Perry Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)

Perry Avenue is a north–south residential street on the west side of the city of Racine, Wisconsin, with a small part of the street located in the village of Mount Pleasant. The primary segment extends 1.14 miles, from Graceland Boulevard in the north to Byrd Avenue in the south. A separate, disconnected segment north of Graceland Boulevard extends 0.22 miles from Ridgeway Avenue in the north to the parking lot of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, past Westway Avenue, in the south. Perry Avenue is equivalent to 5000 in Racine's addressing system; that is, buildings along cross streets immediately west of Perry have street addresses beginning with 5000, while buildings immediately east of it have addresses beginning with 4900.

Route

The northern segment of Perry Avenue begins in a T-intersection at Ridgeway Avenue. A brief stretch of the street just south of Ridgeway forms the municipal boundary between Racine and Mount Pleasant. Most of the northern segment is a single block between Ridgeway and Westway Avenues, with addresses from 100 to 300 along Perry Avenue. The street curves slightly towards the west as it travels south toward Westway Avenue, which has its western terminus at Perry. The southern end of this stretch, just south of Westway, leads directly into the parking lot of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.

Cross street	Extends	Address equivalent
Ridgeway Avenue	west and east	100
Westway Avenue	east	300

The gap between the northern and southern segments of Perry Avenue is 0.19 miles long, and is primarily occupied by the 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. Perry has only a few cross streets considering its length, and most of its blocks are treated as multiple blocks in Racine's addressing system. The street is parallel with Roosevelt Avenue to the west and Echo Lane to the east. South of Graceland Boulevard, Perry passes through a predominantly residential neighborhood, crossing Kinzie Avenue and Lindermann Avenue before entering the commercial area around Washington Avenue. North of Washington, it provides an alternate entrance to Pizza Hut #439 and Firestone Complete Auto Care #655260.

South of Washington, Perry Avenue runs behind the back of Westgate Mall Shopping Center, and provides the entrance to the cul-de-sac segment of 13th Street and the West Racine Post Office at 1300 Perry Avenue. It passes between Starbuck Middle School and Washington Court Apartments south of Wright Avenue, becoming predominantly residential again for its last block south of 16th Street. The street ends at a T-intersection with Byrd Avenue, in front of the Chateau I and II Apartments and near the headquarters of Rogan's Shoes at 1750 Ohio Street.

Cross street	Extends	Address equivalent
Graceland Boulevard	west and east	600
Kinzie Avenue	west and east	800
Lindermann Avenue	east	1100
Washington Avenue	west and east	1200
13th Street	west	1300
Wright Avenue	west and east	1400
16th Street	west and east	1600
Byrd Avenue	west and east	1700