View in Business Section

Circa 1941-1947 black and white photograph of one and two story brick buildings on Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The photograph was taken from the north-west corner of the Woodstock Square Park. In the park are young and mature trees and bushes. Automobiles are seen parked around the park and in front of the buildings.

Title

View in Business Section

Description

Photo taken from inside the Square Park shows the businesses on the west side of Cass St. It can be dated from 1941/2 (A & P groceries replaced by True Value Hardware at 128 Cass) to 1947 as shown by the date on the message.
126 Cass: F. W. Woolworth Co. which opened Sept. 28, 1928. The old frame building on this site, known as the Austin property, was torn down in April of the same year. Woolworth's remained here until 1965. At that time, Ackemann's Department Store of Elgin remodelled the building.
128 Cass: True Value Hardware
130 Cass: Vogue Shop & Hugh Deneen, atty.
132 Cass: Trackett’s Bakery (1940-1950)
136 Cass: L. A. Barmann "The Style Shop"
138 Cass: Knuth's Sandwich Shop and Ice Cream started here in 1930 and moved to 105 Van Buren in 1948, taking over a Sporting Goods store.
140 Cass: Elk's Club, built in 1923

The message on back:Aug. 16, 1947
"Red", Catherine & Charles & I went to Fontana, Wis, to swim then drove here & saw "73 Rue Madeline" and "The Devil Thumbs a Ride." Stopped at Belvedire for a soda.
no name and no address

Date

1941/1947

Table Of Contents

Postcard - Excellent Condition
File Cabinet 6 Photos
In Postcards notebook

Citation

L. L. Cook Co. Milwaukee, “View in Business Section,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/433.

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