Devon Avenue

Coordinates: 41°59′46″N 87°50′49″W / 41.9962°N 87.8469°W / 41.9962; -87.8469
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Devon Avenue
Chicago

Devon Avenue

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History

Another view circa 2006

Devon Avenue was originally known as Church Road,

Bangladeshi Americans, and Pashtun Americans. Portions of Devon in this area have been renamed in honor of Golda Meir, Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3][4]

The organization "

Buffalo Grove
). Because the vast majority of the Jewish diaspora residing in the former Soviet Union have emigrated since its collapse, the vibrancy of this particular area of Devon is not as apparent as it was in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s (which were periods of mass emigration). Nevertheless, a significant proportion of these immigrants, especially the elderly, have remained on Devon.

Devon's

paan stains".[3]

Other points of interest along Devon Avenue include

Forest Preserve
and Misericordia/Heart of Mercy, serving children with developmental disabilities.

Transportation

Devon Avenue is served by the 155 Devon between Sheridan Road and Kedzie Avenue. The 36 Broadway, 88 Higgins and 151 Sheridan serve the street for shorter segments.

Notes

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071001221453/http://www.devonavenue.com/. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 16 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
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  3. ^ a b http://www.rediff.com/us/2000/aug/07us1.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
  4. ^ Devon Avenue materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.obshina.com/
  6. ^ "Home". noveltygolf.com.

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