Nat "King" Cole

Historical marker location:

4023 South Vincennes Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on South Vincennes Avenue north of East 41st Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2002

Chicago Tribute.

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.