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This category is for places that are significant to Downers Grove history.
5123 Main Street In 1940, Herb Karroll opened Herbert’s for Men and Boys at this location. Herbert’s was briefly owned by Goldblatt’s. Laurie Handelsman acquired the store in 1945 and
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5157 Main Street In August of 1951, a brand new ultra-modern Jewel Food Store opened at this location with over 6500 people attending a grand opening celebration held in the
5150 Main Street On this spot, years ago, the St. Joseph Creek flowed through the Downers Grove downtown. In the early 1960s, the creek was rerouted underground by way of
5101 Mochel Drive Before the addition of Mochel Drive in 2006, this location was 945 Burlington Avenue. In the 1940s, Eichmann Motor Sales sold Nash automobiles here. From the 1950s through 1970s,
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1027 Burlington Ave In 1892, a two-story wooden frame building was erected at this location. Among the early businesses located here were the Downers Grove News Agency, W. R. Cole
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This house is Tri-Gable Ell and still retains its original wood siding, wood soffits, windows, and doors. The Tri-Gable Ell was a vernacular building form common during the 1870s through
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This home was one of five homes on the west side of Downers Grove that were recognized under the Downers Grove Historical Society Centennial Home Program, that were demolished and
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This home was one of five homes on the west side of Downers Grove that were recognized under the Downers Grove Historical Society Centennial Home Program, that were demolished and
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The Centennial Home Tillie Kinney House was built in 1890. The original land was owned by Asahel Emigh and DK Foote bought it in 1876 and then sold it in
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