Blue Island Avenue

41°50′41″N 87°41′07″W / 41.844858°N 87.685318°W / 41.844858; -87.685318 (Blue Island Avenue southwest terminus)Northeast endW. Roosevelt Road in the Little Italy section of Chicago 41°52′02″N 87°39′12″W / 41.867117°N 87.653268°W / 41.867117; -87.653268 (Blue Island Avenue northeast terminus)

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Blue Island Avenue is a street in the city of Chicago, Illinois that once led to a ridge of land that early pioneers gave the name "Blue Island" because at a distance it looked like an island in the prairie. The blue color was attributed to atmospheric scattering or to blue flowers growing on the ridge. Parts of the present-day neighborhoods of Morgan Park, Beverly Hills and the city of Blue Island, Illinois now occupy this ridge.

Route description

Originally starting from W. Harrison Street and S. Halsted Street, Blue Island Avenue runs between property of the University of Illinois at Chicago and St. Ignatius College Prep, but has been converted into parking lots and recreational areas for the school until it crosses Roosevelt Road. From there it runs southwest to 21st Street, picks up again at Cermak Road (formerly 22nd) and runs more westerly to 26th Street, where it terminates.

Intersections

The entire route is in Chicago, Cook County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
		Harrison Street/Halsted Street	Former northeastern terminus of Blue Island Avenue
		Morgan Street/Taylor Street
0.00	0.00	Roosevelt Road	Current northeastern terminus of Blue Island Avenue
0.31	0.50	Racine Avenue
0.76	1.22	18th Street/Loomis St
1.05	1.69	21st Street	Southwestern end of Blue Island Avenue northern segment
Gap in route^[a]
1.21	1.95	Cermak Road/Ashland Avenue	Northeastern end of Blue Island Avenue southern segment
1.77	2.85	Damen Avenue
2.34	3.77	Western Avenue/26th Street	Southwestern terminus of Blue Island Avenue
Closed/former

Notes

^ This gap was not present until 1977 with the construction and opening of Benito Juárez Community Academy, which now occupies the gap

References

^ Google (June 23, 2018). "Blue Island Overview" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

Streets in Chicago

North–south

East of State Street (0 E/W)	Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue (100 E) Columbus Drive, Prairie Avenue (300 E) King Drive (400 East) Stony Island Avenue (1600 E) Torrence Avenue (2628 E)
West of State Street	Dearborn Street (36 W) Clark Street (100 W) LaSalle Street (140 W) Wells Street (Fifth Avenue) (200 W) Halsted Street (800 W) Sheffield Avenue (Morgan Street) (1000 W) Racine Avenue (1200 W) Loomis Street (Noble Street, Southport Avenue) (1400 W) Ashland Avenue (1600 W) Damen Avenue (2000 W) Western Avenue (2400 W) Kedzie Avenue (3200 W) Pulaski Road (4000 W) Cicero Avenue (Skokie Boulevard) (4800 W) Harlem Avenue (7200 W) 1st Avenue (Cumberland Avenue) (8400 W) Mannheim Road (La Grange Road) (10400 W)

East of State
Street (0 E/W)

Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue (100 E)
Columbus Drive, Prairie Avenue (300 E)
King Drive (400 East)
Stony Island Avenue (1600 E)
Torrence Avenue (2628 E)

West of
State Street

Dearborn Street (36 W)
Clark Street (100 W)
LaSalle Street (140 W)
Wells Street (Fifth Avenue) (200 W)
Halsted Street (800 W)
Sheffield Avenue (Morgan Street) (1000 W)
Racine Avenue (1200 W)
Loomis Street (Noble Street, Southport Avenue) (1400 W)
Ashland Avenue (1600 W)
Damen Avenue (2000 W)
Western Avenue (2400 W)
Kedzie Avenue (3200 W)
Pulaski Road (4000 W)
Cicero Avenue (Skokie Boulevard) (4800 W)
Harlem Avenue (7200 W)
1st Avenue (Cumberland Avenue) (8400 W)
Mannheim Road (La Grange Road) (10400 W)

East–west

North of Madison Street (0 N/S)	Randolph Street (150 N) Lake Street (200 N) Hubbard Street (430 N) Grand Avenue (500 N) Ohio Street (600 N) Chicago Avenue (800 N) Oak Street (1000 N) Division Street (1200 N) North Avenue (1600 N) Armitage Avenue (2000 N) Fullerton Avenue (2400 N) Diversey Parkway (2800 N) Belmont Avenue (3200 N) Addison Street (3600 N) Irving Park Road (4000 N) Montrose Avenue (4400 N) Foster Avenue (5200 N) Devon Avenue (6400 N) Touhy Avenue (7200 N) Howard Street (7600 N) Dempster Street (8800 N) Central Street (10100 N)
South of Madison Street	Jackson Boulevard (300 S) Van Buren Street (400 S) Ida B. Wells Drive (Congress Parkway) (500 S) DeKoven Street (1120 S) Roosevelt Road (1200 S) Maxwell Street (1330 S) Cermak Road (22nd Street) (2200 S) Pershing Road (39th Street) (3900 S) Garfield Boulevard (55th Street) (5500 S) 75th Street (7500 S) 95th Street (9500 S)

North of Madison
Street (0 N/S)