Washtenaw Avenue
Washtenaw Avenue Soundex Code W235
2700 W. from 7558 N. to 11458 S. This street is in West Ridge from Howard Street south to Lincoln Avenue - ONLY
This is not a continuous street, meaning it is in sections.
The Chicago City Council passed a lengthy ordinance January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Washtenaw Avenue did not extend far enough north to be in West Ridge, so no Washtenaw Avenue addresses in West Ridge require conversion.
This street is NOT listed in the 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902 Chicago Blue Book.
Washtenaw is the Algonquin Indian name for the settlement of Detroit.
It means, literally, "the place of the round or curved channel."
West Ridge Addresses
6300 Block
6326 N. Washtenaw Avenue is St. Timothy's Church.
6700 Block
6710 N. Washtenaw Avenue is Daniel Boone Elementary School.
6711 N. Washtenaw Avenue is a 2-flat. Owner given is Krautstrunk family, circa 1928.
7300 Block
7345 N. Washtenaw Avenue, Rogers School
South Side Addresses
2500 South Block
