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Proviso Township Through The Years -- Speedway Racetrack Opens

1837, 1838, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1848, 1849, 1853, 1858, 1868, 1875, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1949

In 1915:

Speedway Racetrack opened, which was the site of several early auto races.

Reference points:

• The north (top) edge of the township corresponds to North Avenue.
• The east (right) edge of the township corresponds to Harlem Avenue.
• The upper left corner of the box in  bottom left side is the intersection of Wolf and 31st Street. Roosevelt Road runs from left to right through center of the township. 

Last Modified:  10/14/2005