1914: Chicago’s Devon Avenue originally Church Road

You are looking at a photograph taken about 1914, looking east on what was Devon Avenue (6400 North) originally Church Road..

The person taking the picture was standing just east of Western Avenue (2400 west) at about Bell Avenue (2232 West).Just barely visible way in the distance and just above the tree line at Church Road and Ridge Avenue was the beautiful  St. Henry’s church steeple.

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