Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of the 500 block of Singer Avenue, circa 1900. The neighborhood, where many century-old homes still stand, is considered one of the most picturesque in Lemont. Singer Avenue was the site of one of the first subdivisions in Lemont, in the area near Division and Custer streets. The large homes built there are still standing, including that of Horace M. Singer, one of Lemont's earliest settlers. Today, the block is part of the Lemont Historic District. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The society will host a picnic Friday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation; the Lemont Quarrymen vintage baseball club will open their season Saturday afternoon.
The Lemont Area Historical Society will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a Civil War-era picnic on Friday. The picnic will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Old Stone Church, 306 Lemont St. Civil War re-enactors will dramatize personalities and events, and the Lemont Quarrymen vintage baseball team will make a guest appearance. At 7 p.m., the society will announce the winner of the 2013 Crosstown Classic baseball ticket raffle. The winner will receive two premium seats and parking for two games of the annual Chicago White Sox-Cubs matchup. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20, and will be sold through Thursday at Smokey Row Antique Shop and Tom's Place and through Friday at the Historical Society. Tickets …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo shows the 400 block of Main Street in downtown Lemont. Residents might recognize the original structure of Village Hall, which was constructed in the 1890s. Village Hall still stands today, though the building recently underwent extensive renovations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old Stone Church at 306 Lemont St. The museum is open to the public and welcomes visitors. For more information, visit the LAHS web site at http://www.…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of what has commonly known as Old Central School, located at 400 McCarthy Road. The photo depicts the original structure, which was built in 1869 and opened in 1870. An addition was made to the building in 1896 to accommodate high school facilities. Three more additions were built in 1956, 1958 and 1963. The building has since been converted to condominiums. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old Stone Church at 306 Lemont St. The museum is open…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of a 1940s Blesch and Welter baseball team. Blesch and Welter, Inc. was a lumber company founded in 1932 by Arther E. Blesch and Andrew E. Welter. The first location was at Stephens Street and River Road, but the company later expanded to the building at 106 Stephen St. in downtown Lemont. There, they opened their roomy "Builders Department Store" in 1946. The business was very sports-minded, having sponsored a 12-member bowling league, a basketball team and a semi-pro baseball team. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of the 1953 Little League Lemont Indians baseball team. The Lemont Little League celebrated its opening day on Memorial Day, 1951, with six teams participating. Players were boys ages 9 to 12, and all games were played at the Recreational Bowl. Between 1951 and 1971, the league grew to 21 teams with 365 boys participating, according to the Lemont Area Historical Society. A girls division was formed in 1976. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old…
Monday, March 18, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of the Lemont Dairy, which used to deliver goods to residents out of a horse-drawn wagon. If anyone needed a gallon of milk in the late 1800s/early 1900s, they called Mr. Morah. "It was a little different than swinging by Chipain's and grabbing a gallon on the way home,” said John Quinn of the Lemont Area Historical Society. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old Stone Church at 306 Lemont St. The museum is open to the public and welcomes …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of the Fischbach Building, which stood at the corner of Lemont and Canal streets (next to what is now "The Vault") until the 1980s, when it was torn down for a parking lot. “If it could have lasted another 10 years I think they would have saved it. What an awesome building it was,” said John Quinn of the Lemont Area Historical Society. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old Stone Church at 306 Lemont St. The museum is open to the public and …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photos are of what has commonly known as Old Central School, which has been converted to condominiums. The first is a classroom photo, circa 1900 – and the second, a view of the back of the building, which featured a long, tube-like fire escape. It’s been said that many kids who lived in the area (perhaps even some of the students pictured in the classroom) used to climb up and slide back down the fire escape, just for fun. We doubt they told their moms and dads about their dangerous escapades! - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past. This week's featured photo is of Saint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church at 305 Lemont Street, circa 1900. The cornerstone for the church was laid June 26, 1887, and the church thrived until Jan. 18, 1918, when an overheated furnace started a fire that gutted the structure’s interior. Two weeks after the fire, the congregation voted to rebuild – and on Nov. 17, 1918, a new church building was dedicated with the original walls and a newly dug basement. The structure, without the tall steeple of yesteryear, still stands today at Lemont and …
John Quinn
7:54 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The second photo has the names of the people in the picture. Enjoy! more ›