streets in the three decades following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Peterson was born in Sweden and came to Chicago in 1854. He leased land for his nursery west of Rosehill Cemetery, along what is now Peterson Avenue. Over the years he developed a technique that allowed him to plant larger trees than his competitors. He also planted all the trees at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and was a founder of Rosehill Cemetery.
West Ridge Addresses
1900 Block
1954 W. Peterson Avenue, Dunkin' Donuts, 2016.
2000 Block
2050 W. Peterson Avenue was "Z" Frank Chevrolet
2100 Block
2112 W. Peterson Avenue, Target Corporation
2136 W. Peterson Avenue was the Thillens Greenhouse.
2152 W. Peterson Avenue, , Gatehouse
2400 Block
2447 W. Peterson Avenue, Anita's Beauty School
2600 Block
2635-1/2 W. Peterson Avenue, Ibrhaims Unisex
2650 W. Peterson Avenue is Green Briar Park.
2800 Block
2838 W. Peterson Avenue was a burned-out building in December 1990.
3000 Block
3058 W. Peterson Avenue, Jimmy Wong's Restaurant
3200 Block
3200 W. Peterson Avenue, Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School
3232 W. Peterson Avenue, Peterson Bank
3500 Block