Roosevelt Road: Driving through Westside Chicago: 4K: Streets of the Americas

Today we will be driving westbound on Roosevelt Road through Westside to Forest Park.Roosevelt Road (originally named 12th Street) is a major east-west street in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only 1 mile south of Madison Street. It runs under this name from Columbus Drive to the western city limits,then continues through the western suburbs including Lombard, Wheaton and, West Chicago until it reaches Geneva, where it is known as State Street. 12th Street was renamed to Roosevelt Road on May 25, 1919, in recognition of President Theodore Roosevelt, who had died the previous January. In 1928 the new U.S. Route 330 (US 330), a different alignment of US 30, went down Roosevelt Road to Geneva, in 1942 it was re designated as US 30 Alternate. In 1972, after the route had been discontinued, Roosevelt Road outside Chicago became Illinois Route 38. It passes the University of Illinois at Chicago's two campuses and St. Ignatius College Preparatory School between Halsted Street and Damen Avenue. It also passes Douglas Park at California Avenue. Once past Mannheim Road it becomes Illinois.
The distance travelled today is 11.4 miles and time taken was about 38 mins. Enjoy and stay safe.
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[@accyocam291]

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[@dhsfema9830]

Super Video!!!! I occasionally take the drive myself. Just to see where I come from has changed. IT HAS! but thanks for sharing.

[@sabrinawilcher5141]

Chicago westside I can write a book been gone since 1998 ❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@charliekilo3]

Thanks for the memories. I grew up on the West side in K Town. Lived in K Town from 1958-1976.

[@sato6413]

Same, i moved to Lawndale when i was 4 and im almost a teen now
I wanna move out once i get older with my mom to a better area in illinois or maybe somewhere else

[@dhsfema9830]

@@sato6413 Hang in there and stay safe stay focus there are better places to live I lived there a long while ago, it was better. I focus on school and moved out. . Do the same and make good choices.

[@MapRanger4K]

Nice drive!

[@kn9ioutom]

MEMORY OF ROOSEVELT # 12 STREET CAR FARE ! TWENTY CENTS !!!

[@anthonymendez1997]

@8:23 That’s where I went to high school. I took the route via Roosevelt from LSD to get to school practically every day for four years. I don’t miss a damn thing about that place though. My four years at SICP were a torturous hell.

[@aircooledhead]

I sorta enjoyed the ride, but only because I grew up in K-Town. Anyone unfamiliar with Chicago’s Westside wouldn’t get much out of this. Should have called out more street names. At the end, we turn left to go South on 1st Ave, so we’d been thru Oak Park and a couple miles of Maywood (Miller Meadows is in Maywood, just West of Oak Park.)

[@TARANEKA100]

I went to chalmers grew up in washenaw best childhood ever

[@prod.sinewavve9419]

When did you film? Chicago is sunny and warm during June. All the trees have all their leaves

[@JamesSeaberry]

I was born and raised at Roosevelt and Pulaski. in the 50's and 60's, going west of Kostner was taking your life in your hands if you were black. It was ok to cross Pulaski to go to the movies at the Rena Theatre, but to just stroll and sightsee much farther west of that was not safe. There was a Rexall Drugstore on the SE corner (yum; soda counter) and small businesses (including the woods Barbershop where Marie cut my hair) between there and Independence Blvd., where we all were shocked at the murder of Alderman Ben Lewis at the hands of........well,........unknown assailants..... ah, memories.

[@dhsfema9830]

I grew up on the west side too Roosevelt and Avers. There was a Paint Factory on the corner , BIG BEAR GROCERIES across the street. Hollands was on the corner across from the Drug store. I remember THE RENA THEATER shut down 2yrs after I was old enough to go there alone .I saw Babes in Toy Land , Hercules Unchanged, Flint and Gold Finger. just to name a few. My granny went to church there Mercy Seat.
Marie and Wilma use to cut my hair at Woods Barbershop. Curtis never did . He may be on Pulaski now. My most shocking memories was the Snow Storm that shut down Roosevelt and the Riots in 68. I use to sneak the adult magazines from the newspaper stand outside the drug store. THE GOOD OLD DAYS! OH! How can I not mention the polishes from L&M next to the barbershop. (yumi) Did two years at Henson school then to Lourdes.

[@JamesSeaberry]

@@dhsfema9830 Yes!!! Carl Gorr Color Card company!!! They made those paint strips you get at the hardware with the different shades of paint. Hollands!!!! Yup, I remember that orange and white decor and those good burgers!! I used to go to the Rena too when I got old enough to cross Pulaski by myself. Marie Gassaway did my hair too!!!!! Woods Barbershop!! I had a crush on Marie. I also went to Henson when it first opened; I went to Bryant before that, over across Pulaski on 14th St. My cousins used to hang out at Bop City, a few doors east of the Rexall Drug. Those WERE the days!! Not all misery and violence.

[@5822huron]

Man. Hit chicago ave. Westside. Or north ave

[@fortyforfree]

You didn’t do any recording last weekend?

[@fortyforfree]

Also thanks for uploading Chicago streets. You’re even doing some dope editing. Music nice and low like I’m really driving. You’re on groove man lol

[@accyocam291]

Sorry no. Downtown got closed off by the time I was heading that way. Maybe after the thing dies down.

[@fortyforfree]

accyo cam oh yea, I forgot. Stay safe

[@5822huron]

Aint shit on Roosevelt

[@winningblack5112]

Huh?