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Botts Welding
335 N. Eastwood Drive
Botts first appears in the 1948 City Directory
Photo shows water tower and standpipe
Could be dated by the automobile and truck in front
Botts first appears in the 1948 City Directory
Photo shows water tower and standpipe
Could be dated by the automobile and truck in front
Brink House 602 North St ca 1968
This home was built by Simon Brink in 1868 and remained in the Brink family until the death of Amy Brink in 2002. It was the first house to receive a plaque and citation in 1975 by the Woodstock Bicentennial Commission.
Bushkopf Pharmacy and Hotel Woodstock 1972
The gentleman holding the balloons in this photo has some connection with Woodstock Die Casting. This should be part of the Fair Diddley photos that were taken for The Spotlite Newsletter, but the date on the edge of the photo says June 1972 rather…
Business Block, South Side Public Square 1872
Business Block, South Side Public Square
This drawing in the 1872 Atlas has nearly all the same businesses as the photo ID 38, which we have dated ca. 1877. The drawings in the atlas are stylized to please the patrons of the publication so not every…
This drawing in the 1872 Atlas has nearly all the same businesses as the photo ID 38, which we have dated ca. 1877. The drawings in the atlas are stylized to please the patrons of the publication so not every…
C & N W Railroad Station
Taken from the train platform, the photo shows a nearly empty platform and depot. A neon sign shows the Northwestern logo and Woodstock on the depot roof. Western Union has an office inside the station. The billboards to the left advertise Ford and…
Calhoun St Fire Station with trucks on display ca 1958
Four fire engines have been driven out of the garage and displayed in front on Calhoun St. An unidentified man leans against Engine No. 2. The Feltman Hardware building to the west is visible.
Calhoun St looking east from Dean ca 1954
The left side of the photo shows the back of 111 Dean street (which housed (Dr.). A. S. Romberger as well as the Illinois Public Aid Commission and the Woodstock Cemetery Association).
109 E. Calhoun Ogle's Brake Service (building no longer there;…
109 E. Calhoun Ogle's Brake Service (building no longer there;…
Calhoun St looking east from Throop ca 1954
This photo of Calhoun St shows the grass (covered in snow) in front of the Central Jr. High School and the edge of Ray's Radio & TV on the right side. The roof of (Dr.). Klocek's office in 200 Dean Stshows above it. The Throop St. apartments at 201 &…
Calhoun St looking west from Dean
On the left side of Calhoun Street, the edge of (Dr.) Klocek's office can be seen then Woodstock Pet Supply. Beyond Central Jr. High School, one of the Class Flats on Throop St. is visible.
On the right side, the last Fire Department garage door…
On the right side, the last Fire Department garage door…
Calhoun St looking west from Dean ca 1955
Calhoun St West from Dean shows very little change from the Public Works photo taken in 1954 . A big black car is parked in the same spot.
When the photo is enlarged, a very fuzzy view of the milk dispensing machine on Throop St is almost…
When the photo is enlarged, a very fuzzy view of the milk dispensing machine on Throop St is almost…
Calhoun St looking west from Jefferson ca 1955
Shadow man takes picture of Holmes Nash Sales with a 1955 Nash in the showroom window at 120 E. Calhoun
116 E. Calhoun Sears & Roebuck Catalog Store
106 E. Calhoun Laundromat and the back wooden balconies for the apartments on Dean St.
On…
116 E. Calhoun Sears & Roebuck Catalog Store
106 E. Calhoun Laundromat and the back wooden balconies for the apartments on Dean St.
On…
Calhoun St looking west from Madison ca 1955
A 1955 Plymouth Belvedere is on display in George Harding's showroom on E. Calhoun St.
212 E. Calhoun apartments
215 E. Calhoun house (demolished)
225 E. Calhoun Woodstock Motors (Dodge/Plymouth)
212 E. Calhoun apartments
215 E. Calhoun house (demolished)
225 E. Calhoun Woodstock Motors (Dodge/Plymouth)
Calhoun St. looking east from Dean ca 1955
Left side shows rear of 111 Dean St with a door visible on Calhoun
109 E. Calhoun (demolished)
117-119 E. Calhoun Donahue's Furniture
125 E. Calhoun Jenner's Sheet Metal
122 Jefferson St. St. John's Lutheran Church
Right side shows edge of…
109 E. Calhoun (demolished)
117-119 E. Calhoun Donahue's Furniture
125 E. Calhoun Jenner's Sheet Metal
122 Jefferson St. St. John's Lutheran Church
Right side shows edge of…
Calhoun Street Back of City Hall 1937
Two-story brick building behind the Opera House (City Hall) with no signage, no windows, and with double doors that might have been used for a stable or storage. Portions of other frame buildings between Calhoun and the Square can be seen. They were…
Car Crash Behind Courthouse 1971
Woodstock Die Casting photographer took this photo while looking for photos for the company newsletter. The back is tagged "Look What Speed Can Do."
County crews brought vehicle wrecks to this location for investigation after an accident.
County crews brought vehicle wrecks to this location for investigation after an accident.
Car crash through Bohn's window 1971
A large sedan has backed into the front window of Bohn's Ace Hardware, taking out the posts that hold up a metal awning. A woman left her car running while she went to make a deposit at the State Bank (101 S. Benton). When she returned to the car,…
Cass St and Benton St Stores, circa 1916
This photo of the northeast corner of the Square was taken after 1910, when the McHenry County Bank moved out of the west portion of the building so that Stone & Sons shoes occupied the entire space. The globe type electric lamps were installed in…
Cass St Caldwell Building paint removal 1984
The Caldwell, Berner & Caldwell building on Cass St is having paint removed and awnings replaced before Accent Video moves in. Signs visible include Wiens at 108 Cass and Memorial Hospital Gift & Thrift store at 207 N. Benton. Mary Ellen Keefe acted…
Cass St Easy Travel Town Square Realty 1987-91
Easy Travel and Town Square Realty shared this building between 1987 and 1991--the only clues to the date of the photo. The cars are of the same vintage. The vertical sign for the Hotel and the second floor is between the two businesses.
112 Cass…
112 Cass…
Cass St Galleria Town Square Realty May 1993
Another in the series of photos Jim Keefe took on Memorial Day 1993 (see ID 391) Cass St. businesses include the Galleria, Northern Federal Savings Bank, Concorde Inn and Town Square Realty.
Cass St looking toward Johnson & Throop ca 1954
The tour of Woodstock Streets in early morning continues. This shot of the middle of Cass Street shows the Home Oil Service Station on Throop St. The Sheriff's House and most of the Courthouse are visible.
The businesses on Cass include:
104 Cass…
The businesses on Cass include:
104 Cass…
Cass St Tip Top Café May 1993
Cass Street from the corner of Main to Benton taken the morning of Memorial Day 1993. The Tip Top Café, named after the same location in the movie Groundhog Day, has red-striped awnings. The restaurant lasted only a short time--none of the subsequent…
Cass Street 1939
Note: There are two photos on this record including a close-up.
View of nearly every building and business on Cass St. with cars parked in front in every parking space. Note the transom prism glass above the awnings in the Hoy Block (100-104)
100…
View of nearly every building and business on Cass St. with cars parked in front in every parking space. Note the transom prism glass above the awnings in the Hoy Block (100-104)
100…
Cass Street from Courthouse Roof 1902-04
This view from the Courthouse roof shows much of Cass Street and part of Main Street. There are two frame buildingson the square. The one on the far left was a boarding house that was torn down in 1928, along with the Diesel & Reichmuth Furniture and…
Cass Street Snow 1918
A man with a snow shovel is standing in front of N. P. Soto's Shoe Shineing (sic) Parlor on Sunday, January 6, 1918.Two others stand on the sidewalks behind him. The message on the back of the postcard says "Dated Sunday, Jan 6-1919. Woodstock. I was…
Cass Street World War 1 Homecoming Celebration, 1919
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I.
Hoy’s Pharmacy was in business for many years, succeeded by Pfeiffer’s, Gibson’s and…
Hoy’s Pharmacy was in business for many years, succeeded by Pfeiffer’s, Gibson’s and…
Catholic Church 1905-1908
This is a photo of St. Mary Catholic Church on Lincoln Avenue with the parish house (rectory) on the right. This brick church was built in 1856 for $4,000. It was remodeled and improved in 1881, when the seating was increased from 200 to 400. It was…
Central School Classroom
Central School classroom when the school was the Junior High School. The plaster wall friezes are still in the stairwell to the second floor at City Hall.
120 W. South Street
120 W. South Street
Chicago Industrial Home for Children ca 1910
840 N. Seminary Ave
The Woodstock Children's Home was started in Chicago in1886 by the Rev. Thomas Brayton Arnold and his wife Teressa Richardson Arnold . It was incorporated in 1888 as the Chicago Industrial Home for Children.
In 1897, the…
The Woodstock Children's Home was started in Chicago in1886 by the Rev. Thomas Brayton Arnold and his wife Teressa Richardson Arnold . It was incorporated in 1888 as the Chicago Industrial Home for Children.
In 1897, the…
Christiansen Shoe Repair Shop Madison St
124 N. Madison
Christiansen Shoe Repair Shop on North Madison Street, north of the railroad tracks crossing Madison Street
116 N. Madison.
Christiansen Shoe Repair Shop on North Madison Street, north of the railroad tracks crossing Madison Street
116 N. Madison.
Christmas on the Square 1972
This photo of the Square Park decorated for Christmas with the nativity figures and Santa's Hut was taken by the Woodstock Die Casting editor for the employee newsletter The Spotlite. The Soldiers Monument looms on the left and the Courthouse is in…
Church Demolition Dacy Lumber 1 1962
First in a series covering the demolition of the first church built in Woodstock that was being used for storage by Dacy Lumber company. A National Tea Company grocery store was built on the site with 220 N. Jefferson as the address.
The church…
The church…
Church Demolition Dacy Lumber 2 1962
Second in the series documenting the demolition of the first church in Woodstock on Church & Jefferson Streets. This shows the church front and south façade. A large covered shed used by Dacy Lumber Company for storing lumber is the first building to…
Church Demolition Dacy Lumber 3 1962
Third in the series of the demoltion of the first church and Dacy Lumber Company buildings to make room for the National Tea grocery store on the corner of Church & Jefferson.
The large shed and the old house are gone revealing a small shed with…
The large shed and the old house are gone revealing a small shed with…
Church Demolition Dacy Lumber 4 1962
The next photo in the series covering the demolition of the first church and Dacy Lumber Company is not clear enough to enlarge to the 5x7 format. The roof has been removed and the steeple is toppling.
This view is from N. Jefferson
This view is from N. Jefferson
Church Demolition Dacy Lumber 6 1962
Final photo in the series taken from the Madison street side of the demolition looking toward Church St.
The very last wall of the church is coming down. The house that is visible across the street to the left of the tree is still there, but…
The very last wall of the church is coming down. The house that is visible across the street to the left of the tree is still there, but…
Church Plaque on National Tea Building 1962
The site of the first religious edifice in Woodstock, the Presbyterian Church, organized Feb. 23, 1846.
Presented by Kishwaukee Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1962.
This plaque was on the Jefferson St side of the grocery…
Presented by Kishwaukee Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1962.
This plaque was on the Jefferson St side of the grocery…
City Hall (Opera House) and Bunker Brothers Building 1907
Nearly identical to "Opera House postcard #6203" by C. R. Childs, this "real photo" postcard includes a broad view of the buildings on Van Buren Street. The A. S. Wright drug store and the Bunker Brothers building signs are clear and easy to…
City Hall and Opera House
Front of post card: City Hall and Opera House, Woodstock, Ill. 700
Reverse has message dated 9-7-27
The lights in front of the building were installed in 1912 and the horse in the photo indicates an earlier time than 1927. Also, there is no fire…
Reverse has message dated 9-7-27
The lights in front of the building were installed in 1912 and the horse in the photo indicates an earlier time than 1927. Also, there is no fire…
City Hall from Wdstk Illustrated 1895
The postcard shows a fuzzy print of the illustration used for the 1895 advertising pamphlet "Woodstock Illustrated."
The attached photo is from the jpg file from the booklet rather than a scan of the postcard.
This shows the original Opera House…
The attached photo is from the jpg file from the booklet rather than a scan of the postcard.
This shows the original Opera House…
City Hall on Calhoun 2002
Central School/Woodstock City Hall building 120 W. Calhoun St. with the city hall sign and a smaller Police Department sign.
The second photo on this same record shows the entire north side of the building and the front sidewalk to Calhoun St.
The second photo on this same record shows the entire north side of the building and the front sidewalk to Calhoun St.
City Park Pavilion 1969
Employees of Woodstock Die Casting-Division of Eltra Corporation enjoy a picnic in the Main Pavilion at Woodstock City Park, now Emricson Park.
City Park pavilion ca 1956
A newly erected pavilion with dirt in front and the heavy equiptment (shovel or roller) in the back.
Not sure which pavilion this is--could be Main or Hilltop. Planing for the city park began in 1949 and it was constructed in the early 1950s.
City…
Not sure which pavilion this is--could be Main or Hilltop. Planing for the city park began in 1949 and it was constructed in the early 1950s.
City…
City Square Park with Baseball Sign on Spring House
The Spring House dominates this photo of the Square Park, and the Base Ball sign on the Spring House gives us the date the photo was taken.
Base ball was so popular that the Woodstock Sentinel had a weekly column “Among Those Who Play Base Ball”…
Base ball was so popular that the Woodstock Sentinel had a weekly column “Among Those Who Play Base Ball”…
City Square Park, Woodstock, IL - Panorama
This panorama postcard is slightly larger than two standard postcards and designed to be folded in half and mailed. The photo was taken from Johnson Street and shows the sweep of the park from Cass Street to Van Buren. The buildings include 100 Cass,…
Clay Street School 1937
Clay Street school was built in 1905, having four rooms at that time. In 1921, it was enlarged and improved to eight rooms.
Additions in 1946, 1968, 1969, and 1997 plus other alterations have hidden the building in this photo. According to an…
Additions in 1946, 1968, 1969, and 1997 plus other alterations have hidden the building in this photo. According to an…
Community High School postcard
Woodstock Community High School was built in 1922 at 501 W. South St.
Looking at the landscaping, this photo was taken soon after.
A. S. Wright Druggist is printed on the front. He was in business from 1880-1840.
Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.…
Looking at the landscaping, this photo was taken soon after.
A. S. Wright Druggist is printed on the front. He was in business from 1880-1840.
Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.…
Connors & Stone Crystal Palace
208-210 Main Street
The Crystal Palace opened soon after the 1892 fire on Main Street. Due to ill health, H. J. Herdklotz sold the business (not the building) to Connors & Stone in 1901. In the 1914 City Directory, it is listed as the J. F. Connors…
The Crystal Palace opened soon after the 1892 fire on Main Street. Due to ill health, H. J. Herdklotz sold the business (not the building) to Connors & Stone in 1901. In the 1914 City Directory, it is listed as the J. F. Connors…
Corner of Benton & Jackson Streets - World War 1 Homecoming Celebration, 1919
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I. This photo is of the State Bank of Woodstock and to the left, the Odd Fellows Hall (Benton…
Corner of Benton and E. Judd
The brick buildings on the northeast corner of North Benton and East Judd house several businesses and offices. At the time this photo was taken, the street in front was called Lumber Street.
The building on the right was known as the Dacy Block,…
The building on the right was known as the Dacy Block,…