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Overlooking Myrtle
Avenue, facing North to the East side, CA, 1900. To get a key to identify
many of the buildings, click on the picture below. |
This 1940 photo of
Front Street taken from the Depot shows nearly all of the same Front
Street stores in the photo to the left. Of course, none of these
buildings exist today.
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The Citizens' Band in 1905. At
this time the electric railway tracks in the picture extended to the B
& O Line to a platform to exchange freight between the
lines.
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Click on this picture to get a key to
identify the buildings from this 1900 scene in Willard [Chicago Junction
at that time], and LaVern Pagel's 1983 recollection of buildings on Front
Street.
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This was the lunchroom
of the Front Street Arlington Hotel, #5 in the photo to the left. The lady on the
right is Mary Ellen Martin, mother of George Martin. She and her
husband operated the lunchroom. Note that the 10 cent item on the
menu is sauerkraut and wieners.
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This was the great March 1913 snow storm
showing Ed Hayes on Myrtle Avenue. The background shows Carl
Strahm's racket store which is now the entrance to Carol's Ultrastitch.
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This was the first
opening stage show in the new Masonic Theater in the new Masonic temple in
1912. The play presented was "Baby Mine."
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Dismantling of
Buckingham Elevator, CA 1957. The elevator was located near North
Woodbine street near present Uncle Dudley's restaurant.
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Hank Hoffman grocery in 1917 on Myrtle
Avenue, 4 doors south of the old City Hall building.
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The
Buckeye Band Association Union at Chicago Junction in 1902. There
were 9 bands present and 7 bandstands were erected. Note that the
Post Office was located at the extreme right.
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Lester P. Hensinger was mayor in 1908 and
1909. The white horse and wagon is standing in front of the Post
Office and Mayor Hensinger's black and white sign which led to the second
floor of the Post Office building. All show plainly in this 1909
photo. Click on "Willard Homesteads" to the left to see a
picture of Mayor Hensinger's house along with his family.
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View of Myrtle Avenue about 1917 looking North.
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The new Masonic
Temple with the Sheidley Hotel dressed up for the 1912 Fireman's
Convention.
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1912 Fireman's
Convention parade on Myrtle Avenue. Note the dress styles and how
everyone is dressed up for the parade.
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Another view of the 1912 Fireman's
Convention parade on Myrtle Avenue, coming up from Tiffin Street. |
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Masonic minstrel show celebration on February 19, 1915.
This picture is especially rich with historical detail. |
Decoration Day,
1915. Note the S. N. & M. electric car on the right and the W.
T. Francis, Sr. home in the center. The downtown buildings district
ended with the old Sheidley Hotel at that time.
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Downtown Chicago, Ohio (Willard) in winter from a 1912
postcard with a 1 cent stamp on it. The building material in front
of stores was evidently for store front maintenance.
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View of early Willard from water
tower. Exact date is unknown. |
Children's school parade about 1904. Note the
period dress, horse with carriage, and the trolley tracks.
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Downtown Willard,
Myrtle Ave.,
in the early 1940s. |
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Main
Street Gulf Gas Station with Richard E. Armatrout, about in the 1930s.
A gas station is still on this property, but with a much newer building. |
Bakery delivery carriage somewhere in the
Willard area, probably about 1910.
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