College Hill Subdivision booklet advertiser list, 1928
Handwritten list of the advertisers to be included in the Swenson Brothers College Hill Booklet. There is a list of advertisers, whose proofs are ready; those who need to make final corrections; and those that will be signed up if necessary. The size of their advertisements is also included.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928-03 or 1929-03
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Devonshire Manor Formerly Devonshire Golf Club: The Last Word in Subdivision Development Booklet, circa 1928
This Krenn & Dato promotional booklet focuses on the Devonshire Manor subdivision. As seen on the map included in the booklet, Devonshire Manor was bound by Church St. to the West, Keeler Avenue to the North, Dempster Street to the East and Niles Center Road to the South and was only 1 and 1/2 blocks from the Dempster Street L Terminal. The area's possible prosperity is discussed by comparing it to two areas in Chicago that developed after L terminals were placed in the areas; these areas were the Wilson Avenue and Howard Street districts. The advantages of purchasing property in the Devonshire area were presented. These included: the proximity to educational and recreational features such as schools, parks and golf clubs; improvements to the area such as gas, water, sewers, electricity and sidewalks; and the available means of transportation. There is mention of the park (Devonshire Park) to be developed at the center of the subdivision. Krenn & Dato's payment plan is discussed, as are Protective Restrictions in the subdivision; these restrictions focus on how and what can be built in the subdivision. Also included are directions to Devonshire Manor by L and by auto.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa
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For parents who dream dreams for their children Brochure from the Metropolitan District Realty Trust, 1920s
Brochure advertising the Metropolitan District Realty Trust. Formed by the gas and electric companies of Metropolitan Chicago, the trust would provide financing and construction for local homes and apartment buildings.
The brochure gives information on the possible locations of these homes including a map of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Some benefits of the locations presented were: gas and electricity; wooded, natural areas, excellent schools; paved roads; country and golf clubs; and electric transportation into Chicago. Also included in the brochure is information on how the homes are designed and constructed; how economical they are; how to finance homes and apartments; and the possible costs. Several letters from satisfied customers are included. The Metropolitan District Realty Trust was located at 79 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. A business card for C. Doyle Reynolds is attached to the brochure.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1925 circa; c. 1920s
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Handwritten copy of contract between Foreman-State Trust and Savings Bank and Eugene L. Swenson and Esther Swenson, circa 1929
The contract is in regards to land owned by the Foreman-State Trust and Savings Bank in the Swenson Brothers' College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
The contract contains a Caucasian clause, stating that no one who is not Caucasian is allowed to lease or occupy the premise in question. Other restrictions include that the buildings to be built cost no less than $10,000 and that they follow a particular front property line.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1929-12 to 1930-02
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Krenn & Dato Advertisement Postcard, 1924
This Krenn & Dato advertisement postcard is for property in the Dempster Street L Terminal District or as it was also called the New Terminal City of Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). According to the postcard the Northwestern elevated L line connecting Chicago and Niles Center was under construction with 2 miles already begun.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1924
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Letter from Kinney Advertising Service to Mr. Skidmore of Swenson Brothers, 1929
Letter from Kinney Advertising Service to Mr. Skidmore of Swenson Brothers asking for historical information to be included in the six-page history they are putting together. A list of questions about College Hill is included. Some of the questions are: When did the idea of buying the property occur?; Why was this property selected?; On what day was the first development started?; and When were the first sewers laid, the first sidewalks, the streets, the telephone poles, etc.?.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1929-03-07
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My Heart's in Niles Center Sheet Music, 1926
This sheet music, written by Caspar Nathan and L. E. Delson, was the official song of the Greater Niles Center Association. The song, as seen in the lyrics, was used to promote Niles Center to prospective real estate developers and buyers. In the lyrics, Niles Center is referred to as the Triangle of Fortune, the place of opportunity, and as Chicago's Garden spot. On the back of the sheet music the Greater Niles Center Association advertises a contest open to all to write the best letter, story or essay about Niles Center. Those entering the contest were to write about Greater Niles Center's location, about its transportation, facilities, developments, improvements, construction already in and contemplated, its city plan, the new or developed sections, about the profits made in real estate, or a treatise on its possibilities for rapid growth. Niles Center, Illinois, was renamed Skokie in 1940.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1926
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On the Way to Suffield Terrace Letter, 1928
This promotional letter from Krenn & Dato's General Sales Manager, P. D. Angell, gives the reader directions to Suffield Terrace from Downtown Chicago. In the process of giving the directions, a comparison of land values is explored. How the values have increased is presented through comparisons such as in Rogers Park where real estate in the area was valued at $5,975,130 in 1907 and increased to $45,835,403 by 1923. Besides suggesting how land values have increased in the Chicagoland area, the letter also shows how Chicago's population has grown from 1.1 million in 1890 to 3.35 million in 1928.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928-05-18
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Pictorial Supplement from the Lincolnite Newspaper, 1929
This pictorial supplement focuses on the development of Niles Center, Illinois (now Skokie). Some of the featured subjects are local banks, churches, businesses, and schools. Local merchants and businessmen and Village officials are featured, as are the Village Hall, Police Department and Fire Department. Transportation developments are presented such as the train station and L stations. Real estate developments such as the Bronx Subdivision and offerings from the Metropolitan District Realty Trust are included. Utilities like the telephone company are mentioned, as are recreational parks like Oakton Park.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1929-08-22
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Real estate listing for brick bungalow house at 7807 Kenneth Avenue, built in 1920s
Real estate listing for brick bungalow house at 7807 Kenneth Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Has 3 bedrooms and 1 and a half bathrooms and was probably built in the 1920s. The price was $48,900.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1925 circa
1975-11-06
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Apartment Building in College Hill, circa 1927
Black and white photograph of an apartment building in College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Architectural Rendering of the North Shore Channel, late 1920s
Architectural rendering of the North Shore Channel (as it could be developed and beautified North of Dempster Street) in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Visualized by Eugene L. Swenson. View is of channel and surrounding neighborhood, looking East-Northeast toward Evanston and bound to the North by the Church Street Bridge and to the South by the Dempster Street Bridge. Possible improvements to the area include parks, fountains, playgrounds and tennis courts on both the East and West banks of the channel, as well as several boat landings.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Suffield Terrace: A Modern Conception in City Building Booklet. 1928
This Krenn & Dato promotional booklet focuses on the Suffield Terrace subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). As seen on the map included in the booklet, Suffield Terrace was bound by Church Street on the North and Laramie Avenue on the East and is only two and 1/2 blocks North of Dempster Street and the then newly built L Terminal. As mentioned in the booklet, the land that made up Suffield Terrace originally belonged to Peter Kirscht. He purchased it in 1864, and it was used as a truck farm until the subdivision development. Advantages of buying property in this subdivision are discussed including: available means of transportation; improvements to the area such as gas, water, sewers, electricity and sidewalks; and the close proximity to the Cook County Forest Preserves and local golf clubs, and to educational institutions. Apartment complexes are featured including the Meadow Lane Garden Apartments in Niles Center. Krenn & Dato's payment plan is also discussed. Protective Restrictions in the subdivision, regarding how and what can be built in the area and the inclusion of beautification projects, are listed. The restrictions include, Every residence lot in Suffield Terrace is restricted to the erection of apartment buildings of not less than three stories and English basement, and No industries, asylums , nuisances, etc. are allowed in any part of Suffield Terrace.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928
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Architectural Rendering of the Sanitary District New Church Street Bridge at McCormick Boulevard, late 1920s
Architectural rendering of the Sanitary District New Church Street Bridge at McCormick Boulevard in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). The image was copyrighted by Eugene L. Swenson. There is text on the back of the photograph, which reads, Photographic reproduction of a painting showing perspective of the Sanitary District New Church Street Bridge over the North Shore Channel at McCormick Blvd. You are at liberty to use this picture as you wish -- Eugene L. Swenson 3336 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois, Briargate 8224 -- Bridge Dedication Ceremonies at 2 p.m. Eugene L. Swenson Chairman Committee of Celebration--
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Blueprint Map of Krenn and Dato's Devonshire Manor Annex, circa 1924
This Krenn & Dato blueprint map of the Devonshire Manor Annex shows the area bordered by Simpson Street on the North, Lyons Street on the South, Kildare Avenue on the East and Kilbourne [sic] Avenue on the West in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Other streets included in the area are Kostner Avenue, Lowell Avenue, Hamlin Street, Foster Street, Kenneth Avenue, and Emerson Street. There is an inset map indicating where Devonshire Manor is located in relation to Downtown Chicago and the surrounding North side of Chicago. Also on the map is a list of covenants and restrictions for the subdivision, regarding what can be built and where it can be built.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1924 circa
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Blueprint Map of Krenn and Dato's Devonshire Manor, circa 1924
This Krenn & Dato blueprint map is of the entire Devonshire Manor subdivision, which is bordered by Church Street on the North, Dempster Street on the South and Niles Center Road on the West, and at its furthest point Keeler Avenue on the East in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). There is an inset map indicating the subdivisions location in relation to Downtown Chicago and the North side of Chicago. There is information regarding subdivision restrictions, improvements to the area, contract terms and title information.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1924 circa
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Children posing with telegraph in front of Swenson Brothers Office, 1927
Black and white photograph of a group of children holding a telegraph and others in front of Swenson Brothers College Hill and Evanston Manor Business Office in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1927-02-20
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Church Street at night, illuminated by street lights, 1927
Church Street at night, illuminated by street lights in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Swenson Brothers College Hill, Evanston Manor sign is illuminated. Written on the back of the photograph is: College Hill, Where Light is Light.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1927-03-02
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Church Street Bus in College Hill, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of Eugene L. Swenson, the Church Street bus driver and another man stand next to the Church Street Bus in front of a partially completed section of the College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Completed apartment buildings and houses are visible, as well as ones still under construction. Notice the open for inspection sign in front of one of the buildings.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Church Street Bus in the College Hill Subdivision, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of the Church Street Bus Number 47 in College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Church Street in College Hill Subdivision, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of the Church Street in College Hill Subdivision, looking at College Hill in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). The business office, cars, telephone lines and street lights visible.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Church Street with Sign for Swenson Brothers, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of a view of Church Street with sign for Swenson Brothers, Community Developers, College Hill and Evanston Manor in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Swenson Bros., 5531 N. Clark Street, Sunnyside 6465. There are street lights and telephone lines visible.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Clients' Outing given by A. A. Lewis Realty, 1926
Black and white photograph of a clients' outing given by A. A. Lewis Realty. The Sunday picnic outing was held at Dempster Street and Crawford Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). There is an advertisement on the bus at the outing, saying, On Sale Today, Evanston Golf Manor, Dempster Street between Crawford & Keeler, A. A. Lewis Realty Association, 77 W. Washington Street.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1926-08-22
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College Hill children at the starting line of a race, late 1920s
Black and white photograph College Hill children at a starting line ready to start a street race in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Notice the residences in the background.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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College Hill Public School Building, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of the College Hill Public School building in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Notice the children looking out the windows, and the residences under construction in the distance. The school was converted from the North Shore Lutheran Church College Hill Chapel.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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