Thorndale Avenue
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Thorndale Avenue Soundex Code T653
5900 N. from 932 W. to 7826 W. This street is in West Ridge - ONLY
The Chicago City Council passed a lengthy ordinance January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Thorndale Avenue did not extend west far enough to enter West Ridge. Hence, no Thorndale Avenue addresses will require conversion.
This street is NOT listed in the 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902 Chicago Blue Book.
This street was named by John Lewis Cochran, the subdivider of the Edgewater community for Thorndale, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, his home town.
