Skokie Population Distribution in 1945, 1955 and 1964
This poster shows the population distribution in Skokie in 1945, 1955 and 1964 using maps and aerial photographs from 1928 and 1964. The population grew from 9,570 in 1945 to 67,895 in 1964. The largest concentrations of people appear to be near transportation, both the Edens Expressway and the Skokie Swift L Line (the Northshore Railway).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1964
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Official Street Guide and Map of Skokie and Lincolnwood, 1950s
This street guide and map, which originally cost 50 cents, identifies all the streets in Skokie and Lincolnwood, Illinois, as well as all the schools and religious buildings (churches and synagogues) in the area. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway and the Skokie Swift L line are indicated, as is the Edens Expressway. Various parks and forest preserves like Oakton Park and Birch Park are identified, as are golf clubs like the Evanston Golf Club and the Northwestern Golf Course.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
c. 1950s
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Crowdus English Residence Architectural Drawing, 1940s
Architectural drawing for English style house for Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Crowdus of Skokie, Illinois. The pages include two images of the front of the house, each with slight variations including the brick face and siding design. Also included in the pages are the interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stroemer Residence Architectural Drawing, circa 1945
Architectural drawing for house of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stroemer. The pages include the front of the house and the interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen, 7721 N. Kostner Ave., and the designer was Frank G. Eischen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schweisthal Front Elevation Residence Architectural Drawing, circa 1945
Architectural drawing for Front Elevation house for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schweisthal of Skokie, Illinois. The pages include the front of the house, a side view of the front of the house including the porch, and the interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen, 7721 N. Kostner Ave., and the designer was Frank G. Eischen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hansen Residence Architectural Drawing, 1940s
Architectural drawing for the house of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hansen of Skokie, Illinois. The two pages include the front of the house and the interior floor plan.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wolfgram Colonial Residence Architectural Drawing, circa 1945
Architectural drawing for Colonial house of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wolfgram. The pages include the front of the house and interior floor plans. There are also additional notes regarding the roof, exterior lights and windows. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and general contractor was Joseph J. Hansen, 7721 N. Kostner Ave., and the designer was Frank G. Eischen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1947 circa
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meyer Cape Cod Residence Architectural Drawing, circa 1945
Architectural drawing for Cape Cod house for Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meyer of Edgebrook, Illinois. The pages include the front of the house and interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen, 7721 N. Kostner Ave.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Modern Residence Architectural Drawing
Architectural drawing for Modern two-story house. The pages include the front of the house and the interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1938 circa
prior to 1940
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Colonial Residence Architectural Drawing, 1940s
Architectural drawing of a Colonial house. The three pages include the front of the house and interior floor plans. The scale of the drawings is 14 inch is equal to 1 foot. The builder and contractor was Joseph J. Hansen, 7721 N. Kostner Ave., and the designer was Frank G. Eischen.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1945 circa
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Colonial Bungalow Residence Architectural Drawing, before 1940
Architectural drawing for Colonial Bungalow house. The two pages include the front of the house and the interior floor plan. Joseph J. Hansen was the builder and contractor.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1937 circa; prior to 1940
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Architectural Drawings for Edwin T. Klehm Residence
Architectural drawings for Edwin T. Klehm home, which was located at the Northwest corner of Oakton Street and Floral Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie), until it was torn down in 1959. The home was the first to have indoor plumbing, powered by windmill, and the first to have electricity. The highly detailed drawings show all exterior views of the house including the front, back, sides, and roof. There are also interior floor plans for the entire house, including the first and second floors, the attic and the basement.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1900 circa; c. late 1800s - early 1900s
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Architectural Drawings for Clara and Stella Blameuser Residence at 7915 Lorel Avenue, 1956
Architectural drawings for the home of Stella and Clara Blameuser at 7915 Lorel Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. The drawings show the exterior views of the house, including the front, back, porch and overhead plot view. Detailed interior floor plans are included, as are detailed plans, for the bathroom, fireplace and bay windows. The architect and engineer was Joseph A. Dockendorff, 7900 Lorel Avenue.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1956-03-19
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Blank real estate contract for Foreman-State Trust and Savings Bank, 1929
Real estate contract sent to Eugene L. Swenson to complete, regarding land that would be in possession of Foreman-State Trust and Savings Bank. The contract contains a Caucasian clause, stating that no one who is not Caucasian is allowed to lease or occupy the premise in question.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1929
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Zoning Map of the Village of Skokie, 1952
This 1952 zoning map shows what can be developed in different areas of Skokie, Illinois. The different categories are: single family, two family , multiple dwelling, commercial, business, light industry, heavy industry, and regional shopping district. Also indicated on the map is the proposed Edens expressway, which had not yet been completed.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1952
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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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Tudor Style Home under construction at 5300 Galitz Street, 1932
Tudor-style home under construction at 5300 Galitz Street on the Northwest corner of Park Avenue and Galitz Street in Skokie, which was then known as Niles Center. The construction was completed in 1932. The house belonged to the Langfeld family.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1932
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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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Truck Farmers with produce, early 1900s
Black and white photograph of truck farmers with produce in B. Doetsch, Truck Gardener, Gross Point truck, probably in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
c. early 1900s
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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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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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The Jacob Meyer Family in the aster field between their home and greenhouse, circa 1910
Black and white photograph of the Jacob Meyer family in the aster field between their home and greenhouse located at 5406 Lincoln Avenue in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie). George Meyer is at the center. The log cabin currently located at the Skokie Heritage Museum, 8031 Floral Avenue, may have been part of the larger building to the right.
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
1910; c. 1910s
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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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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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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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