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This article appeared in the October 4, 1928 issue of the "LaGrange Citizen" newspaper

PARK "BOTTLED UP' SAYS DR. HARVEY 

County Premises to extend Brainard Avenue North to Thirty-first

"LaGrange Park is bottled up.  We have no outlet to the east between Thirty-first street and Ogden avenue.  We have no outlet to the west."

Dr. A. M. Harvey, chairman of the traffic committee, Western Gateways association, is the authority for this statement made to officials of LaGrange Park.

He was pleading for cooperative action last week on the petition of the village to open Harding avenue across the Belt tracks and thus to connect to Brookfield with Washington avenue.  More than a year ago the village filed petitions with the state commerce commission demanding that crossings be authorized over the Belt tracks for Harding, Monroe and Jackson avenue.  All three streets would give traffic connections with Brookfield.

The Gateways association has been assured by county officials that Brainard avenue will be extended through the forest preserves to Thirty-first street.  The road will be made of crushed stone and will give a much needed north outlet for traffic.  No bridge would be needed as Salt creek crosses Thirty-first street a block or so west of the proposed extension.

A conference is being arranged for officials of LaGrange Park, Brookfield Gateways association.  Cook county, and the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad in an effort to hasten the linking streets of LaGrange Park and Brookfield.

The railroad's objections to the Harding avenue crossing, as told by representatives to Attorney George Brannan, rest upon the claim that trains often must wait many minutes for arrival of freight consignments from the Burlington.  Consequently, a crossing would be blocked by the Belt trains or the trains would have to wait elsewhere.

This article appeared in the October 4, 1928 issue of the "LaGrange Citizen" newspaper

Last Modified:  01/20/2004