Related Records

1. A black and white photo taken in 1923 looking north east from the train station showing a restaurant along Sheridan Road with a Lunch sign out front. There is a barn behind the restaurant with a painted sign advertising the movie Robin Hood, played by Douglas Fairbanks. According to the 1924 telephone book there was F. H. Lunch Room at 614 Sheridan Road. In the foreground is a billboard with a hand pointing right, advertising Mrs. Tatar's lunch room down the street on East Scranton Avenue. In the 1917 phone book the name is spelled Tartar. This photo was taken as part of a Lake Bluff Improvement Study, 1923. See also Photo 528.

   600 Block of Sheridan Road

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 501 East Scranton Avenue - Southeast corner Scanton & Moffett 501 East Scranton Avenue

   Slide #466 SE corner Scanton & Moffett 7/1971

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. A color photo of the south side of east Scranton Avenue - A color photo of the south side of east Scranton Avenue with cars in front of the buildings.

   A color photo of the south side of east Scranton Avenue

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. A color photo of the train station in the early morning - A color photo of the train station in the early morning, taken from East Scranton Avenue. Snow and slush on on Scranton.

   A color photo of the train station in the early morning

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. A color photo of the train station in the early morning - A color photo of the train station in the early morning, taken from Oak Street and east Scranton Avenue.

   A photo of the train station taken from Scranton and Oak

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. A copy of a photo or a postcard dated 1938 - A copy of a photo or a postcard dated 1938. At the bottom of the print reads: Scranton Avenue, the Main Business Street of Lake Bluff. In the distance is the train station, in front of which are the crossing gates for the North Shore Electric Line.

   A copy of a photo or a postcard dated 1938

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. An Ad for Warren Miller and Company - A reproduced advertisement from the Lake Bluff Chat Circa 1910, for Warren Miller and Company showing a drawing of a coffee grinder with the ad reading : The "Daily Grind" is a daily pleasure here. According to Elmer Vliet's book, Lake Bluff The First 100 Years, the "Miller Brothers took over the grocery [store] from Merchant and later added a gas pump along the curb ... ." Merchant is J. C. Merchant who erected the "Merchant Block" a building located on the corner of East Scranton Avenue and East Center Avenue, and burned in 1917. The current location of Inovasi Restaurant.

   An Ad for Warren Miller and Company

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. A photo of new sidewalks on the south side East Scranton Avenue - A color photo of new sidewalks on the south side East Scranton Avenue, getting ready to lay bricks.

   New sidewalk on East Scranton Avenue

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. A photo of the Professional Building - A photo of the Professional Building on East Scranton Avenue, with Lake Bluff Salon on the left, taken in September, 1978.

   A photo of the Professional Building

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, May 4, 1908 - A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, May 4, 1908. In addition to Fancy Groceries and Meats, the store also sold flour, feed, baled hay and straw. According to Elmer Vliet's book, Lake Bluff The First 100 Years, the "Miller Brothers took over the grocery [store] from Merchant and later added a gas pump along the curb ... ." Merchant is J. C. Merchant who erected the "Merchant Block" a building located on the corner of East Scranton Avenue and East Center Avenue, and burned in 1917. The current location of Inovasi Restaurant.

    A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, May 4, 1908

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, September 3, 1910. - A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, September 3, 1910. In addition to Fancy Groceries and Meats, the store also sold flour, feed, baled hay and straw. According to Elmer Vliet's book, Lake Bluff The First 100 Years, the "Miller Brothers took over the grocery [store] from Merchant and later added a gas pump along the curb ... ." Merchant is J. C. Merchant who erected the "Merchant Block" a building located on the corner of East Scranton Avenue and East Center Avenue, and burned in 1917. The current location of Inovasi Restaurant.

    A receipt from Warren Miller and Company, September 3, 1910.

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. Early Lake Bluff - A brownish color copy of an old slide / photo showing "East Scranton Avenue in 1905". The Post Office and a jewelry store are on the north side of the street. A Public Works wagon is fillied with water to water down the dust on the unpaved streets. The original photo was taken in 1905.

    Early Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. East Scranton - East Scranton Ave

    Slide #470 East Scranton

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. East Scranton and East Prospect - East Scranton and East Prospect Avenue

    Slide #459 East Scranton 1993

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. E Scranton Avenue & Maple Avenue (N.E. corner) 600 East Scranton - Scranton Avenue & Maple (N.E. corner) 600 East Scranton Avenue

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. first Bldg utilized by Lake Bluff Orphanage - Photo of first Bldg utilized by Lake Bluff Orphanage, located on east Scranton Avenue

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Harlan Property on East Scranton Avenue - A Xerox tax map showing the location of the Harlan properties on East Scranton Avenue as of November 26, 1997.

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. Installing street light - Two black and white photos of men Installing a street light at the corner of Walnut and East Scranton Avenues. The post office is in the background.

    Installing street light

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Lake Bluff Train Station - Black and white Polaroid of the train station looking west from Sheridan Road mid 1970s. 7.5" x 9.25 " discolored black and white photo of the train station taken in 1970s. The train station, located at 600 North Sheridan Road, was designed by Charles Sumner Frost, son-in-law of the owner of the railroad. It was built, at this new location, in 1904 and was renovated in 1979. It is quite similar to other North Shore railway stations with a hip roof and brick and stone exterior. The first railroad came through Lake Bluff in 1855.

    Lake Bluff Train Station

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Lake Bluff Train Station - Six Xerox pages of architectural drawings of the Lake Bluff Train Station, drawn by Granger and Frost. The train station, located at 600 North Sheridan Road, was designed by Charles Sumner Frost, son-in-law of the owner of the railroad. It was built, at this new location, in 1904 and was renovated in 1979. It is quite similar to other North Shore railway stations with a hip roof and brick and stone exterior. The first railroad came through Lake Bluff in 1855.

    Lake Bluff Train Station

    Record Type: Archive

    
21. Lake County Illinois: This Land of Lakes and Rivers - Mullery, Virginia

    1989

    Record Type: Library

    
22. Margaret Virtue lunch room and home bakery - A brown colored copy of a photo / slide showing Margaret Virtue's lunch room and home bakery, located across from Rosenthal and Helming's grocery store on east Scranton Avenue. Directly west of the bakery was a pool hall and ice cream parlor.

    Virtue's home bakery

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Northwest corner of Scanton and Maple Ave - Northwest corner of Scanton and Maple Ave

    Slide #483 NW corner Scanton & Maple

    Record Type: Photo

    
24. Scranton - 600 block of Scranton Ave

    Slide #452 600 Block of Scranton

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Scranton looking east - Three identical black and white negatives of the Sankiewicz Building looking east on Scranton Avenue. The Antique and Lake Bluff Hardware stores are visible in the background. Also an 8 x 10 photo of the same, but printed darker than the other images, which were reproduced from digital negatives on a laser printer.

    Scranton looking east

    Record Type: Photo

    
26. Scranton looking west - Black and white photo of Scranton looking west, showing the Laundromat, White's Variety store, A & P food store, and the Lake Bluff Hardware store

    Scranton looking west

    Record Type: Photo

    
27. Scranton & Maple - Scranton & Maple

    Slide #482 Scranton & Maple 1/1993

    Record Type: Photo

    
28. Southeast corner Scranton and Maple 1975 - Southeast corner Scranton and Maple Ave. 545 East Scranton Avenue ?

    Southeast corner Scranton and Maple Ave.

    Record Type: Photo

    
29. Suburbanites oppose plans for flat building - John H. Pitt

    1928

    Record Type: Library

    
30. The back parking lot at Oak Street - A color photo of the back parking lot at Oak Street before the addition of Balfour Lanza's architectural office at 117 East Scranton Avenue was built. The space is now occupied by Lake Bluff Community Church. Piles of snow outline the lot.

    The back alley at Oak Street

    Record Type: Photo

    
31. The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News - The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News - BOYS AT ARDEN SHORE CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS AND ATTEND ICE REVUE Twelfth Night will mark another occasion for a party at Arden Shore. HOLD LAST RITES FRIDAY FOR MRS. W. A. SOMERS, EARLY LAKE BLUFF RESIDENT - Mrs. Somers and her husband were summer residents of Lake Bluff for 50 years on Ravine Avenue in the house now owned by Eugene Leherissey. The house, since remodeled, was known in the early days as the old spring house since there was a spring on that property which supplied the surround neighbors with drinking water. SERVICES HELD TUESDAY AT FORT SHERIDAN FOR MRS. RAYMOND HACK, who died in her home on Prospect Avenue. HOLD SERVICES SATURDAY FOR MRS. KATHERINE HOLVAY IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH. She lived on North Avenue SERVICES ARE HELD SATURDAY MORNING FOR ROBERT DOUGLAS, 83 of Moffett Road.

    The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News

    Record Type: Archive

    
32. The train station and the Benida - A reproduced photo of the 1900 Circa Lake Bluff train station showing the depot hack Benida with two white horses in front. The train station was designed by Charles Sumner Frost, son-in-law of the owner of the railroad. It was built, at this new location, in 1904 and was renovated in 1979. It is quite similar to other North Shore railway stations with a hip roof and brick and stone exterior. The first railroad cam through Lake Bluff in 1855.

    The train station and the Benida

    Record Type: Photo

    
33. Three Chicago North Shore Line crossings - Three Xerox photos of the North Shore Electric Line grade crossings at East Scranton Avenue, showing a gas station at the corner of Sheridan Road and East Scranton Avenue as well as the Village Market. The photos were likely taken by the NS Line Company. There are also three Xerox photos of the grade crossing at East North Avenue and Sheridan Road, showing buildings along Sheridan.Some of the photos include images of the Train Station. There index cards from the NSL with explanations of the images. The Museum does not hold the original photos.

    Record Type: Photo

    
34. Train Station - Black and white Polaroid showing west side train station looking from across the tracks. The train station was designed by Charles Sumner Frost, son-in-law of the owner of the railroad. It was built, at this new location, in 1904 and was renovated in 1979. It is quite similar to other North Shore railway stations with a hip roof and brick and stone exterior. The first railroad came through Lake Bluff in 1855.

    Train Station

    Record Type: Photo

    
35. Train Station 1977 - Lake Bluff Train Station photo taken in 1977 showing a Village truck parked at the side. The train station was designed by Charles Sumner Frost, son-in-law of the owner of the railroad. It was built, at this new location, in 1904 and was renovated in 1979. It is quite similar to other North Shore railway stations with a hip roof and brick and stone exterior. The first railroad came through Lake Bluff in 1855.

    Train Station 1977

    Record Type: Photo

    
36. Two women uptown in front of Lake Bluff Finer Foods Store - Two women walking past Lake Bluff Finer Foods Store, successor to the A&P Store, which was originally located here when the Griffith Building was erected in 1925. It was located on East Scranton Avenue

    Two women uptown

    Record Type: Photo

    
37. Uptown Lake Bluff - Uptown Lake Bluff, showing Munch's Pharmacy on the left, and new Lake Bluff Pharmacy on the right side, in the 100 block of east Scranton Avenue - one block from Lake Bluff Children's Home

    Downtown Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Photo

    
38. Uptown Lake Bluff - Uptown Lake Bluff showing the south side of East Scranton Avenue facing southwest from the Griffith Building to the train station. Next to the depot is a substation.

    Uptown Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Photo

    
39. View of Business Center showing Park Development - A Black and white photo of a view of the Business Center Showing Park Development, looking north toward East Center Avenue and East Scranton Avenue from Sheridan Road. The photo was taken in 1938 as part of the 1938 Village Improvement Study. The photo shows Village Market, a small shed next to it, and a real estate office to the left; the building on Walnut as well as the Sankiewicz Building.

    Record Type: Photo

    
40. View on Sheridan Road - A black and white photo taken in 1923 looking north east from the train station showing a restaurant along Sheridan Road with a Lunch sign out front. There is a barn behind the restaurant with a painted sign advertising the movie Robin Hood, played by Douglas Fairbanks. According to the 1924 telephone book there was F. H. Lunch Room at 614 Sheridan Road. In the foreground is a billboard with a hand pointing right, advertising Mrs. Tatar's lunch room down the street on East Scranton Avenue. In the 1917 phone book the name is spelled Tartar. This photo was taken as part of the 1938 Village Improvement Study. See also Photo 4028.

    Record Type: Photo

    
41. William McCormick Blair - William McCormick Blair, descendants of Chicago pioneers, was an investment banker and founder of William Blair & Co. He was married to Helen Haddock Blair. When in Lake Bluff, they resided at their Crab Tree Farm, Port O' Call, 982 North Sheridan Road, an estate designed by David Adler. WW2 draft registration card. Copy of a 1931 Chicago American newspaper mentioning Blair. Copy of Blair's obituary from a 1982 newspaper. Copy of a 1938 New York Times article of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Louise of Sweden's visit to Chicago, mentioning them being breakfast guests of Blair at the Saddle and Cycle Club and house guests at his home. Photographs of his daughter. Luncheon invitation. 1977 letter addressed to Blair from Elmer Vliet regarding Judge Blodgett. 1958 newspaper clipping about the Blair's gifting a park to the village. 1964 letters regarding Blair's property contributions. Photographs of Blair with Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. Photographs of a circus themed party at Blair's house. Copy of a Classic Chicago Magazine article featuring Blair in their Classic Chicago Dynasties series. Letters between Elmer Vliet and Blair. 1981 letter regarding a property project. Blair was also a significant donor to the library An article from the Chicago Tribune dated July 9, 1930 about daughter Helen Blair being thrown from a horse and killed. A Xerox obituary from the New York Times, listing Blair's's many accomplishments

    William M. Blair

    Record Type: Archive