tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post3810397814679811234..comments2024-03-28T16:36:10.544-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Plank Road History in the Chicago area.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-75637549028840420662023-07-26T13:14:03.201-05:002023-07-26T13:14:03.201-05:00No. The Blue Island Road was just a directly SW l...No. The Blue Island Road was just a directly SW line to Western Ave. On some maps the road South of that point was then called Blue Island Road. That directly South portion was later called Western Ave. just like the road North that was named because it was the Western border of Chicago.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-40174596281383993332021-08-09T01:38:25.970-05:002021-08-09T01:38:25.970-05:00Great and very interesting article. Any Informatio...Great and very interesting article. Any Information on Harlem ave.Thank you!💬💫Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238709825137594559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-91490131328444752812021-05-18T11:26:57.059-05:002021-05-18T11:26:57.059-05:00Thank you for your kind words, AMB.
Here is the I...Thank you for your kind words, AMB. <br />Here is the Index page to my blog: https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/p/index.html<br /><br />Happy reading, wondering, learning.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-85608528640671932362021-05-18T09:06:16.636-05:002021-05-18T09:06:16.636-05:00What a wonderful resource! I grew up in La Salle-...What a wonderful resource! I grew up in La Salle-Peru near the I&M Canal. You make this so easy to read and I felt I was experiencing the problems encountered by the early travelers and investors. Thank you for keeping history alive!AMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642823631885793235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-81932615619366022021-05-13T14:16:05.517-05:002021-05-13T14:16:05.517-05:00Great and educational article!When did they change...Great and educational article!When did they change Plank rd to Irving Park rd?How long did it take? THXs Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238709825137594559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-71350446244586981632020-12-06T01:29:01.921-06:002020-12-06T01:29:01.921-06:00Growing up in Elgin and being a lover of history, ...Growing up in Elgin and being a lover of history, plank roads were often a topic of discussion in the Elgin Historical Society exhibits. To this day, one of those roads connecting Elgin to Sycamore is still called 'Plank Road'.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584697703133284385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-86564906984935987432020-12-01T10:37:58.037-06:002020-12-01T10:37:58.037-06:00Love this article and the pictures! You do a great...Love this article and the pictures! You do a great job doing all of this research, that is for sure.Patsy Scheernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-5792095761052244172019-11-21T17:55:27.255-06:002019-11-21T17:55:27.255-06:00"and the swamps corduroyed" What a wonde..."and the swamps corduroyed" What a wonderful descriptor you taught me today!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642775455813735779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-73536426492585043442019-11-21T14:30:05.953-06:002019-11-21T14:30:05.953-06:00No. See the Berry's Point map and text in the ...No. See the Berry's Point map and text in the article.<br />Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-70680872776996551362019-11-21T13:41:23.563-06:002019-11-21T13:41:23.563-06:00Could the Blue Island plank road have followed the...Could the Blue Island plank road have followed the route of the road to Barry Point?Mike Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895591817201360121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-68651653203927257342019-11-21T13:17:16.156-06:002019-11-21T13:17:16.156-06:00it is my understanding, supported by your location...it is my understanding, supported by your location of the endpoint of riverside and the extension to Naperville (and then Oswego) ; that the southwest plank road was precursor to Ogden Avenue. This puts it north of the south branch of the Chicago River, rather than south & east as the path of the original track to Widow Barry Point is marked on your map. Today,one can travel from Oswego to Ottawa (upstream of Purue, which remained the head of Illinois River low water navigation at the time of the I&M canal)on route 71 (following the southeast side of the Fox River); but perhaps earlier travel was on the south side of the Illinois and Desplains Rivers (which would have routed through Joliet). More miles, but perhaps more passable in those earlier times.<br /><br />Mike Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895591817201360121noreply@blogger.com