This postcard is a picture of pictures labeled "Brooks Photo." It was printed between the World Wars. For a black and white enlargement of the left column ("Scene on E. Lincoln Highway, Soldier's & Sailors Memorial in center; North Ill. State Teachers College; Joseph Glidden Hospital), click here, the middle (post office; train station), click here, the right (E. Lincoln Highway, E. of Third St.; Scene on Campus, No. Ill. State Teacher's College; De Kalb Township High School), click here. |
Left: East Lincoln Highway, East of 2nd, mailed in 1912. Right: Glidden House, on the north east corner of Lincoln Highway and 2nd, after the balconies were removed, but before the utility poles were relocated. Mailed in 1914. The building has been replaced. A different view. |
Lincoln Highway east from close to 1st. The first building on the left, Chronicle & B.P.O.E, is still there. Mailed in 1914. On the right is almost the same view c1960. The tall building on the right is the Knights of Columbus. For a recent photo of the highway looking west from 2nd, click here. |
"Main Street Looking East from Third." Another copy, mailed in 1907, of this card is labeled, "... from top of Bee Hive Block." The factory with the smoke stack is no longer there. Right: Wright Building - unknown location. Detail of signs. |
Left: E. Lincoln west of 4th. A sign hanging from the restaurant marquee says, in part, "1923 Automobile Blue Book." After the Innovation Cafe is Buckaloo-Riipi-Burroughs Co. Clothing, then Rendell, Florist, Drugs, and Clothing. On the south side is a barber and a taylor. Right: a photo of a meat store (unknown address) featuring Swift's Premium. Click here for a large detail of part of the store. |