Proposed "L" Extension Map Detail, in Niles Center, circa 1920
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Reproduction of detail from a real estate advertisement map from a real estate advertisement from the University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago depicting a proposed "L" Extension in Niles Center (Skokie), Illinois, prior to 1924.
From <a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-historical-society/buisseret-skokie-maps-00/buisseret-skokie-maps-13">Chapter 13, "Niles Center: Subdivision, c. 1925,"</a> in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
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circa 1920
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Bronx Building and Map Detail, circa 1925
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Reproduction of a photograph of the relief and tile work with the name "Bronx Building" from above the main entrance to the building, which is located at 4900 Dempster Street in Skokie, Illinois; and a hand-drawn map of the location of the Bronx Building and nearby landmarks take from a real estate advertisement from the University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Areas labeled include: Bronx Building, Present Swift station, Dempster Street, golf course [Evanston Golf Club], Main Street, proposed Main Street "L" station, Niles Center Road, CNW Niles Center, and Oakton Street.
From <a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-historical-society/buisseret-skokie-maps-00/buisseret-skokie-maps-13">Chapter 13, "Niles Center: Subdivision, c. 1925,"</a> in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
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circa 1925
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Aerial photograph of Niles Center, circa 1925
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Reproduction of an aerial photograph of Niles Center (Skokie), Illinois from around 1925 from the collection of the Newberry Library. The view is angled, facing northeast. The St. Peter Catholic Church is in the lower center of the image. Another <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/skokiepo02/id/2046">aerial photograph</a>, taken in 1927, is available in the Skokie History Project digital collections.
From <a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-historical-society/buisseret-skokie-maps-00/buisseret-skokie-maps-12">Chapter 12, "Niles Center: Aerial Photograph, c. 1925"</a> in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
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circa 1925
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Niles Center Aerial View Drawing, circa 1925
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Hand-drawn detail of Niles Center roads, church, fire house, and greenhouses taken from an aerial photograph of Niles Center from around 1925 from the collection of the Newberry Library. Areas labeled include: golf course [Evanston Golf Club], Main Street, Skokie Boulevard, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, St. Peter's [Catholic] Church and cemetery, Niles Center Road, Floral Avenue, Fire house, and Oakton Street.
From <a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-historical-society/buisseret-skokie-maps-00/buisseret-skokie-maps-12">Chapter 12, "Niles Center: Aerial Photograph, c. 1925"</a> in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
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circa 1925
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Map "C" (Niles Center, January 8, 1926)
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Hand-drawn map on graph paper of Niles Center from January 8, 1926 with the boundaries of Central Avenue and Golf Road to the North; Laramie, Long, and Linder Avenues to the West; and Pratt, Jarvis, and Touhy Avenues to the South. Other roads marked are Skokie Boulevard, Howard Avenue, Lamon Street, Hamlin Street, and Howard Avenue. Referenced in "The Annexations: 1925 and 1926" in The Geographical Growth of Skokie Illinois by Joseph C. Beaver (1983).
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1926-01-08
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Map "B" (Niles Center, January 28, 1924)
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Hand-drawn map on graph paper of the area of Niles Center that was annexed on January 28, 1924 with the boundaries of Gross Point Road, and Golf Road to the North; Iserman Road to the West; East Line, Township 41 to the East; and Howard Street to the South. Referenced in "The First Annexation: January 28, 1924" in The Geographical Growth of Skokie Illinois by Joseph C. Beaver (1983).
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1924-01-28
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[Telephone directory]. Morton Grove, Niles, Niles Center [Skokie], Ridgemoor, July 1924
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Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Chicago, IL
July 1924
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