Pulaski Road (Chicago)
Pulaski Road () is a major north-south street in the city of Chicago, at 4000 W., or exactly five miles west of State Street. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski. Pulaski Road was originally known as 40th Avenue. In 1913 it was renamed for Peter Crawford, an early area landowner, in order to avoid duplication of the 40th Street name in the city. The name Crawford Avenue lasted until 1935 when, over local opposition and a legal battle all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, the street was renamed for Pulaski. Among  the many Polish city leaders who worked to achieve "Pulaski Road" was Emilia Napieralska, the president of the Chicago chapter of the Polish Women's Alliance of America. Pulaski Road still retains its former Crawford Avenue name in the north suburbs of Lincolnwood, Skokie, and Evanston. In Wilmette, Crawford becomes Hunter Road. North of Devon Avenue (6400 N) and south from the Chicago City Limits to Lincoln Highway US-30. Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. From north to south: Transportation. Pulaski Road is primarily served by 2 routes, the 53 Pulaski between Peterson Avenue and 31 Street and the 53A South Pulaski  between 31 Street and 115 Street. The 67 67th/69th/71st and 103 West 103rd also serve the road for short segments. The following CTA Lines stop at Pulaski Road: The Irving Park station has an auxillary exit on Pulaski Road. Points of interest. A number of prominent Polish churches in Chicago are located on side streets just off of Pulaski Road, such as St. Hyacinth Basilica and St. Wenceslaus. References. 5. Karol Wachtl. "Polonia Amerykanska:dzieje i dorobek" [American Polonia: Its History and Legacy]. Philadelphia: privately published, 1944, pp. 172, 396. 6. Angela and Donald Pienkos. "'In the Strength of Women  Is the Strength of a Nation:' A History of the Polish Women's Alliance of America" (2003). Boulder: East European Monographs No. 632 Distr. New York: Columbia UP, p. 85.