Oakley Avenue
Oakley Avenue Soundex Code O240
2300 W., from 7568 N. to 11866 S. This street is in West Ridge from Howard Street south to Peterson Avenue - ONLY
The City Council passed a lengthy ordinance January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Because Oakley did not extend north to Devon, no addresses within Rogers Park need to be converted.
This street not mentioned in the 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 Chicago Blue Book as being far enough north to be in West Ridge.
Charles Oakley (1792-1849) was one of the earliest Illinois politicians accused of patronage. As one of the first State-Appointed Trustees of the Illinois & Michigan Canal in 1844, he worked to obtain financing overseas and Back East for the massive project. Oakley fought with Eastern bankers who accused him of turning the canal project into a patronage kingdom.
Oakley Avenue was changed from Ellwood Street by City ordinance on Wednesday, October 7, 1936.
West Ridge Addresses
6900 Block
6960 N. Oakley Avenue is a townhouse in February 1979.
7000 Block
7020 N. Oakley Avenue, was 7020 N. Ellwood Street, Moses D. Atkins, 1919.
7200 Block
7220 N. Oakley Avenue was 7220 N. Ellwood Street, August Diesterheft, 1919.
7220 N. Oakley Avenue is a bungalow.
7230 N. Oakley Avenue was 7230 N. Ellwood Street, S. Comforti, 1919.
7235 N. Oakley Avenue was 7235 N. Ellwood Street, S. Erickson, 1919.
7236 N. Oakley Avenue was 7236 N. Ellwood Street, M.M. Kaufmann, 1919.
7242 N. Oakley Avenue, was 7242 N. Ellwood Street, George A. Alsop, 1919.
7246 N. Oakley Avenue was 7246 N. Ellwood Street, Hubert Losch, 1919.
7247 N. Oakley Avenue was 7247 N. Ellwood Street, H.G. Drake, 1919.
7256 N. Oakley Avenue was 7256 N. Ellwood Street, R.F. McDuffee, 1919.
7257 N. Oakley Avenue was 7257 N. Ellwood Street, John Holm, 1919.
7300 Block
7310 N. Oakley Avenue was 7310 N. Ellwood Street, George Albert Johnson, 1919.
7317 N. Oakley Avenue was 7317 N. Ellwood Street, Conrad Fuesz, 1919.
7318 N. Oakley Avenue is the St. Margaret Mary School in February 1950.
7400 Block
7410 N. Oakley Avenue, Deeper Life Bible Church
7438 N. Oakley Avenue is an Apartment Building in October 1990.
7500 Block
75xx N. Oakley Avenue was a house in September 1974. No owner name given.
7519 N. Oakley Avenue was 7519 N. Murphy Avenue, Stephen Losch & Sons Boxes, 1919.
7538 N. Oakley Avenue is an Apartment Building in September 1977.
7552/54 N. Oakley Avenue is a Courtyard Building, November 1981.