Historical Marker
Alvin Ailey
Historical marker location:
3541 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker is on North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2012
The Legacy Walk.
The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.