Who or what is Crawford Ave in Chicago named after?

Answer 1

I never knew this so I am glad you asked the question! From http://www.chicago-scots.org/clubs/History/Newsletters/1995/July95-1.htm "In Chicago, Pulaski Road is 4000 west and runs from 6360 north to 11458 south. This long street is of interest to us because it was originally known as Crawford Avenue. Peter Crawford (of Scottish descent) was an early Chicago pioneer, real estate speculator, and lumber dealer. He founded the settlement of Crawford, which we now know as North Lawndale. In 1933, Mayor Ed Kelly changed the name from Crawford to Pulaski in order to please one of his supporters. For the next twenty years, a battle raged in the courts and the legislature to stop the proposed change. In 1952, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled that the property owners cannot control the naming of a street. Casimir Pulaski was born in Lithuania and fought courageously in the American Revolution. He was killed in the siege of Savannah, Georgia, in 1779."