Continued from November 15th.
1955 City Council approves rerouting the northwest expressway to avoid razing St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.
1956 North Siders protest the constant burning of wreckage from homes being leveled. Dump trucks continually feed burning fire at Belmont and Kedzie avenues.
Feb. 23, 1957 1,174 families and 202 individuals have been displaced to date.
Nov. 5, 1960 Construction on the Northwest Expressway completed.
Nov. 7, 1960 Henry Kararkiewicz, 42, an auto repairman, becomes the first drunken driver arrested on the new highway.
April 28, 1961 President Kennedy makes his first visit to Chicago since being elected. Hundreds of thousands meet his motorcade along the expressway.
Oct. 19, 1862 Motorists abandon cars and stand on hoods on the expressway, causing a massive traffic jam on Kennedy's second visit.
March 23, 1963 Kennedy in town to dedicate a new terminal at O'Hare Airport, his last Chicago visit. He caused a panic among police and Secret service when he orders the motorcade stopped on the expressway to shake hands with people at Cumberland Avenue.
November 22, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated.
November 29, 1963 The Northwest Expressway is renamed in Kennedy's honor.
From the November 5th Chicago Tribune
Definitely a Kennedy Thing. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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