Honorary Street Names
Honorary Street Names
Posted by: nordsider ()
Date: November 20, 2014 08:24AM

What name, for a street (or bridge), would you recommend to be added to this list of - Honorary Street Names?

http://www.chicagoancestors.org/downloads/honorary.pdf



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2014 10:00AM by nordsider.

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner ()
Date: November 20, 2014 12:04PM

Leslie J Sorensen, the City's first traffic engineer.

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: WayOutWardell ()
Date: November 20, 2014 12:49PM

William F. Ludwig - founder and president of the Ludwig Drum Company. He invented a number of items that essentially created the modern drum set as it's known today, and by extension helped elevate percussion as a profession.

I would put it on St. Paul Ave. at Damen, where the old Ludwig factory still stands (now loft condos).

Mel Torme and Amelia Earhart, in front of Hyde Park High School. There's already a sign there for HP alum Herb Kent, why not these two?

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: davey7 ()
Date: November 20, 2014 06:44PM

Don't we already have something for Amelia? Like something more honorific than an honorary street sign, or am I dreaming it?

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: nordsider ()
Date: November 20, 2014 07:34PM

davey7 Wrote:
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> Don't we already have something for Amelia? Like
> something more honorific than an honorary street
> sign, or am I dreaming it?

There is the Earhart Elementary School
1710 East 93rd Street

http://www.earhart.cps.k12.il.us/

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: davey7 ()
Date: November 24, 2014 03:27PM

That's better than an honorary street sign.

Re: Honorary Street Names
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner ()
Date: February 07, 2016 06:21AM

Anyone else for honoraries?

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