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A bicycle built for one - This photo is from Sandy Williams book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." Sadie Noble is shown with her new bicycle in 1897. Residents across the village loved the form of transportation, and men, women and children all rode around town. During the week almost 100 bicycles were parked at the train station and nearly as many at churches on Sunday. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by...
Parade from the past - In 1913 Hinsdale Independence Day parade marched south on Washington Street through the central business district. This photo is from Sandy Williams book "Images of America - Hinsdale." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Email the picture along with a brief description to [email protected]....
The original I-Pass - Toll collector Van Velzer's home was located on Plank Road (Ogden Avenue) near the county line. Back in the day the toll rates between Brush Hill (Hinsdale) and Naperville were 25 cents for a horse and carriage, 37 cents for a wagon with two horses, 10 cents for a horse and rider, 4 cents for cattle and 3 cents for hogs and sheep. This is from "Images of America - Hinsdale" written by Sandy Williams....
Classic cars - When they first hit the market, starting at $695 in 1923, who knew one day they'd be a classic? E. H. Fleck & Co. Chevrolet Sales & Service was located at 24 W. Hinsdale Ave. Edward Fleck built the building in 1923. Later it was home to Hartley's Bicycle Shoppe. 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]. (photo courtesy of...
The changing face of Hinsdale - The southeast corner of Hinsdale Avenue and Lincoln Street has seen many changes over the years. This photo from the 1970s shows First United Rich Port Realtors on the corner with Hartley's Bicycle Shoppe next door. Today Trumeau is on the corner and Burdi is under renovation next door. Burdi will be a high-end men's clothing store that features designs from Italy. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Hartley)...
Fun at the club - In 1899 The Hinsdale Club built this building at the corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street. The club was the center of village social life at the time. This photo is from Sandy Williams' book "Images of America - Hinsdale." 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]....
Procession from the past - Ralph Homann sent us this photo from Memorial Day 1957. The Hinsdale Township High School band was marching along Washington Street near Chicago Avenue. 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]....
Planes from the past - Susan Peterson passes along this photo that her husband Al's father took in 1927. The plane was piloted by Col. Charles Lindbergh and flew over the Chicago area, landing at the Chicago Municipal Airport, now called Midway. 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]....
In a land before Starbucks - Long before Starbucks rented the space on the southeast corner of Hinsdale Avenue and Washington Street, the building was home to a drug store form more than 100 years. This photo dates back to the 1940s and is from the book published by Hinsdalean Sandy Williams, "Images of America - Hinsdale."...
Home away from home - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." The Fresh Air Association was one of Hinsdale's most successful philanthropies. The association provided women and children from Chicago's poor neighborhoods "a vacation in the country." The association was housed in the Marvin Fox home, which was at first loaned to the group and then became its permanent location. The home still stands at 32 W. Ogden Ave, one house east of the...
Multi-use building — The building built at 11 N. Lincoln St. was built by O.J. Stough in 1872. The first floor was a school and the second was a meeting hall. According to Sandy Williams’ book, “Images of America — Hinsdale” Stough’s Hall was the social and civic center of Hinsdale until the Hinsdale Club on First Street was built. This photo was taken in 1904 when the building was purchased by the Swedish Baptist Church....
A rose was a rose - In the early 1900s much of southeast Hinsdale was occupied by the greenhouses of Basset & Washburn. The business had multiple buildings covering about 40 acres between Seventh and Eighth streets and Elm Street to County Line Road. About 1920 the florist moved to Westmont because the 12,000 tons of coal the company burned annually to heat the greenhouses was becoming increasingly annoying to the nearby residents. (photo from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of...
At your service - Henry Meding poses just outside the Hinsdale Post Office when it was located at the northeast corner of First and Washington street. The photo was taken between 1900-10. 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]. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
Hinsdale's first village president Joel Tiffany lived in this Italianate home at 133 N. Washington St., which still stands today. More information on Tiffany and his successors as Hinsdale CEO can be found in the Pulse story on Page 17. 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]. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
This old home - The house located at 306 S. Garfield Ave. was built for William Coffeen in 1899. According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," Coffeen was a director of a baking powder company in Chicago. The company supplied the first local golf club with baking powder cans that were used for the holes. 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...
Postcards from the past - This is an unmailed post card from the Hinsdale Historical Society's archives. The photo is taken from the middle of the 100 block of South Washington looking north. The printed description on the back of the card reads, "Washington St., Hinsdale, Illinois. A progressive business district serving a growing community." 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...
Postcards from the past - The street scene on the postcard of Washington Street looking north from First Street was taken around 1935. The postcard was mailed on Aug. 7, 1940, at 3:30 p.m. from "Gramps" to Miss Dorothy Richmond, who must have been visiting a camp or friends in Benzie County, Michigan. The good news is Gramps said if she ran out of money, she should telegraph him. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
What's old is new again - Friday afternoon in the central business district hasn't changed much in the past 100 years for Hinsdale students. Back in 1920, it was students from HTHS (Hinsdale Township High School) and today it's the students from HMS (Hinsdale Middle School) who flock to the downtown when the weather cooperates. 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...
Postcards from the past - It was a lot easier to get mail around the country in 1938. This card was simply addressed to Miss Alice Garner, Blue River, Wisconsin. The card was postmarked in Hinsdale at 8 a.m. July 25. The message was "a card a day while they last will be my motto temporarily. I found out the Zephyr fare to P. du C. (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) is $4.54 one way so guess that'll be OK. Please notice familiar "Walgreens" on the corner. Sincerely, Dick.' (Hinsdale...
The home Zook built ... and lived in. Built in 1924 at 327 S. Oak St., this home was designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook for his own family. When it was slated to be demolished, the Hinsdale Historical Society saved the home and studio, moving them to KLM in 2005. The picture and information is from Sandy Williams' book "Images in America - Hinsdale." 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...
Ming dynasty - This photo is from Sandy Williams book, "Images of America - Hinsdale" published in 2013. This home was built in 1910 at 318 N. Madison St. for Moy Ming and his family. 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 was later owned by Mary Dynes, who was a horticulture expert, and eventually torn down in 2001....
Before Amazon - J. Bohlander & Sons Hardware was located at 42 S. Washington St. from 1875 until 1900. According to Hugh Dugan's "Village on the County Line," Bohlander lived at 27 S. Garfield Ave. He was an "early hardware, coal and grain merchant whose son, John Jr. still resides at this address (and) came to Hinsdale in 1871 after having been reared on his father's farm near York Center, DuPage County." Bohlander was also one of the signers of the petition for Hinsdale's...
Special delivery - Hinsdale's second post office was located on the northeast corner of First Street and Washington Avenue. A fire destroyed the building in the 1920s. The site now occupied by J. McLaughlin over the years has been occupied by The Hinsdale Beacon, Walgreens and Longley's Antique Shop. 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 jslonof...
Hoop dreams — Sandy Williams, in her book “Images of America — Hinsdale” writes that this photo is of 1905 women’s basketball team members at Hinsdale Township High School. She believes this group might have been the first girl’s basketball team at the school. She also said the team was dressed in uniforms of wool bloomers, high-collared blouses and long black stockings. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We’d love to share it with our readers. Stop...
Home sweet home - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book "Images of America - Hinsdale". The home, located at 419 S. Oak St., built in 1912 in the Classical Revival style, originally sat on five acres of land. According to Williams, the photograph was taken about the time Philip R. Clarke, a prominent Chicago banker, purchased the home. "Clarke served tirelessly for charitable and public projects, raising an estimated $2 billion over his lifetime," she wro...
