Touhy Avenue is a major street throughout northern

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as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of

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, an early settler who helped develop

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. Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include

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, the Winston Towers,Winston Towers
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, Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery, Loeber Motors,

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, Village Crossing Shopping Center, Pointe Plaza, the

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Headquarters Building, the Leaning Tower YMCA, the Pickwick Theatre, and the northern end of

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Major intersections

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