Avondale Avenue
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Avondale Avenue Soundex Code A153
1800 W. at 2026 N. to 7800 W. at 6749 N.
John Lewis Cochran, a Real Estate Developer, from Philadelphia, created a community called "Avondale" that is bounded roughly by Addison Street, Diversey Avenue, the Metra Milwaukee District/North Line Road tracks, and the North Branch of the Chicago River. He named the community and the street after Avondale, Pennsylvania. Cochran also developed Community Area 77 Edgewater.