Panoramic View of Swenson Brothers Properties, 1927
Panoramic view of Swenson Brothers Properties, McCormick Boulevard and Church Street in the Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie) area.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1927-06-18
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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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Portrait of Albert O. Swenson
Black and white photograph of the portrait of real estate developer Albert O. Swenson. Albert Swenson died in an auto accident in November of 1924. On the back of the photo is written, Return to E. L. Swenson, 5531 N. Clark St. and crossed out, A. O. Swenson Auto Death.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1915 circa; pre 1924
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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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Real estate listing for brick two-story house at 7937 Lowell Avenue
Real estate listing for brick 2 story house at 7937 Lowell Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and a half bathrooms. The house was probably built in the 1920s or 1930s. The price was $65,000 and was part of an estate sale.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1976-05-18
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Real estate listing postcard for two-story brick and wood frame Dutch Colonial house at 5314 Greenwood Street, 1940
Real estate listing postcard for two story brick and wood frame Dutch Colonial house at 5314 Greenwood Street in Skokie, Illinois. Has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and was built in 1940. The price was $17,750.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1940
1950-04-08
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Real estate listing postcard for two-story brick house with a thatched (fireproof) roof at 4947 Estes Avenue, built in 1941
Real estate listing postcard for two-story brick house with a thatched (fireproof) roof at 4947 Estes Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and was built in 1941. The price was $19,800.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1941
1951-04-30
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Residences in College Hill, late 1920s
Black and white photographs of residences in College Hill: an apartment building and a home, in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Sales board for Eugene L. Swenson's Department of Swenson Brothers, 1920
Black and white photograph of the sales board for Eugene L. Swenson's Department of Swenson Brothers. The total sales in 1918 were $367,845, in 1919 they were $1,088,260, and the quota to be reached in 1920 was 1.5 million dollars. The sales managers listed on the board were Brown, Brussell, Zuckerman, Young, Thanos, Swenson and Sharp.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1920-02
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Sign for Swenson Brothers, College Hill Properties, late 1920s
Black and white photograph of the sign for Swenson Brothers, College Hill Properties in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). Eugene L. Swenson and Albert O. Swenson, Estate, Owners.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1928 circa; c. late 1920s
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Sixth Annual Banquet for A. A. Lewis Realty Association at the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel, 1926
Black and white photograph of a large group of people attending the Sixth Annual Banquet for A. A. Lewis Realty Association at the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. There are two signs on the balcony, which say, A. A. Lewis Assn. $500,000 Sweepstakes Race. They're Off. Watch them go. $500,000 12 Weeks Contest, Feb. 17th to May 18th. Banquet May 20. and $829,545 closed business, Feb. 17 to May 18, 1926.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1926-05-20
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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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Three Bungalows in College Hill, 1927
Black and white photograph of three bungalows in College Hill in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). There is a sign for W. Koch & Son, General Contractors in front of the bungalow on the right side.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1927-02-20
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Tolzien Family Home at 7914 Babb Street, Built in 1923
Color photograph of the Tolzien family home located at 7914 Babb Street in Skokie, Illinois. The house was moved from the Tolzien farm on the 4900 block of Kostner Avenue. In 1923. The home was used by the newlywed Tolzien couple, while the father-in-law built the brick bungalow next door, in the lot which he owned.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1923
1980
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Tudor Style Home at 5300 Galitz Street, 1932
Tudor-style home at 5300 Galitz Street on the Northwest corner of Park Avenue and Galitz Street in Skokie. The construction was completed in 1932. The house belonged to the Langfeld family.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1932; photo taken 1987
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Workers laying sewer pipes in College Hill, 1920
Black and white photograph of the laying of sewer pipes in College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1920
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