Perry Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin): Difference between revisions
→top
Reschultzed (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
(→top) |
||
(8 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{coord|42.71832|-87.83937|display=title}}▼
{{Infobox road
▲| coordinates = {{coord|42.71832|-87.83937|display=inline,title}}
| name = Perry Avenue
| marker_image =
Line 24:
==History==
[[File:Perry Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin, aerial photograph, 1937.png|thumb|right|A United States Department of Agriculture aerial image from 1937 shows Perry Avenue in its early years.<ref>[https://maps.sco.wisc.edu/WHAIFinder/ Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder (WHAIFinder)], University of Wisconsin-Madison.</ref>]]
The location of Perry Avenue originated from the property line between two farms west of Racine, which in 1858 were recorded as belonging to N. A. Walker (in the east) and "Heath" (in the west). The line between these properties defined what became Perry Avenue from [[Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Washington Avenue]] south to [[
The first known reference to Perry Avenue in the Racine newspapers is a classified advertisement from 1927, offering two newly-constructed houses on the street "just west of the city limits, close to school, bus service, large lots."<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43962569/the_journal_times/ Classified advertisement], [[Racine Journal News]], June 21, 1927, page 15.</ref> The 1931 Racine city directory listed seven houses on the street, five of which were inhabited, all located just north of Washington Avenue.<ref>[http://racinecounty.net/1931-3/index.html#page=77 "Racine 1931 City Directory"], page 718.</ref> In 1940, Perry Avenue north of Washington was included in the West Terrace Sanitary District, at that time still outside the Racine city limits and considered part of [[Mygatt's Corners, Wisconsin|Mygatt's Corners]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43962860/the_journal_times/ "Mygatt's Corners"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 15, 1940, section two, page 6.</ref> In 1959, the city of Racine planned to annex an area that included 700 through 1200 Perry Avenue. Twenty-eight residents of the street protested the area's planned annexation into the city of Racine, calling for the first annexation referendum in the city's history.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43963125/the_journal_times/ "28 Demand Vote to Annexation on West Side"], [[Racine Journal Times]], April 7, 1959, front page.</ref> In the referendum, held less than two weeks after the petition, the annexation was approved by a 25-to-16 vote among Perry Avenue residents.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43963222/the_journal_times/ "Referendum Clears Way for Annexation to Racine"], [[Racine Journal Times]], April 19, 1959, pages one and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43963222/the_journal_times/ six].</ref>
Line 60:
The gap between the northern and southern segments of Perry Avenue is {{convert|0.19|mi|km}} long, and is primarily occupied by the [[Graceland Gardens Apartments (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)|Graceland Gardens Apartments]] building. The northern end of the southern segment is in front of the apartment building's entrance, forming a T-intersection with [[Graceland Boulevard (Racine, Wisconsin)|Graceland Boulevard]]. This area is in the village of Mount Pleasant, and the Racine city limits cross Perry perpendicularly halfway between Graceland and [[Kinzie Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Kinzie Avenue]]. Perry has only a few cross streets considering its length, and most of its blocks are treated as multiple blocks in [[Addressing system of Racine, Wisconsin|Racine's addressing system]]. The street is parallel with [[Roosevelt Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Roosevelt Avenue]] to the west and [[Echo Lane (Racine, Wisconsin)|Echo Lane]] to the east. South of Graceland Boulevard, Perry passes through a predominantly residential neighborhood, crossing [[Kinzie Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Kinzie Avenue]] and [[Lindermann Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Lindermann Avenue]] before entering the commercial area around [[Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Washington Avenue]]. North of Washington, it provides an alternate entrance to [[Pizza Hut 13439|Pizza Hut #13439]] and [[Firestone Complete Auto Care 655260|Firestone Complete Auto Care #655260]].
South of Washington, Perry Avenue runs behind the back of [[Westgate Square Shopping Center (Racine, Wisconsin)|Westgate Square Shopping Center]], and provides the entrance to the cul-de-sac segment of [[
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Line 85:
|-
| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' |
| Residences<br/>[[Firestone Complete Auto Care 655260|Firestone Complete Auto Care #655260]] ([[4920 Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|4920 Washington]])
|-
| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="3" | '''[[Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Washington Avenue]]''' (1200)
Line 93:
| rowspan="3" | [[Westgate Square Shopping Center (Racine, Wisconsin)|Westgate Square Shopping Center]]
|-
| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="2" | '''[[
|-
| [[West Racine Post Office (Wisconsin)|West Racine Post Office]]<br/>(1300 Perry)
Line 104:
| [[Starbuck Middle School (Racine, Wisconsin)|Starbuck Middle School]]
|-
| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="3" | '''[[
|-
| Residences
|