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Who's on First, Part II - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. Public works crews assisted by temporary help from the WPA work on widening First Street in front of The Hinsdale Club, the predecessor to The Community House, on the southwest corner of First and Garfield. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email...
Hidden creek - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. Workers built a culvert, which runs under the post office area, to hide Flagg Creek in 1939. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Special delivery - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos, which date back to 1939, are taken from the roof of what is now the police station looking west at the area that would become the post office. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Making the grade - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos, which date back to 1939, show the parkway being graded on the northwest corner of Garfield Avenue and Fifth Street. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
All aboard - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos, which back to 1939, show the crossing that use to be at Vine (top) and the Monroe Street crossing (bottom). Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Hidden treasure - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos show work being done on Hinsdale Avenue in 1939. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Early settler - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "Alfred Walker, looking for property to farm, arrived in the area from Vermont in 1854. He purchased 300 acres from Benjamin Fuller, including the Grand Pacific Hotel and Castle Inn. Walker operated the inns for a few years, living at Castle Inn while building his house and farm just south of Fullersburg." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it...
Back to school - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "Built by Sherman King about 1853, Fullersburg School was located on the hill between Fullersburg Cemetery and the plank road, where Fuller Road now ends. James Valette of Naperville was the teacher, boarding in Fullersburg during the week and walking the 12 miles home each weekend, Vacated in 1928, the school was destroyed by fire 10 years later."...
Early birdseye view - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "To promote real estate sales in Hinsdale, developer O.J. Stough published an amazingly precise pictorial map in 1882. While the map includes the entire village, this enlargment focuses on the downtown area. Configured looking south, the train station is at its original Washington Street location with the hotel directly north on the same street. Flagg Creek runs through what is to...
Taken to the cleaners - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "The building still standing at 108-110 S. Washington St. was built in 1925 by tailor Carl Theidel for his business, Hinsdale Cleaners and Dyers. The north side of the building housed this establishment where every sartorial need was satisfied in these tropical surroundings. Pictured are, from left to right, Carl, Harry and Edwin Theidel in 1925."...
Early roots — Sandy Williams in her book, “Images of America - Hinsdale,” writes about Fred Morris, who established his flower business in 1894. “Hinsdale’s need for an accessible florist in downtown Hinsdale was satisfied when Morris opened this flower shop on Hinsdale Avenue in 1902. Morris’s business expanded to include six greenhouses on the corner of Monroe Street and Ogden Avenue and vast facilities outside Hinsdale....
Tip toe through the greenhouse - Sandy Williams in her book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows this photo of Fred Morris. "Englishman Fred Morris established Morris Florists in 1894. Shown about 1907 in the greenhouse near his home at Hickory and Grant Streets, Morris produced shrubs, vegetables, and herbs as well as flowers. When the government encouraged victory gardens during the war, Morris volunteered to teach residents proper planting methods."...
Home sweet home - Sandy Williams writes about this Italianate home built in 1869 at 142 E. First St. in her book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "It was owned by William Whitney, the man responsible for coordinating the village's incorporation in 1873. Still standing, the home was the first in Hinsdale to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places."...
Civil war vet - From Sandy Williams book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is an entry on the home built for Heman Fox. "This 1890 Queen Anne styled home at 206 N. Washington St. was built for Heman Fox. Fox had grown up in Fullersburg, away at school in the winters and working his father's farm in the summers. After serving in the Union army, he joined his brother in a successful career as one of the early merchants in Fullersburg and Hinsdale."...
Up on a hill - The Memorial Building in Hinsdale is an example of community spirit and cooperation, writes Sandy William in "Images of America - Hinsdale." "The building was privately built, funded through a meticulous community campaign led by Philip R. Clarke that had Hinsdaleans contributing the entire amount necessary for its construction within a single week." For more information on the building, see the story on Page 5. (Hinsdale Historical Society p...
Ming dynasty - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of 318 N. Madison St. "When built about 1910 for Moy Ming and his family, this home stood alone, centered on the block. Ming was a Chicago tea merchant and restaurateur who owned the "largest and most beautiful Chinese Cafe in the world" with a seating capacity of 2,000. The house and grounds were later owned and brilliantly landscaped by Mary Dynes, horticulture expert. The house was...
Early Hinsdale - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of one of the downtown's main thoroughfares. "The east side of Washington Street around 1902 reveals several stores still familiar in 2012. The shorter, light-colored frame building in the center of the photography was built in 1881.It is the oldest building standing in Hinsdale's downtown, now the home of Phillips' Flowers, at 47 South Washington." Phillips is celebrating their 100-year...
Underground railroad - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Graue Mill. "Due to its location, access to transportation and antislavery sympathies, Fullersburg served as a stop and transfer point for fugitive slaves traveling the Underground Railroad. Graue Mill harbored runaways and it is believed that Castle Inn (near York and Ogden) also sheltered slaves on their journey to freedom. Some residents recalled seeing wagons or sleighs...
Hinsdale legacies - This photo from the archives of the Hinsdale Historical Society shows what the house at 132 N. Vine St. looked like when it was constructed in 1882 and when Hinsdale Cash Store co-owner Edgar Davis moved in with his wife Alice in 1887. German immigrants were settling in the village's west side in the late 19th century, and Davis and partner Heman Fox opened their grocery in downtown Hinsdale in 1892 with an eye on that clientele, selling goods like herring...
First on the block - The Craftsman-style home at 510 N. Lincoln St. has held its ground and gained neighbors since its 1911 construction as the first home built in that corner of Hinsdale. The land was previously part of the Ayres Farm, sold as development became a more profitable enterprise than farming in the growing suburb. The Gjeldum family purchased the home 10 years ago intent on preserving it while making some 21st-century updates. See the story on Page 5. (photo...
Early Hinsdale - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Washington Street. "The east side of Washington Street around 1902 reveals several stores still familiar in 2012. The shorter, light colored frame building in the center of the photograph was built in 1881. It is the oldest building standing in Hinsdale's downtown, now home of Phillips' Flowers, at 47 S. Washington St." Core Remodel recently remodeled the second floor and now occupies...
Calling all cars - Hinsdale police and firefighters are honoring the village's 150th anniversary - and their forebears - by wearing throwback badges this year. When Hinsdale was founded in 1873, among the village officers was a "police magistrate." The village hired its first true policeman, C.P. Clark in 1877; his official title was constable. Star No. 1 was given in January 1888 to John Peter Linn, a native of Denmark who had come to Hinsdale five years earlier. This photo...
Walter "Wassy" Schmidt, captain/center Frederick Schmidt, and end Elmer Schmidt, who played football on the Hinsdale Town Team, posed for this photo in their letterman sweaters. The photo - and one of the sweaters - is on display as part of the "Hinsdale in Lights - Celebrating 150 Years" exhibit at Immanuel Hall in honor of the village's sesquicentennial. To learn more about the exhibit, turn to Page 7. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
Presidential power - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Hinsdale's J.C.F. Merrill, who was one of Hinsdale's early village presidents. "Early homes and businesses relied on kerosene lamps to provide their lighting. In 1894, Hinsdale wanted to offer its residents electricity, but with several public improvements ongoing, it had issued its statutory limit of public works bonds. In an extraordinary move, Village President J.C.F. Merrill...
KLM Park - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," was taken at KLM Park. Alexander Legge, president of International Harvester, and his wife Katherine purchased 52 acres on south County Line Road in 1915 for use as a summer residence and farm. After Katherine died suddenly in 1924, Legge dedicated this property in her name for use as a retreat by the female employees of Harvester. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd...
