Both Kedzie streets in Chicago and suburban Evanston are named after John H. Kedzie, an early Chicago real-estate developer.[1] Kedzie Avenue extends more than 20 miles (32 km) from the southern suburb of Olympia Fields to Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North), and again from Lincoln Avenue (6100 North) to the Evanston border at Howard Street (7600 North). In Chicago's street grid, Kedzie Avenue is located at 3200 West, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of State Street (0 East/West).
Between Palmer Street (2200 North) and Logan Boulevard (2600 North), Kedzie Avenue is part of Chicago's boulevard system and, as such, is signed as Kedzie Boulevard.
There are two CTA bus routes primarily serving Kedzie Avenue: 52 Kedzie and 52A South Kedzie. Bus route 52 runs from Chicago Avenue to 63rd Place; route 52A runs from Kedzie Orange Line station to 115th Street/Springfield Avenue. Bus route 11 runs along Kedzie Avenue from Devon Avenue to Howard Street in the West Ridge neighborhood. In the south suburbs, the southern half of Pace bus route 359 runs along Kedzie Avenue from 139th Street to 183rd Street.[2]
See also
Nabisco, the world's largest bakery on 7300 South Kedzie Avenue
