Glenview History Center

Happy 49th birthday to us! On December 27, 1965 the Glenview Area Historical Society was incorporated, later renamed the Glenview History Center. #glenview #history

Last week's photo: the Howard Johnson's restaurant at Lake Avenue and Waukegan Road in the 1970s. Watch for a new social media project here in 2025! (2/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? This is the last post this year -- the new public art mural on East Lake Avenue by Shermer Road proudly celebrating our 125th anniversary of incorporation this year. #glenview #history (1/2)

Enjoy these vintage cards as you celebrate today! Seasons Greetings from Glenview History Center!

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo was? Answer to be revealed/confirmed next Thursday. Last week's photo: Emma Clavey seen on the Grove Street bridge in about 1905. The bridge was replaced in 1916 and again in 1993.

Last week's photo: the downtown Glenview train depot, viewed on the west (2/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo was? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday (oops, Friday this week). Answer to be revealed/confirmed the following Thursday. #glenview #history (1/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? We post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. #glenview #history Last week's photo: rain gauge on the west side of the Chicago River north of Glenview Rd

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. Answer revealed the following week. Last week's photo: The shelter overlooking Lake Glenview in Gallery Park

Last week's photo: George Heslington's (1799-1879) gravestone was donated to the Glenview History Center and is on display on our grounds at 1121 Waukegan Road. Where he was interred, however, is a mystery. (2/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. Answer to be revealed/confirmed the following Thursday. #glenview #history (1/2)

Happy Halloween! Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's spooky photo is? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. Answer to be revealed/confirmed the following Thursday. #glenview #history (1/2)

Last week's photo: Gessler’s, known for its ice cream and thick malts, stood at the southwest corner of Lake and Waukegan roads 
in the 1950s. (2/2)

Come see our new display in the Glenview Public Library lobby, "Playing Around in the Past." Revisit your childhood with toys and games from past decades. #glenview #history

The Hutchings Farmhouse doesn't look so good right now, but once this necessary repair work is finished, it's going to shine. We can't wait until the 180-year-old "yellow house on Waukegan Road" is herself again!

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo was? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. #glenview #history Last week's photo: the entrance marker to Carillon Square, 1412-1500 Waukegan Road

Last week's photo: the R Hero sculpture dedicated September 26, 2014 by The Hero in You Foundation along Patriot Boulevard outside Kohl Children's Museum to honor first responders (2/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? We'll post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. Answer to be revealed/confirmed the following Thursday. #glenview #history (1/2)

Do you know "Where in Glenview...?" today's photo is? We post a plaque, monument, statue, building or architectural detail that is or was in Glenview every Thursday. Last week's photo: The pedestrian bridge at Sleepy Hollow Park, 1821 Maplewood Ln, installed 1992 & replaced 2014

Last week's photo: Willow on Wagner, 1519 Wagner Road, the building for which dated back to the 1920s. It was torn down in 2003 to make way for an 8-home subdivision. (2/2)